The Brisbane Heat are an Australian professional franchise men's and women's cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic

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cricket competition, the

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(BBL). The Heat are the successors of the

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who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. The Heat wear a teal uniform and are based in

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in the Australian state

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. Their home ground is the Brisbane Cricket Ground, also known as The Gabba. The inaugural coach was Darren Lehmann who was the assistant to head coach Wade Seccombe, who then stepped down after winning the BBL13 title. Leading up to the start of the (BBL14) season, Johan Botha was appointed the Heat's head coach. The Heat's inaugural captain was

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ODI batter Peter Forrest. Internationals Usman Khawaja, Chris Lynn, Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro and

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have also captained the team. In their second season ( BBL02) they won the Big Bash League for the first time and so qualified for the Champions League Twenty20.

Seasons

Big Bash League 2011/12

After losing their first four matches of the season, the Heat finished strong, winning their final three games. They finished in 5th place, one place below the semi-final qualification. James Hopes was supposed to captain the team, but missed the whole tournament due to injury. Peter Forrest led the team instead. Brendon McCullum missed some matches while playing in the HRV Cup in New Zealand simultaneously. Fellow New Zealander

missed a few games because of injury.

Big Bash League 2012/13

Heat won four matches and lost four matches in the league stage, sneaking into the semi-finals thanks to net run-rate. In the semi-final, the Heat met the Renegades, who finished the league in first place. Luke Pomersbach scored 112* to help the Heat upset the Renegades.

Final

Brisbane Heat defeated the Perth Scorchers in the 2012/13 Big Bash League final. The match was played at the

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on 19 January 2013. Captain James Hopes was unable to play due to injury, so Chris Hartley led the team instead and won the toss, choosing to bat first. Joe Burns top scored for Brisbane with 43 runs off 27 balls, in a total of 167. Jason Behrendorff took 2 wickets for the Scorchers. In reply, Perth Scorchers scored 133 for the loss of nine wickets from their 20 overs, losing by 34 runs. Adam Voges was the highest scorer with 49 runs from 32 deliveries. Barbadian Kemar Roach took 3 wickets for 18 runs. Nathan Hauritz was named

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after bowling three overs for 11 runs and taking three catches.

Big Bash League 2013/14

The team started well, winning their first game against the Perth Scorchers, but then lost the next three games. However, the Heat finished well, winning two of their last three games. They lost the Do-or-die match against Hobart Hurricanes by 40 runs, so giving the Hurricanes the last qualifying spot, leaving the Heat to finish in 5th place. There were good signs for the Heat as Cameron Gannon was the leading wicket-taker in the Big Bash, snaring 18 wickets at an average of less than 12 – with best bowling of 4–10.

was economical with the ball, going for just above six an over and picking up 7 wickets. Chris Lynn was the Heat's highest run scorer, with 198 runs in the season, closely followed by Dan Christian who made 186 runs at an average of 46.5.

Big Bash League 2014/15

Brisbane Heat lost their first match against Thunder but bounced back to defeat the Melbourne Stars by one run in a thrilling contest. The Heat then lost five consecutive games but beat the Hurricanes by 18 runs in their final match of the season. Brisbane Heat finished in last place, winning only two of eight games. Consequently, Stuart Law resigned as coach and James Hopes as captain. Brisbane Heat won the wooden spoon off the

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, who finished last in each of the first 3 seasons of the BBL.

Big Bash League 2015/16

After retiring from playing, Daniel Vettori signed a 3-year contract to be coach of the franchise. Chris Lynn became the captain for the tournament following the resignation of James Hopes. The Heat signed Josh Lalor, Andrew Fekete (cricketer), Alex Doolan, as well as snapping up West Indian pair Samuel Badree and Lendl Simmons. Rookies Jack Wildermuth and Mitchell Swepson also joined the Heat. They lost their first four matches, before beating the Thunder. The Heat then lost to Strikers, but finished well, beating the Sixers and Stars in their last two matches. The Heat finished 6th in the table with 3 wins and 5 losses. Captain Chris Lynn was the tournament's leading run-scorer and was also named Player of the Tournament. He smashed 378 runs in 8 matches, including a century against Hobart Hurricanes in a losing cause.

Big Bash League 2016/17

Following Brendon McCullum's international retirement, he returned to the Heat to captain the side. He took no part in the previous season due to BBL coinciding with the final matches of his international career. James Hopes retired from cricket. Heat signed local player Marnus Labuschagne and

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from Adelaide Strikers. English fast bowler Tymal Mills joined as an international player. The Heat started well, winning their first three matches, but then lost to the Sixers by 3 wickets. The Heat won 2 of their next 3 matches. They lost their last game of the season to the Renegades in a thrilling 1-run loss. The Heat finished 2nd in the table with 5 wins and 3 losses. This was their best performance in the league stage. In a thrilling semi-final, they lost to the

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in a

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. Chris Lynn was again named Player of the Tournament, after scoring 305 runs in 6 matches at an average of 154.5.

Big Bash League 2017-18

The Heat signed Test opener Matt Renshaw. Pakistani leg break bowler Shadab Khan was signed before the season as an international player, and Yasir Shah was later signed as his replacement. The Heat started off well by defeating Melbourne Stars but lost to Renegades in the next match. They won one of their next two matches and then beat the Stars and Scorchers. However, the Brisbane Heat lost their four remaining matches including a Do-or-die last match against the Renegades, ending their season.

Big Bash League 2018-19

The Heat signed Australian fast bowler James Pattinson and Afghan off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Youth signings included Max Bryant and Jack Prestwidge. The Heat faced Adelaide Strikers in their first game of the season and lost by 6 wickets. They lost their next two matches against Hurricanes and Sixers but then beat the Scorchers and the Thunder. The next two matches were against the Renegades, the Heat lost the first but won the second. The next match against the Thunder was abandoned after a power cut. Heat lost their next three matches, but won their last three matches. The Heat finished fifth in the standings with 6 wins and 7 losses with one match abandoned. After the season, Brendon McCullum announced his retirement from the BBL.

Big Bash League 2019-20

Before the season started Brendon McCullum retired and

resigned as coach. Darren Lehmann re-joined the team as the Head Coach. In BBL, 02, he guided the Heat to their maiden BBL Title. The Heat signed

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, as well as Afghan left-arm wrist spinner Zahir Khan and young English opener Tom Banton. In the season opener, the Heat lost to the Thunder by 29 runs and then lost the next match to the Stars by 22 runs. In the third match of the season, the Heat beat the Sixers by 48 runs, with Chris Lynn smashing 94 off 35 deliveries, including 11 sixes. They then lost to the Scorchers by 40 runs. They won their next three matches, including a match against the Thunder where Banton hit Arjun Nair for five consecutive sixes. After losing to the Scorchers by 34 runs, the Heat won their next match against the Strikers by 6 wickets, where

made his Big Bash debut. The ghosts of BBL, 07 returned, as the Heat lost their next three matches. In the second of these defeats, the Heat collapsed against the Renegades, losing 10 wickets for 36 runs in 55 balls. A 71-run victory over the Stars, meant the Heat could qualify for the playoffs by beating the Renegades in their last match. However, they lost by 7 wickets with Jack Prestwidge dropping some important opportunities, and so were eliminated.

Big Bash League 2020-21 (BBL, 10)

Before the season, Jack Wildermuth re-joined Heat and Tom Cooper was signed by the Heat. Morné Morkel joined the club as a local player after gaining permanent residency in Australia. Overseas signings included Lewis Gregory and Dan Lawrence. Local Signings included James Bazley, a former Rookie player in BBL, 04, who joined the Heat after 6 seasons, this time having a full contract. Ben Cutting, Matt Renshaw, James Pattinson, Josh Lalor and Jack Prestwidge left the club. Tom Banton left due to bio-bubble fatigue and was later replaced by

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Big Bash League 2021-22

Brisbane Heat finished 7th and missed the finals for the fourth time in five years. The side was heavily hit by COVID-19 and was forced to field a team almost completely devoid of its squad.

2022–23 season

2023–24 season

Season summaries

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Captaincy records

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, 2013 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , - align="center" , Chris Lynn , 2015–22 , 50 , 21 , 28 , 0 , 1 , 42.86 , - align="center" , Brendon McCullum , 2016–18 , 18 , 8 , 10 , 0 , 0 , 44.44 , - align="center" , Joe Burns , 2017 , 1 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 100 , - align="center" , Jimmy Peirson , 2020–23 , 25 , 9 , 15 , 0 , 1 , 36 , - align="center" , Tom Cooper , 2022 , 2 , 0 , 2 , 0 , 0 , 0 , - align="center" , Usman Khawaja , 2023–24 , 11 , 8 , 3 , 0 , 0 , 72.73 , - align="center" , Colin Munro , 2023–24 , 15 , 8 , 4 , 0 , 3 , 66.67 , - align="center" , Nathan McSweeney , 2024 , 4 , 2 , 2 , 0 , 0 , 50 , - align="center" , Mitch Swepson , 2024 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 50 Source:

Home grounds

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Current squad

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, , -style="text-align:center" , 22 , Lachlan Hearne , {{flagicon, AUS , 19 December 2000 , Left-handed , Right-arm

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, , -style="text-align:center" , 1 , Usman Khawaja , {{flagicon, AUS , {{nowrap, 18 December 1986 , Left-handed , {{nowrap, Right-arm

, Captain , -style="text-align:center" , 38 , Nathan McSweeney , {{flagicon, AUS , 8 March 1999 , Right-handed , Right-arm

, , -style="text-align:center" , 82 , Colin Munro , {{flagicon, NZL , 11 March 1987 , Left-handed , Right-arm

, {{nowrap, Overseas Pre-Signing , -style="text-align:center" , 77 , Matt Renshaw , {{flagicon, AUS , 28 March 1996 , Left-handed , Right-arm

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, , -style="text-align:center" , 48 , Hugh Weibgen , {{flagicon, AUS , 28 October 2004 , Right-handed , Right-arm

, , -style="text-align:center" , 24 , Jack Wildermuth , {{flagicon, AUS , 1 September 1993 , Right-handed , Right-arm

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Players

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Australian representatives

The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Heat after making their debut in the national men's team (the period they spent as both a Heat squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets): {{columns-list, colwidth=20em, * Dan Christian (BBL{{!01–04) * Ryan Harris (BBL{{!01–03) * Nathan Hauritz (BBL{{!01–03) *

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(BBL{{!01) * James Hopes (BBL{{!01–05) * Ben Cutting (BBL{{!02–09) * Peter Forrest (BBL{{!02–05) * Luke Pomersbach (BBL{{!02–03) * Shane Watson (BBL{{!02) * Joe Burns (BBL{{!04–10) * Chris Lynn (BBL{{!04–11) * Nathan Reardon (BBL{{!04–06) * Sam Heazlett (BBL{{!07–12) * Matthew Renshaw (BBL{{!07–09, 12–14) * Marnus Labuschagne (BBL{{!08–14) * James Pattinson (BBL{{!08–09) * Mitchell Swepson (BBL{{!08–14) * Ben Laughlin (BBL{{!09–10) * Jack Wildermuth (BBL{{!10–14) * Michael Neser (BBL{{!11–14) * Matthew Kuhnemann (BBL{{!12–14) * Spencer Johnson (BBL{{!13–14) * Xavier Bartlett (BBL{{!14) * Nathan McSweeney (BBL{{!14)

Overseas marquees

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(BBL{{!02) * {{criconw, WIN Kemar Roach (BBL{{!02) * {{criconw, ENG Craig Kieswetter (BBL{{!03) * {{criconw, ENG

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(BBL{{!04) * {{criconw, ENG Stephen Parry (BBL{{!04) * {{criconw, WIN Samuel Badree (BBL{{!05–06) * {{criconw, WIN Lendl Simmons (BBL{{!05) * {{criconw, ENG Tymal Mills (BBL{{!06) * {{criconw, PAK Shadab Khan (BBL{{!07) * {{criconw, PAK Yasir Shah (BBL{{!07) * {{criconw, AFG Mujeeb Ur Rahman (BBL{{!08–11) * {{criconw, ENG Tom Banton (BBL{{!09, 14) * {{criconw, RSA

(BBL{{!09) * {{criconw, AFG Zahir Khan (BBL{{!09) * {{criconw, ENG

(BBL{{!10) * {{criconw, ENG Lewis Gregory (BBL{{!10) * {{criconw, ENG Dan Lawrence (BBL{{!10) * {{criconw, ENG

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(BBL{{!11) * {{criconw, ENG Ben Duckett (BBL{{!11) * {{criconw, PAK Fakhar Zaman (BBL{{!11) * {{criconw, ENG Sam Billings (BBL{{!12–13) * {{criconw, NZL Colin Munro (BBL{{!12–15) * {{criconw, ENG Ross Whiteley (BBL{{!12) * {{criconw, ENG Sam Hain (BBL{{!12) * {{criconw, ENG Paul Walter (BBL{{!13–14) * {{criconw, ENG Tom Alsop (BBL{{!14) Source:{{Cite web, title=Heat check: Brisbane's history of Big Bash imports, url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3316219, website=cricket.com.au, access-date=2024-12-10, language=en

Statistics and awards

Team stats

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, 21 , 13 , 8 , 0 , 0 , 61.9 , -align=center , Perth Scorchers , 24 , 8 , 16 , 0 , 0 , 33.33 , -align=center ,

, 25 , 7 , 15 , 0 , 3 , 31.82 , -align=center ,

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, 1 , 0 , 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , -align=center style="background:#eee;" , Total , 4 , 0 , 3 , 0 , 1 , 0 * Highest score in an innings: 5/224 (20 overs) vs

, 1 January 2023 * Highest successful chase: 4/189 (19.3 overs) vs

, 3 January 2016 * Lowest successful defence: 7/129 (20 overs) vs

, 18 January 2014 * Largest victory: ** Batting first: 103 runs vs

, 7 December 2023 ** Batting second: 60 balls remaining vs

, 8 February 2019 * Longest winning streak: 7 matches (7 December 2023 – 10 January 2024) * Longest losing streak: 8 matches (6 January – 21 December 2022) Source:{{Cite web, title=Big Bash League Records - Cricket's Remarkable Feats, url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/big-bash-league-158?team=4844, website=ESPNcricinfo, access-date=2024-12-10, language=en

Individual stats

*Most runs: Chris Lynn – 3,005 * Highest score in an innings: Josh Brown – 140 (57) vs

, 22 January 2024 * Highest partnership: Max Bryant and Ben Cutting – 158 * vs

, 8 February 2019 * Most wickets: Mark Steketee – 88 * Best bowling figures in an innings: Mujeeb Ur Rahman – 5/15 (4 overs) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 30 December 2020 *

Hat-tricks A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...

taken: ** Josh Lalor vs Perth Scorchers, 1 February 2019 ** Michael Neser vs

, 21 December 2022 * Most catches (fielder): Ben Cutting – 31 * Most dismissals (wicket-keeper): Jimmy Peirson – 83 (66 catches, 17 stumpings) Source:

Individual awards

* Player of the Match: ** Chris Lynn – 13 ** Ben Cutting – 4 ** Xavier Bartlett, Joe Burns, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Luke Pomersbach, Mitchell Swepson, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman – 3 ** Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Dan Christian, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Matt Renshaw,

, and Paul Walter – 2 ** Samuel Badree, Tom Banton, James Bazley, Sam Billings,

, Ben Duckett, Ryan Duffield, Lewis Gregory, Sam Hain, Nathan Hauritz,

, Sam Heazlett, James Hopes, Spencer Johnson, Usman Khawaja, Matthew Kuhnemann, Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro, James Pattinson,

, and Mark Steketee – 1 *BBL Player of the Final: ** Nathan Hauritz – BBL{{!02 ** Spencer Johnson – BBL{{!13 * BBL Player of the Tournament: ** Chris Lynn (2) – BBL{{!05, BBL{{!06 * BBL Team of the Tournament: ** Chris Lynn (2) – BBL{{!05, BBL{{!06 ** Mark Steketee (2) – BBL{{!06, BBL{{!10 ** Samuel Badree – BBL{{!05 ** Brendon McCullum – BBL{{!06 ** Mitchell Swepson – BBL{{!06 ** Michael Neser – BBL{{!12 ** Xavier Bartlett – BBL{{!13 ** Matthew Kuhnemann – BBL{{!13 ** Paul Walter – BBL{{!13

Notes

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References

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External links

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