Know all the information about the 30-year-old Australian cricketer Ben Dwarshuis along with his career journey, wife, bowling speed and statistics
Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed that Ben Dwarshuis, the 30-year-old left-arm pacer, has suffered a suspected pectoral strain. Dwarshuis, who had previously represented Australia in three T20Is, finally made his long-awaited ODI debut. Unfortunately, Dwarshuis was able to bowl just four overs before sustaining the suspected pectoral strain while attempting an off-balance throw from the boundary.
Who is Australian cricketer Ben Dwarshuis, bio, age, height, father, wife, bowling speed, career stats and net worth
Who is Ben Dwarshuis?
Ben Dwarshuis, born on 23 June 1994 in Kareela, New South Wales, hails from an Australian family with Dutch ancestry. The 30 year old has a height of 1.9m. He is married to Courtney Bridge with the two meeting during a night out in Cooge. He is a hard-hitting lower-order batsman and a sharp left arm medium-fast bowler who can persistently bowl in the 135-140 kmph range.
Ben’s father, a person passionate about cricket himself, was able to impart the love for the game to young Ben and kept him going in his early years. His dad Gerard passed away suddenly in 2023.
His grandad on his dad’s side is Dutch. Ben has a net worth of $500,000-1 million. Ben Dwarshuis has earned a total of £137,200 (₹ 14,000,000) over his career in the IPL when he was picked by Punjab Kings for the amount.
know the personal details about Dwarshuis:
- Full Name: Benjamin James Dwarshuis
- Born: 23 June 1994
- Age: 30-years-old
- Birthplace: Kareela, New South Wales, Australia
- Batting: Left-handed
- Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium
- Role: Bower
- T20 debut: 5 April 2022 v Pakistan
- Last T20: 3 December 2023 v India
- ODI debut: 19 September 2024 v England
Ben Dwarshuis: career journey and statistics
He marked his List A debut for New South Wales during the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup on 7 October 2016. In January 2018, he was included in Australia’s squad for the Twenty20 International (T20I) series of the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series. Later that month, Kings XI Punjab secured his services in the 2018 IPL auction. By March 2021, Dwarshuis was signed by Worcestershire County Cricket Club to participate in the 2021 T20 Blast tournament in England.
On 13 September 2021, he joined the Delhi Capitals squad for the second phase of the 2021 IPL in the UAE, replacing Chris Woakes. In the 2021–22 Big Bash League season, January 2022 saw Dwarshuis claim his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket. In February 2022, Dwarshuis earned a spot in Australia’s T20I squad for their one-off match against Pakistan, where he made his debut on 5 April 2022.
His first-class debut followed on 3 October 2022, representing New South Wales against Western Australia in the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield season. Most recently, in November 2023, he was selected for Australia’s 5-match T20 series against India, and in the 4th T20I, he delivered an impressive performance, taking 3 wickets for 40 runs in his 4 overs.
we examine statistics and achievements of Dwarshuis:
| Competition | T20I | FC | LA | T20 |
| Matches | 3 | 9 | 20 | 123 |
| Runs scored | 1 | 270 | 215 | 509 |
| Batting average | 0.5 | 24.54 | 21.5 | 14.13 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| Top score | 1 | 60* | 44 | 66 |
| Balls bowled | 66 | 1,446 | 909 | 2,588 |
| Wickets | 5 | 24 | 29 | 154 |
| Bowling average | 22.4 | 38.08 | 28.1 | 22.88 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 3/40 | 4/48 | 4/50 | 5/21 |
| Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 2/– | 5/– | 31/– |