2023–24 Brisbane Heat season

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Brisbane Heat
2023–24 season
CoachWade Seccombe
Captain(s)Usman Khawaja
James Peirson (Acting)
Home groundThe Gabba, Brisbane
BBL Season1st Place
BBL finalsChampion
Leading Run ScorerJosh Brown (366)
Leading Wicket TakerXavier Bartlett (20)
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The 2023–24 Brisbane Heat season is the thirteenth in the club's history. Coached by Wade Seccombe and captained by Usman Khawaja,[1] they compete in the 2023–24 Big Bash League.

The team[edit]

The Brisbane Heat are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Heat wears a teal uniform and are based in Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland. Their home ground is the Brisbane Cricket Ground, also known as The Gabba.[2][3][4]


Current squad[edit]

The team's squad for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 22 November 2023.[5]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages are given as of the Heats opening match of the tournament, 7 December 2023
No. Name Nationality Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
71 Sam Billings  England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 32) Right-handed — Overseas player & International Cap, Wicketkeeper-batter
98 Josh Brown  Australia (1993-12-26)26 December 1993 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium
17 Max Bryant  Australia (1999-03-10)10 March 1999 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
18 Usman Khawaja  Australia (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 36) Left-handed Right-arm medium International Cap
33 Marnus Labuschagne  Australia (1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break International Cap
82 Colin Munro  New Zealand (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 36) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player & International Cap
77 Matt Renshaw  Australia (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break International Cap
All-rounders
20 Michael Neser  Australia (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast International Cap
96 Nathan McSweeney  Australia (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
22 Paul Walter  England (1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Overseas player
24 Jack Wildermuth  Australia (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast International Cap
Wicket-Keepers
59 James Peirson  Australia (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 31) Right-handed —
Spin Bowlers
30 Matthew Kuhnemann  Australia (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 27) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox International Cap
4 Mitchell Swepson  Australia (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break International Cap
Pace Bowlers
19 Xavier Bartlett  Australia (1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
45 Spencer Johnson  Australia (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 27) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
8 Will Prestwidge  Australia (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 (aged 21) Left-handed Right-arm fast

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Brisbane Heat (C) 10 7 1 2 16 0.972 Advance to Qualifier
2   Sydney Sixers 10 6 2 2 14 0.339
3   Perth Scorchers 10 6 3 1 13 0.725 Advance to Knockout
4   Adelaide Strikers 10 5 4 1 11 0.331
5   Hobart Hurricanes 10 4 6 0 8 −0.268
6   Melbourne Stars 10 4 6 0 8 −1.051
7   Melbourne Renegades 10 2 6 2 6 −0.289
8   Sydney Thunder 10 1 7 2 4 −0.652
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Regular season[edit]

Match 1
7 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
3/214 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
111 (15.1 overs)
Colin Munro 99* (61)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 1/35 (4 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 33 (16)
Mitchell Swepson 3/23 (3.1 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 103 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 20,315[6]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Brisbane Heat)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 3
9 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: TBA[7]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Nathan Johnstone
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
Match 6
12 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/151 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
131 (19 overs)
Colin Munro 46 (33)
Tanveer Sangha 3/21 (4 overs)
Oliver Davies 35 (30)
Xavier Bartlett 3/35 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 20 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: TBA[8]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Brisbane Heat)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
21 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
8/162 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
4/163 (18.1 overs)
Jake Fraser-McGurk 55 (23)
Paul Walter 3/27 (4 overs)
Matt Renshaw 49* (37)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/27 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,893[9]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Match 16
27 December 2023
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
172 (19.4 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
9/157 (20 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 73 (52)
Daniel Sams 5/30 (4 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 46 (39)
Xavier Bartlett 3/29 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 29,155[10]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Nathan McSweeney (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 22
1 January 2024
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: –[11]
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Ben Treloar
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
Match 24
3 January 2024
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/141 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
4/104 (14.3 overs)
Josh Philippe 41 (36)
Matthew Kuhnemann 2/19 (4 overs)
Josh Brown 43 (31)
Ben Dwarshuis 1/7 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs (DLS method)
Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 10,372[12]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
Match 29
7 January 2024
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
132/7 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
116/9 (16 overs)
Colin Munro 56 (47)
Chris Jordan 3/19 (4 overs)
Nikhil Chaudhary 55 (38)
Xavier Bartlett 3/30 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 1 run (DLS method)
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Xavier Bartlett (BRH)
  • Houbert Hurricanes won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Match 32
10 January 2024
18:40 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
6/191 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
9/168 (20 overs)
Michael Neser 64* (30)
Ashton Agar 2/29 (4 overs)
Laurie Evans 51 (29)
Spencer Johnson 2/23 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 23 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: –[13]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and David Taylor
Player of the match: Michael Neser (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 35
13 January 2024
13:15
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
6/163 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
128 (19.5 overs)
Nick Hobson 48* (30)
Michael Neser 2/21 (3 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 42 (41)
Andrew Tye 4/14 (3.5 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 35 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 32,583[14]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Nick Hobson (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

Play-offs[edit]

Qualifier
19 January 2024
18:40 AEST (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
152/8 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
113 (17.5 overs)
Moises Henriques 59 (50)
Michael Neser 3/27 (4 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 26 (25)
Ben Dwarshuis 5/21 (3.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 39 runs
Heritage Bank Stadium, Carrara
Attendance: –[15]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Challenger
22 January 2024
18:40 AEST (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/214 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
160 (19.5 overs)
Josh Brown 140 (57)
David Payne 2/17 (3 overs)
Harry Nielsen 50 (33)
Spencer Johnson 3/20 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 54 runs
Heritage Bank Stadium, Carrara
Attendance: –[16]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
24 January 2024
19:15 AEDT (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/166 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
112 (17.3 overs)
Josh Brown 53 (38)
Sean Abbott 4/32 (4 overs)
Moises Henriques 25 (27)
Spencer Johnson 4/26 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 54 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 43,153[17]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Big Bash 2022-23 team guide: Brisbane Heat". The Cricketer. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "BBL team names and colours". 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. ^ "New Twenty20 Big Bash league to feature teams in pink, orange and purple as tradition is abandoned". Fox Sports (Australia). 6 April 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  4. ^ Cricket Australia (2011), Home Ground, www.brisbaneheat.com.au, retrieved 24 September 2013, <"Home Ground - Brisbane Heat - Big Bash League". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24.>
  5. ^ "Players/BBL". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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  15. ^ https://www.austadiums.com/sport/event/28490
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