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Brisbane Heat: Interesting Facts About the BBL Team

Brisbane Heat

The Brisbane Heat is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket franchise that plays in the Australian KFC Big Bash League (BBL). The team wears a teal uniform for its games. The team’s home games are held in the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland. are an Australian men’s professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League.  The Brisbane Heat won the BBL during the team’s second season and qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. Let’s find out more about this BBL team.

Brisbane Heat: All You Need to Know

Brisbane Heat Squad / Players

Xavier Bartlett

Age: 21 

Playing role: Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

James Bazley

Age: 25 

Playing role: Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Max Bryant

Age: 21

Playing role: Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Joe Burns

Age: 31

Playing role: Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Tom Cooper

Age: 33

Playing role: Middle-order batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Lewis Gregory

Age: 28 

Playing role: Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Sam Heazlett

Age: 25 

Playing role: Batter

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Matthew Kuhnemann

Age: 24

Playing role: Bowler

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Marnus Labuschagne

Age: 26 

Playing role: Batting allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

Ben Laughlin

Age: 37

Playing role: Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Dan Lawrence

Age: 23 

Playing role: Middle-order batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Chris Lynn

Age: 30 

Playing role: Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Simon Milenko

Age: 31

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Morne Morkel

Age: 35

Playing role: Bowler

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Age: 19 

Playing role: Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Jimmy Peirson

Age: 27 

Playing role: Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right-hand bat

Mark Steketee

Age: 26 

Playing role: Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Mitchell Swepson

Age: 26 

Playing role: Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

Jack Wildermuth

Age: 27 

Playing role: Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Matthew Willans

Age: 19

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm fast

Jack Wood

Age: 23 

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm wrist-spin

Tom Banton

Age: 21

Playing role: Opening batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

How did the Brisbane Heat thank its fans?

Queensland Cricket has extended its thanks towards fans, members, and the Brisbane Heat team in the wake of the end of their KFC Big Bash League season.

The Brisbane Heat’s BBL 10 campaign came to an end after the Perth Scorchers defeated them in Canberra. The Heat finished the season as the third best team, their best faring since 2016-2017.

Ratings for Thursday’s Challenger Final was more than 1 million once again during the KFC BBL Finals series, with the Heat overall being one of the most viewed clubs in the BBL.

Queensland served as the host for eight games across Brisbane and the Gold Coast, including the club’s first home final since 2016-17 at the Gabba, while Metricon also hosted four non-Heat BBL matches.

Queensland Cricket CEO Terry Svenson expressed his sincere thanks to the fans for being supportive throughout the season.

“It was very rewarding to see so many families and fans getting together to enjoy the Heat games at the Gabba and Metricon Stadium,’’ he said.

“Likewise, those interstate supporters, and passionate fans who found a way to travel to Heat games added tremendously to the season.”

“It was also rewarding to experience outstanding support from the Queensland Government and Stadiums Queensland to enable fans and teams to benefit from playing matches in Queensland.

“Likewise, the support from our sponsors and partners went over and above the usual commercial structures as we found innovative and creative ways to work together and deliver outstanding experiences,’’ Svenson said.

The resolve shown by the playing squad and staff was highlighted by Svenson as deserving praise.

“We certainly thank and acknowledge the great efforts of the players, coaches and support staff, and their families and friends, for ensuring the season was a success despite the challenges faced.

“They spent time away from their loved ones in various bio-secure bubbles across the tournament and produced exciting and competitive matches.”

“Across the year, the WBBL and BBL teams were within a game of the grand final. We will continue to build squads and cultures that will see us have success into the future. 

“Both the WBBL and BBL remain our most important vehicles to get girls and boys playing cricket and we know we are in the strong positions to continue growing both leagues.”

Both the WBBL and BBL Heat teams finished third this season.

Brisbane Heat: FAQs

Why is Abd not in BBL?

AB de Villiers will not return to the BBL with the Brisbane Heat this season due to the imminent birth of his third child and the complexities created by Covid-19, although the club have re-signed Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Why are the Brisbane heat wearing black armbands?

The Australian BBL team wore black armbands to show solidarity to the victims of Tim Paine’s family tragedy.

Who coaches the Brisbane Heat?

The Brisbane Heat are coached by former Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann.

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