2014–15 Sydney Sixers season

Sydney Sixers
2014–15 season
President Stuart Clark
Coach Trevor Bayliss (4th season)
Captain(s) Brad Haddin (4th season)
Home ground Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
CLT20 DNQ
BBL 4th
BBL Finals Runners-Up
Highest home attendance 36,487
Lowest home attendance 12,789
Average home attendance 24,023 (home matches)
Club membership 1,915
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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

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 SilkAustralia13 April 1992Right-handed-
27Ed CowanAustralia16 June 1982Left-handedRight arm leg spin
45Michael LumbEngland12 February 1980Left-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player
49Steve SmithAustralia2 June 1989Right-handedRight arm leg spin
53Nic MaddinsonAustralia21 December 1991Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
All-rounders
-Dwayne SmithBarbados12 April 1983Right-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player. Initially announced as contracted player pre-season but was unable to participate in tournament.
21Moises HenriquesAustralia1 February 1987Right-handedRight arm fast medium
72Stephen O'KeefeAustralia9 December 1984Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
77Sean AbbottAustralia29 February 1992Right-handedRight arm fast medium
23Ben DwarshuisAustralia23 June 1994Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
94Simon KeenAustralia4 October 1987Left-handedRight arm mediumInjury replacement player for Trent Copeland
Wicketkeepers
24Brad HaddinAustralia23 October 1977Right-handed–Captain
1Ryan CartersAustralia25 July 1990Right-handed–
50Riki WesselsAustralia12 November 1985Right-handed–
Pace bowlers
58Brett LeeAustralia8 November 1976Right-handedRight arm fast
56Mitchell StarcAustralia30 January 1990Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium
8Josh HazlewoodAustralia8 January 1991Left-handedRight arm fast medium
4Doug BollingerAustralia24 July 1981Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
9Trent CopelandAustralia14 March 1986Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
67Nathan LyonAustralia20 November 1987Right-handedRight arm off spin
-Luke DoranAustralia14 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

Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Adelaide Strikers 8610113+1.159
Perth Scorchers (C) 8530010+0.705
Melbourne Stars 8530010+0.336
Sydney Sixers (RU) 8530010−0.014
Hobart Hurricanes 835006−0.280
Melbourne Renegades 835006−0.331
Sydney Thunder 825015−0.485
Brisbane Heat 826004−1.116
  •      The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Last updated: 27 December 2017[2]

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.

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

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

  1. ↑ "Big Bash: Brett Lee fails to deny Perth Scorchers".
  2. ↑ "Big Bash League Table – 2014–15". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jordan Silk leads Sydney Sixers to win over Sydney Thunder in Big Bash derby". ABC News. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. ↑ LETTER OF THANKS TO SIXERS MEMBERS FROM THE GM Sydney Sixers. Retrieved on 26 Nov, 2015.
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