Hobart Hurricanes
Personnel | |
---|---|
Captain | George Bailey |
Coach | Damien Wright |
Team information | |
Colors | purple |
Founded | 2011 |
Home ground | Blundstone Arena |
Capacity | 16,200 |
History | |
Big Bash League wins | 0 |
Official website | Official Website Official Facebook Page |
The Hobart Hurricanes is an Australian professional men's Twenty20 cricket team based in Tasmania, Australia. They compete in Australia's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition known as The Big Bash League, representing Hobart. The Hurricanes play their home matches at Bellerive Oval[1] and are sponsored by Blundstone.[2] The Hurricanes wear a purple cricket uniform.[3]
Inaugural season
The Hobart Hurricanes's inaugural coach was Allister de Winter[4] and their inaugural captain was Tim Paine.
The Hobart Hurricanes made a bright start to the inaugural Big Bash League season in 2011/12, winning their first game at the WACA Ground against the Perth Scorchers, making 140 before bowling out the Scorchers for 109, with the performance of fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus resulting in his selection for the annual Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the Hurricanes' second match they faced fancied favourites Sydney Sixers before inflicting a 42 run defeat on the Sixers at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Their overseas Pakistani signee, Rana Naved-ul-hasan particularly bowled well in the death overs, while another overseas player, Owais Shah, batted very well. The team was always at the top two ranks of the tournament table, it easily entered the semis. Though they were outdone in the semis. Rana Naved-ul-hasan was the leading wicket taker in Big Bash League 2011–12, where he claimed 15 scalps for Hobart.[5]
2014/15 squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes | |
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Batsman | ||||||
George Bailey | 7 September 1982 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain | ||
Alex Hales | 3 January 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player | ||
Travis Birt | 9 December 1981 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |||
Jonathan Wells | 13 August 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |||
Dominic Michael | 8 October 1987 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |||
All-rounders | ||||||
Darren Sammy | 20 December 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Overseas player | ||
Evan Gulbis | 26 March 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |||
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
Tim Paine | 8 December 1984 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |||
Ben Dunk | 11 March 1987 | Left-handed | - | |||
Pace bowlers | ||||||
Ben Hilfenhaus | 15 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |||
Timm van der Gugten | 25 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Australian born but plays for the Netherlands | ||
Joe Mennie | 24 December 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |||
Sam Rainbird | 5 June 1992 | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | |||
Jake Reed | 28 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |||
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Xavier Doherty | 22 November 1982 | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | |||
Cameron Boyce | 27 July 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin |
See also
References
- ^ Cricket Tasmania(n.d), Ground History, Cricket Tasmania, retrieved 12 October 2013, <http://www.crickettas.com.au/blundstone-arena/ground-history>
- ^ Cricket Australia (2011), Blundstone Arena,Cricket Australia,retrieved 12 October 2013, <http://www.hobarthurricanes.com.au/team/blundstone-arena>
- ^ "New Twenty20 Big Bash league to feature teams in pink, orange and purple as tradition is abandoned". Fox Sports (Australia). 6 April 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Allister de Winter coach of Hobart Hurricanes
- ^ http://blogs.bettor.com/Derbyshire-sign-Rana-Naveed-for-2012-season-Cricket-News-Update-a129445