State Under 19s captain Simon Budge says now that he’s had a taste of WA’s success and the ‘fear’ it instils in the rest of the nation’s cricket programs, he’s all in on pushing for his cricket dreams.
Aaron Kirby
West Australian cricket champion Jason Behrendorff has played his last game for the State and has officially retired from domestic one-day and four-day cricket to ramp up his Twenty20 commitments.
Jackson Barrett
West Australian Cam Bancroft has opened up on having to overcome the ‘trauma’ of his sickening clash with Big Bash League teammate Daniel Sams as he prepares to return to cricket for the first time.
West Australian quick Joel Paris is returning to Perth Scorchers from Melbourne Stars after fellow left-arm quick Jason Behrendorff moved to Victoria last week.
Cooper Connolly has made Perth Scorchers history after he was named the joint Big Bash League’s Player of the Tournament alongside Melbourne Stars’ Glenn Maxwell.
Jake Santa Maria
Ashton Turner will link up with some English Scorchers after signing with Lancashire for the Vitality Blast Twenty20 tournament and county championship.
Scorchers fans hate to see the club’s greats leave for over east, but they have a history of making the right call at the right time when stars hit the twilight of their career, writes Jackson Barrett.
As Jason Behrendorff gets set to sport new colours after more than a decade as a WA favourite, we look back at eight other long-time West Aussies who made a similar move.
Chris Robinson
Four-time Scorchers champion Jason Behrendorff has left the club, signing a three-year deal with one of Perth’s BBL rivals.
Perth Scorchers WBBL and New Zealand captain Sophie Devine will take an immediate break from the game with no clear timeline for when the star will return.
The Perth Scorchers might have missed finals but one of the franchise’s most iconic moments was the catalyst for the league’s successful overhaul, writes Justin Langer.
Justin Langer
Perth Scorchers sensation Cooper Connolly and a superstar teammate have been named in the Big Bash League’s team of the year.
After Perth Scorchers missed the Big Bas League finals for just the third time in their history, The West’s cricket writer Jackson Barrett has given every player a grade — and two players copped an F.
Just a day after the Perth Scorchers were given the flick from the Big Bash, star pair Jason Behrendorff and Ashton Turner said goodbye to Perth and headed to the SA20 in South Africa.
The Perth Scorchers list boss has accidentally leaked confidential player contract details on a public livestream of a national reserves match.
It’s hard to believe, but the Perth Scorchers are the only side who have never had a player crowned BBL Player of the Tournament. Cooper Connolly is in the frame to change that - but here’s who he’s up against.
Perth Scorchers fell agonisingly short of a miracle finals berth when the sixth of six results they needed to go their way booted them from the Big Bash League.
Perth Scorchers’ fairytale Big Bash League finals lifeline has been extinguished at the final hurdle.
Regardless of the late twist with a string of results falling their way, 4-6 wasn’t the outcome the Scorchers would have hoped for, writes Mitchell Johnson.
Mitchell Johnson
Perth Scorchers have signed spinner Ashton Agar to a three-year deal, just a day before the player contract deadline, but the future of two teammates is now more clouded than ever.
“So you’re telling me there’s a chance...” That famous line from ‘Dumb And Dumber’ has been the catch-cry for the Scorchers all week, and now, you’d be dumb to write them off, writes Chris Robinson.
Perth Scorchers have ensured their finals hopes will go down to the wire and they will sweat on the final game of the Big Bash season to determine their fate after a five-wicket win over Adelaide.
Ben Smith
Recap all the action from a wild day of BBL cricket that saw the Scorchers stay alive in the finals race.
The Perth Scorchers need Melbourne to beat Brisbane to stay alive in the finals race - but the Renegades are facing a massive chase after two of their star bowlers were banned in controversial circumstances.
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