2015–16 Perth Scorchers season
| 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Justin Langer |
| Captain(s) | Adam Voges |
| Home ground | WACA Ground, Perth |
| BBL | 3rd |
| BBL finals | Semi-finalist |
| Leading Wicket Taker | Andrew Tye (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 20,870 |
| Lowest home attendance | 19,225 |
| Average home attendance | 20,273 (home matches) |
Ladder[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.544 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.366 | |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.181 | |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.375 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.041 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.204 | |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.955 | |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.330 |
Ladder progress[edit]
Regular season[edit]
(H) Perth Scorchers
6/151 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
6/152 (19.1 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat
7/117 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H)
1/118 (15.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/170 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
0/171 (18.4 overs) |
Michael Klinger 90* (58)
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- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first ever 10-wicket win in a BBL match.[5]
- The crowd of 26,787 is the highest crowd at Etihad Stadium for a non-derby BBL match.[5]
- Michael Klinger and Shaun Marsh's unbeaten 171-run partnership is the highest partnership for the Scorchers in their history and the second highest overall.
Sydney Sixers
8/112 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H)
1/114 (14.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
(H) Adelaide Strikers
2/174 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
138 (17.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jake Lehmann (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Perth Scorchers
5/175 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H)
9/145 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers
5/173 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H)
6/172 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 18,149 is the highest ever crowd for any sport at Blundstone Arena.[9]
Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers (H)
94 (19 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 20,870 is the highest crowd for a BBL at this ground.[10]
Knockout phase[edit]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 7/159 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 2/160 (17.4 ov) | |||||||
| 2 | Melbourne Stars | ||||||||
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | ||||||||
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 7/139 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 2 | Melbourne Stars | 3/140 (18.1 ov) | |||||||
Semi-finals[edit]
The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals.
Perth Scorchers
7/139 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H)
3/140 (18.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Current squad[edit]
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages are given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the opening match of the tournament
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||
| 32 | Adam Voges |  Australia |
4 October 1979 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | Captain | |
| 6 | Cameron Bancroft | Australia |
19 November 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | – | ||
| 20 | Shaun Marsh | Australia |
9 July 1983 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | ||
| 7 | Michael Klinger | Australia |
4 July 1980 (aged 35) | Right-handed | – | ||
| 15 | Michael Carberry |  England |
29 September 1980 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | International Player | |
| 14 | Marcus Harris | Australia |
21 July 1992 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | ||
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 13 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia |
11 October 1987 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
| 31 | Brad Hogg | Australia |
6 February 1971 (aged 44) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | ||
| 10 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia |
20 October 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | ||
| 17 | Ashton Turner | Australia |
25 January 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 9 | Sam Whiteman | Australia |
19 March 1992 (aged 23) | Left-handed | – | ||
| Bowlers | |||||||
| 5 | Jason Behrendorff | Australia |
20 April 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast medium | ||
| 33 | Simon Mackin | Australia |
1 September 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | ||
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Australia |
12 December 1986 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | ||
| 3 | Joel Paris | Australia |
11 December 1992 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | ||
| 18 | Ashton Agar | Australia |
14 October 1993 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | ||
| 8 | David Willey | England |
28 February 1990 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | International Player | |
| 67 | James Muirhead | Australia |
30 July 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||
Home attendance[edit]
| Game | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 20,553 |
| 9 | Brisbane Heat | 19,225 |
| 17 | Sydney Sixers | 20,444 |
| 31 | Melbourne Stars | 20,870 |
| Total Attendance | 81,092 | |
| Average Attendance | 20,273 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Final crowd numbers: 20 553 people! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2015
- ^ Official numbers are in.... and there are 19 225 people here at #TheFurnace today! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 26 Dec, 2015
- ^ Official Crowd: 26,787 - our highest non-Derby attendance ever in the BBL twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2015
- ^ a b "Klinger, Marsh set up first ever 10-wicket win in BBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
- ^ Best fans in the league. Period. #BBL05 #StrikersvScorchers twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January 2016
- ^ Final Crowd Figure for tonight's game v @ScorchersBBL is 18, 942. Thankyou #ThunderNation for showing your support again #BBL05 twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 8 Jan, 2016
- ^ a b Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016
- ^ a b Final crowd numbers are record-breaking... there's 20,870 people here this evening at #TheFurnace #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016
- ^ Official crowd for tonight's Big Semi-final at the @MCG = 30,174. Thanks to all our #TeamGreen fans for your support twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 22 January 2016
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