2015–16 Sydney Sixers season

The 2015–16 Sydney Sixers season is the club's fifth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL). After losing in the final of the 2014–15 Big Bash League season to Perth Scorchers, the Sixers had originally qualified for the T20 Champions League. However, this tournament was cancelled due to lack of spectator and sponsorship interest.[2] In the BBL, the club finished last during the regular season, recording only two wins from eight matches.[3]

Sydney Sixers
2015–16 season
CoachGreg Shipperd (1st season)[1]
Captain(s)Moises Henriques
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
BBL8th
BBL FinalsDNQ
Leading Run ScorerMichael Lumb (253)
Leading Wicket TakerSean Abbott (11)
Highest home attendance38,456 vs Thunder
(16 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance20,072 vs Hurricanes
(20 December 2015)
Average home attendance27,956
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Players

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
41Michael LumbEngland (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980Left-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player
27Ed CowanAustralia (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982Left-handedRight arm leg spin
49Steve SmithAustralia (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989Right-handedRight arm leg spin
53Nic MaddinsonAustralia (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
14Jordan SilkAustralia (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992Right-handed–
36Nick LarkinAustralia (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990Right-handed–Injury replacement player
All-rounders
21Moises HenriquesAustralia (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987Right-handedRight arm fast mediumCaptain
22Johan BothaSouth Africa (1982-05-02) 2 May 1982Right-handedRight arm off spinOverseas player
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
37Trent LawfordAustralia (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
24Brad HaddinAustralia (1977-10-23) 23 October 1977Right-handed–
1Ryan CartersAustralia (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990Right-handed–
Bowlers
56Mitchell StarcAustralia (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990Left-handedLeft-arm fast
8Josh HazlewoodAustralia (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991Left-handedRight arm fast medium
4Doug BollingerAustralia (1981-07-24) 24 July 1981Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
33Jackson BirdAustralia (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986Right-handedRight arm fast medium
79Mickey EdwardsAustraliaunknownRight-handedRight arm fast medium
67Nathan LyonAustralia (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987Right-handedRight arm off spin
5Riley AyreAustralia (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996Right-handedRight arm off spinRookie. Replacement player for Nathan Lyon.
Soumil ChhibberAustralia (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995Right-handedRight arm off spinDevelopment Rookie
88Li Kai MingHong Kong (1991-07-05) 5 July 1991Right-handedRight arm leg spinCommunity Rookie

Big Bash League
Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League season

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 0.544 Advance to play-off phase
2   Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 0 10 0.366
3   Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 0 10 0.181
4   Sydney Thunder (C) 8 4 4 0 8 0.375
5   Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 −0.041
6   Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 0 6 −0.204
7   Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 −0.955
8   Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 0 4 −0.330
Source: [4]
(C) Champion

Results by round
Round12345678
GroundAHAHAAHH
ResultLWWLLLLL
Position83345788
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2016. Source: bigbash.com.au
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
17 December
(H) Sydney Thunder
4/158 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
122 (19.5 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs
  
 
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,287[5]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Thunder)
Michael Hussey 80* (59)
Trent Lawford 1/12 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 34 (27)
Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
20 December
(H) Sydney Sixers
7/186 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
91 (15.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs
  
 
16:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 20,072[6]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)
Brad Haddin 72 (45)
Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs)
George Bailey 62* (45)
Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
23 December
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/172 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
7/174 (18.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
  
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 20,850[7]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Michael Lumb (Sixers)
Chris Gayle 46 (33)
Johan Botha 1/13 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 63 (35)
Nathan Rimmington 4/26 (4 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cameron Stevenson (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
27 December
(H) Sydney Sixers
6/139 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/143 (18.4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
  
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 29,104[8]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogaski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
Moisés Henriques 41* (34)
Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (3 overs)
Peter Handscomb 52 (40)
Doug Bollinger 2/31 (3.4 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match.[8]
31 December
Sydney Sixers
5/176 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
5/182 (19.3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets
  
 
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 46,389[9]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
Brad Haddin 54* (35)
Adil Rashid 3/34 (4 overs)
Travis Head 101* (53)
Ben Dwarshuis 3/25 (4 overs)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hamish Kingston (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
2 January
Sydney Sixers
8/112 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
1/114 (14.3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
  
 
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,444[10]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
Michael Lumb 47 (45)
David Willey 3/22 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 63* (54)
Sean Abbott 1/11 (1 over)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
10 January
Brisbane Heat
8/162 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
8/156 (20 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs
  
 
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 24,192[11]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Joe Burns (Heat)
Joe Burns 60 (51)
Sean Abbott 3/8 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 47 (38)
Mitchell Swepson 2/26 (3 overs)
16 January
Sydney Thunder
5/202 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
156 (17.3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 46 runs
  
 
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 38,456[12]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
Shane Watson 66 (41)
Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs)
Nic Maddinson 70 (40)
Clint McKay 3/16 (2.3 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nathan McAndrew (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
  • The crowd of 38,456 is the highest crowd for a domestic cricket game in New South Wales.[12]

Home attendance
Game Opponent Attendance
4Hobart Hurricanes20,072[6]
10Melbourne Stars29,104[8]
26Brisbane Heat24,192[11]
30Sydney Thunder38,456[12]
Total Attendance 111,824
Average Attendance 27,956

References
  1. "Shipperd Named New Head Coach". sydneysixers.com.au. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. "Champions League T20 discontinued". ESPN. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. "Big Bash League Ladder". www.bigbash.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. #SydneySmash breaks ratings record cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
  6. A massive thanks to the 20,072 Sixers fans that flocked to the scg today! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 2015
  7. We fall by three wickets with seven balls left in front of 20,850 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 23 Dec, 2015
  8. A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015
  9. Adelaide, you rock! A huge crowd of 46,389 at the Adelaide Oval to watch this New Year's Eve clash! twitter.com/BBL. Retrieved on 31 Dec, 2015
  10. Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
  11. OFFICIAL CROWD FOR TONIGHT IS 24,192! Thanks Sydney! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016
  12. 38,456 people at the @scg tonight! A new record for Domestic Cricket in NSW! Sydney, you look incredible! #BBL05 twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016
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