Benjamin James Dwarshuis (born 23 June 1994) is an Australian

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in April 2022.

Early life and family

Dwarshuis was born on 23 June 1994 in

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to an Australian family of Dutch descent. Dwarshuis is married to Courtney Bridge.

Career

He made his

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debut for

in the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup on 7 October 2016. In January 2018, he was named in Australia's

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(T20I) squad for the

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. Later the same month, he was bought by the

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in the 2018 IPL auction. In March 2021, Dwarshuis was signed by

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to play in the

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tournament in England. On 13 September 2021, Dwarshuis was included in the

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squad for the second phase of the 2021 IPL in the

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, as a replacement player for

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. In January 2022, in the

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, Dwarshuis took his maiden

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in T20 cricket. In February 2022, Dwarshuis was named in Australia's

(T20I) squad for their one-off match against Pakistan. He made his T20I debut on 5 April 2022, for Australia against

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. Dwarshuis made his first-class debut for New South Wales on 3 October 2022, against

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in the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield season. In November 2023, he was selected in Australia's squad for the 5-match T20 series against India. In the 4th T20I against India, he picked up 3 wickets for 40 runs off his 4 overs. In December 2024, Dwarshuis signed for a second spell with Worcestershire, agreeing a deal to play for the club in the 2025 T20 Blast.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dwarshuis, Ben 1994 births Living people Australian cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers Australian people of Dutch descent New South Wales cricketers Sydney Sixers cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in India Worcestershire cricketers Cricketers from Sydney Birmingham Phoenix cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in England Northern Superchargers cricketers 21st-century Australian sportsmen