Name: Josh Inglis
Joshua Patrick Inglis is an Australian professional cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper-batsman and bats right-handed. Josh Inglis was born in Leeds, England, but his family relocated to Australia when he was 14 years old.
Josh Inglis has represented several teams in domestic and IPL cricket, including Australia, Australia XI, Perth Scorchers, Western Australia, National Performance Squad, Australia A, Leicestershire, and London Spirit.
He hailed from England but now playing for Australia in cricket, serves as a wicketkeeper and an opening batsman. He began his cricket journey in Yorkshire's age-group system before his family moved to Perth. Transitioning to the professional scene, Inglis quickly demonstrated his batting skills at the domestic level.
He secured a contract with the Perth Scorchers for BBL season 6, debuting in T20 cricket after a year. In subsequent seasons, he emerged as a standout performer.
He marked his first-class debut for the Cricket Australia XI in 2015 during a tour match against West Indies.
Although he secured a contract with Western Australia at the start of the 2016-17 season, it wasn't until the summer of 2019-20 that Inglis began to shine brightly.
During that Big Bash season, the versatile wicketkeeper-batsman showcased his skills, amassing 405 runs, trailing just 20 runs behind the leading run-scorer for the Scorchers, Liam Livingstone, and including four half-centuries.
In the subsequent BBL|10, he once again surpassed the 400-run mark and continued his impressive form with London Spirit in The Hundred's inaugural season.
Inglis' consistent performances in domestic competitions led to his selection for both ODI and T20I debuts in 2022. With the T20 World Cup approaching, he eagerly awaits the chance to make an impact on the international stage.
On the international front, Inglis made his ODI debut for the Australian national team on 24 June 2022 against Sri Lanka, and has played 11 ODIs so far, scoring 219 runs with a highest score of 58*.
He made his T20I debut for Australia on 11 February 2022 against Sri Lanka, and has featured in 25 T20I matches, amassing 652 runs with a best of 48.
Domestically, Inglis represents Western Australia in Australian domestic cricket, where he has played 39 first-class matches, accumulating 2,466 runs with 4 centuries and 12 half-centuries, his highest score being 153*.
In List A cricket, he has scored 1,223 runs from 23 matches, including 1 century and 10 half-centuries with a best of 138.
Inglis is also a regular for the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League (BBL). His achievements include being part of the Australian teams that won the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in India, the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, and the 2021-2023 World Test Championship cycle.
His performances in consecutive seasons for the Scorchers in the BBL, where he showcased his adaptability by moving between the top order and the middle, caught the attention of selectors. Additionally, his impressive displays in county cricket for Leicestershire further solidified his credentials. Despite not featuring in previous series, his ability to consistently score runs earned him a spot in Australia's 2021 T20 World Cup squad.
In October 2020, during the opening round of the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season, Inglis achieved his first first-class century, scoring an unbeaten 153 against South Australia. In March 2021, Leicestershire County Cricket Club signed him for the 2021 T20 Blast tournament in England. In June 2021, he secured his first T20 century with an unbeaten 103 while playing for Leicestershire. He followed it up with another T20 century, scoring an unbeaten 118 from 61 balls against Worcestershire.
In August 2021, Inglis received his first call-up to the national team, being named in Australia's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. In January 2022, he was selected in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Sri Lanka, making his T20I debut on 11 February 2022. Later that month, he was included in Australia's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Pakistan. He also played in Australia's ODI squad for their tour of Sri Lanka in April 2022, making his ODI debut on 24 June 2022 against Sri Lanka.
In 2023, he was part of Australia's squad for the ODI Cricket World Cup. During the tournament, he scored 58 runs off 59 balls against Sri Lanka in their third match. In November 2023, he recorded his first T20 century in the opening T20I against India in Vishakhapatnam.