2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season
Australian cricket team results
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(7 January 2017)
(22 December 2016)
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The 2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season was the sixth in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McDonald and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2016–17 season.
Fixtures
Pre-season
19 December 2016 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 6/164 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 2/165 (15.3 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray |
Regular season
22 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard |
(H) Melbourne Renegades 7/179 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 130 (19.1 overs) |
Aaron Finch 63 (37) Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs) | Ryan Gibson 39 (37) Brad Hogg 2/22 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,015[1] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Arjun Nair (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 8/148 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/152 (20 overs) |
Cameron White 37 (29) David Willey 2/15 (3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,112[2] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades 4/171 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 9/151 (18 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 runs (D/L) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 71,162[3] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Brad Hogg (Renegades) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the Stars innings to 18 overs with a revised target of 159.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 9/154 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 7/200 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 46 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 44,189[4] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Stars) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and chose to field
- 44,189 is the highest attendance for a cricket match at the Etihad Stadium
Melbourne Renegades 6/170 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/171 (19.3 overs) |
Daniel Hughes 41 (29) Thisara Perera 2/26 (4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,702[5] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 30,702 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the SCG.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 4/222 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/223 (20 overs) |
Aaron Finch 63 (40) Jake Reed 2/54 (4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,816[6] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- The Renegades score of 222 was the highest ever score in BBL history. This was then surpassed by the Hurricanes in the second innings.[7]
- The combined total of 445 runs, including a record 58 boundaries, is the highest ever in a BBL match.[8]
- Ben McDermott scored the second-highest individual BBL score, as well as the third-fastest BBL century (47 balls).[7]
Melbourne Renegades 9/171 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/165 (20 overs) |
Marcus Harris 85 (53) Kieron Pollard 3/30 (3 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 42,388[9] Umpires: John Ward and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Renegades) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Renegades 5/199 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 198 (19.5 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 1 run The Gabba Attendance: 35,112[10] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Andrew Harriott (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 35,112 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.
Ladder
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.618 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.516 | |
3 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.848 | |
4 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.397 | |
5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.042 | |
6 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.334 | |
7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.530 | |
8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.600 |
Source: [11]
(C) Champion
(C) Champion
Ladder progress
Squad information
The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2016–17 Big Bash League season as of 6 January 2017.[12]
S/N | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batsmen | ||||||
5 | Aaron Finch | ![]() | (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | Captain |
6 | Tom Beaton | ![]() | (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
26 | Tom Cooper | ![]() | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Non-visa Dutch international |
12 | Callum Ferguson | ![]() | (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
9 | Matt Short | ![]() | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Injury replacement player for Guy Walker |
7 | Cameron White | ![]() | (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
21 | Marcus Harris | ![]() | (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | – | |
All-rounders | ||||||
47 | Dwayne Bravo | ![]() | (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract |
31 | Brad Hogg | ![]() | (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 53) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |
11 | Cameron Stevenson | ![]() | (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Injury replacement player for Peter Siddle |
37 | Trent Lawford | ![]() | (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Replacement player for Matthew Wade |
16 | Thisara Perera | ![]() | (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract, injury replacement player for Dwayne Bravo |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
20 | Peter Nevill | ![]() | (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | – | |
13 | Matthew Wade | ![]() | (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
64 | Andrew Harriott | ![]() | (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | – | Injury replacement for Peter Nevill |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
19 | James Pattinson | ![]() | (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right arm fast | |
35 | Nathan Rimmington | ![]() | (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
10 | Peter Siddle | ![]() | (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
14 | Chris Tremain | ![]() | (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
4 | Guy Walker | ![]() | (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
44 | Nick Winter | ![]() | (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
24 | Xavier Doherty | ![]() | (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 41) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
74 | Sunil Narine | ![]() | (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Visa contract |
Season statistics
Most runs
Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Finch | 8 | 8 | 354 | 44.25 | 160.90 | 71 | 0 | 4 |
Cameron White | 8 | 8 | 227 | 32.42 | 132.74 | 64* | 0 | 1 |
Marcus Harris | 7 | 7 | 220 | 31.42 | 132.53 | 85 | 0 | 1 |
Callum Ferguson | 8 | 7 | 183 | 30.50 | 150.00 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Cooper | 8 | 8 | 167 | 23.85 | 159.04 | 53* | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2017
Most wickets
Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunil Narine | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19.23 | 7.81 | 3/27 | 14.7 |
Thisara Perera | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17.12 | 9.13 | 4/25 | 11.2 |
Brad Hogg | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28.87 | 7.21 | 3/22 | 24.0 |
Tom Cooper | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23.40 | 7.80 | 2/12 | 18.0 |
Nathan Rimmington | 4 | 4 | 4 | 45.75 | 26.50 | 2/37 | 15.0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2017.
Home attendance
Match | Opponent | Attendance |
---|---|---|
1 | Sydney Thunder | 23,015 |
2 | Perth Scorchers | 26,112 |
4 | Melbourne Stars | 44,189 |
6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 26,816 |
Total Attendance | 120,132 | |
Average Attendance | 30,033 |
TV audience
BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten.
Following are the television ratings for the Melbourne Renegades's 2016–17 BBL season matches in Australia.[13]
Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | 5 metro cities | ||||
Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
1 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder[14] | 1,150,000 | 1,180,000 | 759,000 | 798,000 |
2 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[15] | 932,000 | 1,290,000 | 650,000 | 880,000 |
3 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[16] | 925,000 | 1,270,000 | 608,000 | 868,000 |
4 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[17] | 947,000 | 1,150,000 | 625,000 | 784,000 |
5 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades[18] | 1,040,000 | 1,130,000 | 709,000 | 808,000 |
6 | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes[19] | 1,160,000 | 1,280,000 | 794,000 | 907,000 |
7 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades[20] | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 | 692,000 | 768,000 |
8 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades[21] | 1,050,000 | 1,290,000 | 716,000 | 906,000 |
References
- ^ Official crowd number tonight is 23,015, thanks to everyone who came out! #BBL06 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 22 Dec, 2016
- ^ The final crowd number - 26,112. Thanks to everyone who braved the weather to get here tonight #BBL06. Retrieved on 29 Dec, 2016
- ^ What an awesome turnout for our Double-Header Derby at the @MCG today! Thanks for coming along and showing your support #TeamGreen!. Retrieved on 1 Jan, 2017
- ^ Our highest home BBL crowd ever tonight; 44,189! twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 6 January 2017
- ^ Crowd figure for tonight's game is 30,702. Thanks to everyone for coming along to Girls' Night out #smashemsixers Retrieved on 9 Jan, 2016
- ^ WHAT A GAME! Thanks to the 26,816 fans who came along and created a spectacular atmosphere! Retrieved on 12 Jan, 2017
- ^ a b "McDermott 114 in Hurricanes' record last-ball chase". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Hurricanes' tall chases, and Narine gets to 250". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ That's 165,099 through the gates this season #strikeforce! The best fans going around. Period. #BBL06 Retrieved on 16 Jan, 2017
- ^ Thanks for the sold out season Brisbane and the record crowd of 35,112 tonight 🔥 #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06 Retrieved on 20 Jan, 2017
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Mediaweek Australia twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 21 December 2016
- ^ Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 3 Renegades v Thunder twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 23 December 2016
- ^ Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 9: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 30 December 2016
- ^ Sun TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 12: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 2 January 2017
- ^ Sat TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 19: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 8 January 2017
- ^ Mon TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 21: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 10 January 2017
- ^ Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 24: Melb Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 13 January 2017
- ^ Mon TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 27: Adelaide Strikers Vs Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 17 January 2017
- ^ Fri TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 30: Brisbane Heat Vs Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 21 January 2017
External links
- Official website of the Melbourne Renegades
- Official website of the Big Bash League