{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1999)}} {{use Australian English|date=October 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Nathan McSweeney | full_name = Nathan Andrew McSweeney | image = 260328 D3 Nathan McSweeney 01.jpg | caption = McSweeney playing First Class cricket with South Australia in March 2026 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|03|08}} | birth_place = [[Brisbane]], Queensland, Australia | nickname = Buddha<ref>{{cite web |title=Nathan McSweeney |url=https://www.saca.com.au/players/CA:1683/nathan-mcsweeney?tab=biography |website=www.saca.com.au |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en |date=9 August 2023}}</ref> | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[off break]] | role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Top order|Top-order batter]]
| country = Australia | international = true | internationalspan = 2024 | testdebutdate = 22 November | testdebutyear = 2024 | testdebutagainst = India | testcap = 467 | lasttestdate = 14 December | lasttestyear = 2024 | lasttestagainst = India
| club1 = [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] | year1 = {{nowrap|2018/19–2019/20}} | clubnumber1 = 38 | club2 = [[Melbourne Renegades]] | year2 = 2019/20 | clubnumber2 = 38 | club3 = [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] | year3 = {{nowrap|2021/22–present}} | clubnumber3 = 38 | club4 = [[Brisbane Heat]] | year4 = {{nowrap|2021/22–present}} | clubnumber4 = 38 | club5 = [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] | year5 = 2026 | clubnumber5 = 38
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]] | matches1 = 3 | runs1 = 72 | bat avg1 = 14.40 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 39 | deliveries1 = – | wickets1 = – | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches2 = 60 | runs2 = 3,758 | bat avg2 = 38.74 | 100s/50s2 = 10/18 | top score2 = 226[[not out|*]] | deliveries2 = 1,962 | wickets2 = 28 | bowl avg2 = 32.85 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 4/89 | catches/stumpings2 = 59/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches3 = 33 | runs3 = 1,111 | bat avg3 = 38.31 | 100s/50s3 = 1/9 | top score3 = 137 | deliveries3 = 589 | wickets3 = 16 | bowl avg3 = 31.43 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 3/12 | catches/stumpings3 = 20/–
| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]] | matches4 = 33 | runs4 = 830 | bat avg4 = 29.64 | 100s/50s4 = 0/4 | top score4 = 84 | deliveries4 = 67 | wickets4 = 5 | bowl avg4 = 17.60 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 3/3 | catches/stumpings4 = 14/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/1124290.html ESPNcricinfo | date = 3 May | year = 2026 }}
'''Nathan Andrew McSweeney''' (born 8 March 1999) is an Australian right-handed [[Batting (cricket)|batter]] and occasional [[Off spin|off spinner]] who has represented [[Australia national cricket team|the national team]] in [[Test cricket]] in 2024. In domestic cricket he captains [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] and plays for [[Brisbane Heat]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1124290.html |title=Nathan McSweeney |access-date=5 October 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
McSweeney previously played for the [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland Bulls]] and [[Melbourne Renegades]]. He has captained the [[Australia A cricket team|Australia A]] and [[Prime Minister's XI]] teams.<ref>{{cite web |title=Renshaw hundred propels him towards Test contention |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-in-australia-2023-24-1375835/prime-minister-s-xi-vs-pakistan-tour-match-1410965/match-report-3 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=8 December 2023 |date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
==Domestic career== McSweeney plays for [[Glenelg Cricket Club|Glenelg]] in [[South Australian Premier Cricket]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Players |url=https://www.glenelgdcc.com/players |website=Glenelg District Cricket Club |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
Prior to his senior debut, McSweeney was named in Australia's squad for the [[2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="U19">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.com.au/news/under-19-world-cup-squad-australia-captain-jason-sangha-austin-waugh-will-sutherland-lloyd-pope/2017-12-15 |title=Sangha, Waugh head U19 World Cup squad |access-date=15 December 2017 |work=Cricket Australia}}</ref> He scored a match-winning 156 runs against [[Papua New Guinea Under-19 cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] during the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22149646/mcsweeney-156,-ralston-7-15-bulldoze-png|title=McSweeney 156, Ralston 7 for 15 bulldoze PNG=15 May 2020|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]] against [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]] in the [[2018–19 Sheffield Shield season]]<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1150109.html |title=2nd match, Sheffield Shield at Brisbane, Oct 16-19 2018 |access-date=16 October 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> and made his senior [[Twenty20]] debut in January 2020 for [[Melbourne Renegades]] in the [[2019–20 Big Bash League season|Big Bash League]].<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1195624.html |title=(D/N)Big Bash League at Sydney, Jan 25 2020 |access-date=25 January 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was signed by the [[Brisbane Heat]] as a local replacement player for [[Marnus Labuschagne]] for the [[2021–22 Big Bash League season]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schonafinger |first1=Josh |title=Ultimate Guide: All you need to know for BBL{{!}}11 {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3311581/ultimate-guide-all-you-need-to-know-for-bbl11 |website=www.cricket.com.au |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en |date=2 December 2021}}</ref> before being signed to a longer-term contract by the team following a series of successful performances, receiving a two-year deal with the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heat Secure McSweeney {{!}} Allrounder Signs New Deal {{!}} Brisbane Heat |url=https://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/news/3663167/heat-secure-mcsweeney-allrounder-signs-new-deal |website=www.brisbaneheat.com.au |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en |date=1 September 2023}}</ref>
In May 2021, McSweeney moved to [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] ahead of the 2021/22 domestic season, making his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut in September 2021 in the [[2021–22 Marsh One-Day Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brettig |first1=Daniel |title=Struggling South Australia poach Brendan Doggett among host of changes |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/struggling-south-australia-poach-brendan-doggett-among-host-of-changes-1263039 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en |date=13 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1270473.html |title=1st Match, Adelaide, Sep 22 2021, The Marsh Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 September 2021}}</ref> He scored his maiden first-class century in December 2022 against Tasmania.<ref>{{cite web |title=McSweeney hits maiden first-class hundred, Weatherald cracks own century |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2022-23-1322367/tasmania-vs-south-australia-17th-match-1322412/match-report-1 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en |date=11 March 2024}}</ref>
In March 2023, McSweeney was announced as the captain of [[Australia A cricket team|Australia A]] for their [[Australia A cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23|tour of New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schonafinger |first1=Josh |title=In-form McSweeney primed for new role in Lincoln return {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3554556/in-form-mcsweeney-primed-for-new-role-in-lincoln-return |website=www.cricket.com.au |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en |date=31 March 2023}}</ref> Playing in the first unofficial Test, he scored 50 in the first innings and 69 [[not out]] in the second.<ref>{{cite web |title=NZ-A vs AUS-A, Australia A in New Zealand 2023, 1st Unofficial Test at Lincoln, April 01 - 04, 2023 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-a-in-new-zealand-2023-1365973/new-zealand-a-vs-australia-a-1st-unofficial-test-1365976/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
In the absence of regular captain [[Usman Khawaja]], McSweeney captained [[Brisbane Heat]] to their second [[Big Bash League]] title during the [[2023–24 Big Bash League season|2023–24 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=McSweeney backs Heat's all-round depth to overcome big-name losses |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/nathan-mcsweeney-backs-brisbane-heat-s-all-round-depth-to-overcome-big-name-losses-1417172 |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> After scoring 307 runs at an average of 51.16 he was named in the [[2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup]] team of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cricket.com.au's 2023-24 Marsh Cup Team of the Tournament {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3908665/2023-24-marsh-one-day-cup-team-of-the-tournament-hughes-jewell-whiteman-henriques-mcsweeney-edwards-sutherland |website=www.cricket.com.au |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en |date=24 February 2024}}</ref>
In April 2024, McSweeney was named as the captain of South Australia for the 2024–25 Australian domestic season.<ref>{{cite web |title=McSweeney Captain of South Australia Men's Cricket Team {{!}} South Australian Cricket Association |url=https://www.saca.com.au/news/3952214/mcsweeney-captain-of-south-australia-mens-cricket-team |website=www.saca.com.au |access-date=4 April 2024 |language=en |date=3 April 2024}}</ref> He scored his maiden List A century in October 2024, making 137 runs in 131 balls against Queensland.<ref>{{cite web |title=QLD vs SOA Cricket Scorecard, 9th Match at Brisbane, October 25, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/one-day-cup-aus-2024-25-1444469/queensland-vs-south-australia-9th-match-1444478/full-scorecard |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 October 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
McSweeney led South Australia to the [[Sheffield Shield]] and [[One-Day Cup (Australia)|One-Day Cup]] titles in his first season as captain, delivering South Australia their first Sheffield Shield title in 29 years, their first One Day title in 13 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sangha and Carey tons hand South Australia first Shield title in 29 years|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2024-25-1444468/south-australia-vs-queensland-final-1444522/match-report|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|date=29 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SA eye historic double after lifting Dean Jones Trophy|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4225965/south-australia-defeat-victoria-one-day-cup-final-adelaide-oval-report-scores-highlights-siddle-sutherland-scott-thornton-mcandrew-mcsweeneydean-jones-trophy|publisher=[[Cricket.com.au]]|date=1 March 2025}}</ref> South Australia were the first recipients of the newly introduced [[Dean Jones Trophy]] as winners of the One-Day Cup.
In the [[2025-26 Sheffield Shield season]], McSweeney led South Australia to the Sheffield Shield title once again, this time winning the Final against [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]] by 56 runs, South Australia's first time going back-to-back in the Sheffield Shield in the competition's history.<ref>{{cite web|title=South Australia crowned Shield champions again as Vics slip|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4478535/match-report-day-five-highlights-victoria-south-australia-sheffield-shield-final-scores-carey-century-mcandrew-boland-thornton|publisher=[[cricket.com.au]]|date=29 March 2026}}</ref> In the match, McSweeney scored 72 runs for the game, which included 52 in South Australia's first innings.<ref>{{cite web|title=McAndrew, Scott, Thornton bowl South Australia to stunning Shield title|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sheffield-shield-2025-26-1495274/victoria-vs-south-australia-final-1495309/match-report|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|date=29 March 2026}}</ref>
==International career==
McSweeney captained Australia A against [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2024–25#Tour matches|the touring India A side]] during the 2024–25 season.<ref name="SMH" /> He opened the batting for the first time in first-class cricket in the second match of the series, having been earmarked for a role as opener for the full Australian side later in the summer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-05 |title=McSweeney to audition as Test opener in MCG tour match {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4163592/nathan-mcsweeney-opening-batter-australia-a-india-a-tour-match-test-audition-bancroft-harris-konstas? |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=www.cricket.com.au |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AUS-A vs IND-A Cricket Scorecard, 2nd unofficial Test at Melbourne, November 07 - 09, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-a-in-australia-2024-25-1455327/australia-a-vs-india-a-2nd-unofficial-test-1455331/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> At the conclusion of the match, he was named in [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]'s team to play against the [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2024–25|touring Indian Test side]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-09 |title=Nathan McSweeney wins opener race for Perth Test |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-10/nathan-mcsweeney-to-open-batting-for-australia-against-india/104582784 |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/aus-vs-ind-2024-25-nathan-mcsweeney-to-open-in-first-test-against-india-josh-inglis-handed-call-up-1459041|title=McSweeney to open in first Test, Inglis handed call-up|date=9 November 2024 |publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=10 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Brettig |first1=Daniel |last2=Decent |first2=Tom |title=Selectors reveal the numbers behind McSweeney opening gamble |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/harris-snubbed-as-mcsweeney-and-inglis-named-in-test-squad-20241109-p5kpau.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=1 December 2024 |language=en |date=9 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Brettig |first1=Daniel |title=Australia may just have unveiled Cummins' successor |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/why-australia-may-just-have-unveiled-cummins-successor-20241110-p5kpc5.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=1 December 2024 |language=en |date=10 November 2024}}</ref>
McSweeney made his Test debut in the first match of the series at [[Perth Stadium|Perth]]. He made 10 runs in his first innings in international cricket before recording a [[duck (cricket)|duck]] in his second. He played in the second and third matches of the series, making scores of 39, 10 [[not out]], nine and four before being dropped ahead of the fourth Test match, making way for debutant [[Sam Konstas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia drops Nathan McSweeney for Boxing Day Test against India, Sam Konstas in the mix to debut |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-20/cricket-boxing-day-nathan-mcsweeney-sam-konstas-australia-india/104750404 |website=[[ABC News (Australia)]]|date=20 December 2024}}</ref> The decision caused some controversy, coming after only three matches.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-21 |title=Nathan McSweeney's omission divides opinions among Australian cricket legends |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-australia/nathan-mcsweeneys-omission-divides-opinions-among-australian-cricket-legends/articleshow/116525839.cms |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=McSweeney 'devastated' by Test omission |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/aus-vs-ind-2024-25-nathan-mcsweeney-devastated-by-test-omission-1466056 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-20 |title=Michael Clarke slams selectors for dropping Nathan McSweeney in middle of BGT: 'We've got Usman Khawaja who is 38 years old, he's made no runs' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/michael-clarke-slams-selectors-mcsweeney-khawaja-ind-vs-aus-9736331/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-12-20 |title='They have got this wrong': Michael Clarke blasts selectors over Australia squad for remaining BGT Tests |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-australia/they-have-got-this-wrong-michael-clarke-blasts-selectors-over-australia-squad-for-remaining-bgt-tests/articleshow/116499743.cms |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
In January 2025, McSweeney was recalled to the Test squad as part of a two-Test series [[Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2024–25|against Sri Lanka]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4195815/australia-test-squad-sri-lanka-tour-kuhnemann-mcsweeney-connolly-cummins-absent-smith-captain|title=WA youngster Connolly bolts into Test squad for Sri Lanka tour |work=Cricket.com.au}}</ref> but didn't play in either match.
==Playing style== Usually a conservative batter, McSweeney has the ability to be aggressive when batting with the [[Batting order (cricket)#Lower order or tail|lower order]], most notably scoring 28 runs from an over to reach a century in a tenth-wicket [[Partnership (cricket)|partnership]] with [[Harry Conway]] in March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramsey |first1=Andrew |title=McSweeney's boundary blitz sets up SA victory charge {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3740015/redbacks-close-in-on-victory-after-mcsweeney-ton |website=www.cricket.com.au |access-date=11 March 2024 |language=en |date=17 October 2023}}</ref> He is a part-time [[off break]] bowler, often being called upon to break partnerships.<ref name="SMH">{{cite web |last1=Pierik |first1=Jon |title='Future captain': Why Nathan McSweeney is destined to wear a baggy green |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/future-captain-why-nathan-mcsweeney-is-destined-to-wear-a-baggy-green-20241026-p5klk1.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=1 November 2024 |language=en |date=28 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cameron |first1=Louis |title=The baptism of fire that put McSweeney on path to Test XI {{!}} cricket.com.au |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4165955/nathan-mcsweeney-net-battle-cummins-hazlewood-starc-2017-ashes-test-selection-opener-khawaja-head-bat-pad-labuschagne |website=www.cricket.com.au |access-date=8 January 2025 |language=en |date=10 November 2024}}</ref>
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