2015–16 Hobart Hurricanes season

Hobart Hurricanes
2015–16 season
Coach	Damien Wright (5th season)
Captain(s)	Tim Paine (5th season)
Home ground	Blundstone Arena, Hobart
BBL	7th
BBL Finals	DNQ
Leading Run Scorer	George Bailey (240)
Leading Wicket Taker	Cameron Boyce (11)
Highest home attendance	18,149 vs Perth Scorchers; (10 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance	14,848 vs Brisbane Heat; (22 December 2015)
Average home attendance	16,640 (home matches)

Ladder

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR
Adelaide Strikers	8	7	1	14	+0.544
Melbourne Stars (RU)	8	5	3	10	+0.366
Perth Scorchers	8	5	3	10	+0.181
Sydney Thunder (C)	8	4	4	8	+0.375
Melbourne Renegades	8	3	5	6	−0.041
Brisbane Heat	8	3	5	6	−0.204
Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	6	−0.955
Sydney Sixers	8	2	6	4	−0.330

The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Last updated: 27 December 2017^[1]

Ladder progress

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L
Position	8	6	5	4	5	6	5	6

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

Regular season

20 December
16:20
Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 7/186 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 91 (15.5 overs)
Brad Haddin 72 (45) Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs)		George Bailey 62* (45) Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 20,072^[2]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

22 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 3/184 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 8/164 (20 overs)
Tim Paine 87* (58) Ben Cutting 1/32 (4 overs)		Jason Floros 42 (23) Sam Rainbird 3/37 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 14,848^[3]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Tim Paine (Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
The crowd of 14,848 is the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history, beating the previous record of 14,744 set in the previous season between the same teams.^[3]

29 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 4/194 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 9/179 (20 overs)
Daniel Christian 56* (24) Samuel Badree 2/27 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 101 (51) Jake Reed 3/31 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 15 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 29,876^[4]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut.

1 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/163 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 9/152 (20 overs)
George Bailey 56* (29) Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs)		Michael Hussey 71 (51) Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 17,151^[5]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Shaun Tait (Hurricanes)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
The crowd of 17,151 is the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium.^[5]

4 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/140 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 5/144 (14 overs)
Daniel Christian 58 (40) Xavier Doherty 2/19 (3 overs)		Aaron Finch 60 (39) Cameron Boyce 3/34 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 16,412^[6]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Chris Tremain (Renegades)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

6 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 124 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 2/126 (15 overs)
George Bailey 55 (40) Adam Zampa 2/18 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 56* (32) Sam Rainbird 1/25 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 33,603^[7]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

10 January
16:20
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 5/173 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 6/172 (20 overs)
Michael Carberry 62 (35) Shaun Tait 2/29 (4 overs)		Tim Paine 57 (47) Ashton Agar 2/38 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 1 run
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 18,149^[8]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Michael Carberry (Scorchers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
The crowd of 18,149 is the highest ever crowd for any sport at Blundstone Arena.^[8]

13 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 143 (19.3 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 4/146 (20 overs)
Tim Paine 45 (39) Michael Neser 3/26 (3.3 overs)		Tim Ludeman 57* (58) Simon Milenko 3/25 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 49,115^[9]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Greg West (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
The crowd of 49,115 is the highest at Adelaide Oval for a non-finals BBL match.

2015/16 squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

S/N	Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
	Batsmen
10	George Bailey	(1982-09-07) 7 September 1982	Right-handed	Right arm medium
11	Kumar Sangakkara	(1977-10-27) 27 October 1977	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Overseas player
9	Jonathan Wells	(1988-08-13) 13 August 1988	Right-handed	Right arm medium
20	Beau Webster	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
33	Michael Hill	(1988-09-29) 29 September 1988	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
46	Dominic Michael	(1987-10-08) 8 October 1987	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
	All-rounders
88	Darren Sammy	(1983-12-20) 20 December 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Overseas player
54	Daniel Christian	(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
15	Simon Milenko	(1988-11-24) 24 November 1988	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Wicketkeepers
27	Tim Paine	(1984-12-08) 8 December 1984	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Captain
51	Ben Dunk	(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987	Left-handed	-
	Bowlers
32	Shaun Tait	(1983-02-22) 22 February 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast
25	Timm van der Gugten	(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Australian born but plays for the Netherlands
44	Jake Reed	(1990-09-28) 28 September 1990	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
43	Sam Rainbird	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
15	Joe Mennie	(1988-12-24) 24 December 1988	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
13	Cameron Boyce	(1989-07-27) 27 July 1989	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
31	Clive Rose	(1989-10-13) 13 October 1989	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox

Home attendance

Game	Opponent	Attendance
2	Brisbane Heat	14,848
4	Sydney Thunder	17,151
5	Melbourne Renegades	16,412
7	Perth Scorchers	18,149
Total Attendance		66,560
Average Attendance		16,640

References

↑ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
↑ A massive thanks to the 20,072 Sixers fans that flocked to the scg today! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 2015
1 2 TAKE A BOW TASMANIA.... A RECORD crowd in just our first home match for #BBL05 twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 22 Dec, 2015
↑ Final crowd tonight is 29,876 - our 2nd biggest in BBL history! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved 29 Dec, 2015
1 2 WOW!!! The BIGGEST EVER crowd for a cricket match @BlundstoneArena twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 1 January 2016
↑ Another huge crowd tonight well done Tasmania, official attendance is 16,412 #BBL05 twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 4 Jan, 2016
↑ 33,603 the official @MCG crowd tonight, the highest ever total for a match between the Hurricanes and us. #BBL05 twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 6 Jan, 2016
1 2 Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2015
↑ Official attendance, 49,115 - our highest so far of #BBL05. Take a bow #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 13 January 2016

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[1] "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[2] A massive thanks to the 20,072 Sixers fans that flocked to the scg today! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 2015

[record_Blundstone_crowd-3] 1 2 TAKE A BOW TASMANIA.... A RECORD crowd in just our first home match for #BBL05 twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 22 Dec, 2015

[4] Final crowd tonight is 29,876 - our 2nd biggest in BBL history! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved 29 Dec, 2015

[1_Jan-5] 1 2 WOW!!! The BIGGEST EVER crowd for a cricket match @BlundstoneArena twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 1 January 2016

[4_Jan-6] Another huge crowd tonight well done Tasmania, official attendance is 16,412 #BBL05 twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 4 Jan, 2016

[6_Jan-7] 33,603 the official @MCG crowd tonight, the highest ever total for a match between the Hurricanes and us. #BBL05 twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 6 Jan, 2016

[10_Jan-8] 1 2 Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2015

[9] Official attendance, 49,115 - our highest so far of #BBL05. Take a bow #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 13 January 2016