BBL playerAustralia2011-12 to 2025-26
SA Abbott
Right-handed bat · Right-arm fast-medium
SA Abbott, an all-rounder, has played fifteen BBL seasons for two clubs, and has taken more wickets than anyone else in BBL history, 180.
The arrival
SA Abbott's first BBL season was 2011-12, with Sydney Thunder.
That first season brought 6 matches, 65 runs and 7 wickets at 8.21 an over.
The peak
The best season was 2022-23, for Sydney Sixers: 29 wickets at 7.03 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.28. Six seasons brought 12 wickets or more (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2022-23).
Club by club
2011-12 to 2012-13, Sydney Thunder. 12 matches, 121 runs and 10 wickets.
2013-14 to 2025-26, Sydney Sixers. 112 matches, 482 runs and 170 wickets.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Sydney Sixers, 2013-14 to 2025-26.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 180 wickets in 2,662 deliveries, at 7.91 runs an over against a league rate of 7.40 for the same seasons: 0.51 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time, the price of a bowler who took wickets often.
Where it stands
On the all-time BBL lists, among 526 players, SA Abbott stands 1st for wickets and 4th for matches played. The story is still being written: 2025-26 was another season with Sydney Sixers.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 (BBL|01) | Sydney Thunder | 6 | 65 | 39 | 32.5 | 103.2 | 0/0 | 7 | 8.21 | – | 0 | ||
| 2012-13 (BBL|02) | Sydney Thunder | 6 | 56 | 24* | 11.2 | 121.7 | 0/0 | 3 | 8.76 | – | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Sydney Sixers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0 | 10.57 | – | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 33 | 21 | 6.6 | 97.1 | 0/0 | 9 | 7.19 | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Sydney Sixers | 7 | 25 | 7* | 6.3 | 78.1 | 0/0 | 10 | 9.47 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 53 | 33* | 10.6 | 108.2 | 0/0 | 20 | 8.47 | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 36 | 23 | 9.0 | 133.3 | 0/0 | 13 | 7.81 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Sydney Sixers | 15 | 81 | 35 | 13.5 | 108.0 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.93 | – | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 (BBL|09) | Sydney Sixers | 7 | 31 | 22* | 10.3 | 119.2 | 0/0 | 14 | 6.62 | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Sydney Sixers | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 125.0 | 0/0 | 7 | 9.07 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Sydney Sixers | 13 | 117 | 41 | 23.4 | 113.6 | 0/0 | 19 | 7.91 | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Sydney Sixers | 15 | 51 | 14 | 8.5 | 127.5 | 0/0 | 29 | 7.03 | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Sydney Sixers | 9 | 34 | 16 | 11.3 | 113.3 | 0/0 | 11 | 8.41 | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Sydney Sixers | 6 | 12 | 7* | 12.0 | 120.0 | 0/0 | 10 | 9.14 | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Sydney Sixers | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.07 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Sydney Thunder: 2011-12 to 2012-13
- Sydney Sixers: 2013-14 to 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics