Adelaide Strikers

The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia that compete in the Big Bash League (BBL).[2] Their home ground is the Adelaide Oval,[3] and they play in a cornflower blue uniform. The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the BBL, succeeding the Southern Redbacks, who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.[4] Their sole victory in the BBL came in 2017–18.[5]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Adelaide Strikers (WBBL).

Adelaide Strikers
Personnel
CaptainTravis Head
CoachJason Gillespie
Team information
CityAdelaide
Colours  Blue
Founded2011
Home groundAdelaide Oval
Capacity53,583 (3,500 standing on hill)[1]
History
BBL wins1 (2017-18)
Official websiteOfficial Website

T20 kit

Current Season
As of 30 December 2022
Seasons

Over their 11-year history in the BBL, they have had many effective and popular players on their team, from all-rounders such as Johan Botha, Michael Neser, Kieron Pollard, Ryan ten Doeschate and Chris Jordan, to high-scoring batsmen Travis Head, Colin Ingram, Mahela Jayawardene, Jonathan Wells, Michael Klinger and Jake Weatherald, to effective bowlers Ben Laughlin, Billy Stanlake, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle, Adil Rashid and Kane Richardson, and finally keepers Alex Carey and Tim Ludeman.

The Strikers are currently coached by former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie and captained by Head. Carey is the current vice-captain.

History

The Adelaide Strikers were formed in 2011, as a result of the formation of the Big Bash League.[4] When the competition was first formed, each team had an opportunity to sign up players and build their lists. The contracting window opened on 30 June 2011 at 9 am and closed on 22 July 2011. Each team was allowed to sign up to 18 players, including up to two from overseas.[6] The team's inaugural captain was South Australia captain, Michael Klinger, and the inaugural coach was Darren Berry, the then coach of the Southern Redbacks.[7]

In the 2016/17 Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers were rated the most entertaining team in the BBL, with a BBEI of 2177.[8]

New Year's Eve match

Since BBL03, Cricket Australia started hosting a Strikers home match on 31 December night every year against different oppositions. It quickly gained popularity among the fans, turning into a tradition and attracting big crowds at the Adelaide Oval throughout the years. It is popularly termed as the New Year's Eve Match or NYE Clash in the media. Up until BBL08, the Strikers had maintained a clean 6–0 win record in the NYE Big Bash clashes. In season 3, Travis Head scored a brilliant century to take the Strikers home against Sydney Sixers in the NYE clash, which remains one of the most memorable NYE matches in the short history of BBL to date.[9] Though, in BBL09, the Strikers finally fell against the Sydney Thunder by 3 runs, the Strikers' first defeat on New Year's Eve.[10]

The Strikers haven't won a New Year's Eve game since 2018, currently going on a 4 year losing streak.

List of New Year's Eve matches
Year Winner Loser Margin Attendance Player of the match
2013StrikersScorchers6 wickets[11]26,030Michael Klinger
2014StrikersHurricanes8 wickets[12]43,288Tim Ludeman
2015StrikersSixers5 wickets[13]46,389Travis Head
2016StrikersSixers48 runs[14]45,471Sean Abbott
2017StrikersHeat56 runs[15]46,594Michael Neser
2018StrikersThunder20 runs[16]41,987Peter Siddle
2019ThunderStrikers3 runs[17]41,414Callum Ferguson
2020ScorchersStrikers7 wickets[18]21,636Jhye Richardson
2021ThunderStrikers22 runs[19]9,555Jason Sangha
2022StarsStrikers8 runs[20]40,373Marcus Stoinis

Current squad

The current squad of the Adelaide Strikers for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 25 September 2023.[21]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
S/N Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
34 Travis Head  Australia (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 Left-handed Right-arm off break Captain & International
21 Adam Hose  England (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 Right-handed — Overseas Draft Pick (Bronze) & International
22 Henry Hunt  Australia (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 Right-handed —
31 Thomas Kelly  Australia (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 Right-handed —
50 Chris Lynn  Australia (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox International
28 D'Arcy Short  Australia (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 Left-handed Left-arm leg spin International
2 Matt Short  Australia (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm off break International
28 Jake Weatherald  Australia (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 Left-handed —
All-rounders
7 James Bazley  Australia (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
19 Rashid Khan  Afghanistan (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum) & International
88 Jamie Overton  England (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas Draft Pick (Gold) & International
Wicket-keepers
5 Alex Carey  Australia (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991 Left-handed — International
Spin bowlers
87 Cameron Boyce  Australia (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 Right-handed Right-arm leg break International
26 Ben Manenti  Italy (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 Right-handed Right-arm off break International
Pace bowlers
9 Wes Agar  Australia (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 Right-handed Right-arm fast International
35 Brendan Doggett  Australia (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
58 Henry Thornton  Australia (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium

List of captains
As of 27 December 2022[22]
Name Period Mat Won Lost Ties NR %
Michael Klinger2011–20127250028.57
Johan Botha2012–2015231290257.14
Phillip Hughes2014202000.00
Brad Hodge2015–2017171070058.82
Travis Head2017-241770070.83
Colin Ingram201814590035.71
Alex Carey2019-16780146.66
Peter Siddle2020-2412120050.00

List of overseas players
Player Nationality Period Role Batting Bowling
Johan Botha South Africa2011/12–2014/15All-rounderRight-handedRight-arm off break
James Franklin New Zealand2011/12All-rounderLeft-handedLeft-arm medium fast
Alfonso Thomas South Africa2011/12BowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast medium
Kieron Pollard West Indies2012/13–2016/17All-rounderRight-handedRight-arm medium fast
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan2012/13BowlerRight-handedRight-arm off-break
Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh2013/14All-rounderLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Alex Hales England2013/14BatterRight-handedRight-arm medium
Ryan ten Doeschate Netherlands2014/15All-rounderRight-handedRight-arm medium fast
Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka2015/16BatterRight-handedRight-arm medium
Adil Rashid England2015/16BowlerRight-handedRight-arm leg spin
Chris Jordan England2016/17BowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast medium
Ish Sodhi New Zealand2016/17BowlerRight-handedRight-arm leg spin
Colin Ingram South Africa2017/18–2018/19BatterLeft-handedRight-arm leg spin
Rashid Khan Afghanistan2017/18–BowlerRight-handedRight-arm leg spin
Phil Salt England2019/20–2020/21BatterRight-handedRight-arm medium
Danny Briggs England2020/21BowlerRight-handedLeft-arm orthodox
George Garton England2021/22BowlerLeft-handedLeft-arm fast
Ian Cockbain England2021/22BatterRight-handedRight-arm medium
Colin de Grandhomme New Zealand2022/23All-rounderRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Adam Hose England2022/23BatterRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Season results
Season League position Finals position Table
2011–12 6th Did not qualify
2012–13 5th Did not qualify
2013–14 7th Did not qualify
2014–15 1st Semi-finals (lost to Sydney Sixers)
2015–16 1st Semi-finals (lost to Sydney Thunder)
2016–17 6th Did not qualify
2017–18 2nd Champions
2018–19 7th Did not qualify
2019–20 3rd Lost the Knockout match against Sydney Thunder
2020–21 5th Lost the Eliminator match against Brisbane Heat
2021–22 4th Lost the Challenger match against Sydney Sixers
2022–23 7th Did not qualify

Records

Result summary v. opponent
As of 22 December 2022
Opposition Pld W L T T+W T+L NR %
Brisbane Heat1798000052.94%
Hobart Hurricanes19117000161.11%
Melbourne Renegades16106000062.50%
Melbourne Stars1587000053.33%
Perth Scorchers211011000047.61%
Sydney Sixers18711000038.88%
Sydney Thunder21109000252.63%
  • Source: CricInfo[23]

Highest innings score
As of 30 August 2023[24]
Score Opposition Ground Date
3/230Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval5 January 2023
8/207Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval26 January 2020
2/202Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval4 February 2018
4/202Melbourne RenegadesAdelaide Oval10 January 2023
4/198Perth ScorchersAdelaide Oval23 December 2019

Most career runs
As of 30 August 2023[25]
Batsman Years Matches Runs High score
Jake Weatherald2016–2022811,899115
Alex Carey2017–551,801101
Jonathan Wells2017–2022711,74073
Travis Head2013–571,394101 not out
Matthew Short2018–521,296100 not out

Highest scores
As of 30 August 2023[26]
Batsman Runs Opposition Ground Date
Jake Weatherald115Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval4 February 2018
Travis Head101 not outSydney SixersAdelaide Oval31 December 2015
Alex Carey101Brisbane HeatAdelaide Oval21 January 2021
Matthew Short100 not outHobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval5 January 2023
Alex Carey100Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval17 January 2018

Highest partnerships by wicket
As of 30 August 2023[27]
Wicket Runs Batters Opposition Ground Date
1st171Alex Carey & Jake WeatheraldHobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval17 January 2018
2nd140Jake Weatherald & Travis HeadHobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval4 February 2018
3rd107Jake Weatherald & Alex CareyYork Park, Launceston15 December 2020
4th104Matthew Short & Jonathan WellsMelbourne RenegadesAdelaide Oval23 December 2018
5th115Brad Hodge & Alex RossMelbourne StarsAdelaide Oval18 December 2015
6th59*Travis Head & Adil RashidSydney SixersAdelaide Oval31 December 2015
7th44Johan Botha & Michael NeserMelbourne RenegadesDocklands Stadium, Melbourne2 January 2013
8th55Michael Neser & Kane RichardsonPerth ScorchersWACA Ground, Perth23 December 2016
9th16*Cameron Valente & Peter SiddleBrisbane HeatAdelaide Oval3 February 2019
10th61*Daniel Worrall & Danny BriggsHobart HurricanesBlundstone Arena, Hobart13 December 2020

Most career wickets
As of 30 August 2023[28]
Bowler Seasons Matches Wickets Best bowling
Rashid Khan2017–69986/17
Peter Siddle2017–72915/16
Wes Agar2017–52674/6
Michael Neser2012–202162623/24
Ben Laughlin2014–201950604/26

Best bowling figures
As of 30 August 2023[29]
Bowler Figures Opposition Ground Date
Ish Sodhi6/11Sydney ThunderStadium Australia, Sydney18 January 2017
Rashid Khan6/17Brisbane HeatThe Gabba, Brisbane12 January 2021
Henry Thornton5/3Sydney ThunderStadium Australia, Sydney16 December 2022
Peter Siddle5/16Hobart HurricanesYork Park, Launceston15 December 2020
Peter Siddle5/23Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval5 January 2022

Honours

See also

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