BBL playerAustralia2012-13 to 2018-19
EP Gulbis
Right-handed bat · Right-arm medium
EP Gulbis played seven BBL seasons for two clubs.
The arrival
EP Gulbis's first BBL season was 2012-13, with Hobart Hurricanes.
That first season brought 2 matches, 6 runs and 3 wickets.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2018-19, for Melbourne Stars: 93 runs at an average of 18.6, striking at 127.4 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 121.1, and a highest score of 37.
With the ball, the best season was 2017-18, for Melbourne Stars: 4 wickets at 7.70 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.43.
Club by club
2012-13 to 2014-15, Hobart Hurricanes. 12 matches, 113 runs and 5 wickets.
2015-16 to 2018-19, Melbourne Stars. 22 matches, 273 runs and 7 wickets.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Melbourne Stars, 2015-16 to 2018-19.
Bat, ball and method
Across the career, EP Gulbis struck at 125.3. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 123.9, so the scoring rate tracked the league's almost exactly. 53% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 35 fours and 11 sixes.
With the ball, 12 wickets in 363 deliveries, at 8.00 runs an over against a league rate of 7.33 for the same seasons: 0.67 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The legacy
EP Gulbis made 34 BBL appearances, the last for Melbourne Stars in 2018-19.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 (BBL|02) | Hobart Hurricanes | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 150.0 | 0/0 | 3 | 7.47 | – | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Hobart Hurricanes | 6 | 73 | 22 | 14.6 | 132.7 | 0/0 | 1 | 12.38 | – | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Hobart Hurricanes | 4 | 34 | 15 | 11.3 | 147.8 | 0/0 | 1 | 7.91 | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Melbourne Stars | 4 | 77 | 61* | 77.0 | 118.5 | 1/0 | 0 | 7.38 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Melbourne Stars | 5 | 33 | 22 | 8.3 | 106.5 | 0/0 | 3 | 7.30 | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Melbourne Stars | 6 | 70 | 24 | 35.0 | 122.8 | 0/0 | 4 | 7.70 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Melbourne Stars | 7 | 93 | 37 | 18.6 | 127.4 | 0/0 | 0 | 4.00 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Hobart Hurricanes: 2012-13 to 2014-15
- Melbourne Stars: 2015-16 to 2018-19
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics