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Mitch Swepson: Age, Stats, Queensland Record and BBL Career

Mitch Swepson is an Australian right-arm leg-spinner who plays domestic cricket for Queensland and is contracted to the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League. Born in Brisbane on 4 October 1993, he was 32 on 30 August 2026. His career includes four Tests, a T20 World Cup winners' medal, two first-class ten-wicket match hauls and the Queensland record for most first-class wickets by a spin bowler. He followed that record with 33 Sheffield Shield wickets and the Bulls Players' Player award in 2025-26.

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Right-handedRight-arm leg break bowlerBorn 4 October 1993

Current squadMelbourne StarsBig Bash League · Contracted to Melbourne Stars through BBL|17 and named in Queensland's 2026-27 squad

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Full nameMitchell Joseph Swepson

Age32As of 30 August 2026

Date of birth4 October 1993Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm leg break

Career overview

Mitch Swepson cricket career

Full name Mitchell Joseph Swepson; born 4 October 1993 in Brisbane.

Right-handed batter and right-arm leg-break bowler.

Four Tests, three ODIs and eight T20Is for Australia in the dated career record.

Queensland's leading spin wicket-taker in first-class cricket.

Official Queensland Cricket data records 33 Shield wickets in 2025-26.

Contracted to Melbourne Stars through BBL|17; 98 BBL matches and 80 wickets after BBL|15.

Career story

Mitch Swepson career and playing journey

Who is Mitch Swepson?

Mitch Swepson is an Australian leg-spin bowler who represents Queensland in the Sheffield Shield and One Day Cup and the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League. He has also played Test, ODI and T20I cricket for Australia.

Swepson's career has developed along two parallel tracks. In red-ball cricket he became Queensland's most prolific first-class spin bowler and an option for Australia's tours of Asia. In the Big Bash he spent ten seasons with Brisbane Heat, won BBL|13 and then moved to Melbourne for the next phase of his T20 career.

Mitch Swepson's age, full name and birthplace

His full name is Mitchell Joseph Swepson. He was born on 4 October 1993 in Brisbane, Queensland, and was 32 years old on 30 August 2026.

Queensland Cricket lists Sandgate-Redcliffe District Cricket Club as his local club. The birth date is permanent, while his age is tied to the stated review date so the page does not present an old number as current later in the season.

What type of bowler is Mitch Swepson?

Swepson bowls right-arm leg break and bats right-handed. His primary job is to take wickets with wrist spin rather than contribute as a genuine all-rounder.

Leg-spin depends on rotation from the wrist and can produce several deliveries from a similar action. Swepson's value has come from combining attacking turn with enough control to bowl long spells in first-class cricket and contain batters through the middle overs of T20 matches.

How did Mitch Swepson begin his senior career?

Swepson made his List A debut for a Cricket Australia XI against New South Wales on 5 October 2015. His first-class debut followed for the same representative side against the touring New Zealanders on 29 October.

Those matches preceded his long Queensland career. He entered the Big Bash with Brisbane Heat on 10 January 2016, beginning a ten-season association with his hometown franchise. The three debuts belong to different formats and should not be collapsed into one generic career start.

Early Queensland development

Queensland persisted with Swepson in a domestic system where seam bowling often dominates. By the 2017-18 Sheffield Shield title season, he had taken 32 wickets and established himself as more than an occasional second spinner.

Selection was not automatic on every surface. Cricket Australia's account of his development describes periods when green pitches reduced his overs or pushed him out of the XI. That context helps explain why his aggregate reflects both wicket-taking bursts and seasons spent adapting to conditions that offered little turn.

What did Shane Warne change in Swepson's bowling?

Shane Warne advised Swepson to slow his approach to the crease after watching him bowl in the Adelaide Oval nets. Swepson said the adjustment improved the control and repeatability of his action.

The lesson was not a new mystery delivery. It was a tempo change that helped him arrive at the crease in better balance. Soon afterward he produced a match-winning Sheffield Shield performance against Victoria, showing how a small technical cue could improve the consistency behind his attacking leg-spin.

The 2019 Sheffield Shield hat-trick

Swepson took the first hat-trick of his senior career against Victoria in November 2019. All three wickets were lbw, and the spell contributed to a dramatic Queensland win at the Junction Oval.

A hat-trick is a three-delivery sequence, not a separate addition to the innings total. The achievement matters because it arrived in the fourth innings of a tight match and showed the control he had been trying to build. It also strengthened his case as a bowler who could decide a game rather than merely hold an end.

First ten-wicket first-class match

Swepson claimed his first ten-wicket first-class match haul against New South Wales in November 2020. He took 5/97 in the first innings and five more in the second as Queensland pushed a strong NSW side to the final wicket.

New South Wales completed a one-wicket chase, so the match was not a Queensland victory. The distinction is important: Swepson produced the central individual bowling performance, but the scorecard result still belongs to NSW. The two innings combine into the ten-wicket match figure and are not counted a third time.

The 2020-21 title season

Swepson took 32 wickets in five Sheffield Shield matches during Queensland's 2020-21 championship campaign, according to Queensland Cricket. His strong opening block included 23 wickets in three matches at 21.17.

A neck injury interrupted the season after a heavy bowling workload, yet his contribution remained central to Queensland's title. The campaign moved him from long-term Test squad candidate to a realistic second-spinner option for Australia's coming tours of Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Why 2023-24 was an unusual Shield season

Swepson took 30 wickets from ten Sheffield Shield matches in 2023-24. Cricket Australia reported that he was the only wrist-spinner to take more than five wickets in the competition.

That gap illustrates the challenge of maintaining a red-ball wrist-spinner in Australian domestic cricket. Seam-friendly surfaces can reduce both opportunity and margin for error. Swepson responded by adjusting his role: attack when the pitch offered turn, but also control an end and give Queensland's fast bowlers recovery time when it did not.

Mitch Swepson's Queensland wicket record

In October 2025, Swepson passed Trevor Hohns to become Queensland's leading first-class wicket-taker among spin bowlers. The official Queensland report recorded 210 wickets from 71 matches for the Bulls at the moment he moved ahead.

The record is narrower than his complete first-class aggregate. It counts matches for Queensland, while his career total also includes first-class appearances for the Cricket Australia XI and Glamorgan. Keeping those scopes separate prevents the state record from being confused with all first-class wickets.

Second ten-wicket match and career-best 6/104

Swepson set a new first-class best of 6/104 against South Australia at Adelaide Oval in October 2025. The spell completed his second ten-wicket match haul and helped Queensland win by seven wickets.

This newer official match report corrects the older 6/109 figure still carried by some secondary career tables. It also shows why a dated aggregate and an official scorecard milestone must be read together: the match can update a career best even when a secondary summary has not refreshed the relevant cell.

Mitch Swepson's 2025-26 season

Swepson finished the 2025-26 Sheffield Shield season with 33 wickets, the most for Queensland. He also produced a record-breaking 7/28 in the final One Day Cup match of the season.

Queensland Cricket awarded him the Andrew Symonds Medal as the Bulls Players' Player. That honour was voted by the squad and recognised more than a raw wicket count, with the official citation also pointing to his leadership and loyalty. It is separate from the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year award, which went to Marnus Labuschagne.

Queensland leadership

Swepson first captained Queensland in the One Day Cup in September 2024 when Marnus Labuschagne was away on international duty. Queensland Cricket noted that he had already worked within leadership groups for the Bulls and Brisbane Heat.

He returned to captain the one-day side in October 2025, immediately after the career-best Shield performance in Adelaide. These appointments show leadership trust, but they do not make him Queensland's permanent captain in every format or season.

Current Queensland role for 2026-27

Queensland Cricket named Mitchell Swepson in its contracted Bulls squad for 2026-27. The same announcement confirmed Adam Zampa's move to Queensland, giving the state two experienced leg-spinners in its wider program.

A contract list establishes current squad membership, not automatic selection. Their roles can differ by format, availability and conditions. Swepson remains the state record-holder in first-class spin wickets, while Zampa arrives with an established international white-ball record.

First Australia call-up

Australia selected Swepson for the 2017 Test tour of India before he had played international cricket. He later joined the Bangladesh Test squad that year but did not make the XI on either tour.

Those selections gave him experience around Nathan Lyon and subcontinental preparation without adding a Test appearance. Squad membership and a playing cap are different milestones, so his international statistics begin only when he actually entered an XI.

T20I debut against England

Swepson made his T20 international debut against England at Edgbaston on 27 June 2018. He dismissed Jos Buttler and Eoin Morgan and finished with 2/37.

His T20I record later grew to eight matches and 11 wickets. The best return was 3/12 against Bangladesh in Dhaka in August 2021, an example of how his quicker wrist-spin could become more dangerous on a surface that rewarded turn.

Australia's 2021 T20 World Cup squad

Swepson was part of the Australia squad that won the 2021 men's T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman. Australia beat New Zealand in the final to claim its first men's T20 World Cup title.

The medal is a genuine team honour, but Swepson did not play a match during the tournament. He should therefore be described as a member of the winning squad, not assigned wickets, appearances or a final performance that belong to the selected XI.

Mitch Swepson's Test debut in Pakistan

Swepson received Baggy Green number 464 and made his Test debut against Pakistan in Karachi on 12 March 2022. He took two wickets in the first innings of a match Australia eventually drew.

Pakistan's long second innings demanded 53.4 overs from him and produced 0/156. That difficult return is part of the debut story, but it should not define the whole four-Test career. Australia retained him for the Lahore Test and then selected him again in Sri Lanka, where the conditions and results were different.

Sri Lanka Test series

Swepson took eight wickets across two Tests in Sri Lanka in 2022 at an average of 24. His best innings return, 3/55, came in the first Test at Galle.

Australia won the first match and lost the second, drawing the series 1-1. Swepson's three wickets in each of two innings during the opening Test showed why Australia had developed him as a second spinner for Asian conditions. Those eight wickets are already part of his ten-wicket Test aggregate.

ODI career

Swepson made his ODI debut against Pakistan in Lahore on 29 March 2022 after replacing Steve Smith in Australia's tour squad. He played three ODIs and took three wickets.

His best ODI return was 2/53. The sample is too small to treat the bowling average as a complete judgement on his one-day ability. Domestic One Day Cup performances, including 7/28 in 2025-26, belong to List A cricket and do not alter the three-match ODI row.

Mitch Swepson's international statistics

The dated career table records four Tests, three ODIs and eight T20Is. Swepson took ten Test wickets at 45.80, three ODI wickets at 53.66 and 11 T20I wickets at 18.54.

His best figures were 3/55 in Tests, 2/53 in ODIs and 3/12 in T20Is. These rows must stay separate even though all represent Australia. Tests also sit within first-class cricket, while ODIs sit within List A cricket, so adding international and domestic aggregates would double-count the same appearances.

First-class statistics

The 17 March 2026 career snapshot records 98 first-class matches, 291 wickets at 36.26 and seven five-wicket innings. Swepson also scored 1,289 runs, with one fifty and a high score of 69.

The same secondary table lists two ten-wicket matches, which agrees with the NSW match in 2020 and South Australia match in 2025. Its older best-bowling cell says 6/109, but Queensland's official October 2025 report identifies 6/104 as the newer career best, so this profile uses the official figure.

Ten years with Brisbane Heat

Swepson played 87 matches for Brisbane Heat across ten Big Bash seasons before leaving in February 2025. He took 72 wickets at an economy rate of 7.66 for the club.

He became the second-highest men's wicket-taker in Heat history at the time of departure, behind Mark Steketee. The long association also included leadership duties and two matches as captain in BBL|14. His final Heat season produced four wickets from nine matches, his lowest season return for the club.

Mitch Swepson records

Mitch Swepson career statistics and records

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

Test career through 20224matches

Batting

Innings: 5
Runs: 28
High score: 15*
Average: 7.00
Strike rate: 51.85
Not outs: 1
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 7
Wickets: 10
Best bowling: 3/55
Average: 45.80
Economy: 3.08
Strike rate: 89.20
Balls: 892
Catches / stumpings: 2
5w / 10w: 0/0

ODI career through 20223matches

Batting

Innings: 1
Runs: 2
High score: 2
Average: 2.00
Strike rate: 100.00
Not outs: 0
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 3
Wickets: 3
Best bowling: 2/53
Average: 53.66
Economy: 6.11
Strike rate: 52.67
Balls: 158
Catches / stumpings: 0
5w / 10w: 0/0

T20I career through 20228matches

Batting

Innings: 5
Runs: 32
High score: 14*
Average: Not applicable
Strike rate: 139.13
Not outs: 5
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Innings: 8
Wickets: 11
Best bowling: 3/12
Average: 18.54
Economy: 8.16
Strike rate: 13.63
Balls: 150
Catches / stumpings: 4
5w / 10w: 0/0

First-class career to 17 March 202698matches

Batting

Runs: 1,289
High score: 69
Average: 13.42
100s / 50s: 0/1

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 291
Best bowling: 6/104
Average: 36.26
Balls: 18,996
Catches / stumpings: 52
5w / 10w: 7/2

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Big Bash League through BBL|1598matches

Batting

Innings: 33
Runs: 106
High score: 11
Average: 4.82
Strike rate: 104.95
Not outs: 11
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 80
Best bowling: 3/14
Average: 31.10
Economy: 7.62
Balls: Official table publishes overs only
Catches / stumpings: 25
5w / 10w: 0/0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

Domestic senior cricket

Debut

List A debut, Cricket Australia XI v New South Wales, 5 October 2015

Last listed match

Queensland 2026-27 squad membership confirmed

T20I

Debut

Australia v England, Edgbaston, 27 June 2018

Last listed match

Eight-match record through October 2022

Test

Debut

Australia v Pakistan, Karachi, 12 March 2022

Last listed match

Four-match record through Sri Lanka in July 2022

ODI

Debut

Australia v Pakistan, Lahore, 29 March 2022

Last listed match

Three-match record through June 2022

Big Bash League

Debut

Brisbane Heat, 10 January 2016

Last listed match

98 appearances through BBL|15; Stars contract runs through BBL|17

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Became Queensland's leading first-class wicket-taker among spin bowlers in October 2025.
Took career-best first-class figures of 6/104 as part of his second ten-wicket match.
Led Queensland with 33 Sheffield Shield wickets in 2025-26.
Won the 2025-26 Andrew Symonds Medal as the Bulls Players' Player.
Took eight wickets at 24 across two Tests in Sri Lanka in 2022.
Recorded 80 wickets from 98 Big Bash matches through BBL|15.

Reader questions

Mitch Swepson FAQ

How old is Mitch Swepson?

Mitch Swepson was born on 4 October 1993 and was 32 years old on 30 August 2026.

What is Mitch Swepson's bowling style?

He bowls right-arm leg break and is a specialist spin bowler.

Which teams does Mitch Swepson play for?

He is in Queensland's 2026-27 squad and is contracted to Melbourne Stars through BBL|17.

How many Tests has Mitch Swepson played?

He played four Tests for Australia in 2022, taking ten wickets with best figures of 3/55.

What is Mitch Swepson's best first-class bowling?

Queensland Cricket records his career-best first-class figures as 6/104 against South Australia in October 2025.

What Queensland record does Mitch Swepson hold?

He holds the record for the most first-class wickets by a Queensland spin bowler, passing Trevor Hohns in October 2025.

How many BBL wickets has Mitch Swepson taken?

The official player table records 80 wickets from 98 Big Bash matches through BBL|15.

Did Mitch Swepson win the T20 World Cup?

He was a member of Australia's title-winning 2021 T20 World Cup squad, although he did not play a match in the tournament.

Did Mitch Swepson play for Brisbane Heat?

Yes. He played 87 matches across ten seasons for Brisbane Heat and was part of the BBL|13 championship team before joining Melbourne Stars.

What is Mitch Swepson's net worth?

No audited or dependable official source reviewed for this profile establishes a reliable current net-worth figure.

Conclusion

Mitch Swepson has built one of the strongest spin-bowling records in Queensland's first-class history. His path runs from domestic debuts in 2015 to a Sheffield Shield hat-trick, two ten-wicket matches, four Tests for Australia and the state record previously held by Trevor Hohns.

His 2025-26 season showed that the story remains active: 33 Shield wickets, a record-breaking 7/28 in the One Day Cup and the Andrew Symonds Medal. With Queensland and Melbourne Stars commitments in place for 2026-27, the next chapter should be measured through confirmed selections and completed scorecards rather than assumptions from squad lists.