2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season

The 2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2012–13 season.

Melbourne Renegades
2012–13 season
PresidentJames Brayshaw
CoachSimon Helmot
Captain(s)Aaron Finch
Home groundEtihad Stadium
BBL Season1st
BBL FinalsSemi-Final
Leading Run ScorerAaron Finch (332)
Leading Wicket TakerMuttiah Muralitharan (11)
Highest home attendance23,589
Lowest home attendance5,029
Average home attendance13,406

Summary

The 2012–13 Big Bash League season saw the Renegades release several star players including the previous seasons captain, Andrew McDonald. However the recruitment of consistent players such as Ben Rohrer and Peter Nevill and cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan, saw the season being the Renegades most successful season to date, finishing on top of the ladder, only losing to the Perth Scorchers in the regular season. Aaron Finch also became the first Renegades player to score a century after scoring 111 from 65 balls against the Melbourne Stars. Finch also won The Renegades were knocked out by the Brisbane Heat in the semi-finals, losing by 15 runs.

Fixtures

Regular season

7 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
5/167 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/168 (18.2 overs)
Luke Wright 53 (41)
Aaron O'Brien 2/27 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 111* (65)
Jackson Bird 1/29 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 23,589
Umpires: Simon Fry & Paul Reiffel
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

14 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/116 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
5/117 (18.2 overs)
Chris Tremain 37* (23)
Aaron O'Brien 3/15 (3 overs)
Aaron Finch 31 (33)
Azhar Mahmood 2/18 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 7,413
Umpires: Ashley Barrow & Tony Ward
Player of the match: Aaron O'Brien (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

19 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
9/102 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
3/103 (13.2 overs)
Ricky Ponting 25 (25)
Nathan Rimmington 3/18 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 46* (40)
Xavier Doherty 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,951
Umpires: Sam Nogajski & John Ward
Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

22 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/133 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
4/137 (19.1 overs)
Thisara Perera 38 (24)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2/22 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 33 (34)
Ben Cutting 2/12 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,023
Umpires: Gerard Abood & Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat

29 December
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
3/187 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
136 (19.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 85 (52)
Will Sheridan 1/22 (3 overs)
Ben Rohrer 52 (33)
Alfonso Thomas 4/8 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 51 runs
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Attendance: 14,000[1]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua & Mick Martell
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Twenty20 debut: Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers)

2 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
6/155 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
107 (18.3 overs)
Tom Cooper 59 (46)
Brad Young 2/37 (4 overs)
Johan Botha 31 (31)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/18 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 48 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,174
Umpires: Paul Wilson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field

6 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
1/147 (18.5 overs)
Luke Wright 29 (22)
Will Sheridan 3/36 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 67* (47)
Shane Warne 1/24 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 46,581
Umpires: Sam Nogajski & Simon Fry
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

9 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
5/178 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
149 (20 overs)
Alex Hales 89 (52)
Moisés Henriques 1/9 (1 over)
Stephen O'Keefe 41 (29)
Nathan Rimmington 3/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 29 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 17,801
Umpires: Gerard Abood & Ashley Barrow
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
  • Twenty20 debut: Fawad Ahmed (Melbourne Renegades)

Knockout stage

15 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/168 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
3/183 (20 overs)
Ben Rohrer 42 (22)
Ben Cutting 3/24 (4 overs)
Luke Pomersbach 112* (70)
Aaron Finch 1/23 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 16,285
Umpires: John Ward & Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Luke Pomersbach (Brisbane Heat)

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Melbourne Renegades 8 7 1 0 14 0.791
2 Perth Scorchers (RU) 8 5 3 0 10 1.322
3 Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 0 10 0.246
4 Brisbane Heat (C) 8 4 4 0 8 0.464
5 Adelaide Strikers 8 4 4 0 8 −0.162
6 Hobart Hurricanes 8 4 4 0 8 −0.569
7 Sydney Sixers 8 3 5 0 6 −0.380
8 Sydney Thunder 8 0 8 0 0 −1.360
Source: [2]
  •   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Ladder progress

Round12345678
GroundHAHAAHAA
ResultWWWWLWWW
Position11112111
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Squad information

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Meyrick Buchanan (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993Right-handedRight arm off break
Tom Cooper (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986Right-handedRight arm off breakNon-visa Dutch international
Alex Doolan (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985Right-handedRight arm medium
Aaron Finch (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCaptain
Alex Hales (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989Right-handedRight arm mediumVisa contract, injury replacement player for Marlon Samuels
Daniel Harris (1979-12-31) 31 December 1979Right-handedRight arm medium
Michael Hill (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988Left-handedRight arm medium
Ben Rohrer (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981Left-handedVice captain
All-rounders
Faf du Plessis (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984Right-handedRight arm leg breakVisa contract
Aaron O'Brien (1981-10-02) 2 October 1981Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Marlon Samuels (1981-02-05) 5 February 1981Right-handedRight arm off breakVisa contract, replacement player for Faf du Plessis
Will Sheridan (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987Right-handedLeft arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
Peter Nevill (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985Right-handed
Pace bowlers
Brendan Drew (1983-12-16) 16 December 1983Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Jake Haberfield (1986-06-18) 18 June 1986Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Jayde Herrick (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Darren Pattinson (1979-08-02) 2 August 1979Right-handedRight armfast mediumNon-visa English international
Nathan Rimmington (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982Right-handedRight armfast medium
Spin bowlers
Fawad Ahmed (1979-03-10) 10 March 1979Right-handedRight arm leg break
James Muirhead (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993Right-handedRight arm leg break
Muttiah Muralitharan (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972Right-handedRight arm off breakVisa contract

Transfers

Season statistics

Home attendance

Game Opponent Attendance
1Melbourne Stars23,589
3Hobart Hurricanes7,951
4Brisbane Heat5,029
6Adelaide Strikers14,174
SF1Brisbane Heat16,285
Total Attendance 67,028
Average Attendance 13,406

References

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