DATE OF BIRTH: 2 November 1990, Glenreagh, New South Wales, Australia.

BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Sheffield.

MAJOR HONOUR: New South Wales State Champion: 2009.

2010 STARTING AVERAGE: 5.06 (PL).

ADDITIONAL INFO: The teenager beat Darcy Ward to win the New South Wales State Championship for 2009, prior to notching a 5-point tally in the Australian Under-21 Championship.

As such, he attracted much attention from the UK before linking with Sheffield in June, when he initially replaced the injured Ritchie Hawkins.

The Aussie had impressed in second-half outings at Owlerton, having purchased equipment from former Grand Prix star Chris Louis. The youngster produced some eye-catching performances for the Tigers, but his season ended prematurely in heat one of a league match at Newport on 20 September, when he fell heavily and sustained a broken radius bone in his wrist.

Prior to jetting back home to Australia at the campaign's end, Skidmore was the first rider to agree a return to Sheffield for 2010.