BBL playerAustralia2011-12 to 2018-19
MA Beer
Right-handed bat · Left-arm orthodox
MA Beer, a bowler, played eight BBL seasons for two clubs.
The arrival
MA Beer's first BBL season was 2011-12, with Perth Scorchers.
That first season brought 8 matches, 3 runs and 6 wickets at 6.00 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2012-13, for Perth Scorchers: 10 wickets at 5.51 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 6.81.
Club by club
2011-12 to 2013-14, Perth Scorchers. 19 matches and 18 wickets.
2014-15 to 2018-19, Melbourne Stars. 34 matches and 23 wickets.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Melbourne Stars, 2014-15 to 2018-19.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 41 wickets in 1,153 deliveries, at 6.29 runs an over against a league rate of 7.28 for the same seasons: 0.99 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.
The legacy
MA Beer made 53 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 (BBL|01) | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 3 | 2* | 1.5 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.00 | – | 0 | ||
| 2012-13 (BBL|02) | Perth Scorchers | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9.0 | 56.3 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.51 | – | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Perth Scorchers | 2 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 2 | 6.13 | – | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Melbourne Stars | 9 | 2 | 1* | – | 66.7 | 0/0 | 7 | 5.76 | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 3 | 3* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 7 | 6.07 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Melbourne Stars | 9 | 8 | 7* | – | 200.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.82 | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Melbourne Stars | 5 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 3 | 7.53 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Melbourne Stars | 3 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 8.40 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Perth Scorchers: 2011-12 to 2013-14
- Melbourne Stars: 2014-15 to 2018-19
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics