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Full name | Nathan Andrew McSweeney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 8 March 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Buddha [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut(cap 467) | 22 November 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 14 December 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19–2019/20 | Queensland (squad no. 38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20 | Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22–present | South Australia (squad no. 38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22–present | Brisbane Heat (squad no. 38) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,28 January 2025 |
Nathan Andrew McSweeney (born 8 March 1999) is an Australian cricketer who has represented the Australia national cricket team in Test cricket. In domestic cricket he captains South Australia and plays for Brisbane Heat. [2]
McSweeney previously played for the Queensland Bulls and Melbourne Renegades. He captained the Australia A and Prime Minister's XI teams. [3]
McSweeney plays for Glenelg in South Australian Premier Cricket. [4]
Prior to his senior debut,McSweeney was named in Australia's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [5] He scored a match-winning 156 runs against Papua New Guinea during the competition. [6] He made his first-class debut for Queensland against Tasmania in the 2018–19 Sheffield Shield season [7] and made his senior Twenty20 debut in January 2020 for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League. [8] He was signed by the Brisbane Heat as a local replacement player for Marnus Labuschagne for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season [9] before being signed to a longer-term contract by the team following a series of successful performances,receiving a two-year deal with the club. [10]
In May 2021,McSweeney moved to South Australia ahead of the 2021/22 domestic season,making his List A debut in September 2021 in the 2021–22 Marsh One-Day Cup. [11] [12] He scored his maiden first-class century in December 2022 against Tasmania. [13]
In March 2023,McSweeney was announced as the captain of Australia A for their tour of New Zealand. [14] Playing in the first unofficial Test,he scored 50 in the first innings and 69 not out in the second. [15]
In the absence of regular captain Usman Khawaja,McSweeney captained Brisbane Heat to their second Big Bash League title during the 2023–24 season. [16] After scoring 307 runs at an average of 51.16 he was named in the 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup team of the tournament. [17]
In April 2024,McSweeney was named as the captain of South Australia for the 2024–25 Australian domestic season. [18] He scored his maiden List A century in October 2024,making 137 runs in 131 balls against Queensland. [19]
McSweeney captained Australia A against the touring India A side during the 2024–25 season. [20] He opened the batting for the first time in first-class cricket in the second match of the series,having been earmarked for a role as opener for the full Australian side later in the summer. [21] [22] At the conclusion of the match,he was named in Australia's team to play against the touring Indian Test side. [23] [24] [25] [26]
McSweeney made his Test debut in the first match of the series at Perth. He made 10 runs in his first innings in international cricket before recording a duck in his second. He played in the second and third matches of the series,making scores of 39,10 not out,nine and four before being dropped ahead of the fourth Test match,making way for debutant Sam Konstas. [27] The decision caused some controversy,coming after only three matches. [28] [29] [30] [31]
In January 2025,McSweeney was recalled to the Test squad as part of a two Test series against Sri Lanka. [32]
Usually a conservative batter,McSweeney has the ability to be aggressive when batting with the lower order,most notably scoring 28 runs from an over to reach a century in a tenth-wicket partnership with Harry Conway in March 2024. [33] He is a part-time off break bowler,often being called upon to break partnerships. [20] [34]
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