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Jack Wildermuth is an Australian all rounder who plays for Queensland and Brisbane Heat, best known for his part in the greatest run chase in BBL history, an unbeaten 110 that helped Brisbane Heat chase down 257 against Perth Scorchers in the 2025-26 season. He played 2 T20Is for Australia back in 2018, and has built a genuinely long domestic career since, with 3,286 First-Class runs at 28.09 and 182 First-Class wickets at 30.18. His story is really one of the better comeback tales in Australian cricket, an eight year gap between his international debut and his current run of career-best form.
Wildermuth’s path has not been a straight line. He took 5 wickets in 5 consecutive balls at just 14 years old, worked as a barista serving coffee to his future Queensland teammates, won two Sheffield Shield titles, earned a brief taste of international cricket in 2018, then drifted out of the picture entirely for eight years before rediscovering career-best form in his early 30s. This article covers his full biography and every major number from his career, including a specific look at his BBL record. You can follow all the latest cricket news and player coverage on CRIC INFO 365.
Jack Wildermuth: Full Biography at a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Jack David Wildermuth (Jack Wildermuth) |
| Born | 1 September 1993, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Age | 33 |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Playing Role | All rounder |
| Family | Grandfather Graham Bizzell played First-Class cricket for Queensland; great uncle Tom Veivers played Test cricket for Australia |
| T20I Debut | 6 July 2018, vs Zimbabwe (cap 92) |
| Last T20I | 8 July 2018, vs Pakistan |
| First-Class Debut | 2015, for Queensland |
Teams Jack Wildermuth Has Played For
| Team | Format / League | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Valley District Cricket Club | Premier Cricket | Junior career onward |
| Queensland | First-Class / List A | 2014/15 to present |
| Brisbane Heat | Big Bash League (BBL) | 2016/17, 2020/21 to 2021/22, and 2025/26 to present |
| Melbourne Renegades | Big Bash League (BBL) | 2017/18 to 2019/20 |
| Quetta Gladiators | Pakistan Super League (PSL) | 2021 |
| Australia | T20I | 2018 |
Wildermuth was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, and came through Valley District Cricket Club, the same club that has produced other young Queensland talents in recent years. He comes from a genuine cricketing family, with a grandfather who played First-Class cricket and a great uncle who represented Australia in Test cricket.
Who Is Jack Wildermuth and How Did His Career Start?
Jack David Wildermuth (Jack Wildermuth) was born on 1 September 1993 in Toowoomba, Queensland. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium-fast, and is regarded as a genuine all rounder capable of batting in the top six and bowling first or second change.
His early talent showed itself in dramatic fashion. At just 14 years old, Wildermuth achieved the rare feat of taking 5 wickets in 5 consecutive balls, according to Wisden’s profile of his rise. He represented Australia at Under 19 level and scored a century on his Futures League debut at the end of the 2013-14 season, which earned him a rookie contract with Queensland for the following summer.
In an especially charming detail from his early career, cricket.com.au’s profile notes that before establishing himself as a first team player, Wildermuth worked as a barista at a cafe at Allan Border Field, often making coffees for the very Queensland teammates he would go on to play alongside.
How Did Jack Wildermuth Break Through as a Genuine All Rounder?
His breakout domestic season came in 2015-16, when he played eight Sheffield Shield matches, scored his maiden First-Class century, and earned Player of the Match honours in a separate game for taking 7 wickets against Victoria. By the 2016-17 season, he was showing his full range as an all rounder, scoring a century and taking a five wicket haul in the same Shield season.
His Big Bash career began with Brisbane Heat, making his T20 debut on 21 December 2016. He switched to Melbourne Renegades ahead of the 2017-18 season, taking 10 wickets that campaign, form strong enough to earn him a place on Australia’s T20 tour of Zimbabwe the following year. Wildermuth is also a two time Sheffield Shield winner, part of the victorious Queensland squad in both 2017-18 and 2019-20.
What Happened During Jack Wildermuth’s International Career?
In May 2018, Jack Wildermuth was named in Australia’s squad for the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series, and made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe on 6 July 2018. He played a second and final T20I against Pakistan just two days later, on 8 July 2018.
That brief taste of international cricket did not turn into a longer run. According to Cricket.one’s detailed account of his career, limited returns in those two matches saw him drift out of the national setup, leading to an eight year absence from the Australian side before his remarkable domestic resurgence in 2025.
How Did Jack Wildermuth Rebuild His Career?
The years between his international debut and his current form were not empty ones, even without a national recall. Wildermuth continued playing for Queensland and cycled through multiple BBL stints, returning to Brisbane Heat for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons, and even picking up an overseas T20 contract with Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League in 2021. He overcame injury setbacks along the way, including a difficult stretch that Brisbane Heat’s own coverage described as an injury cloud limiting him to a reserve role in one recent season.
Everything changed in the 2025-26 season. Wildermuth produced a pair of commanding Sheffield Shield centuries, ending an eight year century drought in First-Class cricket. His white ball form followed the same pattern, hammering 83 off 56 balls for Queensland in the One-Day Cup, his highest List A score, and smashing two centuries for his club side Valley in Brisbane’s T20 Max tournament, including a blistering 159 off just 70 balls opening the batting. Speaking to cricket.com.au around that time, Wildermuth said he believed his best years were still ahead of him, a claim that looked increasingly credible as that season went on.
What Was Jack Wildermuth’s Most Famous BBL Moment?
This is the standout highlight of his entire career, and it happened during that same 2025-26 revival season. Playing for Brisbane Heat against Perth Scorchers, Wildermuth combined with opening partner Matthew Renshaw, who smashed 102 off 51 balls, to chase down Perth’s total of 257 for 6. Wildermuth finished the match unbeaten on 110, and the pair put together a record 213 run partnership, the highest in BBL history, as Brisbane Heat completed the greatest successful run chase in BBL history, winning with just one ball to spare.
That knock remains his highest score in T20 cricket, and it capped off a genuinely remarkable turnaround, from a fringe reserve player recovering from injury to the centre of one of the most talked about individual and team performances the Big Bash has ever seen.
What Records and Honours Does Jack Wildermuth Hold?
- Took 5 wickets in 5 consecutive balls at age 14, a rare feat even at junior level
- Two time Sheffield Shield winner with Queensland, in 2017-18 and 2019-20
- Represented Australia in 2 T20Is, against Zimbabwe and Pakistan in July 2018
- Ended an eight year First-Class century drought, with two Sheffield Shield centuries in the 2025-26 season
- Part of the highest successful run chase in BBL history, scoring an unbeaten 110 in a record 213 run partnership with Matthew Renshaw against Perth Scorchers
- Overseas T20 experience in the Pakistan Super League, with Quetta Gladiators in 2021
What Do Jack Wildermuth’s Full Career Numbers Look Like?
The figures below are taken from his most recent official career statistics across every format.
Batting and Fielding Record
| Format | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1* | – | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| First-Class (FC) | 79 | 127 | 10 | 3,286 | 111* | 28.09 | 58.26 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| List A | 40 | 38 | 4 | 692 | 83 | 20.35 | 99.14 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Domestic T20 & Leagues | 70 | 47 | 7 | 594 | 110* | 14.85 | 133.18 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
Bowling Record
| Format | Innings | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Best Bowling | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1/16 | 32.00 | 10.67 | 18.00 | 0 |
| First-Class (FC) | 140 | 1,802.0 | 410 | 5,492 | 182 | 5/40 | 30.18 | 3.05 | 59.41 | 1 |
| List A | 38 | 278.0 | 3 | 1,587 | 45 | 4/39 | 35.27 | 5.71 | 37.07 | 0 |
| Domestic T20 & Leagues | 66 | 206.1 | 0 | 1,782 | 53 | 3/16 | 33.62 | 8.64 | 23.34 | 0 |
Wildermuth’s 182 First-Class wickets alongside 3,286 runs make him a genuinely rare double threat at domestic level, and his single T20 century, that unbeaten 110 against Perth Scorchers, stands out as the defining innings of his career. His bowling strike rate of 23.34 in T20 cricket shows he has remained a real wicket taking option in the format throughout a long career.
What Does Jack Wildermuth’s BBL Record Look Like Separately?
Here is his T20 franchise record laid out in table form, in the same style used for his other stats.
BBL Bowling Record
| Matches | Innings | Wickets | Balls Bowled | Runs Conceded | Average | Economy Rate | Best Bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 66 | 53 | 1,237 | 1,782 | 33.62 | 8.64 | 3/16 |
BBL Batting Record
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 47 | 594 | 110* | 14.85 | 133.18 | 1 | 0 |
A note on these numbers, they reflect his combined Domestic T20 & Leagues record rather than a BBL only total, since his official career statistics do not separately break apart his Big Bash appearances from his overseas stint in the Pakistan Super League with Quetta Gladiators. According to Brisbane Heat’s own club reporting, his BBL specific total stood at 52 career games across his time with Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Renegades combined, as of just before his remarkable 2025-26 revival season.
That figure does not yet include the season that produced his career defining 110 not out in the record chase against Perth Scorchers, so his current BBL only total is higher than 52 as of today, with the remaining matches in the table above coming from his Quetta Gladiators PSL appearances. For the most current, fully updated BBL only total, his live profile on ESPNcricinfo is the best place to check.
FAQs
Has Jack Wildermuth played international cricket for Australia?
Yes, though briefly. He played 2 T20Is for Australia in July 2018, against Zimbabwe and Pakistan, and has not added to that tally since.
What is Jack Wildermuth’s most famous cricket moment?
His unbeaten 110 for Brisbane Heat against Perth Scorchers in the 2025-26 BBL season, part of a record 213 run partnership with Matthew Renshaw that produced the greatest successful run chase in BBL history.
Why did Jack Wildermuth disappear from international cricket for so long?
Limited returns in his two T20I appearances in 2018 saw him drift out of Australia’s national setup, leading to an eight year gap before his remarkable domestic form revival in 2025.
Which BBL teams has Jack Wildermuth played for?
Brisbane Heat, across three separate stints, and Melbourne Renegades from 2017/18 to 2019/20 in between.
What is Jack Wildermuth’s First-Class record?
3,286 runs at an average of 28.09, including 5 centuries, alongside 182 wickets at an average of 30.18, making him one of the more productive all rounders in Australian domestic cricket.
Has Jack Wildermuth played T20 cricket outside Australia?
Yes. He played in the Pakistan Super League for Quetta Gladiators in 2021, in addition to his long BBL career.
What junior cricket achievement is Jack Wildermuth known for?
Taking 5 wickets in 5 consecutive balls at just 14 years old, a genuinely rare feat even at junior representative level.
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