2015–16 Adelaide Strikers season

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Adelaide Strikers
2015–16 season
CoachJason Gillespie (5th season)
Captain(s)Brad Hodge (5th season)
Home groundAdelaide Oval, Adelaide
BBL1st
BBL FinalsSemi-finalist
Leading Run ScorerTravis Head(299)
Leading Wicket TakerAdil Rashid(9)
Highest home attendance49,115 vs Hurricanes
(13 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance27,611 vs Stars
(18 December 2015)
Average home attendance43,689

Ladder[edit]

Pos Team
 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[edit]

Round12345678
GroundHAAHHAHA
ResultWWLWWWWW
Position12321111
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Squad[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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. ^ a b 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

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