2015–16 Sydney Thunder season
2015–16 season | |
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Coach | Paddy Upton |
Captain(s) | Michael Hussey |
Home ground | Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney |
BBL | 4th |
BBL Finals | Winners |
Leading Run Scorer | Usman Khawaja (345) |
Leading Wicket Taker | Andre Russell (16) |
Highest home attendance | 21,500 vs Strikers (28 December 2015) |
Lowest home attendance | 18,287 vs Sixers (17 December 2015) |
Average home attendance | 19,333 |
Ladder
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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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
(C) Champion
Ladder progress
Regular season
(H) Sydney Thunder 4/158 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 122 (19.5 overs) |
Michael Lumb 34 (27) Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,287[2] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder 6/178 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 5/177 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 1 run Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 18,809[3] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Adelaide Strikers 9/117 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 3/121 (16.3 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.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/163 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/152 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,151[5] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Shaun Tait (Hurricanes) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 17,151 is the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium.[5]
Sydney Thunder 5/186 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 4/189 (19.3 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 27,507[6] Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Perth Scorchers 5/175 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 9/145 (20 overs) |
Cameron Bancroft 72 (53) Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,942[7] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sydney Thunder 5/173 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/176 (19.2 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,602[8] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Cameron White (Renegades) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder 5/202 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 156 (17.3 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 46 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 38,456[9] Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Nathan McAndrew (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 38,456 is the highest crowd for a domestic cricket game in New South Wales.[9]
Knockout phase
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 7/159 (20 ov) | |||||||
4 | Sydney Thunder | 2/160 (17.4 ov) | |||||||
2 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 9/176 (20 ov) | |||||||
4 | Sydney Thunder | 7/181 (19.3 ov) | |||||||
3 | Perth Scorchers | 7/139 (20 ov) | |||||||
2 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 3/140 (18.1 ov) |
Semi-finals
The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals.
(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) |
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 48,699[10] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
(H) Melbourne Stars 9/176 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 7/181 (19.3 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 47,672[11] Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
2015/16 squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
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Batsmen | ||||||
Michael Hussey | (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 49) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Captain | ||
Usman Khawaja | (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |||
Aiden Blizzard | (1984-06-27) 27 June 1984 (age 40) | Left-handed | Left arm medium | |||
Kurtis Patterson | (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | |||
Ben Rohrer | (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43) | Left-handed | ||||
Ahillen Beadle | (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 38) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | |||
Jake Doran | (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |||
All-rounders | ||||||
Jacques Kallis | (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975 (age 48) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Overseas player | ||
Andre Russell | (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Overseas player | ||
Andrew McDonald | (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
Shane Watson | (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Chris Hartley | (1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 42) | Left-handed | — | |||
Bowlers | ||||||
Pat Cummins | (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |||
Clint McKay | (1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |||
Gurinder Sandhu | (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | |||
Alister McDermott | (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |||
Chris Green | (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |||
Fawad Ahmed | (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin |
Home attendance
Game | Opponent | Attendance |
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2 | Sydney Sixers | 18,287 |
3 | Adelaide Strikers | 21,500 |
6 | Perth Scorchers | 18,942 |
8 | Melbourne Renegades | 18,602 |
Total Attendance | 77,331 | |
Average Attendance | 19,333 |
References
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ #SydneySmash breaks ratings record cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
- ^ Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec, 2015
- ^ 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
- ^ a b WOW!!! The BIGGEST EVER crowd for a cricket match @BlundstoneArena twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 1 January 2016
- ^ Another great crowd of 27,507 in the house to watch a grandstand finish. 39 needed from 22 balls. #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL05 twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 Jan, 2016
- ^ 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
- ^ Official attendance for tonight's game is 18, 602, thank you again for your support #ThunderNation #BBL05 twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved 11 Jan, 2015
- ^ a b 38,456 people at the @scg tonight! A new record for Domestic Cricket in NSW! Sydney, you look incredible! #BBL05 twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016
- ^ 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
- ^ 47,672 in the house for the #BBLFinal, 47,000 of them wanting to see #TeamGreen win! Thunder need 25 from 18 balls... twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 25 January 2016
External links
- Official website of the Sydney Thunder
- Official website of the Big Bash League
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