BBL playerAustralia2012-13 to 2025-26
A Zampa
Right-handed bat · Right-arm leg-break
A Zampa, a bowler, has played fourteen BBL seasons for four clubs, and has taken 127 wickets, the 7th-most in BBL history.
The arrival
A Zampa's first BBL season was 2012-13, with Sydney Thunder.
That first season brought 5 matches, 17 runs and 2 wickets at 8.83 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2019-20, for Melbourne Stars: 20 wickets at 7.00 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.49. Five seasons brought 12 wickets or more (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23 and 2024-25).
Club by club
2012-13, Sydney Thunder. 5 matches and 2 wickets.
2013-14 to 2014-15, Adelaide Strikers. 10 matches and 9 wickets.
2015-16 to 2022-23, Melbourne Stars. 79 matches, 123 runs and 95 wickets.
2023-24 to 2025-26, Melbourne Renegades. 20 matches and 21 wickets.
4 spells with four clubs in all. The longest was with Melbourne Stars, 2015-16 to 2022-23.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 127 wickets in 2,579 deliveries, at 7.10 runs an over against a league rate of 7.43 for the same seasons: 0.33 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.
Where it stands
On the all-time BBL lists, among 526 players, A Zampa stands 7th for wickets and 12th for matches played. The story is still being written: 2025-26 was another season with Melbourne Renegades.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 (BBL|02) | Sydney Thunder | 5 | 17 | 8 | 4.3 | 77.3 | 0/0 | 2 | 8.83 | – | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Adelaide Strikers | 2 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 9.83 | – | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 15 | 10* | 7.5 | 93.8 | 0/0 | 9 | 6.32 | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 26 | 15 | 8.7 | 136.8 | 0/0 | 9 | 6.74 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Melbourne Stars | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4.5 | 64.3 | 0/0 | 5 | 6.00 | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Melbourne Stars | 5 | 4 | 4* | 4.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2 | 7.56 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Melbourne Stars | 13 | 19 | 17* | – | 126.7 | 0/0 | 14 | 6.89 | – | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 (BBL|09) | Melbourne Stars | 12 | 22 | 9 | 7.3 | 71.0 | 0/0 | 20 | 7.00 | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Melbourne Stars | 12 | 27 | 23 | 9.0 | 96.4 | 0/0 | 19 | 7.32 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 9 | 4* | 4.5 | 81.8 | 0/0 | 10 | 7.18 | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 4* | 7.0 | 43.8 | 0/0 | 16 | 6.99 | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 6 | 5* | – | 150.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 8.13 | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.92 | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Melbourne Renegades | 2 | 11 | 8* | 11.0 | 110.0 | 0/0 | 3 | 5.59 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Sydney Thunder: 2012-13
- Adelaide Strikers: 2013-14 to 2014-15
- Melbourne Stars: 2015-16 to 2022-23
- Melbourne Renegades: 2023-24 to 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics