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.

Career

He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 7 October 2016. In January 2018, he was named in Australia's

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(T20I) squad for the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series. 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dwarshuis, Ben 1994 births Living people Australian cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers New South Wales cricketers Sydney Sixers cricketers Punjab Kings cricketers Worcestershire cricketers Cricketers from Sydney Birmingham Phoenix cricketers