2016–17 Hobart Hurricanes season

Hobart Hurricanes
2016–17 season
Coach	Damien Wright
Captain(s)	Tim Paine
Home ground	Blundstone Arena
BBL	7th
BBL Finals	DNQ
Highest home attendance	18,079 (Round 2 vs. Melbourne Stars)
Average home attendance	17,661
← 2015–16	2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Hobart Hurricanes' season was the team's 6th season in the Big Bash League (BBL). ^{[citation needed]}

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

Regular season

23 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 6/200 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 140 (16.2 overs)
Tim Paine 63 (45) Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs)		Sam Billings 42 (33) Shaun Tait 3/32 (3.2 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 60 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 21,002^[2]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

26 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 4/188 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 3/191 (17.4 overs)
Tim Paine 91 (61) Ben Hilfenhaus 3/38 (4 overs)		Rob Quiney 75 (43) Stuart Broad 2/35 (3.4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 18,079^[3]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Rob Quiney (Stars)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Sam Harper (Stars) made his T20 debut.

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 85* (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.
The crowd of 34,601 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.

2 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 143 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 2/144 (17.4 overs)
Brad Hodge 55 (45) Daniel Christian 5/14 (4 overs)		D'Arcy Short 60 (39) Billy Stanlake 1/17 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 16,815^[5]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward
Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Beau Webster (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

6 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/164 (18.2 overs)
Beau Webster 67* (43) Chris Jordan 3/24 (4 overs)		Ben Dunk 79* (49) Daniel Christian 2/24 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 39,229^[6]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Strikers)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

8 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 4/162 (16.5 overs)
George Bailey 69* (54) Carlos Brathwaite 2/31 (3 overs)		Shane Watson 55 (31) Cameron Boyce 2/28 (3.5 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 17,939^[7]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

12 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 4/222 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 8/223 (20 overs)
Aaron Finch 63 (40) Jake Reed 2/54 (4 overs)		Ben McDermott 114 (52) Sunil Narine 3/27 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 26,816^[8]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
The Renegades score of 222 was the highest ever score in BBL history. This was then surpassed by the Hurricanes in the second innings.
The combined total of 445 runs, including a record 58 boundaries, is the highest ever in a BBL match.
Ben McDermott scored the second-highest individual BBL score, as well as the third-fastest BBL century (47 balls).

21 January
16:20
Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/134 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 3/135 (13.5 overs)
D'Arcy Short 36 (24) Mitchell Johnson 2/15 (4 overs)		Shaun Marsh 57 (34) Clive Rose 1/28 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Scorchers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

2016/17 squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

S/N	Name	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
10	George Bailey	(1982-09-07) 7 September 1982 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	International Cap
46	Dominic Michael	(1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 37)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
11	Kumar Sangakkara	(1977-10-27) 27 October 1977 (age 47)	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract & International Cap
23	D'Arcy Short	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox spin
20	Beau Webster	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
9	Jonathan Wells	(1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
77	James Bazley	(1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
54	Daniel Christian	(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	International Cap
29	Hamish Kingston	(1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
15	Simon Milenko	(1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
–	Ben McDermott	(1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
27	Tim Paine	(1984-12-08) 8 December 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Captain & International Cap
Pace bowlers
8	Stuart Broad	(1986-06-24) 24 June 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract & International Cap
43	Sam Rainbird	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
44	Jake Reed	(1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
32	Shaun Tait	(1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast	International Cap
Spin bowlers
13	Cameron Boyce	(1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	International Cap
31	Clive Rose	(1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox

Home attendance

Game	Opponent	Attendance
2	Melbourne Stars	18,079
4	Adelaide Strikers	16,815
5	Sydney Thunder	17,939
8	Perth Scorchers
Total Attendance		52,833
Average Attendance		17,611

References

^ "Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ The final crowd figure for tonight is 21,002. Thank you to everyone for coming out!! #smashemsixers twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 29 Dec, 2016
^ .@StarsBBL too good tonight but superb knocks from @tdpaine36 & Bails. Thanks to the 18,079 fans who came out too! Next stop Brisbane... . Retrieved on 29 Dec, 2016
^ 34,601 - a record @BBL crowd for the @GabbaBrisbane! Thank you, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2016
^ Another crowd of 16K plus in the house tonight, nice work Tasmania! #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 2 January 2017
^ 40+ degrees and we still couldn't keep you away! Unbelievable #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 6 January 2017
^ Another HUGE crowd in tonight.17,939.Just shy of the ground record which we set in BBL05... record on Jan 21st!? 3000 tickets left for that! twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2017
^ WHAT A GAME! Thanks to the 26,816 fans who came along and created a spectacular atmosphere! Retrieved on 12 Jan, 2017

External links

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

[2] The final crowd figure for tonight is 21,002. Thank you to everyone for coming out!! #smashemsixers twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 29 Dec, 2016

[3] .@StarsBBL too good tonight but superb knocks from @tdpaine36 & Bails. Thanks to the 18,079 fans who came out too! Next stop Brisbane... . Retrieved on 29 Dec, 2016

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

[5] Another crowd of 16K plus in the house tonight, nice work Tasmania! #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 2 January 2017

[6] 40+ degrees and we still couldn't keep you away! Unbelievable #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 6 January 2017

[7] Another HUGE crowd in tonight.17,939.Just shy of the ground record which we set in BBL05... record on Jan 21st!? 3000 tickets left for that! twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2017

[8] WHAT A GAME! Thanks to the 26,816 fans who came along and created a spectacular atmosphere! Retrieved on 12 Jan, 2017

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