Joshua Ryan Philippe (born 1 June 1997) is an Australian

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er who plays as a

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. He made his international debut for the Australia cricket team in February 2021. Born to a cricketing family, his father has played for Western Australia 2nd XI and coached Western Fury while his mother has represented Western Australia in the 1980s.

Career

Philippe made his

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debut for

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against the

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in the

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on 23 December 2017. Prior to his T20 debut, he scored 88 runs from 92 balls opening the batting against

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in a warm-up match representing a Western Australia XI, prior to the

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. Philippe made his first-class debut for

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in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season in February 2018 and his List A debut for the side in the 2018–19 JLT One-Day Cup in September 2018. He won the Player of the Match award when the

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beat the touring South Africans on 31 October 2018; he was the match top-scorer with 57, and made four dismissals and conceded no

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in the South African innings. In 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

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. In August,

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confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Philippe included in the touring party, although he did not play during the series. After being bought by

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in 2020 IPL auction, Philippe played for them in the

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, scoring 78 runs in five innings. He was retained for the 2021 season but withdrew from the tournament prior to its start for personal reasons.Australia's Josh Philippe pulls out of IPL for 'personal reasons'
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'', 11 March 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021. In January 2021, Philippe was named in Australia's

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(T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand. He made his T20I debut for Australia, against

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, on 22 February 2021. In June 2021, Philippe was named in Australia's

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squad for their tours of the West Indies and

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. Philippe made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 20 July 2021, for Australia against the

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. In September 2021, in the opening match of the 2021–22 Marsh One-Day Cup, Philippe scored his first century in List A cricket, with 137 runs against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Philippe, Josh 1997 births Living people Australian cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Perth Scorchers cricketers Western Australia cricketers Sydney Sixers cricketers Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers