Brisbane Heat

Brisbane Heat

Personnel
Captain	Jimmy Peirson
Coach	Wade Seccombe
Team information
Colours	Teal
Founded	2011
Home ground	The Gabba
Capacity	42,000
History
BBL wins	1 (BBL02)
CLT20 wins	Nil
Official website	brisbaneheat.com.au
T20 Kit
Current season

Seasons
2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2021–22

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 Queensland. Their home ground is the Brisbane Cricket Ground, also known as The Gabba.^[1][2][3]

In their second season, they won the Big Bash League for the first time and so qualified for the Champions League Twenty20.^[4]

Squad[]

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

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
•  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
•  **  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
3	Hugo Burdon		(2001-11-29) 29 November 2001 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	Replacement player
5	Sam Heazlett		(1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 26)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	International Cap
13	Jake Lehmann		(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 29)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Replacement player
17	Max Bryant		(1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
24	Bryce Street		(1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Replacement player
26	Tom Cooper		(1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Australian passport and International Cap
28	Tom Abell		5 March 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Visa contract
39	Fakhar Zaman		(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 31)	Left-Handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Visa Contract and International Cap
50	Chris Lynn		(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 31)	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	International Cap
84	Jack Clayton		(1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 22)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Replacement player
All-rounders
1	Nathan McSweeney		(1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	Replacement player
7	James Bazley		(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
20	Michael Neser		(1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
24	Jack Wildermuth		(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	International Cap
33	Marnus Labuschagne		(1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	International Cap
99	Steve McGiffin		(1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Replacement player
Wicketkeepers
16	Ben Duckett		(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm off-break	Visa Contract and International Cap
33	Lachlan Pfeffer		(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 30)	Left-handed	-	Replacement player
59	Jimmy Peirson		(1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	-	Captain
Pace bowlers
2	Cameron Gannon		(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Australian passport, replacement player and International Cap
6	Mark Steketee		(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
8	Will Prestwidge		(2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 20)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	Replacement player
18	Liam Guthrie		(1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 24)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast	Replacement player
19	Xavier Bartlett		(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
22	David Grant		(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
38	Matthew Willans		(2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 (age 21)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast	**
42	Connor Sully		(2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	**
78	Ronan McDonald		(1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player
Spin bowlers
4	Mitchell Swepson		(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right Arm leg break	International Cap
30	Matthew Kuhnemann		(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 25)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
38	Paddy Dooley		(1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 24)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Replacement player
45	Jack Wood		(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 25)	Right-handed	Left-arm unorthodox spin	Replacement player
88	Mujeeb Ur Rahman		(2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 20)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Visa contract and International Cap

Administration and support staff[]

Role	Name
Head Coach	Wade Seccombe
Assistant Coach	Darren Lehmann
Batting Coach	James Hopes
Bowling Coach	Andy Bichel

Captains list[]

[5]	Name	Years captain	Captained	Won	Lost	Tied[*]	NR	%[**]
1	Peter Forrest	2011–12	6	3	3	0	0	50.00%
2	James Hopes	2011–2015	24	9	15	0	0	37.50%
3	Chris Hartley	2013	2	2	0	0	0	100.00%
4	Daniel Vettori	2013	1	0	1	0	0	0.00%
5	Chris Lynn	2015–2021	48	21	26	0	1	44.68%
6	Brendon McCullum	2016-2018	18	8	9	1	0	47.22%
7	Joe Burns	2017	1	1	0	0	0	100.00%
8	Jimmy Peirson	2020-2021	5	3	2	0	0	60.00%

^* Includes matches determined by a Super Over ^** Ties counted as half a win

Big Bash League 2011/12[]

After losing their first four matches of the season, the Heat finished strong, winning their final three games. They finished in 5th place, one place below semi-final qualification. James Hopes was supposed to captain the team, but missed the whole tournament due to injury. Peter Forrest led the team instead. Brendon McCullum missed some matches while playing in the HRV Cup in New Zealand simultaneously. Fellow New Zealander Daniel Vettori missed a few games because of injury.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
16 December 2011	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Cricket Ground	Lost by 6 wickets
20 December 2011	Melbourne Stars	The Gabba	Lost by 8 runs
29 December 2011	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground	Lost by 10 runs
3 January 2012	Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba	Lost by 31 runs
6 January 2012	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Won by 3 runs, MoM- Matthew Hayden 76 (51)
12 January 2012	Melbourne Renegades	Etihad Stadium	Won by 12 runs, MoM- Daniel Vettori 40 (25) and 0/27 (4 Overs)
17 January 2012	Sydney Thunder	The Gabba	Won by 91 runs, MoM- Daniel Christian 75* (47) and 1/17 (4 Overs)
Overall Record of 3–4 in BBL|01 Failed to make Semifinals, ended 5/8

Big Bash League 2012/13[]

Heat won four matches and lost four matches in the league stage, sneaking into the semi-finals thanks to net run-rate. In the semi-final the Heat met the Renegades, who finished the league in first place. Luke Pomersbach scored 112* to help the Heat upset the Renegades.

Final[]

Brisbane Heat defeated the Perth Scorchers in the 2012/13 Big Bash League final. The match was played at the WACA Ground on 19 January 2013.^[4]

Captain James Hopes was unable to play due to injury, so Chris Hartley led the team instead and won the toss, choosing to bat first.^[4] Joe Burns top scored for Brisbane with 43 runs off 27 balls, in a total of 167. Jason Behrendorff took 2 wickets for the Scorchers.^[6]

In reply, Perth Scorchers scored 133 for the loss of nine wickets from their 20 overs, losing by 34 runs. Adam Voges was the highest scorer with 49 runs from 32 deliveries. Barbadian Kemar Roach took 3 wickets for 18 runs. Nathan Hauritz was named man of the match after bowling three overs for 11 runs and taking three catches.^[4][6]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
9 December 2012	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Lost by 8 wickets
13 December 2012	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval	Won by 3 wickets, MoM- Luke Pomersbach 65 (39)
18 December 2012	Perth Scorchers	The Gabba	Lost by 9 wickets (D/L)
22 December 2012	Melbourne Renegades	Etihad Stadium	Lost by 6 wickets, MoM- Ben Cutting 2/12 (4 Overs)
28 December 2012	Sydney Thunder	Stadium Australia	Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Daniel Christian 5/26 (4 overs)
3 January 2013	Melbourne Stars	The Gabba	Won by 24 runs, MoM- James Hopes 49 (40) and 3/28 (4 Overs)
7 January 2013	Sydney Sixers	The Gabba	Lost by 5 wickets
12 January 2013	Hobart Hurricanes	Bellerive Oval	Won by 8 wickets, MoM- Luke Pomersbach 82 (42)
Finals Series
15 January 2013	Melbourne Renegades	Etihad Stadium	Won by 15 runs, MoM- Luke Pomersbach 112* (70)
19 January 2013	Perth Scorchers	WACA Ground	Won by 34 runs, MoM- Nathan Hauritz 0/11 (3 Overs) and 3 catches
Overall Record of 6–4 in BBL|02 Big Bash League Champions (1/8)

Big Bash League 2013/14[]

The team started well, winning their first game against the Perth Scorchers, but then lost the next three games. However, the Heat finished well, winning two of their last three games. They lost the Do-or-die match against Hobart Hurricanes by 40 runs, so giving the Hurricanes the last qualifying spot, leaving the Heat to finish in 5th place. There were good signs for the Heat as Cameron Gannon was the leading wicket taker in the Big Bash, snaring 18 wickets at an average of less than 12 – with best bowling of 4–10. Daniel Vettori was economical with the ball, going for just above six an over and picking up 7 wickets. Chris Lynn was the Heat's highest run scorer, with 198 runs in the season, closely followed by Dan Christian who made 186 runs at an average of 46.5.^[7]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
22 December 2013	Perth Scorchers	The Gabba	Won by 3 wickets, MoM- Chris Lynn 81 (53)
28 December 2013	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Lost by 3 wickets
30 December 2013	Melbourne Renegades	Etihad Stadium	Lost by 57 runs
2 January 2014	Sydney Sixers	The Gabba	Lost by 4 runs
8 January 2014	Sydney Thunder	Stadium Australia	Won by 48 runs, MoM- Chris Lynn 56 (35)
11 January 2014	Melbourne Stars	The Gabba	Lost by 3 wickets
18 January 2014	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval	Won by 32 runs, MoM- Daniel Vettori 2/10 (4 Overs)
23 January 2014	Hobart Hurricanes	Bellerive Oval	Lost by 40 runs
Overall Record of 3–5 in BBL|03 Failed to make Semifinals, ended 5/8

Big Bash League 2014/15[]

Brisbane Heat lost their first match against Thunder, but bounced back to defeat the Melbourne Stars by one run in a thrilling contest. The Heat then lost five consecutive games, but beat the Hurricanes by 18 runs in their final match of the season. Brisbane Heat finished in last place, winning only two of eight games. Consequently, Stuart Law resigned as coach and James Hopes as captain. Brisbane Heat won the wooden spoon off the Sydney Thunder, who finished last in each of the first 3 seasons of the BBL.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
21 December 2014	Sydney Thunder	ANZ Stadium	Lost by 56 runs
28 December 2014	Melbourne Stars	The Gabba	Won by 1 run, MoM- Ryan Duffield 3/28 (4 overs)
2 January 2015	Hobart Hurricanes	Blundstone Arena	Lost by 6 wickets
4 January 2015	Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba	Lost by 5 wickets
8 January 2015	Perth Scorchers	#TheFurnace	Lost by 8 wickets
11 January 2015	Sydney Sixers	The Gabba	Lost by 6 wickets
13 January 2015	Melbourne Renegades	Etihad Stadium	Lost by 5 wickets
15 January 2015	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Won by 18 runs, MoM- Chris Lynn 81 (35)
Overall Record of 2–6 in BBL|04 Failed to make Semifinals, ended 8/8

Big Bash League 2015/16[]

After retiring from playing, Daniel Vettori signed a 3-year contract to be coach of the franchise. Chris Lynn became the captain for the tournament following the resignation of James Hopes. The Heat signed Josh Lalor, Andrew Fekete (cricketer), Alex Doolan, as well as snapping up West Indian pair Samuel Badree and Lendl Simmons. Rookies Jack Wildermuth and Mitchell Swepson also joined the Heat. They lost their first four matches, before beating the Thunder. The Heat then lost to Strikers, but finished well, beating the Sixers and Stars in their last two matches. The Heat finished 6th in the table with 3 wins and 5 losses. Captain Chris Lynn was tournament's leading run-scorer and was also named Player of the Tournament. He smashed 378 runs in 8 matches, including a century against Hobart Hurricanes in a losing cause.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
19 December 2015	Melbourne Renegades	The Gabba	Lost by 7 wickets
22 December 2015	Hobart Hurricanes	Blundstone Arena	Lost by 20 runs
26 December 2015	Perth Scorchers	#The Furnace	Lost by 9 wickets
29 December 2015	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Lost by 15 runs, MoM- Chris Lynn 101(51)
3 January 2016	Sydney Thunder	The Gabba	Won by 6 wickets, MoM- Chris Lynn 75 (32)
8 January 2016	Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba	Lost by 8 wickets
10 January 2016	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Cricket Ground	Won by 6 runs, MoM- Joe Burns 60(51)
14 January 2016	Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Won by 56 runs, MoM- Samuel Badree 5/22(4)
Overall Record of 3–5 in BBL|05 Failed to make Semifinals, ended 6/8

Big Bash League 2016/17[]

Following Brendon McCullum's international retirement, he returned to the Heat to captain the side. He took no part in the previous season due to BBL coinciding with the final matches of his international career. James Hopes retired from cricket. Heat signed local player Marnus Labuschagne and from Adelaide Strikers. English fast bowler Tymal Mills joined as an international player. The Heat started well, winning their first three matches, but then lost to the Sixers by 3 wickets. The Heat won 2 of their next 3 matches. They lost their last game of the seasons to the Renegades in a thrilling 1 run loss. The Heat finished 2nd in the table with 5 wins and 3 losses. This was their best performance in the league stage. In a thrilling semi-final, they lost to the Sydney Sixers in a super over. Chris Lynn was again named Player of the Tournament, after scoring 305 runs in 6 matches at an average of 154.5.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
21 December 2016	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval	Won by 10 runs, MoM- Brendon McCullum 42(21)
28 December 2016	Sydney Thunder	Spotless Stadium	Won by 3 wickets, MoM- Chris Lynn 85* (48)
30 December 2016	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Chris Lynn 84*(50)
3 January 2017	Sydney Sixers	The Gabba	Lost by 3 wickets
5 January 2017	Perth Scorchers	#The Furnace	Won by 9 wickets, MoM- Chris Lynn 98*(49)
11 January 2017	Perth Scorchers	The Gabba	Lost by 29 runs
17 January 2017	Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Mitchell Swepson 2/14(4)
20 January 2017	Melbourne Renegades	Etihad Stadium	Lost by 1 run
Finals Series
25 January 2017	Sydney Sixers	The Gabba	Match tied, Lost in the super over
Overall Record of 5–4 in BBL|06 Lost in the semi-final (3/8)

Big Bash League 2017-18[]

The Heat signed Test opener Matt Renshaw. Pakistani leg break bowler Shadab Khan was signed before the season as an international player, and Yasir Shah was later signed as his replacement. The Heat started off well by defeating Melbourne Stars, but lost to Renegades in next match. They won one of their next two matches and then beat the Stars and Scorchers. However, the Brisbane Heat lost their four remaining matches including a Do-or-die last match against the Renegades, so ending their season.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
20 December 2017	Melbourne Stars	The Gabba	Won by 15 runs
23 December 2017	Melbourne Renegades	Etihad Stadium	Lost by 7 wickets
27 December 2017	Sydney Thunder	The Gabba	Won by 6 wickets(D/L), MoM- 25*(9)
31 December 2017	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval	Lost by 56 runs
2 January 2018	Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Won by 8 wickets, MoM- Mitchell Swepson 3/14(4)
5 January 2018	Perth Scorchers	The Gabba	Won by 49 runs, MoM- Ben Cutting 46(20),2-0-14-0
10 January 2018	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Lost by 3 runs
15 January 2018	Hobart Hurricanes	Bellerive Oval	Lost by 6 wickets
18 January 2018	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Cricket Ground	Lost by 9 wickets
27 January 2018	Melbourne Renegades	The Gabba	Lost by 27 runs
Overall Record of 4-6 in BBL|07 Failed to make Semifinals, ended 7/8

Big Bash League 2018-19[]

The Heat signed Australian fast bowler James Pattinson and Afghan off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Youth signings included Max Bryant and Jack Prestwidge. The Heat faced Adelaide Strikers in their first game of the season and lost by 6 wickets. They lost their next two matches against Hurricanes and Sixers, but then beat the Scorchers and the Thunder. The next two matches were against the Renegades, the Heat lost the first but won the second. The next match against the Thunder was abandoned after a power cut. Heat lost their next three matches, but won their last three matches. The Heat finished fifth in standings with 6 wins and 7 losses with one match abandoned. After the season, Brendon McCullum announced his retirement from the BBL.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
19 December 2018	Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba	Lost by 5 wickets
22 December 2018	Hobart Hurricanes	Metricon Stadium	Lost by 15 runs
1 January 2019	Sydney Sixers	The Gabba	Lost by 5 wickets, MoM- Chris Lynn 84(55)
5 January 2019	Perth Scorchers	Optus Stadium	Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/10(4)
8 January 2019	Sydney Thunder	Sydney Showground Stadium	Won by 15 runs(D/L), MoM- Chris Lynn 54(30)
10 January 2019	Melbourne Renegades	The Gabba	Lost by 8 wickets
13 January 2019	Melbourne Renegades	GMHBA Stadium	Won by 101 runs, MoM- Max Bryant 44(24)
17 January 2019	Sydney Thunder	The Gabba	No result
20 January 2019	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Cricket Ground	Lost by 79 runs
27 January 2019	Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Lost by 5 runs
29 January 2019	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Lost by 9 wickets
1 February 2019	Perth Scorchers	The Gabba	Won by 6 wickets, MoM- Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/16(4)
3 February 2019	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval	Won by 6 wickets, MoM- Matt Renshaw 90*(50)
8 February 2019	Melbourne Stars	The Gabba	Won by 10 wickets, MoM- Ben Cutting 3-0-19-0,81*(30)
Overall Record of 6-7 in BBL|08 Failed to make Semifinals, ended 5/8

Big Bash League 2019-20[]

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Before the season started Brendon McCullum retired and Daniel Vettori resigned as coach. Darren Lehmann re-joined the team as the Head Coach. In BBL|02, he guided the Heat to their maiden BBL Title. The Heat signed AB de Villiers, as well as Afghan left-arm wrist spinner Zahir Khan and young English opener Tom Banton. In the season opener, the Heat lost to the Thunder by 29 runs and then lost the next match to the Stars by 22 runs. In the third match of the season, the Heat beat the Sixers by 48 runs, with Chris Lynn smashing 94 off 35 deliveries, including 11 sixes. They then lost to the Scorchers by 40 runs. They won their next three matches, including a match against the Thunder where Banton hit Arjun Nair for five consecutive sixes.

After losing to the Scorchers by 34 runs, the Heat won their next match against the Strikers by 6 wickets, where AB de Villiers made his Big Bash debut. The ghosts of BBL|07 returned, as the Heat lost their next three matches. In the second of these defeats, the Heat collapsed against the Renegades, losing 10 wickets for 36 runs in 55 balls. A 71 run victory over the Stars, meant the Heat could qualify for the playoffs by beating the Renegades in their last match. However, they lost by 7 wickets with Jack Prestwidge dropping some important opportunities, and so were eliminated.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
17 December 2019	Sydney Thunder	The Gabba	Lost by 29 runs
20 December 2019	Melbourne Stars	Metricon Stadium	Lost by 22 runs
22 December 2019	Sydney Sixers	Sydney Cricket Ground	Won by 48 runs, MoM- Chris Lynn 94(35)
1 January 2020	Perth Scorchers	Metricon Stadium	Lost by 40 runs
3 January 2020	Hobart Hurricanes	Blundstone Arena	Won by 31 runs, MoM- Chris Lynn 88(55)
6 January 2020	Sydney Thunder	Sydney Showground Stadium	Won by 16 runs (D/L), MoM- Tom Banton 56(19)
9 January 2020	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Ben Cutting 2-0-12-1,43*(29)
11 January 2020	Perth Scorchers	Optus Stadium	Won by 34 runs
14 January 2020	Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba	Won by 6 wickets, MoM- James Pattinson 4-0-33-5
17 January 2020	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval	Lost by 10 wickets
19 January 2020	Melbourne Renegades	The Gabba	Lost by 44 runs
23 January 2020	Sydney Sixers	The Gabba	Lost by 8 wickets
25 January 2020	Melbourne Stars	Adelaide Oval	Won by 71 runs, MoM- AB de Villiers 71(37)
27 January 2020	Melbourne Renegades	The Gabba	Lost by 7 wickets
Overall Record of 6-8 in BBL|09 Failed to make Semifinals, ended 7/8

Big Bash League 2020-21 (BBL|10)[]

Before the season, Jack Wildermuth re-joined Heat and Tom Cooper was signed by the Heat. Morné Morkel joined the club as a local player after gaining permanent residency in Australia.^[8] Overseas signings included Lewis Gregory and Dan Lawrence. Local Signings included James Bazley, former Rookie player in BBL|04, who joined Heat after 6 seasons, this time having full contract. Ben Cutting, Matt Renshaw, James Pattinson, Josh Lalor and Jack Prestwidge left the club.Tom Banton left due to bio-bubble fatigue and was later replaced by Joe Denly.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
11 December 2020	Melbourne Stars	Manuka Oval	Lost by 6 wickets
14 December 2020	Sydney Thunder	Manuka Oval	Lost by 4 wickets
23 December 2020	Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba	Lost by 2 runs, MoM- Jimmy Peirson 69*(36)
27 December 2020	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Won by 4 wickets, MoM- Lewis Gregory 3/22(4)
30 December 2020	Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba	Lost by 1 run, MoM- Mujeeb Ur Rahman 5/15(4)
2 January 2021	Sydney Sixers	The Gabba	Won by 4 wickets, MoM- Mark Steketee 4/33(4)
4 January 2021	Sydney Thunder	The Gabba	Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Joe Burns 52(38)
7 January 2021	Melbourne Stars	Metricon Stadium	Won by 18 runs (D/L), MoM- Chris Lynn 48(23)
10 January 2021	Sydney Sixers	Metricon Stadium	Lost by 3 wickets
14 January 2021	Melbourne Renegades	Manuka Oval	Won by 5 wickets, MoM- Joe Burns 31*(15)
19 January 2021	Perth Scorchers	Marvel Stadium	Lost by 59 runs
21 January 2021	Adelaide Strikers	Adelaide Oval	Lost by 82 runs
23 January 2021	Melbourne Renegades	Marvel Stadium	Won by 26 runs, MoM- Marnus Labuschagne 49(31), 1/10(2)
26 January 2021	Perth Scorchers	Adelaide Oval	Won by 6 runs, MoM- Marnus Labuschagne 46(38), 3/35(4)
Finals Series
29 January 2021	Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba	Won by 6 wickets, MoM- Jimmy Peirson 47*(44)
31 January 2021	Sydney Thunder	Manuka Oval	Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Sam Heazlett 74*(49)
4 February 2021	Perth Scorchers	Adelaide Oval	Lost by 49 runs (D/L)
Overall Record of 9–8 in BBL|10 Lost in The Challenger (3/8)

Big Bash League 2021-22[]

Brisbane Heat finished 7th and missed the finals for the fourth time in fifth years. The side was heavily hit by COVID and was forced to field a team almost completely devoid of its squad.^[9]

Honours[]

Domestic[]

• Big Bash:
  • Champions (1): 2012–13
    • Runners-Up (0):
    • Minor Premiers (0):
  • Finals Series Appearances (3): 2012–13, 2016–17, 2020–21
    • Wooden Spoons (1): 2014–15

International[]

• Champions League Twenty20:
  • Champions (0):
    • Runners-Up (0):
  • Appearances (1): 2013

Records[]

Team Records[]

Result summary v. Opponent[]

Domestic teams

Opposition	Pld	W	L	T	T+W	T+L	NR	%
Adelaide Strikers	14	6	8	0	0	0	0	42.85%
Hobart Hurricanes	18	7	11	0	0	0	0	38.88%
Melbourne Renegades	15	5	10	0	0	0	0	33.33%
Melbourne Stars	14	9	5	0	0	0	0	64.28%
Perth Scorchers	16	7	9	0	0	0	0	43.75%
Sydney Sixers	14	3	10	0	0	1	0	25.00%
Sydney Thunder	14	10	3	0	0	0	1	76.92%
Statistics are correct as of Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers at Canberra, Big Bash League Challenger, 4 February 2021.[10]

International teams^[11]

Opposition	Pld	W	L	T	T+W	T+L	NR	%
Chennai Super Kings	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	00.00
Titans	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	00.00
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	00.00

Imported players[]

Player	Country	Years
Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	2011,2015+, 2016–2019
Roelof van der Merwe	Netherlands / South Africa	2011
Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	2011–2014
Thisara Perera	Sri Lanka	2012
Kemar Roach	Barbados	2012
Dale Steyn	South Africa	2012+
Craig Kieswetter	England	2013
Andrew Flintoff	England	2014
Stephen Parry	England	2014
Samuel Badree	Trinidad and Tobago	2014+,2015–17
Lendl Simmons	Trinidad and Tobago	2015–16
Tymal Mills	England	2017
Shadab Khan	Pakistan	2017
Yasir Shah	Pakistan	2017-18
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	Afghanistan	2018–21
Zahir Khan	Afghanistan	2019-20
AB De Villiers	South Africa	2020
Tom Banton	England	2020
Joe Denly	England	2021
Lewis Gregory	England	2021
Ben Duckett	England	2021

+= Did not play a game that season

Sponsors[]

Season	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Back sponsor	Breast sponsor	Sleeve sponsor
2011-12	KooGa	Linc Energy		JDRF
2012-13				Betta
2013-14
2014-15	Majestic Athletic
2015-16
2016-17		CUA
2017-18
2018-19				Village Roadshow
2019-20				BCF
2020-21				Toyota
2021-22	Nike	Great Southern Bank		National Storage

See also[]

• Big Bash League
• Queensland Cricket
• Queensland cricket team

References[]

External links[]

• Official website