It is Fanning’s first full contract with the Club, having joined Perth’s squad towards the end of BBL|13 as captain Ashton Turner’s Injury Replacement Player.
A few weeks later, Fanning opened the batting on BBL debut during the Eliminator against Adelaide Strikers at Optus Stadium and showed exciting signs by striking 31 runs during the Power Play.
Although Fanning is a top-order batter by trade in limited overs cricket, the 23-year-old remains capable of influencing games from the middle-order.
He displayed as much when facing a strong Indian side at the WACA Ground ahead of the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Batting at No.6 for WA, Fanning parried the threat posed by world-class bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Axar Patel, Deepak Hooda and Yuzvendra Chahal to score 59 from 53 deliveries. This team-high contribution propelled WA from 4-12 to 6-115.
