Jordan Silk Stats, Height, Net Worth and BBL Career 2026/27: Full Breakdown

By the Cric Info 365 Editorial Team | September 20, 2026

Jordan Silk is a 34 year old middle order batter and one of the best fielders in Australian cricket. He has scored 2,437 runs in 141 BBL matches for the Sydney Sixers at an average of 30.84, taken 88 BBL catches, and captains Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield. He stands 187 cm (6 ft 2 in), and he is contracted to the Sixers until the end of BBL 17, even though he lost his place in the side late last season.

This guide covers his BBL, first class and List A numbers, the catching record that made his name, his height, the truth about his net worth, and what to expect in 2026/27. Each table comes with explanation, because a stat line alone does not show why a player like Silk matters. [internal link: Sydney Sixers squad guide for BBL 16]

Quick Answer: Jordan Silk in Six Lines

• BBL career: 141 matches, 2,437 runs at 30.84, strike rate 124.52, 8 fifties, highest score 78, 88 catches.
• First class career: 6,445 runs at 32.72 with 13 hundreds and a highest score of 181.
• Fielding: The Sixers’ record holder for catches by a non wicketkeeper.
• Height: 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) on the commonly used Wikipedia profile.
• Net worth: No credible estimate exists.
• 2026/27: Signed with the Sixers until the end of BBL 17.

Jordan Silk Biography at a Glance

Detail	Information
Full name	Jordan Christopher Silk
Born	13 April 1992, Penrith, New South Wales
Raised in	Glenbrook, Blue Mountains
Age	34
Batting	Right handed
Bowling	Right arm medium, rarely used
Role	Middle order batter and fielder
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Shirt number	14 for the Sixers, 21 for Tasmania
BBL debut	21 December 2013 for Sydney Sixers
International cricket	None to date

Silk has never played for Australia. That fact hides how well known he is. Few players in the country have built a reputation this wide without an international cap.

Which Teams Has Jordan Silk Played For?

Team	Competition	Years
Sydney Sixers	BBL	2013/14 to present
Tasmania	Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup	2012/13 to present
North Hobart	Grade cricket	Tasmanian club
Penrith	Sydney grade cricket	Junior career

Silk was born and raised in the Sydney area, but he moved to Tasmania in 2012 to chase state cricket. He has kept both homes ever since. As Cricket Australia noted, the Sixers are his hometown club, and he has played for them his whole BBL career.

How Did Jordan Silk’s Career Start?

Silk was the youngest player in Sydney grade cricket history to make a century on debut, and he was just 16. He moved to Tasmania and made his first class debut late in the 2012/13 Shield season. As Cricinfo’s profile records, he made a hundred in his second match alongside Ricky Ponting, and another in the final that Tasmania won. He fielded as a substitute for Australia against Sri Lanka in Hobart on 16 December 2012, and took a catch off Nathan Lyon’s bowling.

The BBL followed in 2013/14. Within weeks of his debut, he took a spectacular catch at the Gabba to dismiss Craig Kieswetter that made headlines around the world. In January 2014, at 21, he was named the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year at the Allan Border Medal, finishing ahead of Travis Head and Ashton Agar. Cricket Australia reported that Ricky Ponting had called him the best fieldsman in the country. [internal link: best fielders in BBL history]

That combination, a batter with a big first class record and a fielder with a viral catch, set his profile for the next decade.

What Are Jordan Silk’s First Class and List A Stats?

Batting

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	High Score	100s / 50s
First class	112	209	6,445	32.72	45.58	181	13 / 35
List A	74	70	2,239	34.45	84.27	116	1 / 19
T20 (all in the BBL)	141	114	2,437	30.85	124.53	78	0 / 8

Bowling and Fielding

Format	Wickets	Bowling Record	Catches	Run Outs
First class	2	Average 80.00, best 1/4	88	6
List A	0	7 overs, 39 runs conceded	41	5
T20	0	Has not bowled	88	4

Notice that every T20 match Silk has played is a BBL match, so his BBL and T20 rows are the same numbers. Apart from a short T10 stint with the Cayman Bay Stingrays, he has not played in an overseas league, which is unusual for a player of his standing and tells you how attached he is to the Sixers.

His first class record is solid, not spectacular. A strike rate of 45.58 with 13 hundreds and 35 fifties is the profile of a patient accumulator. Dividing 6,445 runs by 32.72 gives about 197 dismissals, which means he has been not out 12 times in 209 innings. And at that strike rate he has faced something like 14,000 balls in first class cricket, a huge amount of time at the crease.

Fielding is the other half. He has taken 88 catches in 112 first class matches, about 0.8 a game, which is a very high rate for a specialist batter.

What Is Jordan Silk’s BBL Record?

Stat	Figure	What It Means
Matches	141	Second most for the Sixers
Innings	114	Batting in the middle order
Runs	2,437	Third most for the Sixers as of January 2026
Average	30.84	35 not outs, 79 dismissals
Strike rate	124.52	1,957 balls faced
Fifties	8	About one every 14 innings
Highest score	78	No hundred
Fours and sixes	180 and 44	About 40 percent of runs in boundaries
Catches	88	Sixers record for a non wicketkeeper

The numbers are from Cricinfo and Cricket Australia’s report on his extension. The average is helped by 35 not outs, which is 31 percent of his innings. That is the sign of a finisher: he comes in late, stays in, and takes what the situation gives him.

The strike rate of 124.52 is not high by BBL standards, but it is not his job to be the fastest. It is his job to be there at the end. In 2019/20, when the Sixers won the title, he made vital unbeaten 20s from low in the order in the qualifier and final. In 2020/21 he scored 382 runs at a strike rate of 145 and took 16 catches, the most in the tournament, as the Sixers defended the title.

How Good Is Silk’s Fielding?

This is the part of his game that does not show up in a batting average. He took the most catches in the tournament in both 2020/21 (16) and 2022/23 (18), according to Cricinfo. When his tally last stood at 77 catches in 124 matches, he topped the all time BBL catches list. It is now 88 in 141.

Here is the interesting part. The rate has barely changed: about 0.62 catches a match at 124 games and 0.62 now. That consistency, across a decade, is rare. For comparison, here is how the numbers compare across the Sixers, using catches per match from earlier profiles.

Player	BBL Catches	Matches	Catches Per Match
Jordan Silk	88	141	0.62
Joel Davies	13	23	0.57
Sean Abbott	71	134	0.53
Hayden Kerr	16	55	0.29
Ben Dwarshuis	26	129	0.20

Wicketkeeper Josh Philippe is not in the table because his 110 dismissals are a different job. Among fielders, Silk leads the group, and the rate stays high even though he plays more matches than most. [internal link: Josh Philippe stats, height, net worth and BBL career]

What Has Silk Done for Tasmania?

Silk plays his state cricket for Tasmania, and he captains the side. He was named Tasmania’s One Day Player of the Year in 2021/22, when he scored 207 runs at an average of 69 in the Marsh Cup, and he won the Ricky Ponting Medal at the state’s 2022 awards, tied with Peter Siddle. He was appointed captain for 2022/23 and scored a career best 154 not out off 161 balls against Victoria.

His most recent summer was one of his best. As Cricket Tasmania reported, he won the Ricky Ponting Medal for 2025/26, scoring 824 runs across the Sheffield Shield and One Day Cup. In the Shield he made 586 runs with a top score of 104, and in the One Day Cup he made 238 at an average of 51.80 with a best of 85 not out, as the finalists announcement shows. Tasmania reached their first One Day Cup final since 2018/19, and Silk did it despite missing games with a cracked shoulder. [internal link: Tasmania Tigers squad and Sheffield Shield 2026/27]

That form matters for the Sixers story. A player who scores 824 runs in a season and captains a state side is not a fading talent.

What Happened to Silk in BBL 15?

The 2025/26 season was harder. According to Cricket Australia’s squad preview, Silk lost his place in the Sixers side towards the end of the season, and his appearance count sat at 141 from January onwards. His count did not move after that, which suggests he did not play in the final that the Sixers lost to Perth.

Why? The Sixers had a deep batting group, with Steve Smith, Babar Azam, Josh Philippe, Jack Edwards and others competing for the same spots. That is not a criticism of Silk. It is what happens when a squad is loaded. But it does mean his BBL 15 was the quietest of his career.

The club still backed him. On 8 January 2026, the Sixers announced a two year extension, taking him to the end of BBL 17, and general manager Rachael Haynes said retaining him was a big win. His own words were that the Sixers have been home for his whole career.

How Tall Is Jordan Silk?

Jordan Silk is listed at 187 cm, or 6 ft 2 in, on Wikipedia. The other profiles we checked do not list a height, so this is the figure most commonly used, and it may vary slightly by source.

At 6 ft 2 in he is taller than most fielders who make their name with diving catches. That reach matters, but it is not the story. His speed off the mark, his judgement of the ball in the air and the way he throws himself at the ball are what set him apart, and they are hard to measure.

What Is Jordan Silk’s Net Worth?

There is no credible public estimate of Jordan Silk’s net worth. One site lists US$5 million as of 2023, but that page also says its figure comes from an analysis by Wikipedia, Forbes and Business Insider, none of which publish anything of the kind, so we do not treat it as evidence.

Here is what can be confirmed about his earnings sources:

• Sydney Sixers: A two year extension signed in January 2026, running to the end of BBL 17, after long term deals that started in 2013.
• Tasmania: A state contract, with captaincy duties.
• Grade and overseas cricket: Club stints at North Hobart and a short T10 spell in the Cayman Islands, but no major overseas league contracts are reported.
• International and IPL income: None, since he has not played for Australia or in the IPL.

The honest summary is a senior domestic player on a stable, well earned contract. If you see an exact figure elsewhere, ask where it comes from.

What Should Fans Expect From Silk in BBL 16?

Silk is signed until the end of BBL 17, so 2026/27 is the first of two guaranteed seasons. He will play in a squad that Sportstralia lists with Steve Smith, Josh Philippe, Jack Edwards, Tim Seifert and others among the contracted players. The same list says Moises Henriques has moved into free agency, which leaves a gap in experience and leadership that the Sixers have to fill. [internal link: Sixers captaincy after Moises Henriques]

Some milestones are in reach. He needs 9 more matches to reach 150 BBL appearances, and 63 runs to reach 2,500. Here is a simple projection using his career rates of about 17.3 runs and 0.62 catches a match. It is arithmetic, not a forecast.

Matches Played	Projected Runs	Projected Catches	Career Matches
6	104	4	147
9	156	6	150
12	207	7	153

On these numbers he passes 2,500 runs early in the season if he plays regularly, and reaches 100 catches only by around 2027/28. The bigger question is game time. If he is in the XI, expect steady runs and safe hands. If he is not, his season could look like the last one.

If Henriques does not return, Silk, at 141 appearances, would need 8 more matches to pass Henriques’ 148 and become the most capped Sixer.

How Can Fans Follow Silk’s Form?

1. Check the team sheet. With a crowded batting group, his place is the main story.
2. Watch his batting position. He does best coming in with 5 to 8 overs left.
3. Count his catches. A tally of 12 more gets him to 100.
4. Follow Tasmania. His Shield and One Day Cup form is the best guide to his readiness.

What Should You Take Away From Silk’s Numbers?

Silk is a reliable middle order batter with a strike rate that will never top the tables and a fielding record that few can match. His BBL average of 30.84 and 88 catches make him one of the Sixers’ most valuable long term players, and his 824 runs for Tasmania last season show his batting is still there. Judge him on role and rate, not on a single tally, and expect him to keep contributing while the squad around him changes.

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