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Spencer Johnson replaces Nathan Ellis in Australia T20 squad for West Indies

The Rib injury of New South Wales pacer Nathan Ellis is all set to keep him out of the entire white ball phase of West Indies‘ month-long tour which will come to an end with a 3-match T20I series. The Australian Cricket Board is reluctant to take any chances with Ellis’ injury and has thus […]

                    Brisbane Heat Cricket Team

Team Brisbane Heat
Founded 2011
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Official website Brisbane Heat

Brisbane Heat are an Big Bash League (BBL) cricket franchise based in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 2011, the Brisbane Heat replaced the Queensland Bulls who represented the region in the now-defunct KFC T20 Big Bash. They play their home games at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, famously known as The Gabba.

Over the years, the team has been led by some famous cricketers such as Usman Khawaja, Chris Lynn, Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori. In the 2023-24 season, New Zealand batsman Colin Munro is leading the team while Wade Seccombe is the head coach.

Brisbane Heat’s journey in BBL so far:

In their first season of the BBL, Brisbane Heat failed to advance ahead of the league stage and finished at the fifth spot in the 8-team competition. However, in the following season, they went all the way and won the title for the first time. The Brisbane-based outfit is yet to win the BBL title again.

After winning the title, Brisbane Heat failed to advance to the finals for the next three seasons before losing in the semifinals in 2016-17 season. It was followed by another poor run in the BBL as they could not go past the league stage from 2017-18 to 2019-20 seasons. In 2020-21 season, they lost the Challenger before exiting at the group stage in 2022 and 2023.

Season League position Finals position
2011–12 5th Did not qualify
2012–13 4th Champions
2013–14 5th Did not qualify
2014–15 8th Did not qualify
2015–16 6th Did not qualify
2016–17 2nd Lost in the semifinals
2017–18 7th Did not qualify
2018–19 5th Did not qualify
2019–20 7th Did not qualify
2020–21 4th Lost the Challenger
2021–22 7th Did not qualify
2022–23 5th Did not qualify

Here is a list of players who have led Brisbane Heat in the BBL:

Name Period
Peter Forrest 2011/12
James Hopes 2011–2015
Chris Hartley 2013
Daniel Vettori 2013
Chris Lynn 2015–2021
Brendon McCullum 2016–2018
Joe Burns 2017
Jimmy Peirson 2020–2022
Tom Cooper 2020–2022
Usman Khawaja 2023
Colin Munro 2023
Brisbane Heat squad:

Usman Khawaja, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Brown, Max Bryant, Spencer Johnson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Will Prestwidge, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Colin Munro, Sam Billings, Paul Walter, Jack Wildermuth

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brisbane Heat: FAQs

Has Brisbane Heat ever won BBL?

Yes, Brisbane Heat have won the BBL. They won their first and only title till date in 2012-13 season.

Where are the Brisbane Heat playing their home games?

The Brisbane Heat play their home games at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, also known as The Gabba.

Who has scored most number of runs for Brisbane Heat in BBL?

With more than 3000 runs, Chris Gayle is Brisbane Heat's highest run-scorer.