BBL playerAustralia2011-12 to 2024-25
DT Christian
Right-handed bat · Right-arm fast-medium
DT Christian, an all-rounder, played thirteen BBL seasons for five clubs. No one has represented more clubs.
The arrival
DT Christian's first BBL season was 2011-12, with Brisbane Heat.
That first season brought 5 matches, 139 runs and 6 wickets at 6.20 an over.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2020-21, for Sydney Sixers: 272 runs at an average of 34.0, striking at 176.6 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 127.9, with 2 fifties, and a highest score of 61 not out.
With the ball, the best season was 2018-19, for Melbourne Renegades: 15 wickets at 6.85 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.20. Two seasons brought 12 wickets or more (2018-19 and 2020-21).
Club by club
2011-12 to 2014-15, Brisbane Heat. 26 matches, 566 runs and 23 wickets.
2015-16 to 2017-18, Hobart Hurricanes. 28 matches, 469 runs and 22 wickets.
2018-19 to 2019-20, Melbourne Renegades. 30 matches, 382 runs and 20 wickets.
2020-21 to 2022-23, Sydney Sixers. 45 matches, 625 runs and 26 wickets.
2024-25, Sydney Thunder. 2 matches, 23 runs and 1 wicket.
5 spells with five clubs in all. The longest was with Brisbane Heat, 2011-12 to 2014-15. 2023-24 is missing from the record: a season without a BBL appearance.
Bat, ball and method
Across the career, DT Christian struck at 130.1. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 123.5, so DT Christian scored about 7 runs per hundred balls faster than the typical batter of the time. 56% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 138 fours and 100 sixes.
With the ball, 92 wickets in 1,877 deliveries, at 7.59 runs an over against a league rate of 7.36 for the same seasons: 0.23 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The legacy
On the all-time BBL lists, among 526 players, DT Christian finished 23rd for runs, 18th for wickets, 2nd for matches played and 11th for sixes.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 (BBL|01) | Brisbane Heat | 5 | 139 | 75* | 34.8 | 136.3 | 1/0 | 6 | 6.20 | – | 0 | ||
| 2012-13 (BBL|02) | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 162 | 49 | 23.1 | 128.6 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.96 | – | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Brisbane Heat | 6 | 186 | 70* | 46.5 | 122.4 | 2/0 | 3 | 10.10 | – | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Brisbane Heat | 7 | 79 | 34 | 11.3 | 131.7 | 0/0 | 6 | 7.19 | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 166 | 58 | 27.7 | 129.7 | 2/0 | 2 | 7.41 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 87 | 33 | 14.5 | 122.5 | 0/0 | 9 | 6.78 | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Hobart Hurricanes | 12 | 216 | 56 | 27.0 | 144.0 | 1/0 | 11 | 8.23 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Melbourne Renegades | 16 | 254 | 49* | 31.8 | 117.6 | 0/0 | 15 | 6.85 | – | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 (BBL|09) | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 128 | 32* | 12.8 | 124.3 | 0/0 | 5 | 8.75 | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Sydney Sixers | 16 | 272 | 61* | 34.0 | 176.6 | 2/0 | 15 | 7.88 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Sydney Sixers | 16 | 264 | 73 | 20.3 | 122.8 | 1/0 | 7 | 6.71 | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Sydney Sixers | 13 | 89 | 21* | 8.9 | 94.7 | 0/0 | 4 | 7.18 | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Sydney Thunder | 2 | 23 | 23* | – | 143.8 | 0/0 | 1 | 8.40 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Brisbane Heat: 2011-12 to 2014-15
- Hobart Hurricanes: 2015-16 to 2017-18
- Melbourne Renegades: 2018-19 to 2019-20
- Sydney Sixers: 2020-21 to 2022-23
- Sydney Thunder: 2024-25
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics