2015–16 Adelaide Strikers season

Adelaide Strikers

2015–16 season
Coach	Jason Gillespie (5th season)
Captain(s)	Brad Hodge (5th season)
Home ground	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
BBL	1st
BBL Finals	Semi-finalist
Leading Run Scorer	Travis Head(299)
Leading Wicket Taker	Adil Rashid(9)
Highest home attendance	49,115 vs Hurricanes (13 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance	27,611 vs Stars (18 December 2015)
Average home attendance	43,689

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress

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

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

Regular season

Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League season

18 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/187 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 7/168 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 65 (31) Scott Boland 2/55 (4 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 50 (42) Kane Richardson 3/23 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 27,611 [2] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Alex Ross (Strikers)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

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 [3] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

28 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 9/117 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 3/121 (16.3 overs)
Brad Hodge 34 (33) Clint McKay 2/18 (3 overs)		Jacques Kallis 49* (48) Ben Laughlin 2/22 (2.3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 21,500 [4] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Andre Russell (Thunder)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
• The crowd of 21,500 is the highest attendance for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium and the second highest attendance for any sport at the stadium.
• Billy Stanlake (Strikers) made his T20 debut.

31 December 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 5/176 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/182 (19.3 overs)
Brad Haddin 54* (35) Adil Rashid 3/34 (4 overs)		Travis Head 101* (53) Ben Dwarshuis 3/25 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 46,389 [5] Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
• Hamish Kingston (Strikers) 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 [6] 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.

8 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 6/175 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 2/179 (18.4 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 51 (36) Adil Rashid 2/17 (4 overs)		Tim Ludeman 57* (49) Samuel Badree 1/25 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 33,783 [7] Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
• The crowd of 33,783 is the highest crowd at the Gabba for a BBL match. ^[7]

13 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 143 (19.3 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 4/146 (20 overs)
Tim Paine 45 (39) Michael Neser 3/26 (3.3 overs)		Tim Ludeman 57* (58) Simon Milenko 3/25 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 49,115 [8] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
• Greg West (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
• The crowd of 49,115 is the highest at Adelaide Oval for a non-finals BBL match.

18 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 5/170 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 143 (15.3 overs)
Tim Ludeman 49 (41) Xavier Doherty 2/30 (4 overs)		Chris Gayle 56 (17) Travis Head 3/16 (2 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 27 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 25,227 [9] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
• Chris Gayle (Renegades) equaled the world record for the fastest fifty in a T20 match (12 balls). ^[10]

Finals

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Adelaide Strikers (H)	7/159 (20 ov)
	4	Sydney Thunder	2/160 (17.4 ov)
						4	Sydney Thunder
							TBA
	2	Melbourne Stars (H)
	3	Perth Scorchers

Semi-finals

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

21 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 7/159 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 2/160 (17.4 overs)
Alex Ross 47 (38) Clint McKay 3/44 (4 overs)		Usman Khawaja 104* (59) Ben Laughlin 1//21 (3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 48,699 [11] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

• Ages are given as of the first day of the tournament, 17 December 2015. ^[12]

S/N	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
	Batsmen
50	Craig Simmons	Australia	(1982-12-01)1 December 1982 (aged 33)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
17	Brad Hodge	Australia	(1974-12-29)29 December 1974 (aged 40)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Assistant coach and Captain
77	Jono Dean	Australia	(1984-06-23)23 June 1984 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
49	Alex Ross	Australia	(1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
19	Kelvin Smith	Australia	(1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 21)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
	Patrick Page	Australia	(1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 17)	Left-handed	Right arm medium fast	Development Rookie
33	Jake Lehmann	Australia	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 23)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
27	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	(1977-05-27)27 May 1977 (aged 38)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Overseas player (injury replacement for Kieron Pollard)
	All-rounder
34	Travis Head	Australia	(1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 21)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
55	Kieron Pollard	West Indies	(1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast	Overseas player
20	Michael Neser	Australia	(1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
29	Hamish Kingston	Australia	(1990-12-17)17 December 1990 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
42	Alexander Keath	Australia	(1992-01-20)20 January 1992 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Wicket-keeperw
15	Tim Ludeman	Australia	(1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 28)	Right-handed	—	Opener
	Fast bowlers
23	Kane Richardson	Australia	(1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
56	Ben Laughlin	Australia	(1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
10	Gary Putland	Australia	(1986-02-10)10 February 1986 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
3	Billy Stanlake	Australia	(1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Spin bowlers
25	Jon Holland	Australia	(1987-05-29)29 May 1987 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Left arm off spin

Home attendance

Game	Opponent	Attendance
2	Melbourne Stars	27,611
14	Sydney Sixers	46,389
20	Perth Scorchers	46,633
28	Hobart Hurricanes	49,115
SF1	Sydney Thunder	48,699
Total Attendance		218,447
Average Attendance		43,689

TV audience

Following are the television ratings for 2015–16 BBL season involving Team Adelaide Strikers in Australia. ^[13]

Match No	Teams	Average TV Ratings
		National		5 metro cities
		Session 1	Session 2	Session 1	Session 2
2	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	999,000	1,270,000	720,000	941,000
6	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	898,000	1,200,000	664,000	919,000
11	Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers	797,000	1,030,000	575,000	758,000
14	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers	729,000	887,000	517,000	629,000
20	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	1,210,000	1,270,000	878,000	983,000
23	Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers	1,180,000	1,040,000	765,000	887,000
28	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes	1,040,000	1,190,000	788,000	897,000
32	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	1,110,000	1,360,000	820,000	1,020,000
SF1	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder	1,070,000	1,220,000	806,000	929,000
Total		9,033,000	10,467,000	6,533,000	7,963,000
Average		1,163,000		884,777

References

1. "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. Strikers sparkle, Stars fade in BBL cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
3. Final crowd numbers: 20 553 people! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2015
4. IT'S A SELL OUT AT SPOTLESS STADIUM! 21,500 people are in & the full house sign has gone up. #ThunderNation Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 28 Dec, 2015
5. Adelaide, you rock! A huge crowd of 46,389 at the Adelaide Oval to watch this New Year's Eve clash! twitter.com/BBL. Retrieved on 31 Dec, 2015
6. Best fans in the league. Period. #BBL05 #StrikersvScorchers twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January 2016
7. Official crowd for tonight is 33,783. A Gabba @BBL record twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2016
8. Official attendance, 49,115 - our highest so far of #BBL05. Take a bow #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 13 January 2016
9. Official attendance: 25,227. Thanks to all who came out tonight and in #BBL05 to @EtihadStadium; much appreciated! twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 18 January 2016
10. "Chris Gayle blasts 12-ball fifty". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
11. Not going all our way on the field at the moment, but another incredible turnout from the #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 21 January 2016
12. "Adelaide Strikers Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
13. Big Bash League TV Ratings Retrieved on 22 Dec, 2015

External links

• Official website of the Adelaide Strikers
• Official website of the Big Bash League