Worst bowling figures in BBL: Full list of most expensive spells in Big Bash League

Dixit Bhargav | 27/12/2021
Worst bowling figures in BBL: Full list of most expensive spells in Big Bash League

Worst bowling figures in BBL: Brisbane Heat pacer conceded the most runs by a bowler in a Big Bash League match this evening.

The 23rd match of the ongoing 11th season of the Big Bash League between Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars in Brisbane witnessed Melbourne Stars winning their third match of the season by defeating Brisbane Heat by 20 runs.

It was a 151-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Stars wicket-keeper batter Joe Clarke (85) and batter Hilton Cartwright (79) which rescued them from 16/3 in the third over to powering them to 207/9 at the end of the 20-over mark.

Readers must note that Clarke and Cartwright’s partnership was the highest-ever fourth-wicket partnership in the BBL. Considering partnerships for all wickets, it was the joint 10th-highest partnership equaling former Hobart Hurricanes-pair Ben McDermott and George Bailey’s 151-run partnership against Melbourne Renegades four years ago.

While the visitors entered the record books in an encouraging manner, a bowler of the home team earned an unwanted record to his name. Heat fast bowler Liam Guthrie, who opened the bowling with Mark Steketee, registered the worst-ever bowling figures in the BBL conceding 70 runs in his four-over spell.

In the process, Guthrie did dismiss Joe Burns (2) and Cartwright but his wickets will hardly matter in context to this match after him putting on display the most expensive spell in the history of BBL.

Having given away just eight runs in his first over, Guthrie was hit for a couple of sixes by Cartwright in his second over. In his third over, Guthrie leaked 20 runs as both Clarke and Cartwright hit him for boundaries. Playing only his fifth T20, 24-year old Guthrie went through similar fate in his last over which included a relief in the form of Cartwright’s wicket off the last delivery of his spell.

Worst bowling figures in BBL (table update on January 23, 2023)

S. No. Bowler Overs Runs Wickets Team Opposition Venue Year
1 Liam Guthrie 4 70 2 Brisbane Heat Melbourne Stars Gabba 2021
2 Kane Richardson 4 63 0 Melbourne Renegades Hobart Hurricanes Docklands Stadium 2021
3 Andrew Tye 4 63 1 Perth Scorchers Melbourne Renegades Perth Stadium 2023
4 Kane Richardson 4 62 1 Melbourne Renegades Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval 2023
5 Faheem Ashraf 3.3 61 0 Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval 2023
6 Ben Dwarshuis 4 61 0 Sydney Sixers Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground 2020
7 Daniel Worrall 4  60 0 Melbourne Stars Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Cricket Ground 2014
8 Ben Laughlin 4 60 1 Brisbane Heat Perth Scorchers Perth Stadium 2020
9 Thisara Perera 4 59 0 Melbourne Renegades Hobart Hurricanes Docklands Stadium 2017
10 Sam Rainbird 4 59 1 Melbourne Stars Sydney Sixers Sydney Cricket Ground 2021
Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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