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
CoachAndrew McDonald
Captain(s)Aaron Finch
Home groundEtihad Stadium
BBL Season5th
BBL FinalsDNQ
Leading Run ScorerAaron Finch (354)
Leading Wicket TakerSunil Narine (13)
Highest home attendance44,189 vs Melbourne Stars
(7 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance23,015 vs Sydney Thunder
(22 December 2016)
Average home attendance30,033
Club membership8,828
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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
Main article: 2016–17 Big Bash League 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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]
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.
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 Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers (C) 8 5 3 0 10 0.618 Advance to play-off phase
2   Brisbane Heat 8 5 3 0 10 0.516
3   Sydney Sixers 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]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress
Round12345678
GroundHHAHAHAA
ResultWLWLLLWW
Position25345755
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 Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
5Aaron Finch Australia (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986Right-handedLeft arm orthodoxCaptain
6Tom Beaton Australia (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990Right-handedRight arm medium
26Tom Cooper Australia (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986Right-handedRight arm off spinNon-visa Dutch international
12Callum Ferguson Australia (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984Right-handedRight arm medium
9Matt Short Australia (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995Right-handedRight arm off spinInjury replacement player for Guy Walker
7Cameron White Australia (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983Right-handedRight arm leg break
21Marcus Harris Australia (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992Left-handed–
All-rounders
47Dwayne Bravo West Indies (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983Right-handedRight arm fast mediumVisa contract
31Brad Hogg Australia (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971Left-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spin
11Cameron Stevenson Australia (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInjury replacement player for Peter Siddle
37Trent Lawford Australia (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988Right-handedRight arm fast mediumReplacement player for Matthew Wade
16Thisara Perera Sri Lanka (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989Left-handedRight arm fast mediumVisa contract, injury replacement player for Dwayne Bravo
Wicketkeepers
20Peter Nevill Australia (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985Right-handed–
13Matthew Wade Australia (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987Left-handedRight arm medium
64Andrew Harriott Australia (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992Right-handed–Injury replacement for Peter Nevill
Pace bowlers
19James Pattinson Australia (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990Left-handedRight arm fast
35Nathan Rimmington Australia (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982Right-handedRight arm fast medium
10Peter Siddle Australia (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984Right-handedRight arm fast medium
14Chris Tremain Australia (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991Right-handedRight arm fast medium
4Guy Walker Australia (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995Right-handedRight arm fast medium
44Nick Winter Australia (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
24Xavier Doherty Australia (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
74Sunil Narine West Indies (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988Left-handedRight arm off breakVisa contract

Season statistics

Most runs
Player Mat Inns Runs Ave SR HS 100 50
Aaron Finch 8835444.25160.907104
Cameron White 8822732.42132.7464*01
Marcus Harris 7722031.42132.538501
Callum Ferguson 8718330.50150.003900
Tom Cooper 8816723.85159.0453*01

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2017

Most wickets
Player Mat Inns Wkts Ave Econ BBI SR
Sunil Narine 881319.237.813/2714.7
Thisara Perera 44817.129.134/2511.2
Brad Hogg 88828.877.213/2224.0
Tom Cooper 88523.407.802/1218.0
Nathan Rimmington 44445.7526.502/3715.0

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2017.

Home attendance
Match Opponent Attendance
1Sydney Thunder23,015
2Perth Scorchers26,112
4Melbourne Stars44,189
6Hobart Hurricanes26,816
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.[13]

Match No Teams Average TV Ratings
National 5 metro cities
Session 1 Session 2 Session 1 Session 2
1 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder[14] 1,150,000 1,180,000 759,000 798,000
2 Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[15] 932,000 1,290,000 650,000 880,000
3 Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[16] 925,000 1,270,000 608,000 868,000
4 Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[17] 947,000 1,150,000 625,000 784,000
5 Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades[18] 1,040,000 1,130,000 709,000 808,000
6 Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes[19] 1,160,000 1,280,000 794,000 907,000
7 Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades[20] 1,000,000 1,100,000 692,000 768,000
8 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades[21] 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. Mediaweek Australia twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 21 December 2016
  14. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 3 Renegades v Thunder twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 23 December 2016
  15. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 9: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 30 December 2016
  16. Sun TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 12: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 2 January 2017
  17. Sat TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 19: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 8 January 2017
  18. Mon TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 21: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 10 January 2017
  19. Thu TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 24: Melb Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 13 January 2017
  20. Mon TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 27: Adelaide Strikers Vs Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 17 January 2017
  21. Fri TV #BBL06 #TENsport Game 30: Brisbane Heat Vs Melbourne Renegades twitter/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 21 January 2017
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