This is the CRIC INFO 365 hub for the Big Bash League 2026-27. Every BBL post, from squad news to player profiles and match previews, is filed here.
Our BBL coverage goes deeper than most. Alongside match previews and predictions, we publish detailed player profiles for the league’s stars and rising names, with career stats broken down by format, BBL season by season records and the real stories behind their careers. We also publish ground guides explaining how each Australian venue plays in a T20 match.
Every profile is written from real reporting, such as official club features and ESPNcricinfo records, and where facts are not officially confirmed, we say so instead of guessing.
During the season, each match gets a preview with the likely playing 11, pitch notes, head to head records and a Dream11 team.
Use the Players and Grounds sub categories to browse profiles and venue guides, or scroll down for the latest BBL posts.
Quick Answer Brendan Doggett is a right-arm fast-medium bowler from Queensland who made his Test debut for Australia on 21 November 2025 against England, nearly a decade after starting his professional career as a rookie with the Queensland Bulls. He was a working carpenter before cricket took over full time, and he has since played…
Quick Answer Harry Dixon is a left-handed batter from Victoria who is widely seen as one of Australian cricket’s brightest young batting prospects. Born on 16 February 2005, he was the leading run scorer for Australia during their victorious 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup campaign, and he has since made his Sheffield Shield, One Day…
Quick Answer Josh Brown is an aggressive right-handed opener from Brisbane who holds the record for the most sixes in a single Big Bash League innings, 12, hit during an unbeaten 140 off 57 balls against Adelaide Strikers in the BBL|13 Challenger Final. He is a full-time bat maker who only broke into professional cricket…
Quick Answer Jason Behrendorff is a left-arm fast bowler from Australia who has played 12 ODIs and 17 T20Is for his country, and he is one of the most respected left-arm quicks in Big Bash League history. His defining international moment came in the 2019 ODI World Cup, when he took five wickets for 44…
Quick Answer Sam Harper is an Australian wicketkeeper batter from Victoria who has never played international cricket for Australia, but who has quietly become one of the most reliable and now one of the most explosive players in Big Bash League history. He has scored 2,802 First Class runs at 27.20, 1,096 List A runs…
Quick Answer Hilton Cartwright is a Zimbabwe born Australian all rounder who plays for Western Australia and Melbourne Stars, and despite winning the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award in 2017, went on to play just 2 Tests and 2 ODIs for Australia. His domestic career tells a completely different story, with 6,080 First-Class…
Quick Answer Austin Anlezark is a young Australian all rounder who plays for Victoria and is contracted to Melbourne Stars, though he has not yet made his BBL debut despite being signed to the club since December 2024. He has played just 5 List A matches so far, scoring 10 runs and taking 5 wickets…
Quick Answer Beau Webster is an Australian Test all rounder who plays for Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes, and made his Test debut at 31 years old in January 2025, after a decade of First-Class cricket. He has scored 469 Test runs at an average of 33.50 and taken 11 Test wickets, and was part of…
Quick Answer Jake Weatherald is a left-handed opening batter from Darwin who spent eight seasons on the fringes of Australian selection before finally making his Test debut in November 2025, at 31 years old. He stands 5 feet 10 inches tall. In Test cricket he has played 6 matches, scoring 224 runs at an average…
Quick Answer Matthew Wade is a retired Australian international wicketkeeper-batter who captains Tasmania and plays for Hobart Hurricanes, best known for being vice-captain of Australia’s 2021 T20 World Cup winning squad and playing the match-defining innings in that tournament’s semi final against Pakistan. Across a 13 year international career from 2011 to 2024, he played…