Mitchell Swepson
Personal information
Full name
Mitchell Joseph Swepson
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
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
2015/16–presentQueensland
2015/16–presentBrisbane Heat
2023Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 4 3 8 68
Runs scored 28 2 32 940
Batting average 7.00 2.00 13.62
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 15* 2 14* 69
Balls bowled 892 158 150 13,030
Wickets 10 3 11 205
Bowling average 45.80 53.66 18.54 35.95
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 5
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 3/55 2/53 3/12 5/55
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 4/– 39/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
T20 World Cup
Winner2021 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.

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]

References

  1. "Mitchell Swepson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. "Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 2nd Match: New South Wales v Cricket Australia XI at Sydney, Oct 5, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. "New Zealand tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia XI v New Zealanders at Sydney, Oct 29-31, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. "Big Bash League, 26th Match: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat at Sydney, Jan 10, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. "Queensland claim dramatic win with seven balls left". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  6. "Swepson joins spin quartet for India". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. "Swepson called in for Bangladesh tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  8. "New skippers in, Swepson named for white-ball tours". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. "Only T20I (D/N), Australia tour of England at Birmingham, Jun 27 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  10. "Legspinner Mitchell Swepson called up for SCG Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  11. "Pucovski, Green headline Test and Australia A squads". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. "Matthew Wade dropped from Test squad, Travis Head set to reclaim middle-order spot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  13. "Seven stars withdraw from tours of Windies, Bangladesh". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  14. "Warner, Cummins and Maxwell among six to opt out of West Indies and Bangladesh tours". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  15. "Josh Inglis earns call-up and key names return in Australia's T20 World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  16. "Khawaja, Richardson recalled in Australia's Ashes squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  17. "Australia name full-strength squad for Pakistan tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  18. "2nd Test, Karachi, Mar 12 - 16 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  19. "Swepson called up, Smith ruled out of ODI series". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  20. "1st ODI (D/N), Lahore, Mar 29 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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