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Melbourne Renegades
2017–18 season
CoachAndrew McDonald
Captain(s)Aaron Finch
Home groundEithad Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)
GMHBA Stadium (Capacity: 36,000)
BBL Season3rd
BBL FinalsSemi-finalists
Leading Run ScorerMarcus Harris (324)
Leading Wicket TakerDwayne Bravo (18)
Highest home attendance44,316 vs Melbourne Stars
(12 January 2018)
Lowest home attendance20,567 vs Brisbane Heat
(23 December 2017)
Average home attendance28,315
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Melbourne Renegades season is the seventh in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McDonald and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2017–18 season.

Fixtures[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

10 December 2017
Report
Team Red
8/189 (20 overs)
v
Team Black
1/190 (17.1 overs)
Team Black won by 9 wickets
Geelong Cricket Ground, Geelong
15 December 2017
Report
Melbourne Renegades
6/169 (20 overs)
v
(H) Brisbane Heat
8/150 (20 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 19 runs
John Blank Oval, Maroochydore
16 December 2017
Report
Brisbane Heat (H)
6/136 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
1/139 (13 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets
John Blank Oval, Maroochydore

Regular season[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 Big Bash League season
21 December 2017
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
8/164 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
3/165 (18.3 overs)
D'Arcy Short 34 (19)
Dwayne Bravo 5/28 (4 overs)
Cameron White 79 (59)
Jofra Archer 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 11,010[1]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Aaron Summers (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
23 December 2017
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/132 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
3/137 (18.4 overs)
Alex Ross 48 (44)
Jack Wildermuth 3/16 (4 overs)
Tom Cooper 52* (44)
Shadab Khan 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,567[2]
Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Jack Wildermuth (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
29 December 2017
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
9/130 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
7/133 (19 overs)
Tom Cooper 34 (24)
Mitchell Johnson 3/13 (4 overs)
Michael Klinger 37 (27)
Brad Hogg 2/16 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 30,018[3]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
3 January 2018
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/111 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/112 (15.3 overs)
Johan Botha 32* (23)
Dwayne Bravo 3/29 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 51 (38)
Ben Dwarshuis 1/19 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 23,586[4]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Mickey Edwards (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
6 January 2018
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
4/157 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
4/159 (17.5 overs)
Ben Dunk 47 (30)
Mohammad Nabi 1/27 (4 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 52 (30)
John Hastings 2/24 (3.5 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 48,086[5]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Jackson Coleman (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
8 January 2018
18:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
3/185 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
5/186 (19.5 overs)
Cameron White 68* (30)
Andrew Tye 2/36 (4 overs)
Ashton Turner 70 (32)
Mohammed Nabi 1/30 (3.5 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Attendance: 22,475[6]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith & Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
12 January 2018
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/167 (20 overs)
v
(H) Melbourne Renegades
9/144 (20 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 74 (46)
Mohammad Nabi 2/15 (4 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 26 (18)
Jackson Coleman 3/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 23 runs
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 44,316[7]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Daniel Fallins (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
22 January 2018
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
5/173 (20 overs)
v
(H) Melbourne Renegades
7/147 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 68 (36)
Dwayne Bravo 2/30 (4 overs)
Brad Hodge 30* (18)
Ben Laughlin 2/18 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 26 runs
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 23,089[8]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
24 January 2018
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
6/189 (20 overs)
v
(H) Sydney Thunder
180 (20 overs)
Marcus Harris 64 (41)
Gurinder Sandhu 2/37 (4 overs)
Ben Rohrer 48 (21)
Kane Richardson 4/22 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 11,319[9]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward
Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
27 January 2018
18:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
3/187 (20 overs)
v
(H) Brisbane Heat
161 (19.5 overs)
Tom Cooper 65* (36)
Mitchell Swepson 1/27 (4 overs)
Alex Ross 36 (27)
Kane Richardson 4/35 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 34,543[10]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 Big Bash League season § Knockout Phase

Semi final[edit]

2 February 2018
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/178 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
4/177 (20 overs)
Travis Head 85* (57)
Joe Mennie 1/21 (4 overs)
Marcus Harris 45 (27)
Travis Head 1/27 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 1 run
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 36,298[11]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Harry Nielsen (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.

Ladder[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers 10 8 2 0 16 0.154 Advance to play-off phase
2   Adelaide Strikers (C) 10 7 3 0 14 0.801
3   Melbourne Renegades 10 6 4 0 12 0.297
4   Hobart Hurricanes 10 5 5 0 10 −0.291
5   Sydney Sixers 10 4 6 0 8 0.331
6   Sydney Thunder 10 4 6 0 8 −0.039
7   Brisbane Heat 10 4 6 0 8 −0.437
8   Melbourne Stars 10 2 8 0 4 −0.926
Source: [12]
(C) Champion

Squad information[edit]

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2017–18 Big Bash League season as of 28 January 2018.[13]

S/N Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
5 Aaron Finch  Australia (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain
26 Tom Cooper  Netherlands (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm off spin Non-visa Dutch international
9 Matt Short  Australia (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm off spin
7 Cameron White  Australia (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm leg break
21 Marcus Harris  Australia (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 31) Left-handed –
17 Brad Hodge  Australia (1974-12-29) 29 December 1974 (age 49) Right-handed Right Arm off spin
20 Beau Webster  Australia (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm off break
29 Travis Dean  Australia (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 32) Right-handed – Replacement player for Cameron White
All-rounders
47 Dwayne Bravo  West Indies (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm medium fast Visa contract
10 Jack Wildermuth  Australia (1993-12-21) 21 December 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
12 Will Sutherland  Australia (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Rookie contract
77 Mohammad Nabi  Afghanistan (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm off break Visa contract
00 Kieron Pollard  West Indies (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm medium fast Visa contract, replacement player for Mohammad Nabi
3 Mackenzie Harvey  Australia (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 23) Left-handed Right arm medium fast Replacement player for Aaron Finch
Wicketkeepers
15 Tim Ludeman  Australia (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 36) Right-handed –
Pace bowlers
19 James Pattinson  Australia (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Right arm fast
34 Chris Tremain  Australia (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
4 Guy Walker  Australia (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
55 Kane Richardson  Australia (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
16 Joe Mennie  Australia (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
2 Xavier Crone  Australia (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
31 Brad Hogg  Australia (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 53) Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin
18 Jon Holland  Australia (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin

Transfers[edit]

Season statistics[edit]

Most runs[edit]

Player Mat Inns Runs Ave SR HS 100 50
Marcus Harris 11 11 324 29.45 129.08 64 0 2
Cameron White 8 8 304 76.00 111.35 79* 0 3
Tom Cooper 11 9 298 49.66 141.23 65* 0 3
Aaron Finch 6 6 108 18.00 136.70 51 0 1
Matthew Short 3 3 106 35.33 121.83 62 0 1

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2018

Most wickets[edit]

Player Mat Inns Wkts Ave Econ BBI SR
Dwayne Bravo 11 11 18 20.16 8.47 5/28 14.2
Kane Richardson 10 10 12 26.16 8.05 4/22 19.5
Jack Wildermuth 11 11 10 31.10 8.18 3/16 22.8
Mohammad Nabi 7 7 8 18.62 5.76 2/15 19.3
Chris Tremain 4 4 7 17.00 7.93 3/29 12.8

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2018

Home attendance[edit]

Match Opponent Attendance
2 Brisbane Heat 20,567
3 Perth Scorchers 30,018
4 Sydney Sixers 23,586
7 Melbourne Stars 44,316
8 Adelaide Strikers 23,089
Total Attendance 141,576
Average Attendance 28,315

TV audience[edit]

BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air channel Network Ten.

Following are the television ratings for the Melbourne Renegades's 2017–18 BBL season matches in Australia.[14]

Match No Teams Average TV Ratings
National 5 metro cities
Session 1 Session 2 Session 1 Session 2
1 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades[15] 1,100,000 1,230,000 747,000 856,000
2 Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat[16] 975,000 1,090,000 660,000 765,000
3 Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[17] 865,000 1,100,000 600,000 788,000
4 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers[18] 916,000 1,170,000 594,000 771,000
5 Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[19] 876,000 1,120,000 620,000 789,000
6 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades[20] 971,000 621,000 687,000 452,000
7 Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[21] 1,040,000 1,120,000 670,000 751,000
8 Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers[22] 883,000 853,000 603,000 607,000
9 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades [23] 808,000 873,000 532,000 597,000
10 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades [24] 742,000 797,000 481,000 553,000
SF Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades [25] 1,050,000 1,340,000 739,000 991,000

References[edit]

  1. ^ [1] Crowd just 11,010 tonight. Cricket tas expected a sell out. #BBL07 Retrieved on 22 Dec 2017
  2. ^ Official crowd at Etihad Stadium is 20,567. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 23 Dec 2017
  3. ^ BBL LIVE – Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | All the action from Etihad Stadium 3aw.com.au. Retrieved on 29 Dec 2017
  4. ^ Thanks for having us #Geelong! #GETONRED twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 3 Jan 2018
  5. ^ Official attendance tonight is 48,086 #BBL07 twitter.com/MCG. Retrieved on 6 Jan 2018
  6. ^ Apologies Scorchers fans... final crowd number is actually 22,475 not 22,312 -- smashed the record out of the park tonight! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL/. Retrieved on 9 Jan 2018
  7. ^ Official crowd at Etihad Stadium is 44,316. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 11 Jan 2018
  8. ^ Official crowd at Etihad Stadium tonight is 23,089. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018
  9. ^ Official crowd at Manuka Oval tonight is 11,319. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 24 Jan 2018
  10. ^ Official crowd figure - 34,543! #TurnUpTheHeattwitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 27 Jan 2018
  11. ^ Live: Adelaide Strikers host Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash League semi-final adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved on 2 Feb 2018
  12. ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2017–18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  14. ^ Mediaweek Australia twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 20 December 2017
  15. ^ Thu TV TEN #1 20.7% – #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 3: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 22 December 2017
  16. ^ Sat TV #TEN 20.1% – #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 6: Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 24 December 2017
  17. ^ Fri TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 10: Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 30 December 2017
  18. ^ Wednesday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 16: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 4 January 2018
  19. ^ Saturday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 19: Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 7 January 2018
  20. ^ Monday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 22: Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 9 January 2018
  21. ^ Friday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 26: Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 13 January 2018
  22. ^ Monday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 35: Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 23 January 2018
  23. ^ Wednesday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 37: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 25 January 2018
  24. ^ Saturday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 40: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 28 January 2018
  25. ^ Friday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Second semi final: Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 3 February 2018

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