2015–16 Sydney Sixers season

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Sydney Sixers
2015–16 season
CoachGreg Shipperd (1st season)[1]
Captain(s)Moises Henriques
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
BBL8th
BBL FinalsDNQ
Leading Run ScorerMichael Lumb (253)
Leading Wicket TakerSean Abbott (11)
Highest home attendance38,456 vs Thunder
(16 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance20,072 vs Hurricanes
(20 December 2015)
Average home attendance27,956
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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

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Squad

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Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
41 Michael Lumb England (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980 (age 44) Left-handed Right arm medium Overseas player
27 Ed Cowan Australia (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 42) Left-handed Right arm leg spin
49 Steve Smith Australia (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm leg spin
53 Nic Maddinson Australia (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Left arm orthodox
14 Jordan Silk Australia (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed –
36 Nick Larkin Australia (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34) Right-handed – Injury replacement player
All-rounders
21 Moises Henriques Australia (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Captain
22 Johan Botha South Africa (1982-05-02) 2 May 1982 (age 42) Right-handed Right arm off spin Overseas player
72 Stephen O'Keefe Australia (1984-12-09) 9 December 1984 (age 39) Right-handed Left arm orthodox
77 Sean Abbott Australia (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
23 Ben Dwarshuis Australia (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Left arm fast medium
37 Trent Lawford Australia (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
24 Brad Haddin Australia (1977-10-23) 23 October 1977 (age 46) Right-handed –
1 Ryan Carters Australia (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 34) Right-handed –
Bowlers
56 Mitchell Starc Australia (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Left-arm fast
8 Josh Hazlewood Australia (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right arm fast medium
4 Doug Bollinger Australia (1981-07-24) 24 July 1981 (age 43) Left-handed Left arm fast medium
33 Jackson Bird Australia (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
79 Mickey Edwards Australia unknown Right-handed Right arm fast medium
67 Nathan Lyon Australia (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm off spin
5 Riley Ayre Australia (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm off spin Rookie. Replacement player for Nathan Lyon.
Soumil Chhibber Australia (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm off spin Development Rookie
88 Li Kai Ming Hong Kong (1991-07-05) 5 July 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm leg spin Community Rookie

Big Bash League

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Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League season

Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 0.544 Advance to play-off phase
2   Melbourne Stars 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: [4]
(C) Champion

Results by round

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Round12345678
GroundAHAHAAHH
ResultLWWLLLLL
Position83345788
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2016. Source: bigbash.com.au
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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17 December
(H) Sydney Thunder
4/158 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
122 (19.5 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs
  
 
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 18,287[5]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Thunder)
Michael Hussey 80* (59)
Trent Lawford 1/12 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 34 (27)
Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
20 December
(H) Sydney Sixers
7/186 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
91 (15.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs
  
 
16:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 20,072[6]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)
Brad Haddin 72 (45)
Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs)
George Bailey 62* (45)
Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
23 December
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/172 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
7/174 (18.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
  
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 20,850[7]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Michael Lumb (Sixers)
Chris Gayle 46 (33)
Johan Botha 1/13 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 63 (35)
Nathan Rimmington 4/26 (4 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cameron Stevenson (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
27 December
(H) Sydney Sixers
6/139 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/143 (18.4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
  
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 29,104[8]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogaski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
Moisés Henriques 41* (34)
Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (3 overs)
Peter Handscomb 52 (40)
Doug Bollinger 2/31 (3.4 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match.[8]
31 December
Sydney Sixers
5/176 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
5/182 (19.3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets
  
 
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 46,389[9]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
Brad Haddin 54* (35)
Adil Rashid 3/34 (4 overs)
Travis Head 101* (53)
Ben Dwarshuis 3/25 (4 overs)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Hamish Kingston (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
2 January
Sydney Sixers
8/112 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
1/114 (14.3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
  
 
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,444[10]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
Michael Lumb 47 (45)
David Willey 3/22 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 63* (54)
Sean Abbott 1/11 (1 over)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
10 January
Brisbane Heat
8/162 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
8/156 (20 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs
  
 
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 24,192[11]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Joe Burns (Heat)
Joe Burns 60 (51)
Sean Abbott 3/8 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 47 (38)
Mitchell Swepson 2/26 (3 overs)
16 January
Sydney Thunder
5/202 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
156 (17.3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 46 runs
  
 
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 38,456[12]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
Shane Watson 66 (41)
Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs)
Nic Maddinson 70 (40)
Clint McKay 3/16 (2.3 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nathan McAndrew (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
  • The crowd of 38,456 is the highest crowd for a domestic cricket game in New South Wales.[12]

Home attendance

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Game Opponent Attendance
4 Hobart Hurricanes 20,072[6]
10 Melbourne Stars 29,104[8]
26 Brisbane Heat 24,192[11]
30 Sydney Thunder 38,456[12]
Total Attendance 111,824
Average Attendance 27,956

References

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  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. ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ #SydneySmash breaks ratings record cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015
  6. ^ a b A massive thanks to the 20,072 Sixers fans that flocked to the scg today! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 2015
  7. ^ We fall by three wickets with seven balls left in front of 20,850 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 23 Dec, 2015
  8. ^ a b c A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016
  11. ^ a b OFFICIAL CROWD FOR TONIGHT IS 24,192! Thanks Sydney! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016
  12. ^ a b c 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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