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

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 +0.544 Teams qualified for the semi-finals
Melbourne Stars (R) 8 5 3 0 10 +0.366
Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 0 10 +0.181
Sydney Thunder (W) 8 4 4 0 8 +0.375
Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 -0.041 Teams eliminated after regular season
Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 0 6 -0.204
Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 -0.955
Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 0 4 -0.330

Point table on ESPN CricInfo

Ladder progress

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GroundHHAHAAAH
Result L W W W L W W L
Position 6 4 2 1 2 2 1 3


Ground: A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win

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[1]
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[2]
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[3]
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.[4]
  • The crowd of 26,787 is the highest crowd at Etihad Stadium for a non-derby BBL match.[4]
  • 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[5]
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[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.
7 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/175 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
9/145 (20 overs)
Cam 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[7]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Cam 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[8]
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.[8]
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[9]
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.

S/N Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
32 Adam Voges Australia 4 October 1979 Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain
6 Cameron Bancroft Australia 19 November 1992 Right-handed
20 Shaun Marsh Australia 9 July 1983 Left-handed Left arm orthodox
7 Michael Klinger Australia 4 July 1980 Right-handed
15 Michael Carberry England 29 September 1980 Left-handed Right-arm offbreak International Player
14 Marcus Harris Australia 21 July 1992 Left-handed Right-arm offbreak
All-rounders
13 Nathan Coulter-Nile Australia 11 October 1987 Right-handed Right-arm fast
31 Brad Hogg Australia 6 February 1971 Left-handed Left-arm chinaman
10 Mitch Marsh Australia 20 October 1990 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
17 Ashton Turner Australia 25 January 1993 Right-handed Right-arm offbreak
Wicket-keepers
9 Sam Whiteman Australia 19 March 1992 Left-handed
Bowlers
5 Jason Behrendorff Australia 20 April 1990 Right-handed Left-arm fast medium
33 Simon MackinAustralia 1 September 1992 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
68 Andrew Tye Australia 12 December 1986 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
3 Joel Paris Australia 11 December 1992 Left-handed Left-arm fast medium
18 Ashton Agar Australia 14 October 1993 Left-handed Left arm orthodox
8 David Willey England 28 February 1990 Left-handed Left-arm fast medium International Player
67 James Muirhead Australia 30 July 1993 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. Final crowd numbers: 20 553 people! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2015
  2. Official numbers are in.... and there are 19 225 people here at #TheFurnace today! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 26 Dec, 2015
  3. Official Crowd: 26,787 - our highest non-Derby attendance ever in the BBL twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2015
  4. 1 2 "Klinger, Marsh set up first ever 10-wicket win in BBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
  6. Best fans in the league. Period. #BBL05 #StrikersvScorchers twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January, 2016
  7. 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
  8. 1 2 Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016
  9. 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
  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

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