BBL playerOverseas2021-22 to 2025-26
RJW Topley
Right-handed bat · Left-arm fast-medium
RJW Topley, a bowler, has played two BBL seasons for two clubs.
The arrival
RJW Topley's first BBL season was 2021-22, with Melbourne Renegades.
That first season brought 7 matches, 33 runs and 9 wickets at 7.94 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2021-22, for Melbourne Renegades: 9 wickets at 7.94 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.41.
Club by club
2021-22, Melbourne Renegades. 7 matches and 9 wickets.
2025-26, Sydney Thunder. 5 matches and 5 wickets.
2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 are missing from the record: seasons without a BBL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 14 wickets in 247 deliveries, at 8.57 runs an over against a league rate of 7.55 for the same seasons: 1.02 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
Where it stands
RJW Topley has made 12 BBL appearances, the latest for Sydney Thunder in 2025-26.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Melbourne Renegades | 7 | 33 | 14* | – | 113.8 | 0/0 | 9 | 7.94 | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Sydney Thunder | 5 | 15 | 5* | 7.5 | 93.8 | 0/0 | 5 | 9.90 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Melbourne Renegades: 2021-22
- Sydney Thunder: 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics