Bio

Josh Brown (born 26 December 1993) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm medium pace bowler. Brown grew up in Brisbane and played soccer as a youth, starting cricket at age 13 he didn’t take it seriously till age 23 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. 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.