Mitchell Swepson
Australian cricketer
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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 Melbourne Stars in Australian domestic cricket. Swepson was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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| Full name | Mitchell Joseph Swepson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1993 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 464) | 12 March 2022 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 8 July 2022 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 236) | 29 March 2022 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 16 June 2022 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 91) | 27 June 2018 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 October 2022 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–present | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2024/25 | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025/26–present | Melbourne Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. In the first innings he took 2 wickets for 32 runs; in the second inning, he produced the worst innings return ever for an Australian bowler, as his 0/156 from 53.4 overs overtook Bryce McGain's 0/149 off just 18.[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]