Aiming to take more wickets in the upcoming BBL season, theย Adelaide Strikersย have poached seamerย Brendan Doggettย from theย Sydney Thunder.
Doggett has been a mainstay in the South Australian line-up since joining them ahead of the 2021-22 season fromย Queensland. In his time with the state, his seam bowling helped guide the state to the Marshย One-Day Cupย final last season. However, while he has played forย South Australiaย for a while, this will be his first season with theย Adelaide Strikers.
Having played 41 previous matches in the competition with stints at theย Sydney Thunderย andย Brisbane Heat, Doggett has taken 40 wickets with an average of 26.88 and an economy rate of 8.35. During this time, he took one five-wicket haul. While not known for his batting skills, he has made 38 runs at a strike rate of 90.48.
The fast bowler is also a previous member of theย Cricket Australia XIย and became the second Indigenous player to have a contract with theย Queenslandย Bulls back in his maiden season, 2016-17.
"South Australiaย is home now so to be able to stay here for 12 months of the year with my young family is great," Doggett said viaย Cricket.com.au.
"It's exciting to join a group with a lot of players and staff that I am familiar with, as well as getting to play more at a packed Adelaide Oval."
Adelaide Strikersย BBL|13 squad (so far):ย
Wes Agar,ย James Bazley,ย Cameron Boyce,ย Alex Carey,ย Brendan Doggett,ย Travis Head,ย Henry Hunt,ย Thomas Kelly,ย Ben Manenti, D'Arcy Short,ย Matt Short, Henry Thorton,ย Jake Weatherald
