2015–16 Perth Scorchers season

Perth Scorchers
2015–16 season
CoachJustin Langer
Captain(s)Adam Voges
Home groundWACA Ground, Perth
BBL3rd
BBL finalsSemi finalist
Leading Wicket TakerAndrew Tye (13)
Highest home attendance20,870
Lowest home attendance19,225
Average home attendance20,273 (home matches)

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 0.544
2 Melbourne Stars (RU) 8 5 3 0 10 0.366
3 Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 0 10 0.181
4 Sydney Thunder (C) 8 4 4 0 8 0.375
5 Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 −0.041
6 Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 0 6 −0.204
7 Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 −0.955
8 Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 0 4 −0.330
Source: [1]
  •   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Ladder progress

Round12345678
GroundHHAHAAAH
ResultLWWWLWWL
Position64212213
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season

21 December
16:10
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
6/151 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
6/152 (19.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 47 (35)
Ben Laughlin 2/20 (3 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 42 (40)
David Willey 2/24 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 4 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,553[2]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
26 December
16:10
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/117 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
1/118 (15.1 overs)
Chris Lynn 75* (58)
Andrew Tye 3/23 (4 overs)
Michael Klinger 53* (42)
Andrew Fekete 1/16 (2 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 19,225[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
30 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/170 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
0/171 (18.4 overs)
Aaron Finch 72 (48)
Jason Behrendorff 2/14 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 26,787[4]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the first ever 10-wicket win in a BBL match.[5]
  • The crowd of 26,787 is the highest crowd at Etihad Stadium for a non-derby BBL match.[5]
  • Michael Klinger and Shaun Marsh's unbeaten 171-run partnership is the highest partnership for the Scorchers in their history and the second highest overall.
2 January
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/112 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
1/114 (14.3 overs)
Michael Lumb 47 (45)
David Willey 3/22 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 63* (54)
Sean Abbott 1/11 (1 over)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,444[6]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
5 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
2/174 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
138 (17.3 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 57 (37)
Ashton Agar 1/12 (2 overs)
David Willey 31 (17)
Adil Rashid 3/23 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 36 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 46,633[7]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jake Lehmann (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
7 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/175 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
9/145 (20 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 72 (53)
Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 42 (20)
Andrew Tye 3/22 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,942[8]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder 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[9]
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.[9]
16 January
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
94 (19 overs)
David Hussey 36 (25)
Matt Dixon 3/32 (4 overs)
Adam Voges 46* (51)
Daniel Worrall 3/15 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,870[10]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
  • The crowd of 20,870 is the highest crowd for a BBL at this ground.[10]

Knockout phase

Semifinals Final
      
1 Adelaide Strikers (H) 7/159 (20 ov)
4 Sydney Thunder 2/160 (17.4 ov)
2 Melbourne Stars
4 Sydney Thunder
3 Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20 ov)
2 Melbourne Stars 3/140 (18.1 ov)

Semi Finals

The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi finals.

22 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/139 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
3/140 (18.1 overs)
Adam Voges 52 (40)
Daniel Worrall 3/25 (4 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 62 (36)
Brad Hogg 1/20 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,174[11]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Current Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

S/N Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
32 Adam Voges (1979-10-04) 4 October 1979Right-handedLeft arm orthodoxCaptain
6 Cameron Bancroft (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992Right-handed
20 Shaun Marsh (1983-07-09) 9 July 1983Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
7 Michael Klinger (1980-07-04) 4 July 1980Right-handed
15 Michael Carberry (1980-09-29) 29 September 1980Left-handedRight-arm offbreakInternational Player
14 Marcus Harris (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992Left-handedRight-arm offbreak
All-rounders
13 Nathan Coulter-Nile (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast
31 Brad Hogg (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971Left-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spin
10 Mitchell Marsh (1990-10-20) 20 October 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
17 Ashton Turner (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993Right-handedRight-arm offbreak
Wicket-keepers
9 Sam Whiteman (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992Left-handed
Bowlers
5 Jason Behrendorff (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990Right-handedLeft-arm fast medium
33 Simon Mackin (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
68 Andrew Tye (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium fast
3 Joel Paris (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium
18 Ashton Agar (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
8 David Willey (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990Left-handedLeft-arm fast mediumInternational Player
67 James Muirhead (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg spin

Home attendance

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