Kurtis Patterson

The years after that milestone were difficult. Injuries kept him away from first-class cricket for close to two years. His return was emphatic: in the 2015-16 Shield campaign he finished as his side's leading run-scorer, gathering 737 runs across 9 matches. He kept up that output for New South Wales the following summer, compiling 668 runs from 10 appearances in 2016-17.

His Big Bash League journey took him across several franchises. When the competition began, he declined an offer from the Sydney Thunder so he could concentrate on his Shield career. A season later he joined the Sydney Sixers, spending a single campaign there before crossing to the Thunder. That second spell proved a lengthy one, running from 2013/14 through 2017/18, and in BBL 06 he was the Thunder's top run-getter in a season that was not a memorable one for the team.

Patterson then committed to the Perth Scorchers on a three-year contract, though runs did not come easily for him in Perth. By 2022/23 he had returned to the Sydney Sixers.