2015–16 Perth Scorchers season

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Perth Scorchers
2015–16 season
Coach Justin Langer
Captain(s) Adam Voges
Home ground WACA Ground, Perth
BBL 3rd
BBL finalsSemi-finalist
Leading Wicket Taker Andrew Tye (13)
Highest home attendance20,870
Lowest home attendance19,225
Average home attendance20,273 (home matches)

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1  Adelaide Strikers 8710140.544Advance to play-off phase
2  Melbourne Stars 8530100.366
3  Perth Scorchers 8530100.181
4  Sydney Thunder (C)844080.375
5  Melbourne Renegades 83506−0.041
6  Brisbane Heat 83506−0.204
7  Hobart Hurricanes 83506−0.955
8  Sydney Sixers 82604−0.330
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress

Round12345678
GroundHHAHAAAH
ResultLWWWLWWL
Position64212213
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season

21 December
16:10
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
6/151 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
6/152 (19.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 47 (35)
Ben Laughlin 2/20 (3 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 42 (40)
David Willey 2/24 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 4 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,553 [2]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
26 December
16:10
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/117 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
1/118 (15.1 overs)
Chris Lynn 75* (58)
Andrew Tye 3/23 (4 overs)
Michael Klinger 53* (42)
Andrew Fekete 1/16 (2 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 19,225 [3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
30 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/170 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
0/171 (18.4 overs)
Aaron Finch 72 (48)
Jason Behrendorff 2/14 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 26,787 [4]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
  • 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.
2 January
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/112 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
1/114 (14.3 overs)
Michael Lumb 47 (45)
David Willey 3/22 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 63* (54)
Sean Abbott 1/11 (1 over)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,444 [6]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
5 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
2/174 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
138 (17.3 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 57 (37)
Ashton Agar 1/12 (2 overs)
David Willey 31 (17)
Adil Rashid 3/23 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 36 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 46,633 [7]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jake Lehmann (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
7 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/175 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
9/145 (20 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 72 (53)
Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 42 (20)
Andrew Tye 3/22 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,942 [8]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
10 January
16:20
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/173 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
6/172 (20 overs)
Michael Carberry 62 (35)
Shaun Tait 2/29 (4 overs)
Tim Paine 57 (47)
Ashton Agar 2/38 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 1 run
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 18,149 [9]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Michael Carberry (Scorchers)
  • 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]
16 January
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
94 (19 overs)
David Hussey 36 (25)
Matt Dixon 3/32 (4 overs)
Adam Voges 46* (51)
Daniel Worrall 3/15 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,870 [10]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
  • 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

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

The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals.

Contents

22 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/139 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
3/140 (18.1 overs)
Adam Voges 52 (40)
Daniel Worrall 3/25 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 62 (36)
Brad Hogg 1/20 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,174 [11]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.NameNationalityDate of birthBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
32 Adam Voges Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 October 1979 (aged 36)Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain
6 Cameron Bancroft Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19 November 1992 (aged 23)Right-handed
20 Shaun Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9 July 1983 (aged 32)Left-handed Left arm orthodox
7 Michael Klinger Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 July 1980 (aged 35)Right-handed
15 Michael Carberry Flag of England.svg  England 29 September 1980 (aged 35)Left-handed Right-arm offbreak International Player
14 Marcus Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21 July 1992 (aged 23)Left-handed Right-arm offbreak
All-rounders
13 Nathan Coulter-Nile Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 October 1987 (aged 28)Right-handed Right-arm fast
31 Brad Hogg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 February 1971 (aged 44)Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin
10 Mitchell Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20 October 1990 (aged 25)Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
17 Ashton Turner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 January 1993 (aged 22)Right-handed Right-arm offbreak
Wicket-keepers
9 Sam Whiteman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 19 March 1992 (aged 23)Left-handed
Bowlers
5 Jason Behrendorff Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20 April 1990 (aged 25)Right-handed Left-arm fast medium
33 Simon Mackin Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 September 1992 (aged 23)Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
68 Andrew Tye Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 December 1986 (aged 29)Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
3 Joel Paris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 December 1992 (aged 23)Left-handed Left-arm fast medium
18 Ashton Agar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 October 1993 (aged 22)Left-handed Left arm orthodox
8 David Willey Flag of England.svg  England 28 February 1990 (aged 25)Left-handed Left-arm fast medium International Player
67 James Muirhead Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30 July 1993 (aged 22)Right-handed Right-arm leg spin

Home attendance

GameOpponentAttendance
6 Adelaide Strikers 20,553
9 Brisbane Heat 19,225
17 Sydney Sixers 20,444
31 Melbourne Stars 20,870
Total Attendance81,092
Average Attendance20,273

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References

  1. "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. Final crowd numbers: 20 553 people! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2015
  3. Official numbers are in.... and there are 19 225 people here at #TheFurnace today! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 26 Dec, 2015
  4. Official Crowd: 26,787 - our highest non-Derby attendance ever in the BBL twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2015
  5. 1 2 "Klinger, Marsh set up first ever 10-wicket win in BBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
  7. Best fans in the league. Period. #BBL05 #StrikersvScorchers twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January 2016
  8. 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
  9. 1 2 Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016
  10. 1 2 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
  11. 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