2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season

Melbourne Renegades
2012–13 season
President	James Brayshaw
Coach	Simon Helmot
Captain(s)	Aaron Finch
Home ground	Etihad Stadium
BBL Season	1st
BBL Finals	Semi-final
Leading Run Scorer	Aaron Finch (332)
Leading Wicket Taker	Muttiah Muralitharan (11)
Highest home attendance	23,589
Lowest home attendance	5,029
Average home attendance	13,406
← 2011–12	2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2012–13 season.

Summary

The 2012–13 Big Bash League season saw the Renegades release several star players including the previous seasons captain, Andrew McDonald. However the recruitment of consistent players such as Ben Rohrer and Peter Nevill and cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan, saw the season being the Renegades most successful season to date, finishing on top of the ladder, only losing to the Perth Scorchers in the regular season. Aaron Finch also became the first Renegades player to score a century after scoring 111 from 65 balls against the Melbourne Stars. Finch also won The Renegades were knocked out by the Brisbane Heat in the semi-finals, losing by 15 runs.

Fixtures

Regular season

7 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 5/167 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/168 (18.2 overs)
Luke Wright 53 (41) Aaron O'Brien 2/27 (4 overs)		Aaron Finch 111* (65) Jackson Bird 1/29 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 23,589
Umpires: Simon Fry & Paul Reiffel
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

14 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder 7/116 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 5/117 (18.2 overs)
Chris Tremain 37* (23) Aaron O'Brien 3/15 (3 overs)		Aaron Finch 31 (33) Azhar Mahmood 2/18 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 7,413
Umpires: Ashley Barrow & Tony Ward
Player of the match: Aaron O'Brien (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

19 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 9/102 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/103 (13.2 overs)
Ricky Ponting 25 (25) Nathan Rimmington 3/18 (4 overs)		Aaron Finch 46* (40) Xavier Doherty 2/17 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,951
Umpires: Sam Nogajski & John Ward
Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

22 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/133 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 4/137 (19.1 overs)
Thisara Perera 38 (24) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/22 (4 overs)		Aaron Finch 33 (34) Ben Cutting 2/12 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,023
Umpires: Gerard Abood & Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat

29 December
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 3/187 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 136 (19.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 85 (52) Will Sheridan 1/22 (3 overs)		Ben Rohrer 52 (33) Alfonso Thomas 4/8 (3 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 51 runs
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Attendance: 14,000^[1]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua & Mick Martell
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Perth Scorchers)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Twenty20 debut: Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers)

2 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 107 (18.3 overs)
Tom Cooper 59 (46) Brad Young 2/37 (4 overs)		Johan Botha 31 (31) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/18 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 48 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,174
Umpires: Paul Wilson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (Melbourne Renegades)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field

6 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 1/147 (18.5 overs)
Luke Wright 29 (22) Will Sheridan 3/36 (4 overs)		Aaron Finch 67* (47) Shane Warne 1/24 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 46,581
Umpires: Sam Nogajski & Simon Fry
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

9 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 5/178 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 149 (20 overs)
Alex Hales 89 (52) Moisés Henriques 1/9 (1 over)		Stephen O'Keefe 41 (29) Nathan Rimmington 3/27 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 29 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 17,801
Umpires: Gerard Abood & Ashley Barrow
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
Twenty20 debut: Fawad Ahmed (Melbourne Renegades)

Knockout stage

15 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 9/168 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 3/183 (20 overs)
Ben Rohrer 42 (22) Ben Cutting 3/24 (4 overs)		Luke Pomersbach 112* (70) Aaron Finch 1/23 (2 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 16,285
Umpires: John Ward & Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Luke Pomersbach (Brisbane Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Melbourne Renegades	8	7	1	14	0.791	Advance to play-off phase
2	Perth Scorchers	8	5	3	10	1.322
3	Melbourne Stars	8	5	3	10	0.246
4	Brisbane Heat (C)	8	4	4	8	0.464
5	Adelaide Strikers	8	4	4	8	−0.162
6	Hobart Hurricanes	8	4	4	8	−0.569
7	Sydney Sixers	8	3	5	6	−0.380
8	Sydney Thunder	8	0	8	0	−1.360

Source: ^[2]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Squad information

The current squad of the Melbourne Renegades for the 2012–13 Big Bash League season.

S/N	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
	Meyrick Buchanan	Australia	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
	Tom Cooper	Netherlands	(1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Non-visa Dutch international
	Alex Doolan	Australia	(1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Aaron Finch	Australia	(1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Captain
	Alex Hales	England	(1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract, injury replacement player for Marlon Samuels
	Daniel Harris	Australia	(1979-12-31) 31 December 1979 (age 44)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Michael Hill	Australia	(1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
	Ben Rohrer	Australia	(1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43)	Left-handed	–	Vice captain
All-rounders
	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	(1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break	Visa contract
	Aaron O'Brien	Australia	(1981-10-02) 2 October 1981 (age 43)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
	Marlon Samuels	West Indies	(1981-02-05) 5 February 1981 (age 43)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Visa contract, replacement player for Faf du Plessis
	Will Sheridan	Australia	(1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
	Peter Nevill	Australia	(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
	Brendan Drew	Australia	(1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Jake Haberfield	Australia	(1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Jayde Herrick	Australia	(1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Darren Pattinson	England	(1979-08-02) 2 August 1979 (age 45)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Non-visa English international
	Nathan Rimmington	Australia	(1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
	Fawad Ahmed	Australia	(1979-03-10) 10 March 1979 (age 45)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
	James Muirhead	Australia	(1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	(1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Visa contract

Season statistics

Home attendance

Game	Opponent	Attendance
1	Melbourne Stars	23,589
3	Hobart Hurricanes	7,951
4	Brisbane Heat	5,029
6	Adelaide Strikers	14,174
SF1	Brisbane Heat	16,285
Total Attendance		67,028
Average Attendance		13,406

References

^ "Canberran bags classy Finch". 30 December 2012.
^ "Big Bash League Table – 2012–13". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

External links

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[1] "Canberran bags classy Finch". 30 December 2012.

[2] "Big Bash League Table – 2012–13". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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