BBL playerAustralia2017-18 to 2025-26
DR Sams
Right-handed bat · Left-arm fast-medium
DR Sams, an all-rounder, has played nine BBL seasons for two clubs, and has taken 129 wickets, the 6th-most in BBL history.
The arrival
DR Sams's first BBL season was 2017-18, with Sydney Sixers.
That first season brought 6 matches, 1 run and 7 wickets at 7.46 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2019-20, for Sydney Thunder: 30 wickets at 7.25 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.49. Six seasons brought 12 wickets or more (2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2025-26).
Club by club
2017-18, Sydney Sixers. 6 matches and 7 wickets.
2018-19 to 2025-26, Sydney Thunder. 92 matches, 961 runs and 122 wickets.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Sydney Thunder, 2018-19 to 2025-26.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 129 wickets in 2,034 deliveries, at 7.94 runs an over against a league rate of 7.47 for the same seasons: 0.48 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
Where it stands
On the all-time BBL lists, among 526 players, DR Sams stands 6th for wickets. The story is still being written: 2025-26 was another season with Sydney Thunder.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Sydney Sixers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.46 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 175 | 42 | 13.5 | 132.6 | 0/0 | 15 | 8.21 | – | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 (BBL|09) | Sydney Thunder | 17 | 55 | 13 | 4.6 | 82.1 | 0/0 | 30 | 7.25 | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 200 | 65* | 40.0 | 178.6 | 2/0 | 11 | 7.86 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Sydney Thunder | 15 | 191 | 98* | 19.1 | 157.8 | 1/0 | 19 | 7.35 | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 99 | 36* | 9.9 | 107.6 | 0/0 | 19 | 8.42 | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Sydney Thunder | 9 | 102 | 30 | 14.6 | 114.6 | 0/0 | 12 | 8.39 | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Sydney Thunder | 5 | 60 | 42* | 30.0 | 200.0 | 0/0 | 4 | 7.84 | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 79 | 23* | 15.8 | 146.3 | 0/0 | 12 | 9.61 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Sydney Sixers: 2017-18
- Sydney Thunder: 2018-19 to 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics