2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season

Melbourne Renegades
2012–13 season
President James Brayshaw
Coach Simon Helmot
Captain(s) Aaron Finch
Home ground Etihad Stadium
BBL Season 1st
BBL Finals Semi-Final
Leading Run Scorer Aaron Finch (332)
Leading Wicket Taker Muttiah Muralitharan (11)
Highest home attendance 23,589
Lowest home attendance 5,029
Average home attendance 13,406

The 2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2012–13 season.

Summary

The 2012–13 Big Bash League season saw the Renegades release several star players including the previous seasons captain, Andrew McDonald. However the recruitment of consistent players such as Ben Rohrer and Peter Nevill and cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan, saw the season being the Renegades most successful season to date, finishing on top of the ladder, only losing to the Perth Scorchers in the regular season. Aaron Finch also became the first Renegades player to score a century after scoring 111 from 65 balls against the Melbourne Stars. Finch also won The Renegades were knocked out by the Brisbane Heat in the semi-finals, losing by 15 runs.

Fixtures

Regular season

7 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
5/167 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/168 (18.2 overs)
Luke Wright 53 (41)
Aaron O'Brien 2/27 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 111* (65)
Jackson Bird 1/29 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 23,589
Umpires: Simon Fry & Paul Reiffel
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

14 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/116 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
5/117 (18.2 overs)
Chris Tremain 37* (23)
Aaron O'Brien 3/15 (3 overs)
Aaron Finch 31 (33)
Azhar Mahmood 2/18 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 7,413
Umpires: Ashley Barrow & Tony Ward
Player of the match: Aaron O'Brien (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

19 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
9/102 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
3/103 (13.2 overs)
Ricky Ponting 25 (25)
Nathan Rimmington 3/18 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 46* (40)
Xavier Doherty 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,951
Umpires: Sam Nogajski & John Ward
Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

22 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/133 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
4/137 (19.1 overs)
Thisara Perera 38 (24)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2/22 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 33 (34)
Ben Cutting 2/12 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,023
Umpires: Gerard Abood & Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat

29 December
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
3/187 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
136 (19.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 85 (52)
Will Sheridan 1/22 (3 overs)
Ben Rohrer 52 (33)
Alfonso Thomas 4/8 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 51 runs
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Attendance: 14,000[1]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua & Mick Martell
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Twenty20 debut: Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers)

2 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
6/155 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
107 (18.3 overs)
Tom Cooper 59 (46)
Brad Young 2/37 (4 overs)
Johan Botha 31 (31)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/18 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 48 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,174
Umpires: Paul Wilson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field

6 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
1/147 (18.5 overs)
Luke Wright 29 (22)
Will Sheridan 3/36 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 67* (47)
Shane Warne 1/24 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 46,581
Umpires: Sam Nogajski & Simon Fry
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

9 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
5/178 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
149 (20 overs)
Alex Hales 89 (52)
Moisés Henriques 1/9 (1 over)
Stephen O'Keefe 41 (29)
Nathan Rimmington 3/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 29 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 17,801
Umpires: Gerard Abood & Ashley Barrow
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
  • Twenty20 debut: Fawad Ahmed (Melbourne Renegades)

Knockout stage

15 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/168 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
3/183 (20 overs)
Ben Rohrer 42 (22)
Ben Cutting 3/24 (4 overs)
Luke Pomersbach 112* (70)
Aaron Finch 1/23 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 16,285
Umpires: John Ward & Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Luke Pomersbach (Brisbane Heat)

Ladder

Team
Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Melbourne Renegades 8710014+0.791
Perth Scorchers (RU) 8530010+1.322
Melbourne Stars 8530010+0.246
Brisbane Heat (C) 844008+0.464
Adelaide Strikers 844008−0.162
Hobart Hurricanes 844008−0.569
Sydney Sixers 835006−0.380
Sydney Thunder 808000−1.360
  •      The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Last updated: 27 December 2017[2]

Ladder progress

Round12345678
GroundHAHAAHAA
ResultWWWWLWWW
Position11112111

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

Squad information

Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Meyrick BuchananAustralia13 September 1993Right-handedRight arm off break
Tom CooperNetherlands26 November 1986Right-handedRight arm off breakNon-visa Dutch international
Alex DoolanAustralia25 November 1985Right-handedRight arm medium
Aaron FinchAustralia17 November 1986Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCaptain
Alex HalesEngland3 January 1989Right-handedRight arm mediumVisa contract
Daniel Harris Australia31 December 1979Right-handedRight arm medium
Michael HillAustralia29 September 1988Left-handedRight arm medium
Ben RohrerAustralia26 March 1981Left-handedVice captain
All-rounders
Faf du PlessisSouth Africa13 July 1984Right-handedRight arm leg breakVisa contract
Aaron O'BrienAustralia2 October 1981Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Marlon SamuelsJamaica5 February 1981Right-handedRight arm off breakVisa contract
Will SheridanAustralia7 May 1987Right-handedLeft arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
Peter NevillAustralia13 October 1985Right-handed
Pace bowlers
Brendan DrewAustralia16 December 1983Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Jake HaberfieldAustralia18 June 1986Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Jayde HerrickAustralia16 January 1985Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Darren PattinsonEngland2 August 1979Right-handedRight armfast mediumNon-visa English international
Nathan RimmingtonAustralia11 November 1982Right-handedRight armfast medium
Spin bowlers
Fawad AhmedAustralia10 March 1979Right-handedRight arm leg break
James MuirheadAustralia30 July 1993Right-handedRight arm leg break
Muttiah MuralitharanSri Lanka17 April 1972Right-handedRight arm off breakVisa contract

Transfers

Season statistics

Home attendance

Game Opponent Attendance
1Melbourne Stars23,589
3Hobart Hurricanes7,951
4Brisbane Heat5,029
6Adelaide Strikers14,174
SF1Brisbane Heat16,285
Total Attendance 67,028
Average Attendance 13,406

References

  1. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/cricket/canberran-bags-classy-finch-20121230-2c1th.html
  2. "Big Bash League Table – 2012–13". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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