Mitchell Swepson

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Mitchell Swepson
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Personal information
Full name
Mitchell Joseph Swepson
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 29)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  464)12 March 2022 v  Pakistan
Last Test8 July 2022 v  Sri Lanka
ODI debut(cap  236)29 March 2022 v  Pakistan
Last ODI16 June 2022 v  Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.22
T20I debut(cap  91)27 June 2018 v  England
Last T20I9 October 2022 v  England
T20I shirt no.22
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Men's Cricket
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
T20 World Cup
Winner 2021 UAE & Oman
Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2023

Mitchell Joseph Swepson (born 4 October 1993) is an Australian cricketer. A leg-spin bowler, he made his international debut for the Australia cricket team in June 2018, [1] and plays for Queensland and the Brisbane Heat in Australian domestic cricket. Swepson was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup.

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Domestic career

Swepson made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI on 5 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup. [2] He made his first-class debut for Cricket Australia XI on 29 October 2015 in a tour match against New Zealanders as part of New Zealand's tour to Australia. [3] On 10 January 2016 he made his Twenty20 debut for the Brisbane Heat in the 2015–16 Big Bash League. [4]

In November 2019, during the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season match against Victoria, Swepson took a hat-trick in the first innings. [5]

International career

In January 2017 he was named in Australia's Test squad for their series against India, but he did not play. [6] In August 2017, he was added to Australia's Test squad for their tour to Bangladesh, but he did not play. [7] In May 2018, he was named in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the one-off match against England. [8] He made his T20I debut for Australia against England on 27 June 2018. [9] In December 2019, Swepson was added to Australia's Test squad for the third Test against New Zealand. [10]

In November 2020, Swepson was named in Australia's Test squad for their series against India. [11] In January 2021, Swepson was named in Australia's Test squad for their series against South Africa. [12] In June 2021, Swepson was named in Australia's limited overs squad for their tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh. [13] [14]

In August 2021, Swepson was named in Australia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [15] In November 2021, Swepson was named in Australia's Test squad for the 2021–22 Ashes series. [16] In February 2022, Swepson was again named in Australia's Test squad, this time for their series against Pakistan. [17] He made his Test debut in March 2022, in the second Test against Pakistan. [18] During the same tour, Swepson was also added to Australia's One Day International (ODI) squad, replacing Steve Smith. [19] He made his ODI debut on 29 March 2022, for Australia against Pakistan. [20]

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