2015–16 Perth Scorchers season

Perth Scorchers

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Adelaide Strikers	8	7	1	0	14	0.544	Advanced to semi-finals
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

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champions

Ladder progress

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

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

Regular season

Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League 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)		Michael Klinger 90* (58)

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.

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.

• 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	(1979-10-04)4 October 1979 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
6	Cameron Bancroft	Australia	(1992-11-19)19 November 1992 (aged 23)	Right-handed	–
20	Shaun Marsh	Australia	(1983-07-09)9 July 1983 (aged 32)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
7	Michael Klinger	Australia	(1980-07-04)4 July 1980 (aged 35)	Right-handed	–
15	Michael Carberry	England	(1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 35)	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak	International Player
14	Marcus Harris	Australia	(1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak
	All-rounders
13	Nathan Coulter-Nile	Australia	(1987-10-11)11 October 1987 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
31	Brad Hogg	Australia	(1971-02-06)6 February 1971 (aged 44)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
10	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	(1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
17	Ashton Turner	Australia	(1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
	Wicket-keepers
9	Sam Whiteman	Australia	(1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 23)	Left-handed	–
	Bowlers
5	Jason Behrendorff	Australia	(1990-04-20)20 April 1990 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast medium
33	Simon Mackin	Australia	(1992-09-01)1 September 1992 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
68	Andrew Tye	Australia	(1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast
3	Joel Paris	Australia	(1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium
18	Ashton Agar	Australia	(1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
8	David Willey	England	(1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium	International Player
67	James Muirhead	Australia	(1993-07-30)30 July 1993 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin

Home attendance

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

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. "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 2 Jan 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. Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan 2016
10. 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

External links

• Official website of the Perth Scorchers
• Official website of the Big Bash League