PERTH Scorchers pair Cooper Connolly and Jason Behrendorff took out the main honours in the latest Big Bash season, despite their side being booted out of the finals race last night. Connolly’s 351 runs were enough for the Golden Bat, while Behrendorff snatched the Golden Arm with his 17 wickets.

Connolly belted two half-centuries in the first three games for a high score of 66. His average of 50.14 was helped by unbeaten knocks of 48 and 43 in consecutive games, while his 39 not out against Adelaide Strikers on Saturday night momentarily saw the Scorchers snatch fourth spot.

The emerging allrounder surpassed Sydney Thunder captain David Warner (346 runs) in his final home-and-away appearance to take out the honour in somewhat of a passing of the torch. Connolly is well poised for a Test debut as he prepares for Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka later this month.

Hobart Hurricanes opener Mitchell Owen was the only other batter to surpass 300 runs, and was the only member of the top five run getters to boast a century. Melbourne Stars mainstays Glenn Maxwell (297 runs) and Marcus Stoinis (296) rounded out the list having helped rally their side into finals.

Behrendorff joined Connolly in moving atop the standings at the final time of asking, claiming 3-21 in the Scorchers’ win over Adelaide. The Player of the Match performance was enough to see him surpass Melbourne Renegades spearhead Tom Rogers, who took 16 wickets.

One of the stories of the season was Mark Steketee‘s 2025 resurgence, with the wicket-taking machine joining Lance Morris and Lloyd Pope on 15 poles. The seamer struck at an average of 8.60 in five games, boasting the best figures of the season (5-17). No other bowler claimed a five-wicket haul.

See who topped the charts in the BBL|14 home-and-away season.

LEADING RUN SCORERS (GOLDEN BAT)

Cooper Connolly (Scorchers) – 351 runs | 50 x2 | NO x3
David Warner (Thunder) – 346 runs | 50 x3 | NO x3
Mitchell Owen (Hurricanes) – 308 runs | 100 x1 | NO x1
Glenn Maxwell (Stars) – 297 runs | 50 x3 | NO x3
Marcus Stoinis (Stars) – 296 runs | 50 x1

HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE*

Jamie Overton (Strikers) – 191 runs @ 95.50
Glenn Maxwell (Stars) – 297 runs @ 59.40
David Warner (Thunder) – 346 runs @ 57.66
Cooper Connolly (Scorchers) – 351 runs @ 50.14
Tim David (Hurricanes) – 229 runs @ 45.80

* – minimum 100 runs & 5 innings

BEST STRIKE RATE*

Glenn Maxwell (Stars) – 297 runs @ 194.11
Mitchell Owen (Hurricanes) – 308 runs @ 186.66
Finn Allen (Scorchers) – 181 runs @ 184.69
Ben Dwarshuis (Sixers) – 100 runs @ 178.57
Tim David (Hurricanes) – 229 runs @ 172.18

* – minimum 100 runs & 5 innings

HIGHEST SCORE (INDIVIDUAL)

Steve Smith (Sixers) – 121* (64) vs. Scorchers @ SCG
Matthew Short (Strikers) – 109 (54) vs. Heat @ Adelaide Oval
Mitchell Owen (Hurricanes) – 101* (64) vs. Scorchers @ Bellerive Oval
James Vince (Sixers) – 101* (58) vs. Stars @ SCG
Jake Fraser-McGurk (Renegades) – 95 (46) vs. Heat @ Marvel Stadium

* – denotes not out

MOST SIXES

Glenn Maxwell (Stars) – 26 sixes, 17 fours
Mitchell Owen (Hurricanes) – 22 sixes, 26 fours
Cooper Connolly (Scorchers) – 19 sixes, 20 fours
Matthew Renshaw (Heat) – 17 sixes, 18 fours
Tim David (Hurricanes) – 15 sixes, 18 fours

LEADING WICKET TAKERS (GOLDEN ARM)

Jason Behrendorff (Scorchers) – 17 wickets @ 17.41
Tom Rogers (Renegades) – 16 wickets @ 19.12
Lance Morris (Scorchers) – 15 wickets @ 16.86
Lloyd Pope (Strikers) – 15 wickets @ 21.13
Mark Steketee (Stars) – 15 wickets @ 8.60

BEST BOWLING FIGURES

Mark Steketee (Stars) – 5-17 (4) vs. Renegades @ Marvel Stadium
Xavier Bartlett (Heat) – 4-10 (4) vs. Stars @ The Gabba
D’Arcy Short (Strikers) – 4-15 (3) vs. Heat @ Adelaide Oval
Jackson Bird (Sixers) – 4-16 (4) vs. Hurricanes @ Bellerive Oval
Spencer Johnson (Heat) – 4-20 (4) vs. Scorchers @ Perth Stadium

BEST ECONOMY RATE*

Ashton Agar (Scorchers) – 30 overs @ 5.83 | 6 wickets
Joel Paris (Stars) – 22 overs @ 6.59 | 9 wickets
Jacob Bethell (Renegades) – 11.1 overs @ 6.80 | 4 wickets
Tom Andrews (Thunder) – 22 overs @ 6.90 | 6 wickets
Fergus O’Neill (Renegades) – 25.3 overs @ 6.94 | 7 wickets

* – minimum 5 games & 10 overs

MOST CATCHES

Glenn Maxwell (Stars) – 13 catches | 4 maximum
Ben Duckett (Stars) – 8 catches | 4 maximum
Mitchell Owen (Hurricanes) – 8 catches | 2 maximum
Jordan Silk (Sixers) – 8 catches | 2 maximum
Laurie Evans (Renegades) – 6 catches | 2 maximum

MOST DISMISSALS (WK)

Josh Philippe (Sixers) – 13 dismissals | 13 catches
Tim Seifert (Renegades) – 12 dismissals | 10 catches | 2 stumpings
Sam Billings (Thunder) – 11 dismissals | 10 catches | 1 stumping
Matty Hurst (Scorchers) – 7 dismissals | 6 catches | 1 stumping
Ollie Pope (Strikers) – 7 dismissals | 4 catches | 3 stumpings