2016–17 Brisbane Heat season
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| 2016–17 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Daniel Vettori (5th season) |
| Captain(s) | Brendon McCullum (6th season) |
| Home ground | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| Highest home attendance | 35,112 vs Renegades (20 January 2017) |
| Lowest home attendance | 32,371 vs Sixers (3 January 2017) |
| Average home attendance | 34,190 |
Ladder[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.618 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.516 | |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.848 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.397 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.042 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.334 | |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.530 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.600 |
Ladder progress[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Brisbane Heat
5/206 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
6/196 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Liam O'Connor, Jake Weatherald (Strikers) and Jack Wildermuth (Heat) all made their T20 debuts.
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/157 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
7/160 (19.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes
9/173 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H)
3/174 (16.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Brisbane Heat
6/186 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
7/191 (19.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Henry Thornton (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
(H) Perth Scorchers
6/173 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
1/174 (14.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Lynn equaled the record for the most number of sixes hit a BBL innings (11).[7]
Perth Scorchers
5/156 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H)
129 (19.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 34,677 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.
- Andrew Tye (Scorchers) took a hat-trick.[9]
(H) Melbourne Stars
7/138 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
3/139 (18.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Marnus Labuschagne (Heat) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Renegades
5/199 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H)
198 (19.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Andrew Harriott (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 35,112 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.
Squad[edit]
- Dates of birth are given as of 20 December 2016, the date of the opening match of the tournament
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 62 | Joe Burns |  Australia |
6 September 1989 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | International Cap |
| 14 | Alex Doolan | Australia |
29 November 1985 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | International Cap |
| 5 | Sam Heazlett | Australia |
12 September 1995 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
| 9 | Marnus Labuschagne | Australia |
22 June 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 50 | Chris Lynn | Australia |
10 April 1990 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | International Cap |
| 36 | Nathan Reardon | Australia |
8 November 1984 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | International Cap |
| 49 | Alex Ross | Australia |
17 April 1992 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum |  New Zealand |
27 September 1981 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain, Visa contract & International Cap |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 52 | Jason Floros | Australia |
24 December 1990 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 24 | Jack Wildermuth | Australia |
1 September 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| 59 | James Peirson | Australia |
13 October 1992 (aged 24) | Right-handed | – | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 16 | Nick Buchanan | Australia |
3 April 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 31 | Ben Cutting | Australia |
30 January 1987 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 12 | Andrew Fekete | Australia |
18 May 1985 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 58 | Luke Feldman | Australia |
1 August 1984 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 2 | Josh Lalor | Australia |
4 November 1987 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| 6 | Mark Steketee | Australia |
17 January 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 77 | Samuel Badree |  West Indies |
8 March 1981 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | Visa contract & International Cap |
| 4 | Mitchell Swepson | Australia |
4 October 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
Home attendance[edit]
| Match | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Hobart Hurricanes | 34,601 |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers | 32,371 |
| 6 | Perth Scorchers | 34,677 |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 35,112 |
| Total Attendance | 136,761 | |
| Average Attendance | 34,190 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ You've done it again #Strikeforce Tonight is the biggest ever BBL pre-Christmas crowd! #BBL06 twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2016
- ^ Thank you to the 20,234 fans who have packed out Spotless Stadium tonight twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 28 Dec, 2016
- ^ 34,601 - a record @BBL crowd for the @GabbaBrisbane! Thank you, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2016
- ^ Another great crowd of 32,371 treated to a terrific game of cricket! Thanks for your support again, Brisbane! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 January 2017
- ^ Thanks to all our fans who came to #TheFurnace tonight, our final crowd number was 20,446! #MADETOUGH twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 5 January 2017
- ^ "Big Bash League / Records / Most sixes in an innings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Another record @BBL crowd of 34,677 at the @GabbaBrisbane tonight! Thanks for the support, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat Retrieved on 11 Jan, 2016
- ^ "Scorchers win big after Tye's hat-trick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ Official attendance for tonight’s clash between the @StarsBBL and @HeatBBL is 40,225. #BBL06 Retrieved on 17 Jan, 2017
- ^ Thanks for the sold out season Brisbane and the record crowd of 35,112 tonight 🔥 #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06 Retrieved on 20 Jan, 2017
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