Ben Dwarshuis

Ben Dwarshuis
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin James Dwarshuis
Born (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994
Kareela, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 248)19 September 2024 v England
Last ODI19 August 2025 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 100)5 April 2022 v Pakistan
Last T20I13 February 2026 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.82
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–presentSydney Sixers
2016/17–presentNew South Wales
2021, 2025Worcestershire
2022Birmingham Phoenix
2024Durham
2024Northern Superchargers
2025Islamabad United
2026Punjab Kings
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 6 15 10 29
Runs scored 61 63 327 310
Batting average 20.33 7.87 24.54 22.14
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 33 17 60* 44
Balls bowled 294 342 1,682 1,315
Wickets 11 22 27 49
Bowling average 24.54 24.36 39.14 24.30
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/47 4/36 4/48 4/39
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 2/– 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 March 2026

Benjamin James Dwarshuis (born 23 June 1994) is an Australian cricketer who represents Australia in limited overs cricket as a left-arm fast-medium bowler.[1] Dwarshuis plays for the and for New South Wales in domestic cricket, Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.

Early life and family

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

Dwarshuis is married to Courtney Bridge.[3]

Dwarshuis attended Heathcote High School in the Sutherland Shire.[4]

Career

He made his List A debut for New South Wales in the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup on 7 October 2016.[5]

In January 2018, he was named in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series.[6] Later the same month, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction.[7] In March 2021, Dwarshuis was signed by Worcestershire County Cricket Club to play in the 2021 T20 Blast tournament in England.[8]

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.[9] In January 2022, in the 2021–22 Big Bash League season, Dwarshuis took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.[10]

In February 2022, Dwarshuis was named in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their one-off match against Pakistan.[11] He made his T20I debut on 5 April 2022, for Australia against Pakistan.[12]

Dwarshuis made his first-class debut for New South Wales on 3 October 2022, against Western Australia in the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield season.[13]

In November 2023, he was selected in Australia's squad for the 5-match T20 series against India.[14] In the 4th T20I against India, he picked up 3 wickets for 40 runs off his 4 overs.[15]

In December 2024, Dwarshuis signed for a second spell with Worcestershire, agreeing a deal to play for the club in the 2025 T20 Blast.[16]

In January 2026, Dwarshuis was selected in Australia's squad for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, replacing the injured Pat Cummins.[17] He played one game against Zimbabwe.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ben Dwarshuis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  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. ^ "Ben Dwarshuis: The Relentless Left-Arm Warrior Who Redefined Australia's White-Ball Bowling - Apexnews". 27 December 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 7th Match: New South Wales v Cricket Australia XI at Sydney, Oct 7, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Richardson, Holland in Australia squad for South Africa Tests". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Worcestershire sign Ben Dwarshuis for T20 Blast". The Cricketer. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  9. ^ "DC sign Ben Dwarshuis as replacement of Chris Woakes for remainder of IPL 2021". SportsTiger. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Dwarshuis five-for leads Sixers to big win over under-par Renegades". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Australia's Test quicks and David Warner rested from Pakistan limited-overs matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Only T20I (N), Lahore, April 05, 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Full Scorecard of NSW vs West Aust 1st Match 2022/23 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Australia's unlikely cast reinforces weary T20 squad in India". ESPNcricinfo. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  15. ^ "IND vs AUS, Australia in India 2023/24, 4th T20I at Raipur, December 01, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Worcestershire re-sign Dwarshuis for T20 Blast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  17. ^ Malcom, Alex (31 January 2026). "Cummins ruled out of T20 World Cup; Short dropped for Renshaw, no room for Smith". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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