
Name: Todd Murphy
Todd Murphy started playing cricket at a young age, honing his skills at the Normanhurst-Warrawee Cricket Club in the local Sydney Shires competition. Murphy represented the NSW Metro and NSW Schools teams as a junior. A right-arm off-spinner known for his accuracy and ability to extract turn, Murphy made his first-class debut f꧟or New South Wales in 2020 at age 19 in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. He picked up three wickets in his debut innings.
In the 2020-21 season, Murphy established himself as a r💮egular in the NSW side across all formats. He ended up as the team's leading wicket-taker in that Sheffield Shield season with 23 dismissals at an impressive average of 26.43.
Murphy's breakout season was 2021-22 when he was the highest wicket-taker for𓆉 NSW in both the Sheffield Shield (32 wickets) and the One-Day Cup (17 wickets). His performances with the red and white ball earned him a well-deserved call-up to Australia's squad for the 2022 Pakistan tour.
In March 2022 at the age of 21, Todd Murphy made his Test debut for Australia in the📖 opening match against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. He picked up seven wickets across the two innings, forming a handy spin partnership with veteran Nathan Lyon.
That debut performance was enough to convince Australia's selectors to retain Murphy for the India tour later in 2022-23. He made his home Test debut against the West Indies in Perth in December 2022, claiming another five🎃-wicket haul.
Against India in the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he was Austr🥀alia's s𓆏econd-highest wicket-taker with 14 dismissals at an average of 25.5,
So far in his international career spanning 6 Tests, the 22-year-old Murphy has already accounted for 35 wickets at an average🧸 under 30. He has been particularly🌠 effective in Asia, taking 24 wickets from just 3 Tests in Pakistan and India.
At the domestic level, Todd Murphy has play🍬ed 20 first-class matches for New South Wale𝐆s so far, capturing 95 wickets at an outstanding average of 24.28.