2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season

The 2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season is the sixth in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McDonald and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2016–17 season.

Melbourne Renegades

2016–17 season
Coach	Andrew McDonald
Captain(s)	Aaron Finch
Home ground	Etihad Stadium
BBL Season	5th
BBL Finals	DNQ
Leading Run Scorer	Aaron Finch (354)
Leading Wicket Taker	Sunil Narine (13)
Highest home attendance	44,189 vs Melbourne Stars (7 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance	23,015 vs Sydney Thunder (22 December 2016)
Average home attendance	30,033
Club membership	8,828
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Fixtures

Pre-season

19 December 2016 Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/164 (20 overs)

v

Melbourne Stars 2/165 (15.3 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray

Regular season

22 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 7/179 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 130 (19.1 overs)
Aaron Finch 63 (37) Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs)		Ryan Gibson 39 (37) Brad Hogg 2/22 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,015[1] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
• Arjun Nair (Thunder) made his T20 debut.

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29 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 8/148 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 6/152 (20 overs)
Cameron White 37 (29) David Willey 2/15 (3 overs)		Michael Klinger 72 (55) Sunil Narine 2/20 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,112[2] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

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1 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 4/171 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 9/151 (18 overs)
Cameron White 64* (43) James Faulkner 1/19 (4 overs)		Luke Wright 45 (40) Brad Hogg 3/22 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 7 runs (D/L) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 71,162[3] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Brad Hogg (Renegades)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain reduced the Stars innings to 18 overs with a revised target of 159.

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7 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 9/154 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 7/200 (20 overs)
Cameron White 38 (29) Adam Zampa 3/19 (4 overs)		Kevin Pieterson 73 (46) James Pattinson 3/44 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 46 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 44,189[4] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Stars)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and chose to field
• 44,189 is the highest attendance for a cricket match at the Etihad Stadium

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9 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/170 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 4/171 (19.3 overs)
Aaron Finch 57 (44) Ben Dwarshuis 3/35 (4 overs)		Daniel Hughes 41 (29) Thisara Perera 2/26 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,702[5] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
• The crowd of 30,702 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the SCG.

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12 January 19:40 (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[6] 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.[7]
• The combined total of 445 runs, including a record 58 boundaries, is the highest ever in a BBL match.[8]
• Ben McDermott scored the second-highest individual BBL score, as well as the third-fastest BBL century (47 balls).[7]

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16 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 9/171 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/165 (20 overs)
Marcus Harris 85 (53) Kieron Pollard 3/30 (3 overs)		Ben Dunk 32 (25) Thisara Perera 4/25 (3 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 42,388[9] Umpires: John Ward and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Renegades)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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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[10] 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.

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: [11]

•   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Ladder progress

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

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

Squad information

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2016–17 Big Bash League season as of 6 January 2017.[12]

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
5	Aaron Finch		17 November 1986	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
6	Tom Beaton		28 November 1990	Right-handed	Right arm medium
26	Tom Cooper		26 November 1986	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Non-visa Dutch international
12	Callum Ferguson		21 November 1984	Right-handed	Right arm medium
9	Matt Short		8 November 1995	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Injury replacement player for Guy Walker
7	Cameron White		18 August 1983	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
21	Marcus Harris		21 July 1992	Left-handed	–
All-rounders
47	Dwayne Bravo		7 October 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
31	Brad Hogg		6 February 1971	Left-handed	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
11	Cameron Stevenson		30 October 1992	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Injury replacement player for Peter Siddle
37	Trent Lawford		18 April 1988	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Replacement player for Matthew Wade
16	Thisara Perera		3 April 1989	Left-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract, injury replacement player for Dwayne Bravo
Wicketkeepers
20	Peter Nevill		13 October 1985	Right-handed	–
13	Matthew Wade		26 December 1987	Left-handed	Right arm medium
64	Andrew Harriott		3 May 1992	Right-handed	–	Injury replacement for Peter Nevill
Pace bowlers
19	James Pattinson		3 May 1990	Left-handed	Right arm fast
35	Nathan Rimmington		11 November 1982	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
10	Peter Siddle		25 November 1984	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
14	Chris Tremain		10 August 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
4	Guy Walker		12 September 1995	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
44	Nick Winter		19 June 1993	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
24	Xavier Doherty		22 November 1982	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
74	Sunil Narine		26 May 1988	Left-handed	Right arm off break	Visa contract

Transfers

In: Nat. Name Moving from Ref. Marcus Harris   Perth Scorchers Brad Hogg   Perth Scorchers Sunil Narine Unattached Trent Lawford   Sydney Sixers Thisara Perera Unattached [13] Andrew Harriott   Sydney Thunder [14]

Out: Nat. Name Moving to Ref. Chris Gayle Delisted Nathan Hauritz Retired Cameron Gannon   Melbourne Stars Ben McDermott   Hobart Hurricanes Tom O'Donnell* Delisted Gehan Seneviratne* Delisted

Season statistics

Most runs

Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	SR	HS	100	50
Aaron Finch	8	8	354	44.25	160.90	71	0	4
Cameron White	8	8	227	32.42	132.74	64*	0	1
Marcus Harris	7	7	220	31.42	132.53	85	0	1
Callum Ferguson	8	7	183	30.50	150.00	39	0	0
Tom Cooper	8	8	167	23.85	159.04	53*	0	1

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2017

Most wickets

Player	Mat	Inns	Wkts	Ave	Econ	BBI	SR
Sunil Narine	8	8	13	19.23	7.81	3/27	14.7
Thisara Perera	4	4	8	17.12	9.13	4/25	11.2
Brad Hogg	8	8	8	28.87	7.21	3/22	24.0
Tom Cooper	8	8	5	23.40	7.80	2/12	18.0
Nathan Rimmington	4	4	4	45.75	26.50	2/37	15.0

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2017.

Home attendance

Match	Opponent	Attendance
1	Sydney Thunder	23,015
2	Perth Scorchers	26,112
4	Melbourne Stars	44,189
6	Hobart Hurricanes	26,816
Total Attendance		120,132
Average Attendance		30,033

TV audience

BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten.

Following are the television ratings for the Melbourne Renegades's 2016–17 BBL season matches in Australia.[15]

Match No	Teams	Average TV Ratings
		National		5 metro cities
		Session 1	Session 2	Session 1	Session 2
1	Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder[16]	1,150,000	1,180,000	759,000	798,000
2	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[17]	932,000	1,290,000	650,000	880,000
3	Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[18]	925,000	1,270,000	608,000	868,000
4	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[19]	947,000	1,150,000	625,000	784,000
5	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades[20]	1,040,000	1,130,000	709,000	808,000
6	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes[21]	1,160,000	1,280,000	794,000	907,000
7	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades[22]	1,000,000	1,100,000	692,000	768,000
8	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades[23]	1,050,000	1,290,000	716,000	906,000

References

1. Official crowd number tonight is 23,015, thanks to everyone who came out! #BBL06 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 22 Dec, 2016
2. The final crowd number - 26,112. Thanks to everyone who braved the weather to get here tonight #BBL06. Retrieved on 29 Dec, 2016
3. What an awesome turnout for our Double-Header Derby at the @MCG today! Thanks for coming along and showing your support #TeamGreen!. Retrieved on 1 Jan, 2017
4. Our highest home BBL crowd ever tonight; 44,189! twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 6 January 2017
5. Crowd figure for tonight's game is 30,702. Thanks to everyone for coming along to Girls' Night out #smashemsixers Retrieved on 9 Jan, 2016
6. WHAT A GAME! Thanks to the 26,816 fans who came along and created a spectacular atmosphere! Retrieved on 12 Jan, 2017
7. "McDermott 114 in Hurricanes' record last-ball chase". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
8. "Hurricanes' tall chases, and Narine gets to 250". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
9. That's 165,099 through the gates this season #strikeforce! The best fans going around. Period. #BBL06 Retrieved on 16 Jan, 2017
10. Thanks for the sold out season Brisbane and the record crowd of 35,112 tonight 🔥 #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06 Retrieved on 20 Jan, 2017
11. "Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
12. "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
13. http://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/news/melbourne-renegades-sign-sri-lankan-thisara-perera/2017-01-06
14. http://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/news/melbourne-renegades-sign-andrew-harriott/2017-01-19
15. Mediaweek Australia twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 21 December 2016
16. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 3 Renegades v Thunder twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 23 December 2016
17. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 9: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 30 December 2016
18. Sun TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 12: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 2 January 2017
19. Sat TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 19: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 8 January 2017
20. Mon TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 21: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 10 January 2017
21. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 24: Melb Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 13 January 2017
22. Mon TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 27: Adelaide Strikers Vs Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 17 January 2017
23. Fri TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 30: Brisbane Heat Vs Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 21 January 2017

External links

• Official website of the Melbourne Renegades
• Official website of the Big Bash League