BBL playerOverseas2016-17 to 2025-26
SW Billings
Right-handed bat
SW Billings, a batter, has played eight BBL seasons for three clubs.
The arrival
SW Billings's first BBL season was 2016-17, with Sydney Sixers.
That first season brought 4 matches and 127 runs.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2021-22, for Sydney Thunder: 284 runs at an average of 40.6, striking at 145.6 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 124.7, with 2 fifties, and a highest score of 67.
Club by club
2016-17 to 2017-18, Sydney Sixers. 10 matches and 283 runs.
2020-21 to 2021-22, Sydney Thunder. 19 matches and 544 runs.
2022-23 to 2023-24, Brisbane Heat. 15 matches and 332 runs.
2024-25 to 2025-26, Sydney Thunder, second time round. 19 matches and 428 runs.
4 spells with three clubs in all. The longest was with Sydney Sixers, 2016-17 to 2017-18. 2018-19 and 2019-20 are missing from the record: seasons without a BBL appearance.
How the runs came
Across the career, SW Billings has struck at 134.5. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 127.5, so SW Billings has scored about 7 runs per hundred balls faster than the typical batter of the time. 56% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 139 fours and 55 sixes.
Where it stands
SW Billings has made 63 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Sydney Sixers | 4 | 127 | 42 | 31.8 | 129.6 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Sydney Sixers | 6 | 156 | 61* | 31.2 | 138.1 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 260 | 83 | 28.9 | 139.8 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Sydney Thunder | 9 | 284 | 67 | 40.6 | 145.6 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 187 | 79 | 23.4 | 123.8 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 (BBL|13) | Brisbane Heat | 7 | 145 | 40 | 20.7 | 138.1 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 (BBL|14) | Sydney Thunder | 11 | 271 | 72 | 30.1 | 129.7 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2025-26 (BBL|15) | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 157 | 51 | 19.6 | 127.6 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Sydney Sixers: 2016-17 to 2017-18
- Sydney Thunder: 2020-21 to 2021-22
- Brisbane Heat: 2022-23 to 2023-24
- Sydney Thunder: 2024-25 to 2025-26
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics