BBL playerOverseas2018-19 to 2021-22
Qais Ahmad
Right-handed bat · Right-arm leg-break
Qais Ahmad, a bowler, played three BBL seasons for two clubs.
The arrival
Qais Ahmad's first BBL season was 2018-19, with Hobart Hurricanes.
That first season brought 3 matches and 7 wickets at 7.42 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2021-22, for Melbourne Stars: 13 wickets at 6.55 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.41. Two seasons brought 12 wickets or more (2019-20 and 2021-22).
Club by club
2018-19 to 2019-20, Hobart Hurricanes. 17 matches and 19 wickets.
2021-22, Melbourne Stars. 10 matches and 13 wickets.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Hobart Hurricanes, 2018-19 to 2019-20. 2020-21 is missing from the record: a season without a BBL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 32 wickets in 621 deliveries, at 7.17 runs an over against a league rate of 7.43 for the same seasons: 0.26 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.
The legacy
Qais Ahmad made 27 BBL appearances, the last for Melbourne Stars in 2021-22.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Hobart Hurricanes | 3 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 7 | 7.42 | – | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 (BBL|09) | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 31 | 11* | 6.2 | 77.5 | 0/0 | 12 | 7.59 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 44 | 16 | 11.0 | 125.7 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.55 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Hobart Hurricanes: 2018-19 to 2019-20
- Melbourne Stars: 2021-22
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics