Ryan Hackney

Ryan Hackney is highly rated Top Order Batsman from Sydney, Australia. A classy left-hander, Ryan has been prolific throughout the Cricket NSW pathways system and for the Penrith District Cricket Club in Sydney’s Premier Cricket competition and more recently, Parramatta DCC. Ryan made his First Grade debut at 16 in the 2015/16 summer, scoring 48 in his first senior knock.

Ryan’s push into the Penrith First XI came off the back of a stellar 2015 National U17 Championships, where he scored 495 runs @ 82.50 including 3 centuries. The runs kept coming for Ryan at state age-group level, as he was selected for back-to-back U19 National Championships for NSW in 2016/17 & 2017/18, scoring 977 runs @ 81.42 across the two U19 championships he attended before ageing-out.

He became an intergral part of the Penrith First grade outfit in 2017-18 and following on from a stellar first full season of Premier Cricket, debuted for the NSW 2nd XI in the Cricket Australia 2nd XI championship.

Following a switch to Parramatta in 2021-22, Ryan’s rich vein of form continued and he was handed his Sheffield Shield debut for New South Wales in early 2022 and has gone on to make 5 appearances to date.

Seeking to continue spending as much time in the middle as possible, Ryan headed to Ireland in summer 2022, linking with Malahide CC in the Leinster Cricket Union. He was exceptional and despite a slow start, finished the season with 803 runs @ 61.77 with a best of 131* coming against YMCA.

He ventured back overseas in 2024, joining Sutton CC in the ECB Surrey Championship Premier Division and was constantly in the runs, scoring 1134 runs @ 56.70 with 486 in the league, finishing in the top 10 for runs, despite an early return.

Seeking to play overseas again in the off-season, Ryan will be a hot pick up for any club seeking an attacking top order Batsman who is very highly regarded in Australian cricket circles.