2015–16 Sydney Sixers season

Sydney Sixers
2015–16 season
Coach Greg Shipperd (1st season)[1]
Captain(s) Moises Henriques
Home ground Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
BBL 8th
BBL Finals DNQ
Leading Run Scorer Michael Lumb (253)
Leading Wicket Taker Sean Abbott (11)
Highest home attendance 38,456 vs Thunder
(16 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance 20,072 vs Hurricanes
(20 December 2015)
Average home attendance 27,956

The 2015–16 Sydney Sixers season is the club's fifth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL). After losing in the final of the 2014–15 Big Bash League season to Perth Scorchers, the Sixers had originally qualified for the T20 Champions League. However, this tournament was cancelled due to lack of spectator and sponsorship interest.[2] In the BBL, the club finished last during the regular season, recording only two wins from eight matches.[3]

Players

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
41 Michael Lumb England 12 February 1980 Left-handed Right arm medium Overseas player
27 Ed Cowan Australia 16 June 1982 Left-handed Right arm leg spin
49 Steve Smith Australia 2 June 1989 Right-handed Right arm leg spin
53 Nic Maddinson Australia 21 December 1991 Left-handed Left arm orthodox
14 Jordan Silk Australia 13 April 1992 Right-handed
36 Nick Larkin Australia 1 May 1990 Right-handed Injury replacement player
All-rounders
21 Moises Henriques Australia 1 February 1987 Right-handed Right arm fast medium Captain
22 Johan Botha South Africa 2 May 1982 Right-handed Right arm off spin Overseas player
72 Stephen O'Keefe Australia 9 December 1984 Right-handed Left arm orthodox
77 Sean Abbott Australia 29 February 1992 Right-handed Right arm fast medium
23Ben Dwarshuis Australia 23 June 1994 Left-handed Left arm fast medium
37Trent Lawford Australia 18 April 1988 Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
24 Brad Haddin Australia 23 October 1977 Right-handed
1 Ryan Carters Australia 25 July 1990 Right-handed
Bowlers
56 Mitchell Starc Australia 30 January 1990 Left-handed Left-arm fast
8 Josh Hazlewood Australia 8 January 1991 Left-handed Right arm fast medium
4 Doug Bollinger Australia 24 July 1981 Left-handed Left arm fast medium
33 Jackson Bird Australia 11 December 1986 Right-handed Right arm fast medium
79 Mickey Edwards Australia unknown Right-handed Right arm fast medium
67 Nathan Lyon Australia 20 November 1987 Right-handed Right arm off spin
5 Riley Ayre Australia 2 April 1996 Right-handed Right arm off spin Rookie. Replacement player for Nathan Lyon.
Soumil Chhibber Australia 16 June 1995 Right-handed Right arm off spin Development Rookie
88 Li Kai Ming Hong Kong 5 July 1991 Right-handed Right arm leg spin Community Rookie

Big Bash League

Ladder

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 +0.544 Teams qualified for the semi-finals
Melbourne Stars (R) 8 5 3 0 10 +0.366
Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 0 10 +0.181
Sydney Thunder (W) 8 4 4 0 8 +0.375
Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 -0.041 Teams eliminated after regular season
Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 0 6 -0.204
Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 -0.955
Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 0 4 -0.330

Point table on ESPN CricInfo

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAAHH
Result L W W L L L L L
Position 8 3 3 4 5 7 8 8

Last updated: 16 January 2016.
Source: bigbash.com.au
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
  Win   Draw   Loss

Matches

Home attendance

Game Opponent Attendance
4 Hobart Hurricanes 20,072[5]
10 Melbourne Stars 29,104[7]
26 Brisbane Heat 24,192[10]
30 Sydney Thunder 38,456[11]
Total Attendance 111,824
Average Attendance 27,956

References

  1. "Shipperd Named New Head Coach". sydneysixers.com.au. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. "Champions League T20 discontinued". ESPN. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. "Big Bash League Ladder". www.bigbash.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. #SydneySmash breaks ratings record cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
  5. 1 2 A massive thanks to the 20,072 Sixers fans that flocked to the scg today! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 2015
  6. We fall by three wickets with seven balls left in front of 20,850 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 23 Dec, 2015
  7. 1 2 3 A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015
  8. Adelaide, you rock! A huge crowd of 46,389 at the Adelaide Oval to watch this New Year's Eve clash! twitter.com/BBL. Retrieved on 31 Dec, 2015
  9. Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
  10. 1 2 OFFICIAL CROWD FOR TONIGHT IS 24,192! Thanks Sydney! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016
  11. 1 2 38,456 people at the @scg tonight! A new record for Domestic Cricket in NSW! Sydney, you look incredible! #BBL05 twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016
  12. 38,456 people at the @scg tonight! A new record for Domestic Cricket in NSW! Sydney, you look incredible! #BBL05 twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016

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