2014–15 Sydney Sixers season

The 2014–15 Sydney Sixers season was the club's fourth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL).

Sydney Sixers
2014–15 season
PresidentStuart Clark
CoachTrevor Bayliss (4th season)
Captain(s)Brad Haddin (4th season)
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
CLT20DNQ
BBL4th
BBL FinalsRunners-Up
Highest home attendance36,487
Lowest home attendance12,789
Average home attendance24,023 (home matches)
Club membership1,915

Sydney Sixers came fourth overall after the regular season, qualifying for the finals series. The club reached the final at Manuka Oval in Canberra, but was defeated by 4 wickets on the last ball of the match by Perth Scorchers. The final was also the last match of Brett Lee's career as a cricketer.[1]

Players

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
14Jordan SilkAustralia (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992Right-handed-
27Ed CowanAustralia (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982Left-handedRight arm leg spin
45Michael LumbEngland (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980Left-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player
49Steve SmithAustralia (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989Right-handedRight arm leg spin
53Nic MaddinsonAustralia (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
All-rounders
-Dwayne SmithBarbados (1983-04-12) 12 April 1983Right-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player. Initially announced as contracted player pre-season but was unable to participate in tournament.
21Moises HenriquesAustralia (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987Right-handedRight arm fast medium
72Stephen O'KeefeAustralia (1984-12-09) 9 December 1984Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
77Sean AbbottAustralia (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992Right-handedRight arm fast medium
23Ben DwarshuisAustralia (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
94Simon KeenAustralia (1987-10-04) 4 October 1987Left-handedRight arm mediumInjury replacement player for Trent Copeland
Wicketkeepers
24Brad HaddinAustralia (1977-10-23) 23 October 1977Right-handedCaptain
1Ryan CartersAustralia (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990Right-handed
50Riki WesselsAustralia (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985Right-handed
Pace bowlers
58Brett LeeAustralia (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976Right-handedRight arm fast
56Mitchell StarcAustralia (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium
8Josh HazlewoodAustralia (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991Left-handedRight arm fast medium
4Doug BollingerAustralia (1981-07-24) 24 July 1981Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
9Trent CopelandAustralia (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
67Nathan LyonAustralia (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987Right-handedRight arm off spin
-Luke DoranAustralia (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991Right-handedLeft arm orthodoxInjury replacement player for Stephen O'Keefe

Transfers

Champions League Twenty20

As the Sydney Sixers lost in the semi-finals to the Perth Scorchers, they did not qualify for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 tournament.

Big Bash League

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Adelaide Strikers 8 6 1 1 13 1.159 Advance to play-off phase
2   Perth Scorchers (C) 8 5 3 0 10 0.705
3   Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 0 10 0.336
4   Sydney Sixers 8 5 3 0 10 −0.014
5   Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 −0.280
6   Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 −0.331
7   Sydney Thunder 8 2 5 1 5 −0.485
8   Brisbane Heat 8 2 6 0 4 −1.116
Source: [2]
(C) Champion

Matches

Times shown are in Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+08) for Perth, Australian Central Daylight Time (UTC+10:30) for Adelaide, Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00) for Brisbane and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) for all remaining venues.
19 December
Melbourne Renegades
7/154 (20 overs)
v
(H) Sydney Sixers
2/158 (18.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets
 
 
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,789
Umpires: Ashley Barrow (Aus) and Damien Mealey (Aus)
Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Sixers)
Callum Ferguson 40 (32)
Sean Abbott 2/20 (4 overs)
Nic Maddinson 84* (54)
Nathan Rimmington 1/22 (3 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
  • Ben Dwarshuis (Sixers) made his Twenty20 debut
23 December
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
8/154 (19 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
3/158 (18.1 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets
 
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Paul Wilson (Aus) and Michael Graham-Smith (Aus)
Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sixers)
George Bailey 71 (44)
Brett Lee 3/34 (4 overs)
Michael Lumb 44 (31)
Cameron Boyce 1/24 (4 overs)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
  • Match reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain
  • Sydney Sixers took a team hat-trick
27 December
Sydney Sixers
7/180 (20 overs)
v
(H) Sydney Thunder
5/164 (20 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 16 runs
 
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Umpires: Paul Wilson (Aus) and Sam Nogajski (Aus)
Player of the match: Aiden Blizzard (Thunder)
Rikki Wessels 50 (33)
Gurinder Sandhu 2/28 (4 overs)
Aiden Blizzard 80 (42)
Sean Abbott 2/28 (4 overs)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl
29 December
Perth Scorchers
7/135 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
99 (17.3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 36 runs
 
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 24,477
Umpires: Sam Nojagski (Aus) and Shawn Craig (Aus)
Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Scorchers)
Marcus Harris 36 (26)
Mitchell Starc 2/21 (4 overs)
Riki Wessels 28 (26)
Ashton Turner 2/3 (1 over)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
5 January
Sydney Sixers
6/150 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
4/150 (20 overs)
Scores level;Stars won the Super Over
 
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 22,098
Umpires: Sam Nojagski and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: James Faulkner (Stars)
Michael Lumb 80 (61)
Scott Boland 2/19 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 54 (43)
Ben Dwarshuis 2/31 (4 overs)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
11 January
(H) Brisbane Heat
6/147 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
4/148 (17.4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets
 
 
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
The Gabba, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 28,724
Umpires: Paul Wilson and Damien Mealey
Player of the match: Doug Bollinger (Sixers)
Peter Forrest 62* (56)
Brett Lee 2/29 (4 overs)
Ryan Carters 30* (21)
James Hopes 2/23 (3 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
14 January
Adelaide Strikers
6/182 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
159 (19.4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 23 runs
 
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 21,644
Umpires: Sam Nojagski and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Johan Botha (Strikers)
Craig Simmons 46 (34)
Steve O'Keefe 1/21 (4 overs)
Jordan Silk 67 (34)
Johan Botha 2/27 (4 overs)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
22 January
Sydney Thunder
4/154 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
6/155 (20 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets
 
 
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 36,487
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Ashley Barrow
Player of the match: Jordan Silk (Sixers)
Jacques Kallis 56 (43)
Nathan Lyon 3/19 (4 overs)
Jordan Silk 69* (43)
Josh Lalor 4/29 (4 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
  • The crowd of 36,487 was the highest in NSW domestic cricket history beating the previous record (32,823) set earlier in the season between the same teams.[3]
  • Jake Doran and Chris Green (both Thunder) made their Twenty20 debuts

Finals

The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals.

Playoff tree

Semifinals Final
      
4 Sydney Sixers 4/181 (20 ov)
1 Adelaide Strikers (H) 94 (14.3 ov)
4 Sydney Sixers 5/147 (20 ov)
2 Perth Scorchers 6/148 (20 ov)
2 Perth Scorchers (H) 7/144 (20 ov)
3 Melbourne Stars 126 (19.5 ov)

Matches

24 January
Sydney Sixers
4/181 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
94 (14.3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 87 runs
 
 
18:40 (D/N)

Semi-final 1

Scorecard
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 52,633
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Sixers)
Nic Maddinson 85 (48)
Shaun Tait 1/30 (4 overs)
Ben Laughlin 22 (10)
Doug Bollinger 3/21 (3 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
  • The crowd of 52,633 was the highest for any sport at the re-developed Adelaide Oval. It was also the highest ever Australian domestic cricket crowd.
28 January
Sydney Sixers
5/147 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
6/148 (20 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets
 
 
19:40 (D/N)

Final

Scorecard
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 11,741
Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Scorchers)
Moises Henriques 77 (57)
Jason Behrendorff 1/19 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 73 (59)
Brett Lee 3/25 (4 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat

Player Statistics

  • Statistics include all finals games
  • Key: Hover over heading for tooltips
Player Batting Fielding Bowling
# Name M I NO R B SR Ave HS 50 6s C S O M R W Eco Ave BBI SR
1Ryan Carters108311290124.4422.4035*02130--------
4Doug Bollinger10201250.000.501006034.0029498.6432.663/2122.6
6Luke Doran4212450.002.001*00108.006938.6232.662/2216.0
8Josh Hazlewood0-------------------
9Trent Copeland0-------------------
14Jordan Silk1094272199136.6854.4069*2940--------
21Moises Henriques992245205119.5135.0077165024.0015356.3730.602/2228.8
23Ben Dwarshuis3---------1010.009549.5023.752/3115.0
24Brad Haddin0-------------------
27Ed Cowan2211520.001.001*0000--------
45Michael Lumb10100265215123.2526.50801940--------
49Steve Smith0-------------------
50Riki Wessels990205182112.6322.77501420--------
53Nic Maddinson10101284193147.1531.558521620--------
56Mitchell Starc2213475.003.003*00108.005737.1219.002/2116.0
58Brett Lee1021149155.5514.007*002039.00279137.1521.463/2518.0
67Nathan Lyon41144100.00-4*001015.0010787.1313.373/1911.2
72Stephen O'Keefe632148175.0014.009*000019.3012636.4642.002/1739.0
77Sean Abbott10503333100.006.6021014035.0027497.8230.442/1423.3
94Simon Keen1---------101.0010010.00---

Source: Cricinfo

Popularity

The 2014-15 Big Bash League season saw a significant increase in crowds as well as TV viewership on Network Ten for the Sydney Sixers matches. Major statistics for the season were as follows:[4]

  • Total Sixers membership tally was 1915, an increase of 25% compared to 2013-14 season.
  • The crowd of 36,487 for the derby match against Sydney Thunder on January 22, 2015, was the highest ever in NSW domestic cricket history beating the previous record crowd of 32,823 set earlier in the season between the same teams.
  • Average home crowd of 24,023, an increase of 22% compared to 2013-14 season.
  • The Sixers matches during the Big Bash League had an average viewership of 1,000,072 for each game on TV. These are the highest average ratings for any sports club which is based in Sydney.

References

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