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Josh Philippe Age, Stats, Records and Current Teams

Josh Philippe is a 29-year-old Australian wicketkeeper-batter who plays for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League and New South Wales in Australian domestic cricket. His official Cricket Australia record lists 102 runs from four ODIs, 186 from 17 T20 internationals and 2,745 runs from 114 BBL matches. Philippe's career also includes a List A-best 139 on his New South Wales debut, the BBL|10 Player of the Tournament award and an Australia recall in 2025 after nearly four years away from ODI cricket.

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Right-handedRight-arm medium bowlerBorn 1 June 1997

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Current squadSydney SixersBig Bash League · Sydney Sixers BBL|16 and New South Wales 2026-27

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Full nameJoshua Ryan Philippe

Age29As of 22 August 2026

Date of birth1 June 1997Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm medium

Career overview

Josh Philippe cricket career

Born 1 June 1997 in Subiaco, Western Australia; age 29 on 22 August 2026.

Right-handed wicketkeeper-batter with four ODI and 17 T20I appearances for Australia.

Sydney Sixers BBL record: 2,745 runs and 110 dismissals from 114 matches.

Contracted to Sydney Sixers for BBL|16 and named in the New South Wales 2026-27 squad.

Scored 139 on his New South Wales one-day debut and 123 not out for Australia A in 2025.

Career story

Josh Philippe career and playing journey

Who is Josh Philippe?

Joshua Ryan Philippe is an Australian wicketkeeper-batter born on 1 June 1997 in Subiaco, Western Australia. He bats right-handed, can bowl right-arm pace and is listed at 177 centimetres by Cricket Australia. He was 29 on 22 August 2026. His main current domestic teams are Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League and New South Wales in Australia's first-class and one-day competitions.

Philippe's game is built around positive stroke-making and wicketkeeping rather than bowling. His career has moved through three distinct levels: a long BBL record with the Sixers, domestic cricket first for Western Australia and now New South Wales, and limited-overs appearances for Australia. Keeping those levels separate matters because a strong franchise season or Australia A innings does not count toward his ODI or T20I totals.

How did Josh Philippe reach professional cricket?

Philippe attracted wider attention during the 2017-18 Australian summer. Cricket Australia's player biography records that he made 88 from 92 balls for a Western Australia second XI against an England attack containing James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Later that season he struck a run-a-ball 50 for the Prime Minister's XI against South Africa. Those innings were useful pathway markers because they came against international bowling before he had established a senior domestic record.

He subsequently became part of successful Western Australia squads, winning two Sheffield Shield titles and three domestic one-day titles before moving to New South Wales ahead of the 2024-25 season. The transfer did not erase his Western Australia record. It changed his state team and gave him a new role in a NSW batting group that also contained several experienced international players.

Josh Philippe international career and current Australia stats

Philippe made his T20 international debut against New Zealand on 22 February 2021 and his ODI debut against West Indies on 20 July 2021. Cricket Australia's current player record lists four ODIs, with 102 runs from four innings at an average of 25.50 and strike rate of 86.44. His highest ODI score is 39, and the same record lists four catches and no stumpings.

In T20 internationals, the official record lists 17 matches and 15 innings, 186 runs at 12.40, a strike rate of 108.14 and a highest score of 45. Those numbers describe a relatively small international sample rather than the much larger body of domestic T20 work that built his reputation. His two T20I catches are also separate from his BBL wicketkeeping total.

What happened in Josh Philippe's 2025 Australia return?

Philippe returned to Australia's ODI side in Perth on 19 October 2025, nearly four years after his previous appearance. He kept wicket, took three catches and made 37 from 29 balls in a rain-reduced match against India. That innings explains why the official aggregate moved to four ODIs and 102 runs; it should not be described as an ODI debut or as the start of an uninterrupted place in the national team.

Ten days later, Philippe was recalled for the first T20I against India in Canberra and played as a specialist batter while Josh Inglis kept wicket. The distinction is important: Philippe is a wicketkeeper-batter by role, but he does not necessarily keep in every XI. His selection for Australia's January 2026 T20I squad against Pakistan provided another current national-team opportunity, although squad membership alone does not establish an appearance in each match.

Australia A centuries strengthened Philippe's case

Before the 2025 international recalls, Philippe produced a run of substantial Australia A innings. He made 120 not out against England Lions in January, 85 against Sri Lanka A in July and 123 not out from 87 balls against India A in Lucknow on 17 September. The Lucknow century included 18 fours and four sixes as Australia A declared at 6-532.

These are representative performances rather than international caps. The 123 not out belongs to first-class cricket because it came in a four-day Australia A match; it is already contained within his broader first-class aggregate. Its value here is context: Philippe showed he could score quickly against a strong second-tier international attack while competing with Josh Inglis and Alex Carey for senior wicketkeeping opportunities.

Josh Philippe first-class record

The dated first-class snapshot used on this page records 66 matches, 3,357 runs at 31.37, five hundreds and 23 fifties, with a highest score of 129. It also records 195 catches and eight stumpings. First-class totals include Sheffield Shield and qualifying multi-day Australia A matches, so the figure is broader than his New South Wales record alone.

His 129 came for Western Australia against Queensland at the Gabba and was his first first-class century. A career average near 31 does not reveal the shape of every season: Philippe has alternated between opening and middle-order duties, moved states and spent periods away with short-form squads. The best way to read the row is as a dated career summary, with individual match reports used to explain notable peaks.

Josh Philippe List A record and the 139 against Western Australia

Philippe's dated List A snapshot records 2,001 runs from 59 matches at 35.10, with three centuries, 12 fifties and a highest score of 139. He also has 74 catches and four stumpings in the format. ODIs sit inside the wider List A category, which means his 102 international runs must not be added again to produce a combined total.

Philippe scored 139 from 119 balls on 22 September 2024 in his first match for New South Wales, against his former state Western Australia. NSW won by eight runs. It was more than a personal best: the innings immediately established Philippe as a top-order one-day option for his new state and showed that the move east had not reduced his ability to attack familiar domestic bowling.

The 58 from 29 balls in the 2026 One-Day Cup chase

On 21 February 2026, Philippe made 58 from 29 balls against Tasmania in the One-Day Cup. New South Wales chased 275 with seven wickets in hand. The strike rate and chase situation make the innings useful evidence of his short-form acceleration, but the 58 is already included in his List A career runs and should not be treated as a separate statistical category.

That result also illustrates the difference between a career table and match context. The table answers how many runs Philippe had accumulated by its cutoff. The scorecard explains when the runs came, the opposition, the target and the result. Both are necessary to understand the performance without turning one fast half-century into a claim about his entire career.

Josh Philippe Big Bash League stats

Cricket Australia's official BBL record lists 114 matches, 110 innings and 2,745 runs for Philippe. He has a highest score of 99 not out, an average of 27.45, a strike rate of 137.11 and 18 fifties. Behind the stumps, he has 95 catches and 15 stumpings. The 110 dismissals make wicketkeeping a major part of his Sixers value, not an incidental label beside his batting record.

His BBL strike rate is much higher than his current T20I strike rate, but those figures come from very different sample sizes, roles and opposition. Philippe has played more than six times as many BBL matches as T20 internationals. A direct numerical comparison is useful only when that difference in opportunity and batting position is kept visible.

Why was Philippe the BBL|10 Player of the Tournament?

Philippe won the BBL|10 Player of the Tournament award after polling 22 votes. The award followed a season in which he was central to Sydney Sixers' title defence and confirmed that his impact was recognised across the competition, not just within his club. He was also part of the Sixers teams that won BBL|09 and BBL|10.

The award should be read as a season-specific achievement rather than a permanent ranking. Philippe's earlier BBL|09 campaign produced 487 runs at 37.46 and a strike rate of 129.86, while his first Sixers season brought 304 runs at 30.40 and a strike rate of 158.33. Together, those seasons show how quickly he became a regular at the top of the Sixers order.

Josh Philippe's 99 not out against Melbourne Stars

Philippe's BBL career-best is 99 not out from 61 balls against Melbourne Stars on 15 December 2021. Sydney Sixers completed the chase by seven wickets with two balls remaining. Finishing one run short of a century can dominate the headline, but the unbeaten innings and successful chase are more informative than the missing milestone.

The score remains his official BBL high score. It is not a century, and it should not be rounded up to one in summaries. Philippe's record instead shows 18 BBL fifties and no hundreds through the current official snapshot. That precise wording protects the distinction between a memorable 99 and the formal statistical threshold of 100.

How did Philippe's role change in BBL|15?

Before BBL|15, Philippe had scored 2,187 Sixers runs as an opener at a strike rate of 137. With Babar Azam joining the side, the Sixers considered using Philippe at number three, where his ability to attack spin could support the middle overs. The move changed his entry point without changing his underlying role as an aggressive wicketkeeper-batter.

He still produced a major innings in the Sydney Smash on 20 December 2025, scoring 96 and sharing a 140-run partnership with Babar as the Sixers beat Sydney Thunder by 47 runs. Later, Philippe kept wicket in the BBL|15 Challenger on 23 January 2026, when the Sixers beat Hobart Hurricanes by 57 runs. Those scorecards confirm both batting impact and selection behind the stumps.

Is Josh Philippe still with Sydney Sixers?

Yes. Sydney Sixers announced in September 2025 that Philippe had extended his contract through BBL|16, and Cricket Australia's July 2026 squad update lists him among the Sixers players for the 2026-27 tournament. The club reported that he had reached 100 Sixers appearances and 2,446 runs by the date of the extension.

Those club-only figures differ from the broader official BBL totals because Philippe previously represented Perth Scorchers. The distinction prevents two common errors: treating every BBL match as a Sixers appearance and assuming an older club announcement is the latest career total. His current BBL identity is Sydney Sixers, while his complete league row covers every BBL team appearance.

Josh Philippe's current New South Wales role

Philippe remains in the New South Wales squad for the 2026-27 Australian domestic season. Cricket Australia's May 2026 contract list names him alongside other wicketkeeping options, so his exact batting position and use of the gloves can vary by competition and selection. The squad listing confirms current membership, not automatic inclusion in every Sheffield Shield or One-Day Cup XI.

His move from Western Australia gives the NSW record a clear starting point. The 139 on debut, later One-Day Cup contributions and Australia A form all occurred after that switch. Career first-class and List A totals still combine work for both states, which is why the page does not relabel those aggregates as New South Wales-only statistics.

What did Philippe do for Multan Sultans in PSL 2026?

Philippe joined Multan Sultans for the 2026 Pakistan Super League and made 55 in their opening win over Islamabad United on 28 March. He later added 17 in a 69-run partnership with Steve Smith during a chase against Rawalpindi Pindiz on 21 April. These match reports establish that he played for Multan, rather than merely appearing on a preliminary roster.

The PSL stint is part of his wider T20 career, but it is not included in the BBL row because the leagues are separate competitions. The same principle applies to his overseas and domestic teams: franchise appearances can expand an overall T20 record without changing his official BBL totals or his current Sixers contract.

How to read Josh Philippe's format totals

Philippe's ODI matches are included within List A cricket, while his BBL, PSL and T20I matches sit within the wider T20 category. His Australia A four-day matches can count as first-class cricket. Adding the visible ODI and List A rows, or the T20I and BBL rows, would therefore mix subsets with broader or competition-specific totals and create double-counting.

The table keeps each useful scope labelled. Official Cricket Australia figures govern the current ODI, T20I and BBL rows. The first-class and List A rows retain their 25 March 2026 cutoff because no newer complete official aggregate was available in the reviewed material. Match reports published after that date provide current context but do not silently rewrite those two dated totals.

Josh Philippe records

Josh Philippe career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

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