Mitchell Joseph Swepson (born 4 October 1993) is an Australian

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er. A leg-spin bowler, he made his international debut for the

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in June 2018, and plays for

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and the

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in Australian domestic cricket.

Domestic career

Swepson made his

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debut for

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on 5 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup. He made his first-class debut for Cricket Australia XI on 29 October 2015 in a tour match against

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as part of New Zealand's tour to Australia. On 10 January 2016 he made his

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debut for the

in the 2015–16 Big Bash League. In November 2019, during the

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match against

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, Swepson took a

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in the first innings.

International career

In January 2017 he was named in Australia's

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squad for their series against India, but he did not play. In August 2017, he was added to Australia's Test squad for their tour to Bangladesh, but he did not play. In May 2018, he was named in Australia's

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(T20I) squad for the one-off match against England. He made his T20I debut for Australia against

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on 27 June 2018. In December 2019, Swepson was added to Australia's

squad for the third Test against New Zealand. In November 2020, Swepson was named in Australia's

squad for their series against India. In January 2021, Swepson was named in Australia's Test squad for their series against South Africa. In June 2021, Swepson was named in Australia's

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squad for their tours of

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and

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. In August 2021, Swepson was named in Australia's squad for the

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. In November 2021, Swepson was named in Australia's Test squad for the

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. In February 2022, Swepson was again named in Australia's Test squad, this time for their series against Pakistan. He made his Test debut in March 2022, in the second Test against

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. During the same tour, Swepson was also added to Australia's

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(ODI) squad, replacing

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. He made his ODI debut on 29 March 2022, for Australia against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swepson, Mitchell 1993 births Living people Australian cricketers Australia Test cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers Brisbane Heat cricketers Cricket Australia XI cricketers Queensland cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)