Josh Philippe

Joshua Ryan Philippe (born 1 June 1997) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman.[1][2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Perth Scorchers against the Sydney Sixers in the 2017–18 Big Bash League season on 23 December 2017.[3] Prior to his T20 debut, he scored 88 runs from 92 balls opening the batting against England in a warm-up match representing a Western Australia XI, prior to the 2017–18 Ashes series.[4]

Josh Philippe
Personal information
Full nameJoshua Ryan Philippe
Born (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997
Subiaco, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18–presentWestern Australia (squad no. 27)
2017/18Perth Scorchers (squad no. 27)
2018/19–presentSydney Sixers (squad no. 22)
2020Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 1)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 19 13 43
Runs scored 988 446 1,096
Batting average 28.22 34.30 32.23
100s/50s 1/7 0/5 0/8
Top score 104 65 95
Catches/stumpings 17/- 16/2 20/8
Source: Cricinfo, 27 January 2021

He made his first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season on 16 February 2018.[5] He made his List A debut for Western Australia in the 2018–19 JLT One-Day Cup on 18 September 2018.[6] He won the Player of the Match award when the Prime Minister's XI beat the touring South Africans on 31 October 2018; he was the match top-scorer with 57, and made four dismissals and conceded no byes in the South African innings.[7]

In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[8] In September 2020, he made his IPL debut, against Sunrisers Hyderabad.[9]

On 16 July 2020, Philippe was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] On 14 August 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Philippe included in the touring party.[12][13]

In January 2021, Philippe was named in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[14]

References
  1. "Josh Philippe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. "5th Match, Big Bash League at Sydney, Dec 23 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. "The Baby-Faced Rookie who Bested England". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. "19th match, Sheffield Shield at Hobart, Feb 16-19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. "2nd match (D/N), JLT One-Day Cup at Perth, Sep 18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. "Tour match (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia at Canberra, Oct 31 2018". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  9. https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/srh-vs-rcb-ipl-2020-devdutt-padikkal-karnataka-vijay-hazare-syed-mushtaq-ali-joshua-philippe-big-bash-league-royal-challengers-bangalore-debut-sports-news/article32661905.ece
  10. "Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis in expanded Australia training squad for possible England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  11. "Aussies name huge 26-player group with eye on UK tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  12. "Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe and Daniel Sams included as Australia tour to England confirmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  13. "Uncapped trio make Australia's UK touring party". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  14. "Matthew Wade dropped from Test squad, Travis Head set to reclaim middle-order spot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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