2019–20 Melbourne Renegades season

Melbourne Renegades
2019–20 season
Coach	Michael Klinger
Captain(s)	Aaron Finch
Home ground	Marvel Stadium (Capacity: 47,000); GMHBA Stadium (Capacity: 36,000)
BBL Season	8th
BBL Finals	DNQ
Leading Run Scorer	Shaun Marsh (449)
Leading Wicket Taker	Cameron Boyce (14)
Player of the Season	Beau Webster
Highest home attendance	30,388 vs Melbourne Stars; (10 January 2020)
Lowest home attendance	8,421 vs Sydney Thunder; (19 December 2019)
Average home attendance	15,528
← 2018–19	2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Melbourne Renegades season was the ninth in the club's history. Coached by Michael Klinger and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2019–20 season.

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Melbourne Stars	14	10	4	0	20	0.526	Advance to play-off phase
2	Sydney Sixers (C)	14	9	4	1	19	0.269
3	Adelaide Strikers	14	8	5	1	17	0.564
4	Hobart Hurricanes	14	6	7	1	13	−0.355
5	Sydney Thunder	14	6	7	1	13	−0.446
6	Perth Scorchers	14	6	8	0	12	−0.023
7	Brisbane Heat	14	6	8	0	12	−0.237
8	Melbourne Renegades	14	3	11	0	6	−0.348

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champion

Fixtures and results[edit]

Match 3

19 December 2019
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 5/169 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 4/171 (19.4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 42 (33) Daniel Sams 2/26 (3 overs)		Alex Hales 68 (38) Harry Gurney 2/26 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 8,421^[2]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 7

21 December 2019
21:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 7/196 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 6/185 (20 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 56* (22) Kane Richardson 4/22 (4 overs)		Beau Webster 67* (37) Fawad Ahmed 2/22 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 11 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 23,869^[3]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11

24 December 2019
14:45
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 147 (19.1 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 3/151 (19.1 overs)
Aaron Finch 50 (37) Nathan Ellis 3/15 (3 overs)		D'Arcy Short 60 (45) Tom Cooper 2/32 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Attendance: 8,865^[4]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Riley Meredith (Hobart Hurricanes)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 15

29 December 2019
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 6/155 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 8/137 (20 overs)
Phil Salt 54 (26) Kane Richardson 4/33 (4 overs)		Aaron Finch 50 (39) Rashid Khan 2/15 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 18 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,089^[5]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 20

2 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 6/153 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 4/154 (19.5 overs)
Sam Harper 45 (24) Lloyd Pope 2/22 (4 overs)		James Vince 41 (26) Tom Andrews 2/22 (3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 11,903^[6]
Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward
Player of the match: James Vince (Sydney Sixers)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 22

4 January 2020
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 9/142 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 2/143 (18.5 overs)
Shaun Marsh 43 (33) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/26 (4 overs)		Marcus Stoinis 68* (55) Kane Richardson 1/34 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 54,478^[7]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Melbourne Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Match 26

7 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 5/175 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/178 (19 overs)
Sam Harper 73 (46) Jhye Richardson 3/22 (4 overs)		Liam Livingstone 59 (39) Richard Gleeson 3/35 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 11,568^[8]
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Perth Scorchers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 30

10 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 7/168 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 3/169 (18.4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 63 (43) Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/29 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 83* (45) Samit Patel 1/21 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 30,388^[9]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Lance Morris (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.

Match 33

12 January 2020
15:40
Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 6/173 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 110 (17.4 overs)
Jonathan Wells 58 (38) Cameron Boyce 1/22 (4 overs)		Beau Webster 49 (33) Peter Siddle 3/14 (3 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 63 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 28,271^[10]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Jonathan Wells (Adelaide Strikers)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 37

15 January 2020
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 4/172 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder (H) 7/122 (14 overs)
Sam Harper 52 (38) Liam Bowe 2/23 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 51 (27) Dan Christian 3/14 (2 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 12 runs (DLS method)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 9,005^[11]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Sam Harper (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Thunder were given a revised target of 135 runs from 14 overs due to rain.

Match 44

19 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/164 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 120 (15 overs)
Beau Webster 36 (26) Ben Laughlin 3/31 (4 overs)		Sam Heazlett 56 (37) Cameron Boyce 4/15 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 44 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 27,524^[12]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Cameron Boyce (Melbourne Renegades)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Brisbane Heat suffered the worst 10-wicket collapse in a BBL match, losing all ten wickets for 36 runs, including the last seven wickets for seven runs in 16 balls.^[13]^[14]

Match 47

21 January 2020
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 3/190 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 4/186 (20 overs)
Mac Wright 70* (50) Cameron Boyce 2/27 (4 overs)		Mohammad Nabi 63 (30) Qais Ahmad 1/25 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 12,241^[15]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
As a result of this match, Melbourne Renegades were eliminated.

Match 52

25 January 2020
15:40
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 5/175 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 3/176 (18.4 overs)
Aaron Finch 109 (68) Tom Curran 3/27 (4 overs)		Steve Smith 66* (40) Will Sutherland 1/24 (3.4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 23,587^[16]
Umpires: Darren Close and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Steve Smith (Sydney Sixers)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Nathan McSweeney and Brayden Stepien (Melbourne Renegades) both made their T20 debuts.

Match 56

27 January 2020
14:45
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/154 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/155 (19.2 overs)
Matt Renshaw 65 (47) Will Sutherland 3/30 (3 overs)		Aaron Finch 63* (49) Ben Cutting 2/35 (2.2 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,087^[17]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Zak Evans (Melbourne Renegades) made his T20 debut.

Squad information[edit]

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2019–20 Big Bash League season as of 24 January 2020.^[18]

S/N	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
5	Aaron Finch	Australia	(1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	Captain
26	Tom Cooper	Netherlands	26 November 1986 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Vice captain
14	Alex Doolan	Australia	(1985-11-29) 29 November 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	–	Injury replacement player for Zak Evans
23	Jake Fraser-McGurk	Australia	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
14	Marcus Harris	Australia	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right arm off break
3	Mackenzie Harvey	Australia	(2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 23)	Left-handed	Right arm fast medium
9	Shaun Marsh	Australia	9 July 1983 (age 36)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
All-rounders
29	Tom Andrews	Australia	(1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 29)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Injury replacement player for Jon Holland
41	Faheem Ashraf	Pakistan	(1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Visa contract, didn't make an appearance due to national team call-up
54	Daniel Christian	Australia	(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Vice captain
77	Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	1 January 1985 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Visa contract, replacement player for Richard Gleeson
10	Jack Wildermuth	Australia	1 September 1993 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
20	Beau Webster	Australia	1 December 1993 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
12	Will Sutherland	Australia	(1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
48	Samit Patel	England	(1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Visa contract, injury replacement player for Harry Gurney
38	Nathan McSweeney	Australia	(1999-03-08) 8 March 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Replacement player for Kane Richardson
Wicketkeepers
6	Sam Harper	Australia	(1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	–
4	Brayden Stepien	Australia	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Injury replacement player for Sam Harper
Pace bowlers
2	Zak Evans	Australia	26 March 2000 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
16	Joe Mennie	Australia	(1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
33	Richard Gleeson	England	(1987-12-02) 2 December 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
11	Harry Gurney	England	(1986-10-25) 25 October 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium	Visa contract
55	Kane Richardson	Australia	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
17	Andrew Fekete	Australia	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Replacement player for Mackenzie Harvey
–	Luke Robins	Australia	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Replacement player for Aaron Finch
36	Usman Khan Shinwari	Pakistan	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Left arm fast	Visa contract, didn't make an appearance due to national team call-up
Spin bowlers
13	Cameron Boyce	Australia	(1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
18	Jon Holland	Australia	29 May 1987 (age 32)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox

Season statistics[edit]

Home attendance[edit]

Match No.	Opponent	Attendance
3	Sydney Thunder	8,421
15	Adelaide Strikers	20,089
20	Sydney Sixers	11,903
26	Perth Scorchers	11,568
30	Melbourne Stars	30,388
47	Hobart Hurricanes	12,241
56	Brisbane Heat	14,087
Total Attendance		108,697
Average Attendance		15,528

References[edit]

^ "Big Bash League Table - 2019-20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "Big Bash League: Renegades vs Thunder". Austadiums. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ "Big Bash League: Scorchers vs Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
^ "Big Bash League: Hurricanes vs Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
^ "Big Bash League: Strikers vs Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
^ "Big Bash League: Thunder vs Heat". Austadiums. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
^ "BBL: Adelaide Strikers d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ "Melbourne Renegades d Sydney Thunder". Austadiums. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades d Brisbane Heat". Austadiums. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "The great collapse: how Brisbane Heat lost 7 for 7 in 16 balls". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "'Stupidity': Heat floored by worst collapse in BBL history". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "BBL: Hobart Hurricanes d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades d Brisbane Heat". Austadiums. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

External links[edit]

[1] "Big Bash League Table - 2019-20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[2] "Big Bash League: Renegades vs Thunder". Austadiums. Retrieved 19 December 2019.

[3] "Big Bash League: Scorchers vs Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

[4] "Big Bash League: Hurricanes vs Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[5] "Big Bash League: Strikers vs Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

[6] "BBL: Sydney Sixers d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[7] "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[8] "Big Bash League: Thunder vs Heat". Austadiums. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[9] "BBL: Melbourne Stars d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

[10] "BBL: Adelaide Strikers d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[11] "Melbourne Renegades d Sydney Thunder". Austadiums. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

[12] "BBL: Melbourne Renegades d Brisbane Heat". Austadiums. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[13] "The great collapse: how Brisbane Heat lost 7 for 7 in 16 balls". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[14] "'Stupidity': Heat floored by worst collapse in BBL history". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[15] "BBL: Hobart Hurricanes d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[16] "BBL: Sydney Sixers d Melbourne Renegades". Austadiums. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[17] "BBL: Melbourne Renegades d Brisbane Heat". Austadiums. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[18] "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

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