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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]

Early life and family

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

Dwarshuis is married to Courtney Bridge.[3]

Career

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]

References

  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.

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