Joshua Patrick Inglis (born 4 March 1995) is an Australian

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er who plays as a

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and right-handed

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. Inglis was born in

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, England, and moved to Australia with his family when he was 14. Inglis was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup, but did not play any game in the tournament. He made his international debut for the

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in February 2022.

Biography

Inglis made his first-class debut for

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against the

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during their tour of Australia in December 2015. He made his

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debut for Cricket Australia XI against Pakistanis during their tour of Australia in January 2017. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 23 December 2017. In October 2020, in the opening round of the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season, Inglis scored his maiden first-class century, with 153

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against

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. In March 2021, Inglis was signed by

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to play in the

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tournament in England. In June 2021, Inglis scored his first century in a T20 match, with 103

for Leicestershire. He scored his second T20 century, against Worcestershire, with an unbeaten 118 from 61 balls. In August 2021, Inglis was named in Australia's squad for the

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, in his maiden call-up to the national team. In January 2022, Inglis was named in Australia's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. Inglis made his T20I debut on 11 February 2022, for Australia against

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. Later the same month, Inglis was named in Australia's

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(ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan. In April 2022, Inglis was also named in Australia's ODI squad for their tour of Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut on 24 June 2022, for Australia against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Inglis, Josh 1995 births Living people Australian cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers Cricket Australia XI cricketers Cricketers from Leeds Western Australia cricketers Perth Scorchers cricketers English emigrants to Australia London Spirit cricketers Leicestershire cricketers