Photo Credit: Brisbane Heat
The votes are in and Brisbane Heat fans, and one in particular, are celebrating the confirmation of the ultimate Brisbane Heat All Star team.
Recently-engaged Heat fan Lachlan Moriarty was the lucky winner drawn at random who received the $2,000 Betta Home Living voucher just in time for Christmas.
He lodged one of the 6,312 entries received from fans who were given the opportunity to vote for their favourite 11 players and a 12th man in the month-long promotion that celebrates 10 years of the Heat in KFC Big Bash League.
67 players attracted votes, with a plethora of world class players in the final all-time teal dream team.
The final 12 players was, in batting order:
- Matthew Hayden
- Brendon McCullum
- Chris Lynn
- AB de Villiers
- Shane Watson
- Ben Cutting
- Dan Christian
- Andrew Flintoff
- Dan Vettori
- James Pattinson
- Ryan Harris
- Mitch Swepson
In all, the top 20 vote-gathers were:
- Chris Lynn
- Brendon McCullum
- Ben Cutting
- AB de Villiers
- Dan Vettori
- Shane Watson
- Andrew Flintoff
- Matthew Hayden
- Dan Christian
- Ryan Harris
- James Pattinson
- Mitch Swepson
- Ben Laughlin
- Marnus Labuschagne
- James Hopes
- Joe Burns
- Mujeeb Rahman
- Tom Banton
- Jimmy Peirson
- Matt Renshaw
Heat principal partner CUA, major partner Betta and official sponsors National Storage, Toyota and Village Roadshow Theme Parks backed the All Stars concept which brought together Heat fans in the lead-in to the opening home game for the Heat on Wednesday night at the Gabba.
The Heat played in the first ever game in the BBL, with a team containing Hayden, McCullum and Vettori taking on the Sydney Sixers, including Brett Lee, at the SCG.
Brisbane won the competition in BBL|02 and have forged a reputation as one of the competition’s most thrilling teams across the ensuing seasons.
