2023–24 Brisbane Heat season

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 season was the Brisbane Heat's 13th in the Twenty20 cricket Big Bash League. The team was coached by Wade Seccombe and captained by Usman Khawaja.[1] Their home ground is the Brisbane Cricket Ground, also known as "the Gabba" in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4]

Roster

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 International Cap
8 Will Prestwidge  Australia (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 (aged 21) Left-handed Right-arm fast

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Brisbane Heat (C) 10 7 1 2 16 0.972 Advanced to Qualifier
2   Sydney Sixers 10 6 2 2 14 0.339
3   Perth Scorchers 10 6 3 1 13 0.725 Advanced 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) Champions

Regular season

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

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

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  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.
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  8. ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat • Manuka Oval • 2023".
  9. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat • Marvel Stadium • 2023".
  10. ^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder • Gabba • 2023".
  11. ^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers • Gabba • 2024".
  12. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat • C.ex Coffs International Stadium • 2024".
  13. ^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers • Gabba • 2024".
  14. ^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat • Optus Stadium • 2024".
  15. ^ "BBL: Qualifier - Heat v Sixers • People First Stadium • 2024".
  16. ^ "BBL: Challenger - Heat v Strikers • People First Stadium • 2024".
  17. ^ "BBL: Final - Sixers v Heat • SCG • 2024".
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