BBL playerOverseas2013-14 to 2018-19
JC Buttler
Right-handed bat
JC Buttler, a batter, played three BBL seasons for two clubs.
The arrival
JC Buttler's first BBL season was 2013-14, with Melbourne Renegades.
That first season brought 5 matches and 130 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2018-19, for Sydney Thunder: 273 runs at an average of 39.0, striking at 130.6 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 121.1, with 3 fifties, and a highest score of 89.
Club by club
2013-14, Melbourne Renegades. 5 matches and 130 runs.
2017-18 to 2018-19, Sydney Thunder. 13 matches and 475 runs.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Sydney Thunder, 2017-18 to 2018-19. 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 are missing from the record: seasons without a BBL appearance.
How the runs came
Across the career, JC Buttler struck at 137.2. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 122.2, so JC Buttler scored about 15 runs per hundred balls faster than the typical batter of the time. 61% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 54 fours and 26 sixes.
The legacy
JC Buttler made 18 BBL appearances, the last for Sydney Thunder in 2018-19.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Melbourne Renegades | 5 | 130 | 61 | 26.0 | 149.4 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Sydney Thunder | 6 | 202 | 81 | 33.7 | 139.3 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Sydney Thunder | 7 | 273 | 89 | 39.0 | 130.6 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Melbourne Renegades: 2013-14
- Sydney Thunder: 2017-18 to 2018-19
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics