BBL playerOverseas2022-23 to 2024-25
AJ Hosein
Left-handed bat · Left-arm orthodox
AJ Hosein, a bowler, played three BBL seasons for two clubs.
The arrival
AJ Hosein's first BBL season was 2022-23, with Melbourne Renegades.
That first season brought 9 matches, 90 runs and 13 wickets at 6.31 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2022-23, for Melbourne Renegades: 13 wickets at 6.31 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.28.
Club by club
2022-23 to 2023-24, Melbourne Renegades. 10 matches and 15 wickets.
2024-25, Sydney Sixers. 5 matches and 4 wickets.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Melbourne Renegades, 2022-23 to 2023-24.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 19 wickets in 353 deliveries, at 6.65 runs an over against a league rate of 7.46 for the same seasons: 0.82 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.
The legacy
AJ Hosein made 15 BBL appearances, the last for Sydney Sixers in 2024-25.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Melbourne Renegades | 9 | 90 | 30 | 15.0 | 128.6 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.31 | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Melbourne Renegades | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 4.50 | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Sydney Sixers | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 71.4 | 0/0 | 4 | 7.71 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Melbourne Renegades: 2022-23 to 2023-24
- Sydney Sixers: 2024-25
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics