BBL playerOverseas2020-21 to 2025-26
JM Clarke
Right-handed bat · Right-arm medium
JM Clarke, a batter, has played six BBL seasons for three clubs.
The arrival
JM Clarke's first BBL season was 2020-21, with Perth Scorchers.
That first season brought 3 matches and 44 runs. The best was still to come.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2021-22, for Melbourne Stars: 419 runs at an average of 32.2, striking at 143.5 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 124.7, with 5 fifties, and a highest score of 85. There were two seasons of 300 runs or more in all (2021-22 and 2022-23).
Club by club
2020-21, Perth Scorchers. 3 matches and 44 runs.
2021-22 to 2022-23, Melbourne Stars. 27 matches and 800 runs.
2023-24, Melbourne Renegades. 5 matches and 111 runs.
2024-25 to 2025-26, Melbourne Stars, second time round. 6 matches and 135 runs.
4 spells with three clubs in all. The longest was with Melbourne Stars, 2021-22 to 2022-23.
How the runs came
Across the career, JM Clarke has struck at 129.3. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 125.3, so JM Clarke has scored about 4 runs per hundred balls faster than the typical batter of the time. 58% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 94 fours and 42 sixes.
Where it stands
JM Clarke has made 41 BBL appearances, the latest for Melbourne Stars in 2025-26.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Perth Scorchers | 3 | 44 | 34 | 14.7 | 183.3 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Melbourne Stars | 13 | 419 | 85 | 32.2 | 143.5 | 5/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 381 | 101* | 29.3 | 121.7 | 1/1 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Melbourne Renegades | 5 | 111 | 38 | 27.8 | 111.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Melbourne Stars | 2 | 32 | 32 | 16.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Melbourne Stars | 4 | 103 | 60 | 25.8 | 125.6 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Perth Scorchers: 2020-21
- Melbourne Stars: 2021-22 to 2022-23
- Melbourne Renegades: 2023-24
- Melbourne Stars: 2024-25 to 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics