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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Adelaide Strikers	8	7	1	14	0.544	Advance to play-off phase
2	Melbourne Stars	8	5	3	10	0.366
3	Perth Scorchers	8	5	3	10	0.181
4	Sydney Thunder (C)	8	4	4	8	0.375
5	Melbourne Renegades	8	3	5	6	−0.041
6	Brisbane Heat	8	3	5	6	−0.204
7	Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	6	−0.955
8	Sydney Sixers	8	2	6	4	−0.330

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress

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

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

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^[2]
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^[3]
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)		Michael Klinger 90* (58)

Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 26,787^[4]
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.^[5]
The crowd of 26,787 is the highest crowd at Etihad Stadium for a non-derby BBL match.^[5]
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^[6]
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^[7]
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)
Cameron 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^[8]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Cameron 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^[9]
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.^[9]

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^[10]
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	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
	Batsmen
32	Adam Voges	(1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 (age 44)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
6	Cameron Bancroft	(1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	–
20	Shaun Marsh	(1983-07-09) 9 July 1983 (age 41)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
7	Michael Klinger	(1980-07-04) 4 July 1980 (age 44)	Right-handed	–
15	Michael Carberry	(1980-09-29) 29 September 1980 (age 43)	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak	International Player
14	Marcus Harris	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak
	All-rounders
13	Nathan Coulter-Nile	(1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
31	Brad Hogg	(1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 53)	Left-handed	Left-arm chinaman
10	Mitch Marsh	(1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
17	Ashton Turner	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
	Wicket-keepers
9	Sam Whiteman	(1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed	–
	Bowlers
5	Jason Behrendorff	(1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast medium
33	Simon Mackin	(1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
68	Andrew Tye	(1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast
3	Joel Paris	(1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium
18	Ashton Agar	(1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
8	David Willey	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium	International Player
67	James Muirhead	(1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 31)	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

^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ Final crowd numbers: 20 553 people! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2015
^ Official numbers are in.... and there are 19 225 people here at #TheFurnace today! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 26 Dec, 2015
^ Official Crowd: 26,787 - our highest non-Derby attendance ever in the BBL twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2015
^ ^a ^b "Klinger, Marsh set up first ever 10-wicket win in BBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^ Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
^ Best fans in the league. Period. #BBL05 #StrikersvScorchers twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January, 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
^ ^a ^b Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016
^ ^a ^b 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
^ 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

External links

[1] "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[2] Final crowd numbers: 20 553 people! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2015

[3] Official numbers are in.... and there are 19 225 people here at #TheFurnace today! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 26 Dec, 2015

[30_Dec-4] Official Crowd: 26,787 - our highest non-Derby attendance ever in the BBL twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2015

[10wickets-5] "Klinger, Marsh set up first ever 10-wicket win in BBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

[6] Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016

[7] Best fans in the league. Period. #BBL05 #StrikersvScorchers twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January, 2016

[7_Jan-8] 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

[10_Jan-9] Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016

[twitter1-10] 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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