2016–17 Brisbane Heat season

Brisbane Heat
2016–17 season
Coach	Daniel Vettori (5th season)
Captain(s)	Brendon McCullum (6th season)
Home ground	The Gabba, Brisbane
Highest home attendance	35,112 vs Renegades; (20 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance	32,371 vs Sixers; (3 January 2017)
Average home attendance	34,190

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Perth Scorchers (C)	8	5	3	10	0.618	Advance to play-off phase
2	Brisbane Heat	8	5	3	10	0.516
3	Sydney Sixers	8	5	3	10	−0.848
4	Melbourne Stars	8	4	4	8	0.397
5	Melbourne Renegades	8	4	4	8	0.042
6	Adelaide Strikers	8	3	5	6	0.334
7	Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	6	−0.530
8	Sydney Thunder	8	3	5	6	−0.600

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress

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

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

Regular season

21 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 5/206 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 6/196 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 64 (36) Kieron Pollard 2/27 (4 overs)		Ben Dunk 85 (43) Mark Steketee 3/32 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 10 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 38,011^[2]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (Heat)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Liam O'Connor, Jake Weatherald (Strikers) and Jack Wildermuth (Heat) all made their T20 debuts.

28 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder 7/157 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 7/160 (19.4 overs)
Eoin Morgan 52 (43) Samuel Badree 2/20 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 85* (48) Fawad Ahmed 2/19 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 20,234^[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Damien Mealey
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

30 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 9/173 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 3/174 (16.2 overs)
Daniel Christian 33 (23) Jack Wildermuth 2/26 (3 overs)		Chris Lynn 84* (50) Stuart Broad 1/24 (3 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 34,601^[4]
Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

3 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 6/186 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 7/191 (19.4 overs)
Joe Burns 51* (33) Sean Abbott 3/38 (4 overs)		Daniel Hughes 85 (55) Mitchell Swepson 2/25 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 32,371^[5]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sixers)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Henry Thornton (Sixers) made his T20 debut.

5 January
16:10
Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 6/173 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 1/174 (14.4 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 70 (41) Mitchell Swepson 2/27 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 98* (49) David Willey 1/30 (2 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,446^[6]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Chris Lynn equaled the record for the most number of sixes hit a BBL innings (11).^[7]

11 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 5/156 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 129 (19.2 overs)
Michael Klinger 81 (54) Mitchell Swepson 2/22 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 39 (40) Andrew Tye 4/22 (3.2 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 34,677^[8]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
The crowd of 34,677 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.
Andrew Tye (Scorchers) took a hat-trick.^[9]

17 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 7/138 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 3/139 (18.1 overs)
Luke Wright 60* (55) Mitchell Swepson 2/14 (4 overs)		Alex Ross 46* (40) Evan Gulbis 1/8 (1 over)

Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 40,225^[10]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Heat)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Marnus Labuschagne (Heat) made his T20 debut.

20 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 5/199 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 198 (19.5 overs)
Aaron Finch 71 (35) Mark Steketee 2/37 (4 overs)		Brendon McCullum 64 (40) Thisara Perera 2/27 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 1 run
The Gabba
Attendance: 35,112^[11]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Andrew Harriott (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
The crowd of 35,112 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.

Squad

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
62	Joe Burns	(1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	International Cap
14	Alex Doolan	(1985-11-29) 29 November 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	International Cap
5	Sam Heazlett	(1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 28)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
9	Marnus Labuschagne	(1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
50	Chris Lynn	(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	International Cap
36	Nathan Reardon	(1984-11-08) 8 November 1984 (age 39)	Left-handed	Right arm medium	International Cap
49	Alex Ross	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
42	Brendon McCullum	(1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Captain, Visa contract & International Cap
All-rounders
52	Jason Floros	(1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 33)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
24	Jack Wildermuth	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
Wicketkeepers
59	James Peirson	(1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
16	Nick Buchanan	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
31	Ben Cutting	(1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
12	Andrew Fekete	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
58	Luke Feldman	(1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
2	Josh Lalor	(1987-11-04) 4 November 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
6	Mark Steketee	(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
77	Samuel Badree	(1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 43)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Visa contract & International Cap
4	Mitchell Swepson	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin

Home attendance

Game	Opponent	Attendance
3	Hobart Hurricanes	34,601
4	Sydney Sixers	32,371
6	Perth Scorchers	34,677
8	Melbourne Renegades	35,112
Total Attendance		136,761
Average Attendance		34,190

References

^ "Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ You've done it again #Strikeforce Tonight is the biggest ever BBL pre-Christmas crowd! #BBL06 twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2016
^ Thank you to the 20,234 fans who have packed out Spotless Stadium tonight twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 28 Dec, 2016
^ 34,601 - a record @BBL crowd for the @GabbaBrisbane! Thank you, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2016
^ Another great crowd of 32,371 treated to a terrific game of cricket! Thanks for your support again, Brisbane! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 January 2017
^ Thanks to all our fans who came to #TheFurnace tonight, our final crowd number was 20,446! #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January 2017
^ "Big Bash League / Records / Most sixes in an innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Another record @BBL crowd of 34,677 at the @GabbaBrisbane tonight! Thanks for the support, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat Retrieved on 11 Jan, 2016
^ "Scorchers win big after Tye's hat-trick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ Official attendance for tonight’s clash between the @StarsBBL and @HeatBBL is 40,225. #BBL06 Retrieved on 17 Jan, 2017
^ Thanks for the sold out season Brisbane and the record crowd of 35,112 tonight 🔥 #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06 Retrieved on 20 Jan, 2017

External links

[1] "Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[2] You've done it again #Strikeforce Tonight is the biggest ever BBL pre-Christmas crowd! #BBL06 twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2016

[3] Thank you to the 20,234 fans who have packed out Spotless Stadium tonight twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 28 Dec, 2016

[4] 34,601 - a record @BBL crowd for the @GabbaBrisbane! Thank you, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2016

[5] Another great crowd of 32,371 treated to a terrific game of cricket! Thanks for your support again, Brisbane! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 January 2017

[6] Thanks to all our fans who came to #TheFurnace tonight, our final crowd number was 20,446! #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January 2017

[7] "Big Bash League / Records / Most sixes in an innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[8] Another record @BBL crowd of 34,677 at the @GabbaBrisbane tonight! Thanks for the support, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat Retrieved on 11 Jan, 2016

[Tye-9] "Scorchers win big after Tye's hat-trick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[10] Official attendance for tonight’s clash between the @StarsBBL and @HeatBBL is 40,225. #BBL06 Retrieved on 17 Jan, 2017

[11] Thanks for the sold out season Brisbane and the record crowd of 35,112 tonight 🔥 #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06 Retrieved on 20 Jan, 2017

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