Brisbane Heat opener Josh Brown unleashed with six massive sixes to all parts of the Gabba in his 23-ball 62 in just his second BBL game.

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Josh Brown is an Australian cricketer who plays for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.

Josh Brown Cricketer : BBL | Cricket bats | Stats

Brown grew up in Brisbane and played soccer as a youth, not starting cricket until he was 13.

At age 24, in his words he “started to take cricket seriously”, and progressed from third grade cricket to the Queensland Second XI in 18 months.

He plays grade cricket for Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club, and club cricket in England.

In August 2022 Brown hit the second highest score ever in the Queensland T20 Max competition, when he hit 159 from 59 balls opening for Northern Districts. He makes cricket bats, including his own.

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Josh Brown, remember the name. The Brisbane Heat batsman lit up the Gabba in Brisbane with his big-hitting prowess against the Sydney Sixers on Sunday.

The right-handed batsman, who was playing just his second Big Bash League match, scored 62 in just 23 deliveries.

He smashed six sixes and four boundaries during his innings at a strikerate of 269.57.

In fact the kncok came from the bat he himself made. Brown makes his own cricket bats, under the brand Cooper Cricket.

“That’s my full-time job outside of cricket, I make my own bats and it’s pretty fun,” he told Fox Cricket. “I do most of the repairs for the boys.”

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Josh Brown has become an instant hit in the BBL after a sensational knock for the Brisbane Heat on Sunday night with a bat he made. Playing in just his second game, Brown blasted 62 off just 23 balls as the Heat made 5-224.

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The Sixers were gallant in their pursuit of what would have been a BBL record run chase, but ultimately fell short to be all out on the final delivery for 209.

Brown, who is a bat-maker by trade, provided something special in front of 23,689 fans at the Gabba.

The 29-year-old brought up his 50 in just 19 deliveries – the equal-fifth fastest in Brisbane Heat history. He then cleared the boundary with another enormous six and hit six maximums in his innings.

“I made my own bat, the Cooper Bison…it absolutely cannons off. It is one of the new ones I made myself and I fell in love with it,” Brown told AAP after his innings. “All my mates call me ‘Bison’.”

Brown said “it wasn’t until I was 24 that I started to take it seriously and then I went from third grade to Queensland Second XI in the space of 18 months”. Fox Sports commentator Mark Howard described it as “an innings we’ll remember for a long, long time.”

Aussie great Adam Gilchrist declared: “Just found a new favourite player. I love him!”

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He plays grade cricket for Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club, and club cricket in England.

Josh Brown Cricketer : BBL | Cricket bats | Stats

               Career statistics as of Writing                 
Competition T20
Matches 2
Runs scored 70
          Batting average                       35.00            
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 62

In August 2022 Brown hit the second highest score ever in the Queensland T20 Max competition, when he hit 159 from 59 balls opening for Northern Districts. He makes cricket bats, including his own.

Brown made his debut in the Big Bash for Brisbane Heat on 15 December, 2022 against the Melbourne Renegades.

In his second match, on January 1 2023, he scored 62 runs from 23 balls and won the Player of the Match award against the Sydney Sixers.

By Rishabh

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