
Courtesy: BBL
Mitchell Owen, the Hobart Hurricanes opener, equalled the record of the fastest hundred in the history of the Big Bash League (BBL) in 39 balls set by CJ Simmons during the final of the 2024-25 against Sydney Thunder at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. In pursuit of a competitive target of 183 runs set by the Thunder, Mitchell Owen went on a rampage from the very first over of the Hurricanes innings, to put them in a great position to win their first-ever BBL title.
The right-handed batter let his intentions known in the very first over of Hobart Hurricanes innings, hitting a six and two fours against Nathan McAndrew before smashing Tom Andrews and Wes Agar for boundaries at will in their opening overs as well. Mitchell Owen went on to complete his fifty in just 16 balls, playing a key role in taking Hobart Hurricanes to 98/0 at end of first six overs of power play stage.
Known for being a clean hitter of the cricket ball with a strike-rate in excess of 171, Mitchell Owen took no prisoners during his innings in the BBL 2024-25, which ultimately ended at 108 runs in 42 balls with six fours and 11 maximums. Below are some of the salient details about the young career of Mitchell Owen, who is bound to attract a lot of interest not just in franchise cricket, but potentially get a chance to play for Australia very soon in T20I cricket.
Here is all you need to know about Mitchell Owen:
Age: 23
DOB: September 16, 2001
Role: Batter
Batting Style: Right-handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
Debut:
First-Class debut for Tasmania against South Australia in Adelaide on October 3, 2023
List A debut for Tasmania against Queensland in Hobart on February 22, 2021
T20 debut for Hobart Hurricanes against Perth Scorchers in Perth on January 12, 2021