Joel Samuel Paris (born 11 December 1992) is an Australian

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er, currently contracted to

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and the

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domestically.

Career

From

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, Paris represented Western Australia at under-19 level, making his debut while aged only 16. He attended Scotch College in Perth. A left-arm

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, he went on to play a total of eight Youth

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(ODI) matches for the Australian national under-19 cricket team, including at the

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, where he took six wickets. For the 2011–12 season, Paris received a rookie contract with the

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(WACA), which was maintained for the following season. Having missed portions of the previous season due to a stress fracture in his foot,Player profile: Joel Paris
– Western Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013. he debuted at state level towards the end of the 2012–13 edition of the Ryobi One-Day Cup, taking 1/35 against

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. Signed to the

Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers is an Australian domestic Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the Western Australian city of Perth in the Big Bash League (BBL). The Scorchers are the current BBL Champions, having defeated the Sydney Sixers in the ...

for the 2013–14 season, he debuted for the team at the 2013 edition of the

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, taking two wickets from four matches (one of which was abandoned due to rain). These wickets each came in the match against the

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, which was his Twenty20 debut. He took wickets with his first two balls, with his first over a double-wicket

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, but conceded 50 runs from his final three overs to finish with 2/50 for the match.Mohammad Isam (2013)
"From dream to nightmare for Paris on debut"
– ESPNcricinfo. Published 25 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013. At

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level, Paris plays for Claremont–Nedlands. He made his

debut for Australia against India on 12 January 2016. He wears the no. 11 jersey, a number previously worn by

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Career best performances

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