BBL playerAustralia2015-16 to 2021-22
SL Rainbird
Left-handed bat · Left-arm fast-medium
SL Rainbird, a bowler, played five BBL seasons for three clubs.
The arrival
SL Rainbird's first BBL season was 2015-16, with Hobart Hurricanes.
That first season brought 6 matches, 1 run and 6 wickets at 7.23 an over. It would stay the best season of the career with the ball.
The peak
The best season was 2015-16, for Hobart Hurricanes: 6 wickets at 7.23 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.54.
Club by club
2015-16 to 2016-17, Hobart Hurricanes. 7 matches and 6 wickets.
2018-19, Sydney Thunder. 7 matches and 3 wickets.
2020-21 to 2021-22, Melbourne Stars. 10 matches and 8 wickets.
3 spells with three clubs in all. The longest was with Hobart Hurricanes, 2015-16 to 2016-17. 2017-18 and 2019-20 are missing from the record: seasons without a BBL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 17 wickets in 482 deliveries, at 8.04 runs an over against a league rate of 7.45 for the same seasons: 0.59 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The legacy
SL Rainbird made 24 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Hobart Hurricanes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 0/0 | 6 | 7.23 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 12.33 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Sydney Thunder | 7 | 0 | 0* | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 8.07 | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Melbourne Stars | 5 | 21 | 15 | 21.0 | 131.3 | 0/0 | 5 | 7.53 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Melbourne Stars | 5 | 11 | 10* | 5.5 | 73.3 | 0/0 | 3 | 8.76 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Hobart Hurricanes: 2015-16 to 2016-17
- Sydney Thunder: 2018-19
- Melbourne Stars: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics