David John Hussey is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. Hussey is a right-handed batter and can also bowl right-arm off breaks. He is the younger brother of former Australian cricketer Michael Hussey. He was captain of the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League.
Aaron James Finch is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer who served as the captain of the Australian cricket team in ODI and T20I cricket. In domestic cricket,he currently plays for and captains the San Francisco Unicorns of Major League Cricket Finch currently holds the record for two of the three highest individual scores in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I),his score of 172 against Zimbabwe in July 2018 beating his previous record of 156 against England in 2013. Finch was a part of the Australian team that won the 2015 Cricket World Cup,and six years later as Australia's captain,Finch also led Australia to win the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup,which was the maiden T20 World Cup title for the country. In July 2018,he became the first player to reach 900 rating points on the official International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I rankings. He made his Test debut for Australia in October 2018. He is also a part time commentator with Fox Cricket and Triple M. Finch has played domestically for Victoria and Melbourne Renegades. He is an opening batter,and occasional left arm orthodox spinner.
Ben Rohrer is an Australian former cricketer who played for the New South Wales in Australian domestic cricket from 2007 to 2016 and various Twenty20 teams in the Big Bash League. Rohrer had a breakout season in the 2012–13 Big Bash League season,which resulted in his selection for the Australian national cricket team in a Twenty20 International and a contract with the Delhi Daredevils in the 2013 Indian Premier League. Rohrer retired from cricket in 2018 and took up a coaching role with Tasmania.
Cameron John Boyce is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-arm leg break bowler who has played for several domestic teams in Australia and has appeared in seven T20I matches for the Australian cricket team.
The Big Bash League is an Australian men's professional club Twenty20 cricket league,which was established in 2011 by Cricket Australia. The Big Bash League replaced the previous competition,the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash,and features eight city-based franchises instead of the six state teams which had participated previously. The competition has been sponsored by fast food-chicken outlet KFC since its inception. It was in 2016/17 one of the two T20 cricket leagues,alongside the Indian Premier League,to feature amongst the top ten domestic sport leagues in average attendance. The winner of BBL 13 (2023/2024) was the Brisbane Heat,who beat the Sydney Sixers by 54 runs in the final.
Melbourne Renegades are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket club based in Melbourne,the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria. They compete in the Australian Twenty20 cricket competition,the Big Bash League. The team is coached by David Saker and captained by Nic Maddinson.
The Brisbane Heat are an Australian professional franchise men's cricket team,competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition,the Big Bash League (BBL). The Heat are the successors of the Queensland Bulls who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. The Heat wear a teal uniform and are based in Brisbane in the Australian state Queensland. Their home ground is the Brisbane Cricket Ground,also known as The Gabba. The inaugural coach was Darren Lehmann who is now an assistant to current head coach Wade Seccombe. The Heat's inaugural captain was Australian ODI batter Peter Forrest. Internationals Usman Khawaja,Chris Lynn,Brendon McCullum,Colin Munro and Daniel Vettori have also captained the team.
The 2011–12 Big Bash League season or BBL|01 was the inaugural season of the Big Bash League,the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament replaced the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash,which ran each season from 2005–06 to 2010–11.
Kane William Richardson is an Australian international cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Queensland and Melbourne Renegades.
The 2012–13 Big Bash League season or BBL|02 was the second season of the Big Bash League,the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament began on 7 December 2012,with the final being held on 19 January 2013.
Jonathon Robert Dean is an Australian former cricketer and former head coach of the ACT Meteors. He was a right-handed batsman.
Lizelle Lee is a South African cricketer who played for the South Africa women's national cricket team from 2013 to 2022. She has played for Western Storm and Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League,as well as Melbourne Stars,Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League. Lee is an opening batter. In January 2022,Lee was named the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year. In July 2022,Lee announced her retirement from international cricket.
The 2014–15 Big Bash League season or BBL|04 was the fourth season of the Big Bash League (BBL),the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The fourth edition ran from 18 December 2014 to 28 January 2015. The league ran two weeks longer as compared to the previous season. The opening match of the 2014–15 Big Bash League was played between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Stars on 18 December at the Adelaide Oval. The format of fourth season is same as previous season. A total of 35 matches will be played during the Big Bash 2014–15 season.
The Women's Big Bash League is the Australian women's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition. The WBBL replaced the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup,which ran from the 2007–08 season through to 2014–15. The competition features eight city-based franchises,branded identically to the men's Big Bash League (BBL). Teams are made up of current and former Australian national team members,the country's best young talent,and up to three overseas marquee players.
The Melbourne Renegades (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in St Kilda,Victoria. They are one of two teams from Melbourne to compete in the Women's Big Bash League,the other being the Melbourne Stars.
Molly Rose Strano is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm off break bowler and right-handed batter for the Tasmanian Tigers in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Peter Hatzoglou is an Australian cricketer. Hatzoglou was born in Perth,Western Australia,to a father whose family came from Kozani in Greece,and a mother from North Macedonia. He is known for his idiosyncratic bowling action,ability to bowl topspinners,sliders and googlies as well as the ability to bowl from a high release point at high pace.
Evelyn Jones is an English cricketer who currently captains Central Sparks,as well as playing for Warwickshire and Birmingham Phoenix. She plays primarily as a left-handed opening batter,as well as bowling left-arm medium. She has previously played for Shropshire,Staffordshire and Lancashire,as well as for Loughborough Lightning and Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League,New Zealand side Canterbury Magicians and Women's Big Bash League team Melbourne Renegades.
The 2021–22 Big Bash League season is the eleventh season of the Big Bash League,the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. Each 2021–22 squad is made up of 18 active players. Teams can sign up to five overseas players,with a maximum of three of those being able to play in a matchday.
Will Prestwidge is an Australian cricketer who plays as a bowler. In May 2021,along with fellow player James Bazley,Prestwidge was awarded with a rookie contract with the Queensland cricket team ahead of the 2021-22 domestic cricket season in Australia. Prestwidge also represents the Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club in Queensland Premier Cricket.
