Josh Brown (cricketer)

Brown made his debut in the Big Bash for Brisbane Heat on 15 December, 2022 against the Melbourne Renegades.[9] 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.[10] It was the fifth fastest half-century in club history, but Brown was so new to the team he did not even have his name on the back of his kit. Commentator Adam Gilchrist described Brown as “his new favourite player” and Brown spoke of this being meaningful as he had himself taken time-off school to watch Gilchrist play at The Gabba.[11] Brown received publicity because uniquely in modern sport he played the innings using a bat he had made himself.[12] Brown played consistently at the top of the batting order for Brisbane Heat throughout the rest of the 2022-23 Big Bash and they reached the final against Perth Scorchers on February 4, 2023.[13] In the final Brown opened the innings for Brisbane batting first and scored 25 from twelve balls.[14]