BBL playerOverseas2015-16 to 2025-26
DJ Willey
Left-handed bat · Left-arm fast-medium
DJ Willey, a bowler, has played five BBL seasons for two clubs.
The arrival
DJ Willey's first BBL season was 2015-16, with Perth Scorchers.
That first season brought 8 matches, 60 runs and 9 wickets at 7.19 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2015-16, for Perth Scorchers: 9 wickets at 7.19 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.54.
Club by club
2015-16 to 2018-19, Perth Scorchers. 26 matches, 227 runs and 25 wickets.
2025-26, Sydney Thunder. 2 matches and 1 wicket.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Perth Scorchers, 2015-16 to 2018-19. 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 are missing from the record: seasons without a BBL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 26 wickets in 556 deliveries, at 7.13 runs an over against a league rate of 7.50 for the same seasons: 0.37 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.
Where it stands
DJ Willey has made 28 BBL appearances, the latest for Sydney Thunder in 2025-26.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 60 | 31 | 20.0 | 171.4 | 0/0 | 9 | 7.19 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Perth Scorchers | 5 | 11 | 5* | 5.5 | 61.1 | 0/0 | 7 | 5.69 | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Perth Scorchers | 6 | 127 | 55 | 21.2 | 108.5 | 1/0 | 7 | 7.61 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Perth Scorchers | 7 | 29 | 12 | 7.3 | 65.9 | 0/0 | 2 | 6.56 | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Sydney Thunder | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9.0 | 180.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 9.68 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Perth Scorchers: 2015-16 to 2018-19
- Sydney Thunder: 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics