BBL playerOverseas2014-15 to 2022-23
AD Russell
Right-handed bat · Right-arm fast
AD Russell, a bowler, played five BBL seasons for three clubs.
The arrival
AD Russell's first BBL season was 2014-15, with Melbourne Renegades.
That first season brought 4 matches, 86 runs and 4 wickets at 7.46 an over.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2015-16, for Sydney Thunder: 159 runs at an average of 22.7, striking at 201.3 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 127.7, and a highest score of 46.
With the ball, the best season was 2015-16, for Sydney Thunder: 11 wickets at 7.42 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.54.
Club by club
2014-15, Melbourne Renegades. 4 matches, 86 runs and 4 wickets.
2015-16 to 2016-17, Sydney Thunder. 13 matches, 184 runs and 14 wickets.
2021-22, Melbourne Stars. 5 matches, 83 runs and 3 wickets.
2022-23, Melbourne Renegades, second time round. 4 matches, 101 runs and 4 wickets.
4 spells with three clubs in all. The longest was with Sydney Thunder, 2015-16 to 2016-17. 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 are missing from the record: seasons without a BBL appearance.
Bat, ball and method
Across the career, AD Russell struck at 148.4. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 125.0, so AD Russell scored about 23 runs per hundred balls faster than the typical batter of the time. 68% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 25 fours and 35 sixes.
With the ball, 25 wickets in 564 deliveries, at 7.87 runs an over against a league rate of 7.46 for the same seasons: 0.41 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The legacy
AD Russell made 26 BBL appearances, the last for Melbourne Renegades in 2022-23.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Melbourne Renegades | 4 | 86 | 43 | 43.0 | 175.5 | 0/0 | 4 | 7.46 | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 159 | 46 | 22.7 | 201.3 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.42 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Sydney Thunder | 5 | 25 | 9 | 6.3 | 71.4 | 0/0 | 3 | 7.89 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Melbourne Stars | 5 | 83 | 42* | 41.5 | 143.1 | 0/0 | 3 | 8.65 | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Melbourne Renegades | 4 | 101 | 57 | 25.3 | 118.8 | 1/0 | 4 | 8.27 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Melbourne Renegades: 2014-15
- Sydney Thunder: 2015-16 to 2016-17
- Melbourne Stars: 2021-22
- Melbourne Renegades: 2022-23
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics