2022–23 Brisbane Heat season

The 2022–23 Brisbane Heat season was the twelfth in the club's history. Coached by Wade Seccombe and captained by Usman Khawaja,[1] they competed in the 2022–23 season.

Brisbane Heat
2022–23 season
CoachWade Seccombe
Captain(s)Usman Khawaja
James Peirson (Acting)
Home groundThe Gabba, Brisbane
Leading Run ScorerJames Peirson (334)
Leading Wicket TakerMichael Neser (26)

The team

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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]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers (C) 14 11 3 0 22 1.205 Advance to play-off phase
2   Sydney Sixers 14 10 3 1 21 0.846
3   Melbourne Renegades 14 7 7 0 14 −0.027
4   Sydney Thunder 14 7 7 0 14 −0.716
5   Brisbane Heat 14 6 7 1 13 −0.483
6   Hobart Hurricanes 14 6 8 0 12 −0.340
7   Adelaide Strikers 14 5 9 0 10 −0.151
8   Melbourne Stars 14 3 11 0 6 −0.287
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Current squad

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The team's squad for the 2022–23 Big Bash League season as of 11 December 2022.[5][6]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages are given as of the opening match of the tournament, 15 December 2022
No. Name Nationality Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
70 Sam Billings   England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Overseas player & International Cap, Wicketkeeper-batter
17 Max Bryant   Australia (1999-03-10)10 March 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium
61 Sam Hain   England (1995-07-16)16 July 1995 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
5 Sam Heazlett   Australia (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 (aged 27) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
18 Usman Khawaja   Australia (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 35) Left-handed Right-arm medium International Cap
33 Marnus Labuschagne   Australia (1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break International Cap
82 Colin Munro   New Zealand (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 35) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas player & International Cap
77 Matt Renshaw   Australia (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break International Cap
44 Ross Whiteley   England (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium Overseas player
All-rounders
7 James Bazley   Australia (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
24 Jack Wildermuth   Australia (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast International Cap
Wicket-Keepers
59 James Peirson   Australia (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 30) Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
30 Matthew Kuhnemann   Australia (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 26) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox International Cap
4 Mitchell Swepson   Australia (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break International Cap
Pace Bowlers
19 Xavier Bartlett   Australia (1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
45 Spencer Johnson   Australia (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 (aged 26) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
20 Michael Neser   Australia (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast International Cap
8 Will Prestwidge   Australia (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 (aged 20) Left-handed Right-arm fast
16 Mark Steketee   Australia (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium

Regular season

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Match 3
15 December 2022 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/166 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
6/144 (20 overs)
Nic Maddinson 87 (49)
Matthew Kuhnemann 3/32 (4 overs)
James Peirson 43 (30)
Akeal Hosein 3/15 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 22 runs
Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns
Attendance: 6,708 [7]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Josh Brown made his T20 debut.

Match 10
21 December 2022 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/137 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
6/139 (19.2 overs)
James Peirson 45* (30)
Tom Rogers 4/23 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 57 (42)
Michael Neser 4/32 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets
Kardinia Park, Geelong
Attendance: 6,892 [8]
Umpires: David Taylor and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 13
23 December 2022 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat (H)
9/166 (20 overs)
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Adelaide Strikers
9/160 (20 overs)
Sam Billings 79 (48)
Matthew Short 3/14 (4 overs)
Thomas Kelly 43 (33)
Mark Steketee 4/34 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 17,283 [9]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Sam Billings (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 17
27 December 2022 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
6/121 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
0/124 (11.4 overs)
Colin Munro 43 (47)
Chris Green 2/14 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 59* (36)
Matthew Kuhnemann 0/7 (1 over)
Sydney Thunder won by 10 wickets
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 8,534 [10]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Matthew Gilkes (Sydney Thunder)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 19
29 December 2022 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/182 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat
9/171 (20 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 39 (35)
James Bazley 4/22 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 98 (53)
Nathan McAndrew 4/32 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 11 runs
Carrara Oval, Carrara
Attendance: 14,575 [11]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Daniel Sams (Sydney Thunder)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 25
1 January 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat (H)
5/224 (20 overs)
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Sydney Sixers
209 (20 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 84 (51)
Dan Christian 1/5 (1 over)
Jordan Silk 41 (23)
Michael Neser 3/41 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 23,689 [12]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Josh Brown (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 28
4 January 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
6/147 (13 overs)
v
Michael Neser 45*(18)
Steve O'Keefe 3/26 (3 overs)
No result
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 8,384 [13]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Troy Penman
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 13 overs due to rain and later abandoned.

Match 33
7 January 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
9/171 (20 overs)
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Perth Scorchers (H)
3/173 (16.3 overs)
Colin Munro 45 (26)
Andrew Tye 3/37 (4 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 76* (48)
Matthew Kuhnemann 1/38 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 28,029 [14]
Umpires: Ben Treloar and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 37
11 January 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat (H)
6/155 (20 overs)
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Perth Scorchers
2/157 (16.2 overs)
Max Bryant 36 (27)
Jason Behrendorff 3/21 (4 overs)
Matthew Short 67* (35)
Matthew Kuhnemann 1/32 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 16,816 [15]
Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.

Match 40
14 January 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
154 (19.3 overs)
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
9/137 (20 overs)
Marnus Labuschagne 46 (33)
Harry Conway 3/36 (3.3 overs)
Matthew Short 39 (30)
James Bazley 3/30 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 17 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 14,785 [16]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Matthew Kuhnemann (Brisbane Heat)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 44
16 January 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars (H)
7/159 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat
7/160 (20 overs)
Nick Larkin 58 (36)
Michael Neser 4/25 (4 overs)
Matt Renshaw 90 * (56)
Liam Hatcher 2/29 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 12,991 [17]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Gerrard Abood
Player of the match: Matt Renshaw (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 49
20 January 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat (H)
6/162 (20 overs)
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Hobart Hurricanes
6/150 (20 overs)
Matt Renshaw 41 (31)
Joel Paris 2/15 (4 overs)
Matthew Wade 45 (37)
Michael Neser 3/27 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 12 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 19,636 [18]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Michael Neser (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 51
22 January 2023 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat (H)
4/188 (20 overs)
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Melbourne Stars
3/184 (20 overs)
Sam Hain 73 * (41)
Luke Wood 2/38 (4 overs)
Tom Rogers 41 (20)
Mitchell Swepson 2/23 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 4 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 18,184 [19]
Umpires: Ben Treloar and Gerrard Abood
Player of the match: Sam Hain (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 55
25 January 2023 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
9/120 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat
8/118 (20 overs)
Macalister Wright 56 (56)
Michael Neser 3/35 (4 overs)
James Peirson 39 (37)
Faheem Ashraf 2/19 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 runs
York Park, Launceston
Attendance: 4,822[20]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Play-offs

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Matches

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Eliminator
27 January 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
5/203 (20 overs)
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Sydney Thunder
1/51 (6.5 overs)
Usman Khawaja 94 (55)
Chris Green 2/29 (4 overs)
David Warner 36* (20)
James Bazley 1/3 (1 over)
Brisbane Heat won by 8 runs (DLS method)
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 7,067 [21]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Brisbane Heat)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Ross Pawson (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.

Knockout
29 January 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
5/162 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat
3/164 (18.5 overs)
Shaun Marsh 82* (53)
Xavier Bartlett 3/18 (4 overs)
Usman Khawaja 59 (47)
Tom Rogers 2/33 (3.5 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,699 [22]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Challenger
2 February 2023 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
9/116 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat
6/117 (18.2 overs)
Daniel Hughes 23 (24)
Matthew Kuhnemann 3/17 (4 overs)
Michael Neser 48* (32)
Izharulhaq Naveed 2/28 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 15,852 [23]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Michael Neser (Brisbane Heat)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.

Final
4 February 2023 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/175 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
5/178 (19.2 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 41 (37)
Jason Behrendorff 2/26 (4 overs)
Ashton Turner 53 (32)
Matthew Kuhnemann 1/28 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 53,886 [24]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Season statistics

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Batting

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Most runs
Batter Mts Runs HS
James Peirson 18 334 57*
Matt Renshaw 12 283 90*
Colin Munro 8 278 98
Josh Brown 14 258 62
Usman Khawaja 8 249 94
As of 4 February 2023

Source:[25]

Highest individual score
Batter Runs Balls Opp
Colin Munro 98 53 Sydney Thunder
Usman Khawaja 84 55 Sydney Thunder
Matt Renshaw 90* 56 Melbourne Stars
Nathan McSweeney 84 51 Sydney Sixers
Sam Billings 79 48 Adelaide Strikers
As of 4 February 2023

Source:[26]

Bowling

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Most wickets
Bowler Mat Wkts BBI
Michael Neser 17 26 4/25
James Bazley 15 16 4/22
Matthew Kuhnemann 18 16 3/17
Mark Steketee 8 10 4/34
Spencer Johnson 10 9 3/28
As of 4 February 2023

Source:[27]

References

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