Ben McDermott is a hard-hitting, right-handed batter who has entered his third season with Hampshire Hawks.

He was born in Caboolture, Queensland and has represented his home nation in both white-ball formats at international level.

A powerful right-hander, McDermott made his T20 debut in his home nation's Big Bash League (BBL) for Brisbane Heat in 2014, where his performances have given him the reputation as one of the most dangerous short-format batters in the world.

The 27-year-old's T20 record makes for impressive reading, while he has received international recognition with call-ups to both Australia's IT20 and ODI sides.

Since joining the Hobart Hurricanes, McDermott has been intergral to their BBL success and, in the 2021/22 season, was named the player of the tournament with a competition-high 577 runs at an average of 48.08 and a strike rate of 153.86, while also becoming the first player in BBL history is record back-to-back centuries.

McDermott joined up with Hampshire Hawks for the 2022 Vitality Blast and formed a destructive opening partnership with captain James Vince, scoring 432 runs. 

The overseas star also top scored in the final against Lancashire Lightning - his 62 being central to Hampshire’s total - as the Hawks won their first Vitality Blast trophy since 2012.

He returned in 2023 and was just as impressive with 407 runs as the Hawks made it to a record tenth T20 Finals Day.

• See Ben McDermott's profile on ESPN CricInfo
• See a list of matches and detailed statistics and research Ben McDermott's career achievements on Cricket Archive