2021–22 Brisbane Heat season

Brisbane Heat
2021–22 season
Coach	Darren Lehmann
Captain(s)	Jimmy Peirson
Home ground	The Gabba
BBL Season	7th
Leading Run Scorer	Ben Duckett (302)
Leading Wicket Taker	Mark Steketee (12)
← 2020–21	2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Brisbane Heat season was the eleventh in the club's history. The team was coached by Darren Lehmann and captained by Chris Lynn, they competed in the BBL's 2021–22 season.^[3]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	BP	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Perth Scorchers (C)	14	11	3	0	7	40	0.926	Advance to play-off phase
2	Sydney Sixers	14	9	4	1	6	35	1.027
3	Sydney Thunder	14	9	5	0	8	35	0.725
4	Adelaide Strikers	14	6	8	0	10	28	0.237
5	Hobart Hurricanes	14	7	7	0	6	27	−0.332
6	Melbourne Stars	14	7	7	0	5	26	−0.222
7	Brisbane Heat	14	3	11	0	7	16	−0.910
8	Melbourne Renegades	14	3	10	1	5	16	−1.477

Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Regular season[edit]

Match 2
6 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 8/140 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 3/141 (17.1 overs)
Ben Duckett 46 (35) Daniel Sams 3/22 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 61* (46) Liam Guthrie 2/32 (3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 6,824^[4]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Alex Ross (Sydney Thunder)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Liam Guthrie (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.

Match 5
8 December 2021
18:35 (N)
Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 6/157 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 151 (19.5 overs)
Kurtis Patterson 55 (30) Cameron Gannon 2/32 (4 overs)		Xavier Bartlett 34* (25) Matthew Kelly 4/28 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 runs
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 16,108^[5]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Matthew Kelly (Perth Scorchers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 11
13 December 2021
18:15 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/140 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 5/141 (16.5 overs)
Mackenzie Harvey 71* (56) James Bazley 3/28 (4 overs)		Sam Heazlett 44* (29) Zahir Khan 2/27 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets
Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 6,459^[6]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and David Taylor
Player of the match: James Bazley (Brisbane Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 14
19 December 2021
18:40 (N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 7/196 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 143 (17.3 overs)
Sam Billings 64 (27) Mitchell Swepson 2/27 (4 overs)		Xavier Bartlett 42* (29) Saqib Mahmood 4/22 (3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 53 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 16,189^[7]
Umpires: Darren Close and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Saqib Mahmood (Sydney Thunder)

Brisbane won the toss and elected to field.
X-factor subs: Tom Cooper (Brisbane Heat) replaced Tom Abell.

Match 18
23 December 2021
18:45 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/208 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/169 (20 overs)
Ben Duckett 78 (47) Rashid Khan 3/34 (4 overs)		Jonathan Wells 55 (41) Mark Steketee 3/27 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 39 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 7,581^[8]
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Ben Duckett (Brisbane Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 23
27 December 2021
20:05 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 9/207 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 9/187 (20 overs)
Joe Clarke 85 (44) Mark Steketee 3/40 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 57 (34) Qais Ahmad 3/26 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 20 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 14,803^[9]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Melbourne Stars)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 25
29 December 2021
18:05 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 105 (19.1 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 8/106 (20 overs)
Jack Wildermuth 27 (26) Sean Abbott 4/31 (4 overs)		Sean Abbott 37* (43) Jack Wildermuth 2/18 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 2 wickets.
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 11,354^[10]
Umpires: Darren Close and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
X-factor subs: Jack Wildermuth (Brisbane Heat) replaced Matthew Kuhnemann.

Match 29
1 January 2022
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 8/150 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 8/136 (20 overs)
James Bazley 44* (27) Nathan Ellis 3/41 (4 overs)		Tom Rogers 33* (20) Xavier Bartlett 4/30 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 14 runs
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
X-factor subs: Jack Wildermuth (Brisbane Heat) replaced Liam Guthrie.

Match 37
6 January 2022
18:05 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 6/128 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 5/129 (15 overs)
Jake Lehmann 65 (52) Mohammad Nabi 2/19 (4 overs)		Shaun Marsh 57 (35) David Grant 3/20 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Jack Clayton, David Grant, Ronan McDonald, Steve McGiffin, Lachlan Pfeffer and Will Prestwidge (Brisbane Heat) all made their T20 debuts.
X-factor subs: Mohammad Nabi (Melbourne Renegades) replaced James Pattinson.

Match 41
8 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 8/144 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 2/145 (17.2 overs)
Lachlan Pfeffer 69 (51) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/23 (4 overs)		Ben McDermott 93 (61) Will Prestwidge 2/37 (3.2 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Gerard Abood and David Taylor
Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Paddy Dooley (Brisbane Heat) and Will Sanders (Hobart Hurricanes) both made their T20 debuts.
X-factor subs: Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Will Sanders.

Match 46
12 January 2022
18:15 (N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 4/161 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 90 (15 overs)
Jake Weatherald 35 (31) Will Prestwidge 2/34 (4 overs)		Ben Duckett 24 (18) Rashid Khan 6/17 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 71 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 51
16 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 6/149 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 2/150 (13.5 overs)
Ben Duckett 51 (42) Glenn Maxwell 2/19 (4 overs)		Joe Clarke 62 (36) James Bazley 1/34 (3.5 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,099^[11]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
X-factor subs: Nick Larkin (Melbourne Stars) replaced Brody Couch.

Match 53
17 January 2022
20:15 (N)
Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 7/155 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/156 (18.4 overs)
Max Bryant 81 (56) Peter Hatzoglou 2/17 (4 overs)		Mitchell Marsh 59 (34) Mitchell Swepson 2/19 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 480^[12]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 36^[A]
19 January 2022
12:05
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 6/178 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 8/151 (20 overs)
Daniel Hughes 59 (45) Michael Neser 3/39 (4 overs)		Max Bryant 57 (55) Hayden Kerr 3/23 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 27 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and David Taylor
Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sydney Sixers)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) became the first player to score 3,000 runs in the BBL.^[13]

Squad information[edit]

The current squad of the Brisbane Heat for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season as of 23 November 2021.^[14]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
5	Sam Heazlett	Australia	(1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
17	Max Bryant	Australia	(1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
26	Tom Cooper	Netherlands	(1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Non-visa Dutch international
50	Chris Lynn	Australia	(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox
All-rounders
7	James Bazley	Australia	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
33	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	(1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break
7	Michael Neser	Australia	(1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
–	Tom Abell	England	5 March 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Visa contract
24	Jack Wildermuth	Australia	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Wicketkeepers
18	Tom Banton	England	(1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	–	Visa contract
–	Ben Duckett	England	17 October 1994 (age 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Visa contract
59	Jimmy Peirson	Australia	(1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	–	Captain
Pace bowlers
6	Mark Steketee	Australia	(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
19	Xavier Bartlett	Australia	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
38	Matthew Willans	Australia	(2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast
42	Connor Sully	Australia	(2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right arm fast
Spin bowlers
4	Mitchell Swepson	Australia	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right Arm leg break
30	Matthew Kuhnemann	Australia	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
88	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	Afghanistan	(2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Visa contract

Notes[edit]

^ Originally the match was scheduled to be played on 5 January 2022 but was postponed due to COVID-19 cases in Brisbane Heat's squad.

References[edit]

^ "Brisbane Heat most runs in 2021–22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Brisbane Heat most wickets in 2021–22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ "Big Bash League: Heat vs Thunder". Austadiums. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat - Optus Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades - Metricon Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder - Gabba". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "BBL: Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat - Adelaide Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars - Gabba". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat - Sydney Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat - Melbourne Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers - Marvel Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Sixers beat Heat to all but cement second spot". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ "Players". www.brisbaneheat.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

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[13] Originally the match was scheduled to be played on 5 January 2022 but was postponed due to COVID-19 cases in Brisbane Heat's squad.

[1] "Brisbane Heat most runs in 2021–22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[2] "Brisbane Heat most wickets in 2021–22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[3] "Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[4] "Big Bash League: Heat vs Thunder". Austadiums. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[5] "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat - Optus Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[6] "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades - Metricon Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[7] "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder - Gabba". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[8] "BBL: Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat - Adelaide Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[9] "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars - Gabba". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[10] "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat - Sydney Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[11] "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat - Melbourne Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[12] "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers - Marvel Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[14] "Sixers beat Heat to all but cement second spot". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[15] "Players". www.brisbaneheat.com.au. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

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v t e Brisbane Heat
Est. 2011 in Brisbane, Queensland Men Women Players
History	Overview
Home stadiums	The Gabba Allan Border Field
Leagues	Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League
Seasons (men)	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Seasons (women)	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Coaches (men)	Stuart Law (2011–2015) Daniel Vettori (2015–2019) Darren Lehmann (2019–2021) Wade Seccombe (2021–Present)
Captains (men)	James Hopes (2011–2015) Chris Lynn (2015–2021) Jimmy Peirson (2021–current)
Coaches (women)	Andy Richards (2015–2017) Peter McGiffin (2017–2019) Ashley Noffke (2019–current)
Captains (women)	Delissa Kimmince (2015–2017) Kirby Short (2017–2020) Jess Jonassen (2020–current)