Josh Philippe

{{short description|Australian cricketer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Josh Philippe

| image =

| country = Australia

| fullname = Joshua Ryan Philippe

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Subiaco, Western Australia

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Wicket-keeper-batter

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2021–2023

| odidebutdate = 20 July

| odidebutyear = 2021

| odidebutagainst = West Indies

| odicap = 233

| lastodidate = 26 July

| lastodiyear = 2021

| lastodiagainst = West Indies

| odishirt = 2

| T20Idebutdate = 22 February

| T20Idebutyear = 2021

| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand

| T20Icap = 96

| lastT20Idate = 3 December

| lastT20Iyear = 2023

| lastT20Iagainst = India

| T20Ishirt = 2

| club1 = Western Australia

| year1 = {{nowrap|2017/18–2023/24}}

| clubnumber1 = 27

| club2 = Perth Scorchers

| year2 = 2017/18

| clubnumber2 = 27

| club3 = Sydney Sixers

| year3 = 2018/19–present

| clubnumber3 = 22

| club4 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| year4 = 2020

| clubnumber4 = 1

| club5 = New South Wales

| year5 = {{nowrap|2024/25–present}}

| clubnumber5 =

| hidedeliveries = true

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 65

| bat avg1 = 21.66

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 39

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 12

| runs2 = 150

| bat avg2 = 12.50

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 45

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/-

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 48

| runs3 = 2,285

| bat avg3 = 28.56

| 100s/50s3 = 3/15

| top score3 = 129

| catches/stumpings3 = 126/6

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 48

| runs4 = 1,732

| bat avg4 = 36.85

| 100s/50s4 = 3/11

| top score4 = 139

| catches/stumpings4 = 58/4

| date = 3 November 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1124282.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Joshua Ryan Philippe (born 1 June 1997) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1224850/20-cricketers-for-the-2020s |title=20 cricketers for the 2020s |work=The Cricketer Monthly |access-date=6 July 2020}} He made his international debut for the Australia cricket team in February 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1124282.html |title=Josh Philippe |access-date=23 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/australia/josh_philippe_ipl_england_australia_the_cricketer.html|title=Josh Philippe interview: When someone is pumping you up the world is great. The Cricketer|website=www.thecricketer.com}}

Career

Philippe made his Twenty20 debut for Perth Scorchers against the Sydney Sixers in the 2017–18 Big Bash League season on 23 December 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1114860.html |title=5th Match, Big Bash League at Sydney, Dec 23 2017 |access-date=23 December 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/josh-phillippe-england-tour-match-wa-xi-waca-james-anderson-sledging-stuart-broad-newcastle-stokes/2017-11-06 |access-date=24 December 2017 |title=The Baby-Faced Rookie who Bested England |work=Cricket Australia}}

Philippe made his first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season in February 2018{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118882.html |title=19th match, Sheffield Shield at Hobart, Feb 16-19 2018 |access-date=16 February 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} and his List A debut for the side in the 2018–19 JLT One-Day Cup in September 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1150089.html |title=2nd match (D/N), JLT One-Day Cup at Perth, Sep 18 2018 |access-date=18 September 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} 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.{{cite web |title=Tour match (D/N), South Africa tour of Australia at Canberra, Oct 31 2018 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18694/scorecard/1144985/prime-ministers-xi-vs-south-africa-tour-match-sa-in-aus-2018-19 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 October 2018}}

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 COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29470776/usman-khawaja-marcus-stoinis-expanded-australia-training-squad-possible-england-tour |title=Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis in expanded Australia training squad for possible England tour |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=16 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-26-player-preliminary-list-training-group-uk-england-tour-odi-t20-covid19/2020-07-16 |title=Aussies name huge 26-player group with eye on UK tour |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=16 July 2020}} In August, Cricket Australia confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Philippe included in the touring party,{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29658561/riley-meredith,-josh-philippe-daniel-sams-included-australia-tour-england-confirmed |title=Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe and Daniel Sams included as Australia tour to England confirmed |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-squad-odi-t20-england-tour-philippe-meredith-sams-maxwell-stoinis-lyon-tye-bubble-covid19/2020-08-14 |title=Uncapped trio make Australia's UK touring party |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=14 August 2020}} although he did not play during the series.

After being bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28338426/ipl-auction-analysis-do-eight-teams-their-best-xis-place? |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 December 2019}} in 2020 IPL auction, Philippe played for them in the 2020 Indian Premier League,{{Cite web|url=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|title=SRH v RCB, IPL 2020: Devdutt Padikkal slams fifty on RCB debut|first=Team|last=Sportstar|website=Sportstar}} 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.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/mar/11/australias-josh-philippe-pulls-out-of-ipl-for-personal-reasons Australia's Josh Philippe pulls out of IPL for 'personal reasons'], The Guardian, 11 March 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

In January 2021, Philippe was named in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-test-and-t20i-squads-matthew-wade-dropped-from-test-squad-tanveer-sangha-earns-t20i-call-up-1249335 |title=Matthew Wade dropped from Test squad, Travis Head set to reclaim middle-order spot |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 January 2021}} He made his T20I debut for Australia, against New Zealand, on 22 February 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1233971.html |title=1st T20I (N), Christchurch, Feb 22 2021, Australia tour of New Zealand |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 February 2021}} In June 2021, Philippe was named in Australia's limited overs squad for their tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/australia-squad-odi-t20-tour-windies-bangladesh-smith-injury-warner-cummins-maxwell-stoinis-opt-out/2021-06-16 |title=Seven stars withdraw from tours of Windies, Bangladesh |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=16 June 2021}}{{cite web| url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/david-warner-and-pat-cummins-among-australia-players-to-opt-out-of-west-indies-and-bangladesh-tours-1266659 |title=Warner, Cummins and Maxwell among six to opt out of West Indies and Bangladesh tours |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date= 16 June 2021}} Philippe made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 20 July 2021, for Australia against the West Indies.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1263161.html |title=1st ODI (D/N), Bridgetown, Jul 20 2021, Australia tour of West Indies |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 July 2021}}

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 South Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/the-marsh-cup-2021-22-1270434/south-australia-vs-western-australia-1st-match-1270473/match-report |title=Josh Philippe and Mitch Marsh centuries help WA bludgeon SA |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 September 2021}}

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