Heat move one step closer to the final while Strikers are left to rue dropped catches after being eliminated at the Gabba
29/01/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars are left to rue missed opportunities to reach the play-offs, Marnus Labuschagne comes good again, Dawid Malan stalls and January 26 takes place across Australia
26/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
Ahead of the Big Bash's playoff phase, The Cricketer rounds up all you need to know about the latter stages of the competition
26/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Thunder ease to a nine-wicket victory to progress to the playoffs but Strikers face a nervous 24 hours to discover their fate
25/01/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | Sydney Thunder | News | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
With a single round of fixtures remaining, five teams are competing for three places in the playoffs
24/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Sydney Sixers were joined in the play-offs as Brisbane Heat kept their hopes of reaching the latter stages alive
23/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
Alex Hales hits 56-ball 110 as Thunder beat Sixers by 46-runs. Earlier in the day, Perth Scorchers eased past Hurricanes to all-but guarantee playoff qualification
22/01/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Big Bash |
Alex Carey struck 101 off 62 deliveries to guide his side to an 82-run victory over Brisbane Heat at the Adelaide Oval
21/01/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
How will the Bash Boost influence the final five line-up, is Aaron Finch suffering from burn out and which teams will benefit from an Australia Test player or two for the latter stages?
20/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
SAM DALLING: Brisbane Heat are benefitting from the impact of the allrounder, who has gone from the fringes to one of the team's most important players. But the route to the top was not always an easy one
19/01/2021 | Sam Dalling | News | Features | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
Wicket-keeper Ben McDermott smashed 96 off 56 balls to star for the Hurricanes who recovered from a slow start to overcome second-placed Sydney Thunder
18/01/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | Sydney Thunder | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Big Bash |
Sydney Sixers continue to fly high at the top of the Big Bash, despite another Perth Scorchers fast start. Catch up on today's action and look forward to tomorrow's with The Cricketer's round-up
16/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash |
Adelaide Strikers bowled out for 68 after Andre Fletcher rescues Stars with patient 89 off 49 balls
15/01/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | News | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Morkel made his debut for Brisbane Heat, while a quickfire cameo from Joe Burns took his side to victory over Aaron Finch's Melbourne Renegades
14/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
Josh Philippe starred for Sixers during their rain-affected, five-wicket win over Sydney Thunder
13/01/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | News | Big Bash |
Perth Scorchers mark themselves as the team to beat after easing to a nine-wicket victory over Hobart Hurricanes
12/01/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | Perth Scorchers | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Big Bash |
Rashid Khan took two crucial wickets as Adelaide Strikers chased down Melbourne Stars with an over to spare
11/01/2021 | Elizabeth Botcherby | News | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
SAM DALLING: The giant fast bowler left Adelaide Strikers for Melbourne ahead of the start of the ongoing Big Bash. After struggles with form and fitness, he hopes this is the beginning of a return to his best
10/01/2021 | Sam Dalling | News | Melbourne Stars | Features | Big Bash | Australia |
Dan Christian's unbeaten half century clinched victory for table-topping Sydney Sixers after Brisbane Heat had threatened to defend a total of 148
10/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
Perth Scorchers recorded a fourth successive win but were given a scare by a fine innings from Sam Billings for Sydney Thunder
09/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Perth Scorchers | News | Big Bash |
Michael Klinger's side had lost seven in a row prior to the six-wicket win at the Adelaide Oval
08/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
The Cricketer looks at the talking points from the latest round of BBL matches in Perth and Carrara...
07/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
Mitch Marsh came to the fore as Perth Scorchers won by 86 runs over the 2019-20 winners, whose position at the top of the table is now under threat
06/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
Aaron Finch's side twice put themselves in a commanding position before allowing their supremacy to slip through their fingers
05/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat boosted their play-off ambitions with much-needed wins - but what else stood out?
04/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
There were wins for Hobart Hurricanes and Brisbane Heat in two entertaining Big Bash matches...
02/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
Four wins in their last 20 Big Bash games for Melbourne Renegades, while Thunder clinch a fifth successive victory to stretch their group stage lead
01/01/2021 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | News | Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash |
It means that Zampa will miss Stars’ clash with Hobart Hurricanes on January 2 – a game that Glenn Maxwell’s side need to win, having fallen nine points behind first-placed Thunder
01/01/2021 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash |
SAM DALLING: The Somerset allrounder was none the wiser when Peter Handscomb chipped to mid-off to bring up the milestone wicket. In recent times, as an England international and a sought-after T20 cricketer, his stock has grown as he has improved
30/12/2020 | Sam Dalling | Somerset | News | Features | England | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
Hobart Hurricanes edged Brisbane Heat in a final ball thriller at the Gabba...
30/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
Both Sydney sides victorious as the Melbourne outfits fall short in an entertaining day of Big Bash action
29/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
Adelaide Strikers were victorious over Perth Scorchers on their return to the Adelaide Oval
28/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
NICK FRIEND: Like many on the fringes of the England setup, Livingstone could be forgiven for feeling sick to death of bubbles at this point. "You could say that," he laughs, talking from his hotel room four days before Christmas
27/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Perth Scorchers | News | Features | Big Bash |
Brisbane Heat grabbed their first win of the season against Hobart Hurricanes, while Perth Scorchers gear up for a game against Adelaide Strikers
27/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Perth Scorchers | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Both Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers were victorious on Boxing Day in two exciting Big Bash encounters
26/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
The Afghanistan spinner limped off with a hamstring concern with two overs remaining and his upcoming assignments could be affected
23/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Adelaide Strikers defeated Brisbane Heat by two runs in an entertaining clash at the Gabba
23/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
Sydney Thunder clinched victory over Perth Scorchers with three balls to spare in an entertaining clash at Manuka Oval
22/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
The Cricketer casts an eye over the top performers from the past week of Big Bash action
21/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
Sydney Sixers eased to victory over Adelaide Strikers thanks to an inspired display from Dan Christian at Bellerive Oval
20/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Global Game | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Hobart Hurricanes had too much for Melbourne Renegades, who made life hard for themselves with a curious substitution, before Ben McDermott took full advantage
19/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Big Bash |
Rain wreaked havoc in Launceston with play brought to an end just seven balls into Stars' chase, Stars used eight bowlers as they tried to come to grips with Adam Zampa's absence before the competition takes a break
16/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
Danny Briggs and Johan Botha became the first players to withdrawn midway through a match as part of the competition's new raft of innovations
15/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Lynn, Brisbane Heat captain, and Lawrence, one of the team’s overseas players, have both accepted fines worth AU$10,000, of which AU$4,000 will be suspended for the remainder of the tournament
15/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
After two of their players potentially breached Covid-19 protocols over the weekend, Brisbane Heat were beaten by an onslaught from Sydney Thunder pair Daniel Sams and Ben Cutting
14/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
The potential breach occurred on Saturday night when the two players dined out, something which isn’t against Cricket Australia’s protocols because players are allowed to dine in public as long as they sit in an outside space
14/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
Melbourne Renegades came within three runs of surpassing their own record for the lowest-ever Big Bash total on the same day that Danny Briggs and Dan Worrall added 61 for Adelaide Strikers' tenth wicket
13/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Denly, who has previously featured for Sydney Sixers, will arrive in Australia next week, before serving his fortnight-long mandatory hotel quarantine period and joining his teammates at the start of January
13/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
Australia contingent shine for Stars, Renegades brush aside Scorchers with six debutants and we ask why there's no DRS in the Big Bash despite other innovations
12/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
SAM DALLING: The 32-year-old has suffered constant setbacks during his career but has found refuge at Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League, which he is looking to take by storm again
12/12/2020 | Sam Dalling | News | Global Game | Features | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Heat were missing a swathe of first-choice players, while Stars' side featured Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa and Nathan Coulter-Nile
11/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
SAM DALLING: Howell's armoury of tricks has been influenced by the talents of baseball pitchers and, after a hamstring problem ruled him out of last year's competition, he is ready to make his mark on the Big Bash
11/12/2020 | Sam Dalling | News | Melbourne Renegades | Gloucestershire | Features | Big Bash |
It was initially anticipated that Rauf would be unable to return to Melbourne this year; however, after changes to the international calendar, he will now arrive in Australia in early January, remaining available until the start of February
11/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash |
SAM DALLING: The 36-year-old may have begun reflecting on a lengthy career but in the form of a maiden BBL title and a spell on the T20 circuit he still has bold ambitions
11/12/2020 | Sam Dalling | Sydney Thunder | News | Features | Big Bash |
Welcome to the 10th edition of Australia's premier T20 competition, where superman dives over the boundary and officials bearing ill-placed adverts is par for the course...
10/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Due to international duties and the IPL, the 34-year-old hasn't spent time at home since August
10/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash |
Find out who is playing for your team this season
10/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Big Bash |
As Power Surge, X-Factor and Bash Boost are introduced, SAM DALLING speaks to four players about the fresh regulations for the 10th edition of the competition and asks if they will improve a fading product
09/12/2020 | Sam Dalling | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
NICK HOWSON: The Surrey allrounder and now Hobart Hurricanes new boy wants to ensure his career isn't exclusively known for that knock in Dubai in 2019
09/12/2020 | Nick Howson | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Big Bash |
The Nottinghamshire seamer will join up with the rest of his teammates after completing his 14-day quarantine period in Australia
09/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
The Cricketer looks at some of the youngsters, unsung stars and intriguing overseas players likely to feature in this year's Big Bash
09/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Features | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Charlie Wakim and Caleb Jewell are also signed up, with Matthew Wade, Tim Paine and Mitch Owen all unavailable
08/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Big Bash |
The Nepal spinner has tested negative for the virus and is on course to join his new team later this month, according to coach Adam Griffith
08/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Big Bash |
A competition which is already struggling arrives at its 10th edition desperate for attention. The Cricketer looks at some of the major talking points...
07/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
The Gloucestershire allrounder signs up for the first two matches of the campaign as Mohammad Nabi completed his 14-day quarantine period
07/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Global Game | Big Bash |
The Sydney Sixers man joins Jonny Bairstow and Tom Banton in withdrawing from the competition
07/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
Find out everything you need to know about each of the eight sides in this year's competition
05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Big Bash |
BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - PERTH SCORCHERS: Between them, the big-hitting duo smashed 42 sixes and 830 runs in BBL9. Lancashire batsman Livingstone has signed on for a second successive year as a result
05/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Perth Scorchers | Global Game | Big Bash |
MEN'S BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - ADELAIDE STRIKERS: There is more than enough quality within Jason Gillespie's squad to make the 2020-21 campaign a successful one
05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
MEN'S BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - BRISBANE HEAT: A squad which has suffered from heavy disruption will rely on some unknown quantities to help them progress
05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - SYDNEY SIXERS: The absence this year of Steve Smith, who has said he won’t play in the Big Bash this year due to a crowded schedule and bubble-to-bubble life, is offset by the potential availability of Mitchell Starc
05/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Global Game | Big Bash |
MEN'S BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - MELBOURNE RENEGADES: Last term's nine-game losing run at the start of the competition is firmly behind them, but is it too soon for another title tilt?
05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Melbourne Renegades | Global Game | Big Bash |
MEN'S BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - HOBART HURRICANES: T20 international cricket's No.1 batsman might be a late arrival but he could be the consistent performer Adam Griffth has been searching for
05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Big Bash |
BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - MELBOURNE STARS: A batting line-up featuring Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk, Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell as a strong core, even if Stars fans will bemoan the withdrawal of Jonny Bairstow
05/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Melbourne Stars | Global Game | Big Bash |
BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - SYDNEY THUNDER: The productivity of Thunder’s batting line-up last year was a major reason that they were able to drag themselves into the play-off phase of the competition, but only three bowlers claimed more than nine wickets
05/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Sydney Thunder | Global Game | Big Bash |
SAM DALLING: It is refreshing to hear McDermott speak about the importance of friendship. The modern game offers riches and glory like never before. And so, remembering why you play the game is a vital attribute
05/12/2020 | Sam Dalling | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Features | Derbyshire | Big Bash |
The Somerset and England batsman admits "it has been harder than I thought" spending time in bio-secure bubbles
05/12/2020 | Nick Howson | News | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
The 10th edition of Australia premier T20 competition returns with a few twists. The Cricketer looks at what has changed and how to follow the action...
04/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
What channel is BBL 10 on? How do I watch online? What times do the matches start? All you need to know about how you can settle in for BBL action...
04/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Big Bash |
The Afghanistan spinner is in Queensland, where he has been in hotel quarantine ahead of his Big Bash stint with Brisbane Heat
04/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
The Pakistan allrounder will be available from December 26, joining a roster of overseas player which already includes Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad and Imran Tahir
03/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash |
Bairstow, who hit a match-winning knock of 86 not out in a T20I win over South Africa less than a week ago, is reportedly set to be recalled to his country’s Test squad for an upcoming tour of Sri Lanka
03/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash |
The 27-year-old hadn't played any hard ball cricket until 2018 when he entered regional trials for the Qalanders
01/12/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash |
The six foot-seven-inch allrounder becomes Sixers’ fourth overseas signing – joining fellow West Indian Carlos Brathwaite and Englishmen Tom Curran and James Vince
01/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Big Bash |
Hatcher is currently part of the New South Wales state squad and has previously been involved with Sydney Thunder
24/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash |
The 29-year-old will now represent his hometown club through to the end of the 2023/24 season
23/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash | Australia | Adelaide Strikers |
Wes Agar, Liam O'Connor and Harry Conway return for the 10th edition of the competition, which kicks off on December 10
19/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
The 20-year-old makes the switch to the Tasmanian side from Melbourne Stars. Lamichhane has played 20 Big Bash matches in his short but impressive career to date, claiming 26 wickets
19/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Big Bash |
The 22-year-old from Guyana was recommended to Hurricanes by Ricky Ponting, his coach at Delhi Capitals in the IPL
18/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Big Bash |
The Cricketer outlines the new regulations introduced for the 10th edition of the men's competition, which starts from December 10
16/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
Brathwaite, who previously appeared for the club three seasons ago, playing four games as a replacement player, joins Tom Curran and James Vince at the Sixers
15/11/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
Briggs becomes the third and final overseas signing for Strikers, joining Phil Salt and Rashid Khan
14/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Both players have BBL experience, while David has been capped internationally by Singapore
13/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Big Bash |
Munro joins Jason Roy and Liam Livingstone in the West Australia outfit's squad for the tournament, which is due to begin next month
13/11/2020 | The Cricketer | Perth Scorchers | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
NICK FRIEND: After a summer spent in England's bubble seemingly as the next cab off the rank, the Essex batsman is off to Brisbane Heat - with half an eye on a pair of T20 World Cups and another on a Test tour to Sri Lanka
12/11/2020 | Nick Friend | News | Features | Essex | England | County Cricket | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
The Essex youngster replaces Tom Banton for the start of the competition, which gets underway on December 10
12/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
The Surrey 21-year-old will play in an overseas league for the first time - a reward for his T20 Blast performances
12/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Big Bash |
The in-form West Indies batsman, who lit up the IPL with Kings XI Punjab, will be available to the Stars in December and early January
12/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Global Game | Big Bash |
The South African completed the 2018-19 champions' squad for the 10th edition of the competition, which gets underway on December 10
10/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Global Game | Big Bash |
The Australia left-armer last represented the reigning champions in 2014-15 and fills the void left by Josh Hazlewood and Steve Smith
09/11/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Big Bash |
This will be Bairstow's first experience of the Big Bash and he is expected to be available from after Christmas
09/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash |
The 2018-19 champions' squad continues to take shape, with two more players joining their roster ahead of the new campaign
06/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash |
The South African seamer now resides in Australia with his wife and two children and has been granted special status
06/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
The Kent captain’s arrival will be delayed, however, after he was named in England’s T20I and ODI squads for their tour of South Africa
06/11/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | News | Big Bash |
Tasmania and Canberra will host the first 21 matches, with venues for the remaining matches yet to be confirmed
05/11/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
James Vince was a part of the title-winning Sixers side last season and will play his third successive campaign in magenta
02/11/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Big Bash |
The announcement comes after Cricket Australia decided to allow each club an extra overseas player for the campaign
02/11/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
The Australia batsman has become the latest figure to raise concerns over the mental strains of life in bio-secure bubbles
30/10/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
The pair will share duties, with South African veteran leg-spinner Tahir joining the team after Christmas and Afghanistan 15-year-old Ahmad filling his void during the opening weeks of the competition
29/10/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash |
The Afghanistan mystery spinner, 19, signs on for a third campaign in the BBL, joining Tom Banton in Heat's overseas recruits ranks
27/10/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |
Until now, sides have been permitted to field two overseas players at a time, with opposition from the Australian Cricketers’ Association against an increase previously centred around the impact on local players who would miss out
23/10/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash |
The England opener, who has previously played in the Big Bash for Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers, joins international teammate Liam Livingstone in signing up as an overseas player
23/10/2020 | The Cricketer | Perth Scorchers | News | Big Bash |
The Afghanistan leg-spinner first joined Adelaide in 2017, playing a key role in securing a first Big Bash title for Jason Gillespie's side
22/10/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
The Afghanistan allrounder is hailed by coach Michael Klinger for his versatility, which helped guide the team to the BBL title in 2018-19
21/10/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Renegades | Global Game | Big Bash |
The left-hander, who is the world’s top-ranked T20I batsman, has seen his stock rise immeasurably in the game’s shortest format after a fine run of scores at international level
19/10/2020 | The Cricketer | Yorkshire | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Big Bash |
The big-hitting opener hit 425 runs at an average of 30.36 last year, smashing 27 sixes in the process – only Marcus Stoinis struck more. His tally also made him Perth’s highest run-scorer
15/10/2020 | The Cricketer | Perth Scorchers | News | Lancashire | Big Bash |
The defending champions have complete the signing of the Australian allrounder, who has previously represented Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes
18/09/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
The England seamer is set for a busy winter, potentially in the sub-continent and Adam Griffith is not expecting him to return for a third campaign
09/09/2020 | Teddie Casterton | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | England | Big Bash |
The 25-year-old 6ft 8ins quick links up with the three-time runners-up ahead of the 2020-21 edition
08/09/2020 | The Cricketer | News | Melbourne Stars | Global Game | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
Alistair Dobson says plans are in place to welcome foreign players for both tournaments later in the year but admits there are plenty of hurdles to jump due to COVID-19
15/07/2020 | The Cricketer | Womens Cricket | WBBL | News | Global Game | Big Bash |
The fixture list for the BBL was announced on Wednesday, with Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades getting the competition up and running at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, December 3
15/07/2020 | The Cricketer | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Perth Scorchers | News | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |
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