2016–17 Hobart Hurricanes season

The 2016–17 Hobart Hurricanes' season was the team's 6th season in the Big Bash League (BBL).

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 →

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Perth Scorchers (C)	8	5	3	0	10	0.618
2	Brisbane Heat	8	5	3	0	10	0.516
3	Sydney Sixers (RU)	8	5	3	0	10	−0.848
4	Melbourne Stars	8	4	4	0	8	0.397
5	Melbourne Renegades	8	4	4	0	8	0.042
6	Adelaide Strikers	8	3	5	0	6	0.334
7	Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	0	6	−0.530
8	Sydney Thunder	8	3	5	0	6	−0.600

Source: [1]

•   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

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	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
10	George Bailey		7 September 1982	Right-handed	Right arm medium	International Cap
46	Dominic Michael		8 October 1987	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
11	Kumar Sangakkara		27 October 1977	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract & International Cap
23	D'Arcy Short		9 August 1990	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox spin
20	Beau Webster		1 December 1993	Right-handed	Right arm off break
9	Jonathan Wells		13 August 1988	Right-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
77	James Bazley		8 April 1995	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
54	Daniel Christian		4 May 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	International Cap
29	Hamish Kingston		17 December 1990	Right-handed	Right arm medium
15	Simon Milenko		24 November 1988	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
–	Ben McDermott		12 December 1994	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
27	Tim Paine		8 December 1984	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Captain & International Cap
Pace bowlers
8	Stuart Broad		24 June 1986	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract & International Cap
43	Sam Rainbird		5 June 1992	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
44	Jake Reed		28 September 1990	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
32	Shaun Tait		22 February 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast	International Cap
Spin bowlers
13	Cameron Boyce		27 July 1989	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	International Cap
31	Clive Rose		13 October 1989	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 Official website of the Hobart Hurricanes Official website of the Big Bash League