Benjamin James Dwarshuis (born 23 June 1994) is an Australian cricketer. He made his international debut for the Australia cricket team in April 2022.[1]

Ben Dwarshuis
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin James Dwarshuis
Born (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30)
Kareela, New South Wales, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 248)19 September 2024 v England
T20I debut (cap 100)5 April 2022 v Pakistan
Last T20I3 December 2023 v India
T20I shirt no.82
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–presentSydney Sixers
2016/17–presentNew South Wales
2021Worcestershire
2022Birmingham Phoenix
2024Durham
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 3 9 21
Runs scored 1 270 215
Batting average 0.50 24.54 21.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 1 60* 44
Balls bowled 24 66 1,446 933
Wickets 1 5 24 29
Bowling average 18.00 22.40 38.08 27.76
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/18 3/40 4/48 4/50
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 2/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 November 2024

Early life and family

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Dwarshuis was born on 23 June 1994 in Kareela, New South Wales to an Australian family of Dutch descent.[2][3]

Dwarshuis is married to Courtney Bridge.[3]

Career

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He made his List A debut for New South Wales in the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup on 7 October 2016.[4]

In January 2018, he was named in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series.[5] Later the same month, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction.[6] In March 2021, Dwarshuis was signed by Worcestershire County Cricket Club to play in the 2021 T20 Blast tournament in England.[7]

On 13 September 2021, Dwarshuis was included in the Delhi Capitals squad for the second phase of the 2021 IPL in the United Arab Emirates, as a replacement player for Chris Woakes.[8] In January 2022, in the 2021–22 Big Bash League season, Dwarshuis took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.[9]

In February 2022, Dwarshuis was named in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their one-off match against Pakistan.[10] He made his T20I debut on 5 April 2022, for Australia against Pakistan.[11]

Dwarshuis made his first-class debut for New South Wales on 3 October 2022, against Western Australia in the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield season.[12]

In November 2023, he was selected in Australia's squad for the 5-match T20 series against India.[13] In the 4th T20I against India, he picked up 3 wickets for 40 runs off his 4 overs.[14]

In December 2024, Dwarshuis signed for a second spell with Worcestershire, agreeing a deal to play for the club in the 2025 T20 Blast.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Ben Dwarshuis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ Nicolussi, Christian (23 January 2018). "Twenty20 bolter Ben Dwarshuis explored chance to help minnows before given call-up for first series". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ a b "'Who the hell is this bloke?' by Ben Dwarshuis". 7 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 7th Match: New South Wales v Cricket Australia XI at Sydney, Oct 7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Richardson, Holland in Australia squad for South Africa Tests". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Worcestershire sign Ben Dwarshuis for T20 Blast". The Cricketer. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ "DC sign Ben Dwarshuis as replacement of Chris Woakes for remainder of IPL 2021". SportsTiger. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Dwarshuis five-for leads Sixers to big win over under-par Renegades". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Australia's Test quicks and David Warner rested from Pakistan limited-overs matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Only T20I (N), Lahore, April 05, 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Full Scorecard of NSW vs West Aust 1st Match 2022/23 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Australia's unlikely cast reinforces weary T20 squad in India". ESPNcricinfo. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  14. ^ "IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 4th T20I at Raipur, December 01, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Worcestershire re-sign Dwarshuis for T20 Blast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
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