BBL playerAustralia2013-14 to 2025-26
AJ Tye
Right-handed bat · Right-arm fast-medium
AJ Tye, a bowler, has played twelve BBL seasons for three clubs, and has taken 161 wickets, the 2nd-most in BBL history.
The arrival
AJ Tye's first BBL season was 2013-14, with Sydney Thunder.
That first season brought 3 matches, 16 runs and 2 wickets at 7.18 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2022-23, for Perth Scorchers: 26 wickets at 7.91 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.28. Seven seasons brought 12 wickets or more (2014-15, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24).
Club by club
2013-14, Sydney Thunder. 3 matches and 2 wickets.
2014-15 to 2024-25, Perth Scorchers. 111 matches, 254 runs and 158 wickets.
2025-26, Melbourne Renegades. 2 matches and 1 wicket.
3 spells with three clubs in all. The longest was with Perth Scorchers, 2014-15 to 2024-25. 2019-20 is missing from the record: a season without a BBL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 161 wickets in 2,627 deliveries, at 7.40 runs an over against a league rate of 7.44 for the same seasons, right on the going rate.
Where it stands
On the all-time BBL lists, among 526 players, AJ Tye stands 2nd for wickets and 9th 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Sydney Thunder | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8.0 | 94.1 | 0/0 | 2 | 7.18 | – | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 24 | 16* | 24.0 | 70.6 | 0/0 | 14 | 6.36 | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 0 | 0* | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 11 | 6.63 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 42 | 42 | 42.0 | 120.0 | 0/0 | 10 | 6.70 | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 175.0 | 0/0 | 16 | 7.39 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 36 | 25 | 9.0 | 133.3 | 0/0 | 18 | 7.79 | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Perth Scorchers | 16 | 37 | 15 | 12.3 | 127.6 | 0/0 | 21 | 7.30 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Perth Scorchers | 16 | 55 | 44 | 11.0 | 114.6 | 0/0 | 25 | 7.44 | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Perth Scorchers | 16 | 35 | 13* | 17.5 | 129.6 | 0/0 | 26 | 7.91 | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Perth Scorchers | 9 | 14 | 8 | 7.0 | 127.3 | 0/0 | 12 | 7.49 | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 4 | 4* | – | 133.3 | 0/0 | 5 | 9.09 | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Melbourne Renegades | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4.0 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 7.96 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Sydney Thunder: 2013-14
- Perth Scorchers: 2014-15 to 2024-25
- Melbourne Renegades: 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics