BBL playerAustralia2012-13 to 2024-25
PSP Handscomb
Right-handed bat
PSP Handscomb, a batter, played thirteen BBL seasons for three clubs.
The arrival
PSP Handscomb's first BBL season was 2012-13, with Melbourne Stars.
That first season brought 2 matches and 9 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2020-21, for Hobart Hurricanes: 208 runs at an average of 18.9, striking at 123.1 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 127.9, and a highest score of 30.
Club by club
2012-13 to 2019-20, Melbourne Stars. 42 matches and 814 runs.
2020-21 to 2021-22, Hobart Hurricanes. 24 matches and 414 runs.
2022-23, Melbourne Renegades. 3 matches and 17 runs.
2023-24 to 2024-25, Melbourne Stars, second time round. 2 matches and 14 runs.
4 spells with three clubs in all. The longest was with Melbourne Stars, 2012-13 to 2019-20.
How the runs came
Across the career, PSP Handscomb struck at 116.4. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 125.0, so PSP Handscomb scored about 9 runs per hundred balls slower than the typical batter of the time, a trade usually made for longer innings. 46% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 100 fours and 29 sixes.
The legacy
PSP Handscomb made 71 BBL appearances, the last for Melbourne Stars in 2024-25.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 (BBL|02) | Melbourne Stars | 2 | 9 | 7* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Melbourne Stars | 2 | 38 | 25* | – | 146.2 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Melbourne Stars | 3 | 113 | 103* | 113.0 | 137.8 | 0/1 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Melbourne Stars | 7 | 132 | 52 | 33.0 | 105.6 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Melbourne Stars | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 55.6 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Melbourne Stars | 7 | 136 | 57 | 19.4 | 103.0 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Melbourne Stars | 9 | 193 | 70 | 21.4 | 126.1 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 (BBL|09) | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 188 | 65* | 31.3 | 125.3 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Hobart Hurricanes | 13 | 208 | 30 | 18.9 | 123.1 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Hobart Hurricanes | 11 | 206 | 47 | 20.6 | 110.8 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Melbourne Renegades | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5.7 | 85.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Melbourne Stars | 1 | 3 | 3* | – | 75.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Melbourne Stars | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.0 | 64.7 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Melbourne Stars: 2012-13 to 2019-20
- Hobart Hurricanes: 2020-21 to 2021-22
- Melbourne Renegades: 2022-23
- Melbourne Stars: 2023-24 to 2024-25
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics