Adelaide Strikers

Adelaide Strikers
Personnel
Captain Australia Travis Head
Coach Australia Jason Gillespie
Overseas player(s) South Africa Colin Ingram, Afghanistan Rashid Khan
Team information
City Adelaide
Colours      Blue
Founded 2011
Home ground Adelaide Oval
Capacity 53,583 (3,500 standing on hill)[1]
History
BBL wins 1 (BBL07)
Official website: Official Website

T20I kit

2017-18 Adelaide Strikers season
As of 8 February 2018

The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League.[2] The Strikers are based in the state of South Australia and represent Adelaide in the Big Bash League. Their home ground is the Adelaide Oval.[3] The Strikers wear a cornflower blue uniform with a West End Draught logo on it, due to a sponsorship agreement with brewers, West End.[3] The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the Big Bash League, succeeding the Southern Redbacks, who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.[4]

The Strikers are currently coached by former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie and captained by Travis Head.

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 9am and closed on 22 July 2011. Each team was allowed to sign up to 18 players, including up to two from overseas.[5] 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.[6]

In the 2016/17 Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers were rated the most entertaining team in the BBL, with a BBEI of 2177.[7]

New Year Eve's 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 Eve's Match or NYE Clash in the media. Up until BBL07, the Strikers have maintained a clean 5-0 win record in the NYE Big Bash clashes. In season 5, 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 until date.[8]

List of New Year Eve's Matches

No. Year Winner Loser Margin Attendance MoM
12013
Strikers
Scorchers
6 Wickets26,030Michael Klinger
22014
Hurricanes
8 Wickets43,288Tim Ludeman
32015
Sixers
5 Wickets46,389Travis Head
4201648 Runs45,471Sean Abbott
52017
Heat
56 Runs46,594Michael Neser

Sponsors

Years Kit Manufacturers Chest Sponsor Breast Sponsor
BBL01 Kooga West End Draught People's Choice Credit Union
BBL02
BBL03
BBL04 Majestic Athletic Jeep
BBL05
BBL06
BBL07 Vodafone
BBL08 Vodafone TBA

Current Squad

As of 26 August 2018[9]
S/N[10] Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
11 Kelvin SmithAustralia5 September 1994Left-handedRight-arm off spin
28 Jake WeatheraldAustralia4 November 1994Left-handedRight-arm off spin
29 Jonathan WellsAustralia13 August 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium
33 Jake LehmannAustralia8 July 1992Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
34 Travis HeadAustralia29 December 1993Left-handedRight-arm off spinCaptain & International Cap
41 Colin IngramSouth Africa3 July 1985Left-handedRight-arm leg spinVisa contract & International Cap, Interim captain replacing Travis Head[11]
77 Jono DeanAustralia23 June 1984Right-handedRight arm off spin
9Matt ShortAustralia8 November 1995Right-handedRight arm off spin
All-rounders
20 Michael NeserAustralia29 March 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium fast
88Daniel DrewAustralia22 May 1996Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
4 Harry NielsenAustralia3 May 1995Right-handed-Replacement player for Alex Carey[12]
5 Alex CareyAustralia27 August 1991Left-handed–International Cap
Pace bowlers
3 Billy StanlakeAustralia11 April 1994Right-handedRight-arm fastInternational Cap
14 David GrantAustralia24 March 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium fast
21 Wes AgarAustralia5 February 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
44 Nick WinterAustralia19 June 1993Left-handedLeft-arm medium fast
56 Ben LaughlinAustralia3 October 1982Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational Cap
64 Peter SiddleAustralia25 November 1984Right-handedRight-arm fast mediumInternational Cap
Spin bowlers
9 Liam O'ConnorAustralia20 June 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
17 Michael CormackAustralia29 June 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break
19 Rashid KhanAfghanistan20 September 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg spinVisa contract & International Cap

List of Captains

As of 9 February 2018[13]
Name Period Mat Won Lost Ties NR %
Australia Michael Klinger2011-20127250028.57
South Africa Johan Botha2012-2015211290257.14
Australia Phillip Hughes2014202000.00
Australia Brad Hodge2015-2017171070058.82
Australia Travis Head2017–Present9810088.88
South Africa Colin Ingram20183120033.33

List of International Players

Player Nat Period Role Batting Bowling
Johan BothaSouth Africa2011-2015AllrounderRight-handedRight-arm off break
James FranklinNew Zealand2011/12AllrounderLeft-handedLeft-arm medium fast
Alfonso ThomasSouth Africa2011/12Pace BowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast medium
Kieron PollardWest Indies Cricket Board2012/13, 2014/15, 2016/17AllrounderRight-handedRight-arm medium fast
Saeed AjmalPakistan2012/13Spin BowlerRight-handedRight-arm off-break
Shakib Al HasanBangladesh2013/14AllrounderLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Ryan ten DoeschateSouth Africa Netherlands2014/15AllrounderRight-handedRight-arm medium fast
Mahela JayawardeneSri Lanka2015/16BatsmanRight-handedRight-arm medium
Adil RashidEngland2015-2017Spin BowlerRight-handedRight-arm leg spin
Chris JordanBarbados England2016/17Pace BowlerRight-handedRight-arm fast medium
Colin IngramSouth Africa2017/18Top-order BatsmanLeft-handedRight-arm leg spin
Rashid KhanAfghanistan2017/18Spin BowerRight-handedRight-arm leg spin

Series Results

Big Bash League
Season Mat W L NR Pts NRR League Position Finals Position Table
2011–12 7 2 5 0 4 -0.338 6th DNQ
2012–13 8 4 4 0 8 -0.162 5th DNQ
2013–14 8 2 5 1 5 -0.933 7th DNQ
2014–15 8 6 1 1 13 +1.159 1st 3rd
2015–16 8 7 1 0 14 +0.544 1st 3rd
2016–17 8 3 5 0 6 +0.334 6th DNQ
2017–18 10 7 3 0 14 +0.801 2nd Champions

Records

Team Records

Result summary v. Opponent

As of 8 February 2018[14]
Domestic teams
Opposition Pld W L T NR %
Brisbane Heat7430056.14
Hobart Hurricanes10630166.66
Melbourne Renegades8530062.50
Melbourne Stars7340042.85
Perth Scorchers12570041.66
Sydney Thunder8530062.50
Sydney Sixers9530162.50

Highest Innings Total

As of 8 February 2018[15]
Score Overs RR Opposition Ground Date
202/220.010.10Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide4 Feb 2018
198/69.90Perth ScorchersWACA Ground, Perth16 Jan 2014
196/69.80Brisbane HeatAdelaide Oval, Adelaide21 Dec 2016
189/59.45Melbourne Renegades18 Dec 2011
187/59.35Melbourne Stars18 Dec 2015

Batting

Most runs

As of 8 February 2018[16]
Batsman Years mat inns Runs HS Average Strike Rate
Travis Head2013-20183534988101*34.06138.18
Tim Ludeman2012-2017373484692*30.21123.86
Michael Klinger2011-2014222266386*34.89119.45
Brad Hodge2011-2017202059356*42.35128.91
Jake Weatherald2016-2018191950011526.31127.55

Highest Scores

As of 9 February 2018[17]
Batsman Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Opposition Ground Date
Jake Weatherald1157098164.28Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide4 Feb 2018
Travis Head101*5349190.56Sydney Sixers31 Dec 2015
Alex Carey10056124178.57Hobart Hurricanes17 Jan 2018
Tim Ludeman92*4495209.09Melbourne Stars18 Dec 2014
Michael Klinger86*5554156.36Perth Scorchers31 Dec 2013

Highest Partnerships by Wicket

As of 9 February 2018[18]
Wkt Runs Partners Opposition Ground Date
1st171Alex Carey & Jake WeatheraldHobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide17 Jan 2018
2nd140Jake Weatherald & Travis Head4 Feb 2018
3rd102Travis Head & Colin IngramBellerive Oval, Hobart4 Jan 2018
4th90Travis Head & Kelvin SmithMelbourne RenegadesDocklands Stadium, Melbourne19 Jan 2015
5th115Brad Hodge & Alex RossMelbourne StarsAdelaide Oval, Adelaide18 Dec 2015
6th59*Travis Head & Adil RashidSydney Sixers31 Dec 2015
7th44Johan Botha & Michael NeserMelbourne RenegadesDocklands Stadium, Melbourne2 Jan 2013
8th55Michael Neser & Kane RichardsonPerth ScorchersWACA Ground, Perth23 Dec 2016
9th14Kane Richardson & Ben LaughlinSydney SixersAdelaide Oval, Adelaide24 Jan 2015
Sydney ThunderStadium Australia, Sydney28 Dec 2015
10th12Alfonso Thomas & James MuirheadPerth ScorchersWACA Ground, Perth8 Jan 2012

Bowling

Most Wickets

As of 9 February 2018[19]
Bowler Years Mat Inns Overs Runs Wkts BBI
Ben Laughlin2014-20183736124.4991504/26
Kane Richardson2011-20163635121.2964373/9
Michael Neser2012-20183534111.09693/24
Shaun Tait2012-2015181764.0503283/22
Johan Botha2011-2015272592.2627202/11

Best Bowling Figures

As of 9 February 2018[20]
Bowler Overs Figure Econ Opposition Ground Date
Ish Sodhi3.36/113.14Sydney ThunderStadium Australia, Sydney18 Jan 2017
Ben Laughlin3.44/267.09Adelaide Oval, Adelaide22 Dec 2017
Kane Richardson3.43/92.45Stadium Australia, Sydney20 Dec 2012
Ben Laughlin2.23/114.71Brisbane HeatAdelaide Oval, Adelaide31 Dec 2017
Travis Head2.03/168.00Melbourne RenegadesDocklands Stadium, Melbourne18 Jan 2016

Honours

Domestic

International

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Cricket Australia (n.d), Teams and Players, Cricket Australia, accessed 1 December 2013, <"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013. >
  3. 1 2 Cricket Australia(n.d),Adelaide Strikers,Cricket Australia, accessed 1 December 2013, <http://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au>
  4. 1 2 Jelstad, J (2011), South Australia's Big Bash team to be renamed the Adelaide Strikers, The Advertiser, accessed 1 December 2013,<http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/big-bash-becomes-the-adelaide-strikers/story-e6frea6u-1226024720133>
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  6. ↑ <"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2013. >
  7. ↑ Stead, Chris (December 15, 2017). "Big Bash T20 Statistics – Most entertaining BBL teams, stadiums and games revealed". Finder.com.au. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Adelaide Strikers defeat Brisbane Heat: Billy Stanlake fires as Heat rue dropped catches, touchy umpire call". Fox Sports. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
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  11. ↑ "Ingram named interim captain | Adelaide Strikers - BBL". www.adelaidestrikers.com.au/. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  12. ↑ "Nielsen added to Strikers squad | Adelaide Strikers - BBL". adelaidestrikers.com.au. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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