BBL playerAustralia2016-17 to 2025-26
JA Richardson
Right-handed bat · Right-arm fast
JA Richardson, a bowler, has played ten BBL seasons, all of them with Perth Scorchers.
The arrival
JA Richardson's first BBL season was 2016-17, with Perth Scorchers.
That first season brought 8 matches, 6 runs and 11 wickets at 7.78 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2020-21, for Perth Scorchers: 29 wickets at 6.95 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.59. Three seasons brought 12 wickets or more (2019-20, 2020-21 and 2022-23).
One club
JA Richardson has spent the whole BBL career with Perth Scorchers, from 2016-17 to 2025-26.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 104 wickets in 1,766 deliveries, at 7.10 runs an over against a league rate of 7.51 for the same seasons: 0.41 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.
Where it stands
On the all-time BBL lists, among 526 players, JA Richardson stands 13th for wickets. The story is still being written: 2025-26 was another season with Perth Scorchers.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 6 | 6* | – | 75.0 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.78 | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 26 | 16 | 13.0 | 113.0 | 0/0 | 7 | 8.28 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Perth Scorchers | 5 | 20 | 15* | – | 133.3 | 0/0 | 7 | 5.70 | – | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 (BBL|09) | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 75 | 33* | 25.0 | 159.6 | 0/0 | 15 | 6.43 | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Perth Scorchers | 17 | 96 | 29 | 19.2 | 131.5 | 0/0 | 29 | 6.95 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Perth Scorchers | 2 | 1 | 1* | – | 50.0 | 0/0 | 4 | 5.47 | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Perth Scorchers | 7 | 38 | 18 | 7.6 | 73.1 | 0/0 | 15 | 5.86 | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Perth Scorchers | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4.0 | 88.9 | 0/0 | 6 | 8.81 | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Perth Scorchers | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12.0 | 150.0 | 0/0 | 8 | 7.33 | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Perth Scorchers | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 166.7 | 0/0 | 2 | 8.89 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Perth Scorchers: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics