BBL playerAustralia2012-13 to 2025-26
JP Behrendorff
Left-handed bat · Left-arm fast-medium
JP Behrendorff, a bowler, has played eleven BBL seasons for two clubs, and has taken 145 wickets, the 4th-most in BBL history.
The arrival
JP Behrendorff's first BBL season was 2012-13, with Perth Scorchers.
That first season brought 5 matches, 2 runs and 9 wickets at 7.69 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2022-23, for Perth Scorchers: 21 wickets at 6.25 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.28. Six seasons brought 12 wickets or more (2014-15, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25).
Club by club
2012-13 to 2024-25, Perth Scorchers. 104 matches, 108 runs and 140 wickets.
2025-26, Melbourne Renegades. 7 matches and 5 wickets.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Perth Scorchers, 2012-13 to 2024-25. 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2019-20 are missing from the record: seasons without a BBL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 145 wickets in 2,516 deliveries, at 6.64 runs an over against a league rate of 7.40 for the same seasons: 0.76 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.
Where it stands
On the all-time BBL lists, among 526 players, JP Behrendorff stands 4th for wickets and 16th for matches played. The story is still being written: 2025-26 was another season with Melbourne Renegades.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 (BBL|02) | Perth Scorchers | 5 | 2 | 2* | – | 50.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 7.69 | – | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Perth Scorchers | 9 | 52 | 26 | 26.0 | 126.8 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.62 | – | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 15 | 6.00 | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Perth Scorchers | 7 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 10 | 6.58 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Perth Scorchers | 11 | 7 | 3* | 3.5 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 9 | 6.02 | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Perth Scorchers | 16 | 11 | 6* | 11.0 | 122.2 | 0/0 | 16 | 6.62 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Perth Scorchers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 55.6 | 0/0 | 16 | 6.59 | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 7 | 5* | 7.0 | 87.5 | 0/0 | 21 | 6.25 | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Perth Scorchers | 9 | 1 | 1* | 1.0 | 20.0 | 0/0 | 16 | 7.25 | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 22 | 17* | – | 129.4 | 0/0 | 17 | 7.29 | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Melbourne Renegades | 7 | 3 | 2* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 8.66 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Perth Scorchers: 2012-13 to 2024-25
- Melbourne Renegades: 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics