Liam Hatcher is an Australian fast bowler who plays for New South Wales and the Melbourne Stars. In early 2025, he returned to the Stars for the Big Bash League (BBL) after two seasons with the Sydney Thunder.
Hatcher's career statistics include 75 wickets in first-class cricket, 36 wickets in List A matches, and 27 wickets in T20s. He notably took 13 wickets in his debut Big Bash League (BBL) season for the Melbourne Stars in BBL|10, which included a Player of the Match performance in a Melbourne Derby win.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales vs Western Australia · 28th Match | First Class | March 14, 2026 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 69.57 |
| South Australia vs New South Wales · 27th Match | First Class | March 5, 2026 | 27 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 41.54 |
| Tasmania vs New South Wales · 24th Match | First Class | February 16, 2026 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17.39 |
| New South Wales vs South Australia · 19th Match | First Class | February 5, 2026 | 47 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 117.50 |
| Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers · Match 27 | T20 | January 8, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| New South Wales vs Tasmania · 13th Match | First Class | November 22, 2025 | 28 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 30.77 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales vs Western Australia · 28th Match | First Class | March 14, 2026 | 39 | 13 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.97 |
| Tasmania vs New South Wales · Final | List A | March 11, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| South Australia vs New South Wales · 27th Match | First Class | March 5, 2026 | 26 | 4 | 127 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.88 |
| Tasmania vs New South Wales · 24th Match | First Class | February 16, 2026 | 41 | 6 | 178 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4.34 |
| New South Wales vs South Australia · 17th Match | List A | February 10, 2026 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 |
| New South Wales vs South Australia · 19th Match | First Class | February 5, 2026 | 24 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bash League 2025 | T20 | Dec 14, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Sheffield Shield 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Oct 4, 2025 - Mar 30, 2026 | 136 | 282 | 14 | 7 | 48.23 |
| Australia Domestic One-Day Cup 2025 | LISTA | Sep 16, 2025 - Feb 28, 2026 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 55.88 |
| Sheffield Shield 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Oct 8, 2024 - Mar 30, 2025 | 33 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 28.95 |
| Australia Domestic One-Day Cup 2024 | LISTA | Sep 22, 2024 - Mar 1, 2025 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 86.36 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Shield 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Oct 4, 2025 - Mar 30, 2026 | 241 | 53 | 873 | 44 | 5/51 | 3.62 |
| Australia Domestic One-Day Cup 2025 | LISTA | Sep 16, 2025 - Feb 28, 2026 | 32.2 | 1 | 168 | 4 | 2/46 | 5.20 |
| Sheffield Shield 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Oct 8, 2024 - Mar 30, 2025 | 109.3 | 18 | 390 | 13 | 4/92 | 3.56 |
| Australia Domestic One-Day Cup 2024 | LISTA | Sep 22, 2024 - Mar 1, 2025 | 40.5 | 2 | 247 | 3 | 1/40 | 6.05 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 25 | 9 | 46 | 47 | 20 | 7.6600 | 97.8700 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 28 | 17 | 99 | 134 | 31 | 9.0000 | 73.8800 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 28 | 36 | 238 | 600 | 36 | 10.8100 | 39.6600 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 25 | 24 | 84.50 | 509 | 737 | 27 | 27.2900 | 8.6800 | 18.8000 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 28 | 28 | 206.10 | 1237 | 1294 | 37 | 34.9700 | 6.2700 | 33.4000 | 6/58 | 6/58 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First Class | 28 | 48 | 732.40 | 4396 | 2799 | 102 | 27.4400 | 3.8200 | 43.0000 | 5/51 | 8/117 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Team | Years |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2019/20–present |
| Melbourne Stars (BBL) | 2025/26–present |
| Sydney Thunder (BBL) | 2023/24 |
| Melbourne Stars (BBL) | 2020/21 |
| Cricket Australia XI | 2015/16–2016/17 |
| Australia A | 2023 |
| Australia Under-19 | 2016 |
