The Brisbane Heat are an Australian cricket club who play in the Big Bash League, the national domestic Twenty20 competition. The club was established in 2011 as an inaugural member of the eight-club league. The Big Bash League consists of a regular season and a finals series of the top four teams. This list includes players who have played at least one match for the Heat in the Big Bash League and the Champions League Twenty20.
When the Big Bash League was established in 2011 a salary cap of $1 million was set for every club with a limit of two contracted international players. [1] As of 2013 Brisbane Heat had eighteen full Contracts available, [2] and for the 2020/21 season has nineteen contracted players. [3] Players not contracted to the club may also be named as supplementary players and represent the Heat, [4] and can also be signed on rookie contracts to train with the team. [5]
Players are listed according to the date of their debut for the Heat. All statistics are for Big Bash League and Champions League Twenty20 only.
Brisbane Heat players | Batting | Bowling | Fielding | Ref | ||||||||||||||||
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No. | Name | Nat | First | Last | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | 6's | Wkt | BB | Ave | ER | 5wi | C | St | Ref |
1 | Brendon McCullum | 2011/12 | 2018/19 | 35 | 920 | 72 | 27.88 | 136.50 | 0 | 9 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | [6] | |
2 | Matthew Hayden | 2011/12 | 2011/12 | 7 | 207 | 76 | 29.57 | 134.42 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | [7] | |
3 | James Hopes | 2011/12 | 2015/16 | 33 | 317 | 49 | 15.10 | 106.73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3/23 | 31.50 | 7.12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | [8] | |
4 | Chris Lynn | 2011/12 | 2021/22 | 105 | 3052 | 101 | 33.91 | 147.79 | 1 | 24 | 181 | 3 | 2/15 | 29.00 | 7.25 | 0 | 31 | 0 | [9] [10] [11] | |
5 | Dan Christian | 2011/12 | 2013/14 | 33 | 659 | 75* | 23.54 | 127.47 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 5/26 | 25.90 | 8.08 | 1 | 14 | 0 | [12] | |
6 | Andrew Robinson | 2011/12 | 2011/12 | 7 | 123 | 44 | 17.57 | 129.47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | [13] | |
7 | Peter Forrest | 2011/12 | 2015/16 | 30 | 554 | 62* | 23.08 | 106.54 | 0 | 3 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | [14] | |
8 | Chris Hartley | 2011/12 | 2013/14 | 18 | 124 | 35 | 20.67 | 113.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | [15] | |
9 | Nick Buchanan | 2011/12 | 2016/17 | 5 | 11 | 8* | 3.67 | 73.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2/42 | 32.25 | 10.75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [16] | |
10 | Nathan Hauritz | 2011/12 | 2013/14 | 24 | 23 | 16* | 7.67 | 135.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3/18 | 51.00 | 7.91 | 0 | 12 | 0 | [17] | |
11 | Alister McDermott | 2011/12 | 2014/15 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1.40 | 43.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4/37 | 21.19 | 8.47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | [18] | |
12 | Michael Neser | 2011/12 | 2021/22 | 9 | 59 | 30* | 19.66 | 137.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3/31 | 23.09 | 8.19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [19] | |
13 | Ryan Harris | 2011/12 | 2013/14 | 5 | 40 | 25* | 20.00 | 114.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2/14 | 25.17 | 7.81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [20] | |
14 | Roelof van der Merwe | 2011/12 | 2011/12 | 3 | 66 | 36 | 22.00 | 140.43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1/23 | 41.50 | 10.38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [21] | |
15 | Steve Paulsen | 2011/12 | 2011/12 | 2 | 35 | 35* | - | 134.62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | [22] | |
16 | Daniel Vettori | 2011/12 | 2014/15 | 15 | 74 | 40 | 14.80 | 119.35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2/10 | 42.40 | 7.31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | [23] | |
17 | Chris Swan | 2011/12 | 2011/12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1/16 | 16.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [24] | |
18 | Shane Watson | 2012/13 | 2012/13 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 121.43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/17 | - | 5.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [25] | |
19 | Luke Pomersbach | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 18 | 547 | 112* | 32.18 | 134.40 | 1 | 3 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | [26] | |
20 | Joe Burns | 2012/13 | 2020/21 | 62 | 1237 | 69 | 25.77 | 121.75 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 1/8 | 19.66 | 7.37 | 0 | 27 | 0 | [27] [28] [29] | |
21 | Ben Cutting | 2012/13 | 2019/20 | 82 | 1258 | 81* | 22.07 | 146.11 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 66 | 3/24 | 30.09 | 8.81 | 0 | 33 | 0 | [30] | |
22 | Thisara Perera | 2012/13 | 2012/13 | 6 | 91 | 38 | 22.75 | 178.43 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3/18 | 21.67 | 9.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [31] | |
23 | Cameron Gannon | 2012/13 | 2021/22 | 17 | 45 | 23 | 11.25 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4/10 | 18.80 | 8.89 | 0 | 6 | 0 | [32] | |
24 | Kemar Roach | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3/18 | 38.80 | 6.89 | 0 | 4 | 0 | [33] | |
25 | Chris Sabburg | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 8 | 59 | 19* | 14.75 | 80.82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/5 | - | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | [34] | |
26 | Matthew Gale | 2013/14 | 2013/14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4/10 | 8.00 | 6.62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [35] | |
27 | Dom Michael | 2013/14 | 2013/14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | [36] | |
28 | Craig Kieswetter | 2013/14 | 2013/14 | 8 | 192 | 51 | 24.00 | 116.36 | 0 | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | [37] | |
29 | Mark Steketee | 2013/14 | 2021/22 | 61 | 169 | 33 | 7.68 | 101.19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 4/33 | 24.47 | 8.90 | 0 | 20 | 0 | [38] [39] [40] | |
30 | Ben McDermott | 2013/14 | 2013/14 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30.00 | 115.38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | [41] | |
31 | Simon Milenko | 2014/15 | 2020/21 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 4.00 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/4 | – | 24.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [42] | |
32 | Nathan Reardon | 2014/15 | 2016/17 | 18 | 360 | 52* | 25.71 | 124.57 | 0 | 1 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | [43] | |
33 | Jimmy Peirson | 2014/15 | 2021/22 | 88 | 1279 | 69* | 21.31 | 124.78 | 0 | 4 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | 46 | 14 | [44] [45] [46] | |
34 | Andrew Flintoff | 2014/15 | 2014/15 | 7 | 74 | 46 | 14.80 | 123.33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2/41 | 45.33 | 11.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [47] | |
35 | Ryan Duffield | 2014/15 | 2014/15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3/28 | 39.40 | 9.38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | [48] | |
36 | Jason Floros | 2014/15 | 2017/18 | 13 | 88 | 42 | 11.00 | 104.76 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2/35 | 60.33 | 9.44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [49] | |
37 | Stephen Parry | 2014/15 | 2014/15 | 2 | 2 | 2* | - | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/16 | 16.50 | 8.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [50] | |
38 | Lendl Simmons | 2015/16 | 2015/16 | 8 | 177 | 54 | 22.13 | 128.26 | 0 | 1 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | [51] | |
39 | Josh Lalor | 2015/16 | 2019/20 | 36 | 93 | 14 | 7.75 | 92.08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5/26 | 23.50 | 7.77 | 1 | 11 | 0 | [52] | |
40 | Samuel Badree | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 13 | 7 | 6* | - | 140.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5/22 | 23.86 | 6.42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | [53] | |
41 | Andrew Fekete | 2015/16 | 2015/16 | 5 | 1 | 1* | - | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2/44 | 38.00 | 11.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [54] | |
42 | Sam Heazlett | 2015/16 | 2021/22 | 48 | 793 | 74* | 17.62 | 124.88 | 0 | 2 | 31 | – | – | – | 15.00 | - | 21 | 0 | [55] | |
43 | Luke Feldman | 2015/16 | 2015/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/53 | 53.00 | 13.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [56] | |
43 | Mitchell Swepson | 2015/16 | 2021/22 | 54 | 53 | 11* | 4.07 | 86.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3/14 | 26.64 | 7.53 | 0 | 14 | 0 | [57] | |
44 | Alex Ross | 2016/17 | 2018/19 | 27 | 518 | 64 | 28.78 | 121.03 | 0 | 3 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | [58] | |
45 | Jack Wildermuth | 2016/17 | 2021/22 | 24 | 203 | 31 | 12.68 | 134.43 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 3/23 | 27.29 | 8.10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | [59] [60] [61] | |
46 | Tymal Mills | 2016/17 | 2016/17 | 2 | 0 | 0* | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/20 | 50.00 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [62] | |
47 | Marnus Labuschagne | 2016/17 | 2021/22 | 17 | 276 | 49 | 18.40 | 112.19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3/13 | 20.83 | 9.25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | [63] | |
48 | Shadab Khan | 2017/18 | 2017/18 | 3 | 0 | 0* | - | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2/17 | 14.17 | 7.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [64] | |
49 | Brendan Doggett | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4.00 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5/35 | 24.88 | 8.91 | 1 | 6 | 0 | [65] | |
50 | Yasir Shah | 2017/18 | 2017/18 | 7 | 6 | 6* | 3.00 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2/18 | 36.00 | 6.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [66] | |
51 | Matthew Renshaw | 2017/18 | 2019/20 | 24 | 549 | 90* | 27.45 | 130.09 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 1/2 | 28.83 | 7.52 | 0 | 10 | 0 | [67] | |
52 | Max Bryant | 2018/19 | 2021/22 | 48 | 1012 | 81 | 22.00 | 132.63 | 0 | 4 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | [68] [69] [70] | |
53 | James Pattinson | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 11 | 47 | 27* | 9.40 | 120.51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5/33 | 22.85 | 7.46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | [71] | |
54 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 2018/19 | 2021/22 | 37 | 52 | 27 | 5.77 | 110.63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5/15 | 24.21 | 6.20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | [72] | |
55 | Jack Prestwidge | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 10 | 14 | 9* | 7.00 | 127.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2/15 | 20.00 | 8.31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | [73] | |
56 | Matthew Kuhnemann | 2018/19 | 2021/22 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 7.33 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3/47 | 32.18 | 7.69 | 0 | 6 | 0 | [74] [75] [76] | |
57 | Tom Banton | 2019/20 | 2019/20 | 7 | 223 | 64 | 31.86 | 176.98 | 0 | 3 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | [77] | |
58 | Zahir Khan | 2019/20 | 2019/20 | 8 | 22 | 19* | - | 169.23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2/18 | 23.88 | 6.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [78] | |
59 | Ben Laughlin | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 21 | 48 | 17 | 16.00 | 96.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3/31 | 40.31 | 8.83 | 0 | 14 | 0 | [79] | |
60 | AB de Villiers | 2019/20 | 2019/20 | 6 | 146 | 71 | 24.33 | 140.38 | 0 | 1 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | [80] | |
61 | Dan Lawrence | 2020/21 | 2020/21 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 10.25 | 93.18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/10 | - | 8.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [81] | |
62 | Tom Cooper | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 12 | 142 | 32 | 11.83 | 123.47 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | 16.00 | – | 7 | 0 | [82] | |
63 | Jack Wood | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7.00 | 87.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2/28 | 20.50 | 10.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [83] | |
64 | Xavier Bartlett | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 23 | 154 | 42* | 30.80 | 124.19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 4/30 | 24.65 | 8.31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | [84] [85] [86] | |
65 | Lewis Gregory | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 14 | 173 | 36 | 19.22 | 132.06 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3/22 | 39.28 | 10.18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | [87] [88] [89] | |
66 | James Bazley | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 19 | 216 | 49* | 18.00 | 132.51 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3/28 | 27.86 | 8.06 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [90] [91] [92] | |
67 | Joe Denly | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 12 | 223 | 50 | 18.58 | 107.72 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0/8 | – | 7.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [93] [94] [95] | |
68 | Morne Morkel | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 36.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2/24 | 35.20 | 8.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [96] [97] | |
69 | Ben Duckett | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 12 | 302 | 78 | 25.16 | 128.51 | 0 | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | [98] [99] | |
70 | Liam Guthrie | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 6 | 17 | 11* | 8.50 | 141.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2/32 | 34.00 | 9.27 | – | 3 | 0 | [100] [101] | |
71 | Tom Abell | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 69.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | [102] [103] | |
72 | Jake Lehmann | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 3 | 74 | 65 | 24.66 | 110.44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | [104] [105] | |
73 | Jack Clayton | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10.50 | 91.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | [106] [107] | |
74 | Fakhar Zaman | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | [108] [109] | |
75 | Lachlan Pfeffer | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 4 | 109 | 69 | 27.25 | 114.73 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | [110] [111] | |
76 | Steven McGiffin | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 2 | 20 | 14* | 20.00 | 86.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11.50 | – | 1 | 0 | [112] [113] | |
77 | Will Prestwidge | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 11.50 | 121.05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2/34 | 23.25 | 9.96 | – | 0 | 0 | [114] [115] | |
78 | Ronan McDonald | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1/21 | 21.00 | 10.50 | – | 1 | 0 | [116] [117] | |
79 | David Grant | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 2 | 1 | 1* | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3/20 | 16.00 | 6.00 | – | 0 | 0 | [118] [119] | |
80 | Paddy Dooley | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 1 | 4 | 4* | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | 6.25 | – | 0 | 0 | [120] [121] | |
81 | Nathan McSweeney | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 10.33 | 100.00 | – | – | – | – | – | - | 6.00 | – | 0 | 0 | [122] [123] | |
Listed below are players who have been associated with the Heat but have not played for the club.
No. | Name | Nat | First | Last | Contract Type | Ref |
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1 | Ryan Broad | 2011/12 | 2011/12 | Full Contract | [124] [125] | |
2 | Dale Steyn | 2012/13 | 2012/13 | One-Match Contract | [126] | |
3 | Mitchell Johnson | 2012/13 | 2014/15 | Full Contract | [127] [128] | |
4 | Glen Batticciotto | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | Supplementary List | [129] [130] | |
5 | Alex Kemp | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | Supplementary List | [131] [132] | |
7 | Nick Stevens | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | Supplementary List | [133] [134] | |
8 | Asad Vala | 2013/14 | 2013/14 | Community Rookie | [135] | |
9 | Peter George | 2014/15 | 2014/15 | Supplementary List | [136] | |
10 | Michael Philipson | 2014/15 | 2014/15 | Supplementary List | [137] | |
11 | Billy Stanlake | 2014/15 | 2014/15 | Supplementary List | [138] | |
12 | Scott Walter | 2015/16 | 2015/16 | Supplementary List | [139] | |
13 | Charlie Hemphrey | 2015/16 | 2015/16 | Supplementary List | [140] | |
15 | Mitchell English | 2015/16 | 2015/16 | Supplementary List | [141] | |
16 | Matthew Willans | 2018/19 | 2021/22 | Rookie/Full Contract | [142] [143] [144] | |
18 | Jack Sinfield | 2020/21 | 2020/21 | Replacement Player | [145] | |
19 | Connor Sully | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | Replacement Player/Full Contract | [146] [147] [148] | |
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