2011–12 Big Bash League season
Dates | 16 December 2011[1] | – 28 January 2012
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Champions | Sydney Sixers (1st title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 31 |
Attendance | 550,220 (17,749 per match) |
Player of the series | David Hussey (Melbourne Stars) |
Most runs | Travis Birt (309), (Hobart Hurricanes) |
Most wickets | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (15), (Hobart Hurricanes) |
The 2011–12 Big Bash League season or BBL|01 was the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament replaced the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, which ran each season from 2005–06 to 2010–11.
The tournament was won by the Sydney Sixers, which defeated the Perth Scorchers in the final at the WACA Ground on 28 January 2012. David Hussey of the Melbourne Stars was named the player of the tournament, having scored 243 runs and taken eight wickets in eight matches.
Average attendance[]
Melbourne Stars 27,424
Adelaide Strikers 21,986
Sydney Sixers 20,068
Sydney Thunder 18,423
Brisbane Heat 17,072
Perth Scorchers 14,905
Melbourne Renegades 13,324
Hobart Hurricanes 10,517
Teams[]
The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the six state-based teams which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with Sydney and Melbourne featuring two.
Team | City | State | Home ground | Coach | Captain | Overseas International player(s) | |
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Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide | South Australia | Adelaide Oval | Darren Berry | Michael Klinger | Kieron Pollard, Alfonso Thomas, James Franklin | |
Brisbane Heat | Brisbane | Queensland | The Gabba | Darren Lehmann | James Hopes | Brendon McCullum, Roelof van der Merwe, Daniel Vettori | |
Hobart Hurricanes | Hobart | Tasmania | Blundstone Arena | Allister de Winter | Tim Paine | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Owais Shah | |
Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne | Victoria | Etihad Stadium | Simon Helmot | Andrew McDonald | Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq | |
Melbourne Stars | Melbourne | Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Greg Shipperd | Cameron White | Luke Wright, Jade Dernbach | |
Perth Scorchers | Perth | Western Australia | WACA Ground | Mickey Arthur | Marcus North | Paul Collingwood, Herschelle Gibbs | |
Sydney Sixers | Sydney | New South Wales | Sydney Cricket Ground | Trevor Bayliss | Brad Haddin | Michael Lumb, Dwayne Bravo, Nathan McCullum | |
Sydney Thunder | Sydney | New South Wales | Stadium Australia | David Warner | Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle |
Points table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.626 |
2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.569 |
3 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.262 |
4 | Melbourne Stars | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.254 |
5 | Brisbane Heat | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.324 |
6 | Adelaide Strikers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.338 |
7 | Melbourne Renegades | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.582 |
8 | Sydney Thunder | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −1.250 |
- The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.
Fixtures[]
The fixtures were announced in July 2011.[3] The final was played on Saturday, 28 January 2012.
Round 1[]
Brisbane Heat
8/139 (20 overs) |
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(H) Sydney Sixers
3/140 (18.4 overs) |
Daniel Christian 32 (22)
Stuart MacGill 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Stars
7/153 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
4/154 (19 overs) |
David Hussey 52 (27)
Doug Bollinger 2/22 (3 overs) |
David Warner 102* (51)
James Faulkner 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/189 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
122 (17.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes
140 (19.3 overs) |
v
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(H) Perth Scorchers
109 (19.5 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 2[]
Melbourne Stars
7/177 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat (H)
7/169 (20 overs) |
Robert Quiney 97 (60)
Nathan Hauritz 3/18 (4 Overs) |
Brendon McCullum 36 (25)
Clint McKay 3/22 (4 Overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
3/169 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
9/127 (20 overs) |
Phil Jaques 73 (55)
Mitchell Starc 2/35 (4 overs) |
Nic Maddinson 33 (27)
Naved-ul-Hasan 4/22 (4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Renegades
3/188 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
2/192 (19.2 overs) |
Andrew McDonald 50 (33)
Michael Beer 2/28 (4 overs) |
Shaun Marsh 99* (52)
Andrew McDonald 1/21 (2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
8/155 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder (H)
4/156 [18.3 overs] |
Johan Botha 41 (33)
Sean Abbott 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3[]
(H) Sydney Sixers
9/166 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
8/164 (20 overs) |
Dwayne Bravo 51 (39)
Clint McKay 2/35 (4 overs) |
David Hussey 42 (30)
Steve Smith 2/27 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes
4/171 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
8/157 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Perth Scorchers
8/162 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
6/152 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades
8/140 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder (H)
7/134 (20 overs) |
Brad Hodge 44 (31)
Sean Abbott 2/21 (4 overs) |
Chris Gayle 75 (54)
Shahid Afridi 3/21 (4 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 4[]
Sydney Thunder
8/138 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes (H)
5/139 (18.4 overs) |
Chris Gayle 53 (33)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/22 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers
6/161 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/164 (17.4 overs) |
Moises Henriques 41 (30)
Josh Hazlewood 1/19 (2 overs) |
Brad Hodge 72* (51)
Dirk Nannes 2/36 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
4/166 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat (H)
135 (18 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers
136 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars (H)
5/128 (20 overs) |
Herschelle Gibbs 69 (48)
James Faulkner 3/17 (4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5[]
(H) Brisbane Heat
4/201 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/198 (20 overs) |
Matthew Hayden 76 (51)
Rhett Lockyear 1/13 (1 over) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Stars
5/167 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
3/58 (8.1 overs) |
David Hussey 51 (42)
Shahid Afridi 2/20 (4 overs) |
Glenn Maxwell 28 (24)
Shane Warne 1/4 (1 over) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain ended the match during the Melbourne Renegades' innings after 8.1 overs. Their target was 70 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Sydney Sixers
7/117 (16 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder (H)
4/29 (5.3 overs) |
Ben Rohrer 38 (24)
Sean Abbott 2/17 (2 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain ended the match during the Sydney Thunder's innings after 5.3 overs.
(H) Perth Scorchers
5/184 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers
142 (19.3 overs) |
Marcus North 70 (52)
Brad Hogg 3/20 [4 overs] |
Michael Klinger 32 (22)
James Muirhead 2/37 [3 overs] |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 6[]
Melbourne Stars
3/203 (20 overs) |
v
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(H) Hobart Hurricanes
9/184 (20 overs) |
Luke Wright 117 (60)
Naved-ul-Hasan 2/38 (4 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers
8/151 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
87 (18.4 overs) |
Moises Henriques 42 (37)
Alfonso Thomas 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Thunder
99 (19.2 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
1/103 (14.1 overs) |
Mitchell Marsh 64* (58)
Scott Coyte 1/19 (3.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat
7/168 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades (H)
9/156 (20 overs) |
Daniel Vettori 40 (25)
Shahid Afridi 3/35 (4 overs) |
Aaron Finch 72 (46)
Alister McDermott 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 7[]
(H) Brisbane Heat
4/195 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
6/104 (20 overs) |
Daniel Christian 75* (47)
2/44 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Melbourne Renegades
4/173 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes (H)
3/174 (19.5 overs) |
Aaron Finch 67 (45)
Jason Krejza 3/39 (4 overs) |
Jonathan Wells 72(61)
Dirk Nannes 1/22 (4 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Sixers
176 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
6/175 (20 overs) |
Steve Smith 51 (25)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/38 (4 overs) |
Marcus North 59 (52)
Mitchell Starc 3/28 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Adelaide Strikers
125 (19.3 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars (H)
4/129 (18.5 overs) |
Callum Ferguson 41 (29)
Clint McKay 3/17 (4 overs) |
David Hussey 41* (36)
James Franklin 2/21 (3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Knockout phase[]
Draw[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 3/174 (20) | |||||||
4 | Melbourne Stars | 8/163 (20) | |||||||
1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 8/156 (20) | |||||||
2 | Sydney Sixers | 3/158 (18.5) | |||||||
2 | Hobart Hurricanes (H) | 7/146 (20) | |||||||
3 | Sydney Sixers | 6/153 (20) |
Semi-finals[]
(H) Perth Scorchers
3/174 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
8/163 (20 overs) |
Herschelle Gibbs 71 (46)
Luke Wright 1/14 (2 overs) |
James Faulkner 38 (27)
Brad Hogg 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Sydney Sixers
6/153 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes (H)
7/146 (20 overs) |
Nic Maddinson 68 (51)
Ben Laughlin 2/25 (4 overs) |
Phil Jaques 63 (48)
Brett Lee 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Final[]
(H) Perth Scorchers
8/156 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
3/158 (18.5 overs) |
Mitchell Marsh 77 (57)
Brett Lee 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Statistics[]
Highest team totals[]
The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.
Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
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Melbourne Stars | 3/203 | Hobart Hurricanes | Blundstone Arena |
Brisbane Heat | 4/201 | The Gabba, Brisbane | |
Hobart Hurricanes | 4/198 | Brisbane Heat | |
Brisbane Heat | 4/195 | Sydney Thunder | |
Perth Scorchers | 2/192 | Melbourne Renegades | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
Adelaide Strikers | 5/189 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[4]
Most runs[]
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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Travis Birt | Hobart Hurricanes | 345 | 8 | 43.12 | 168.29 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 |
Mitchell Marsh | Perth Scorchers | 309 | 9 | 34.33 | 121.65 | 77* | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 |
Herschelle Gibbs | 302 | 7 | 43.14 | 151.75 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 6 | |
Owais Shah | Hobart Hurricanes | 282 | 8 | 35.25 | 149.20 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 |
Nic Maddinson | Sydney Sixers | 275 | 9 | 30.55 | 125.57 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[5]
Highest scores[]
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground |
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Luke Wright | Melbourne Stars | 117 | 60 | 8 | 9 | Hobart Hurricanes | Blundstone Arena, Hobart |
David Warner | Sydney Thunder | 102* | 51 | 6 | 6 | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
Chris Gayle | 100* | 54 | 4 | 11 | Adelaide Strikers | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |
Shaun Marsh | Perth Scorchers | 99* | 52 | 9 | 5 | Melbourne Renegades | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
Robert Quiney | Melbourne Stars | 97 | 60 | 5 | 6 | Brisbane Heat | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[6]
Most wickets[]
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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Naved-ul-Hasan | Hobart Hurricanes | 15 | 8 | 17.00 | 12.7 | 8.01 | 4/22 |
Ben Edmondson | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 9 | 21.21 | 15.0 | 8.44 | 4/40 |
Mitchell Starc | Sydney Sixers | 13 | 6 | 13.53 | 9.9 | 8.18 | 3/17 |
Brad Hogg | Perth Scorchers | 13 | 9 | 14.69 | 15.6 | 5.61 | 3/20 |
James Faulkner | Melbourne Stars | 13 | 8 | 17.61 | 13.3 | 7.89 | 4/46 |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[7]
Best bowling figures[]
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
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Xavier Doherty | Hobart Hurricanes | 4.0 | 4/17 | Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Naved-ul-Hasan | 4.0 | 4/22 | Sydney Sixers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | |
Ben Edmondson | Perth Scorchers | 4.0 | 4/40 | Hobart Hurricanes | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth |
James Faulkner | Melbourne Stars | 4.0 | 4/46 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | |
Nathan Coulter-Nile | Perth Scorchers | 3.0 | 3/9 | Sydney Thunder | ANZ Stadium, Sydney |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[8]
Highest attendances[]
The following table lists the matches with the highest attendance during this season.
Home Team | Attendance | Opponent | Ground |
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Melbourne Stars | 40,227 | Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Sydney Thunder | 31,262 | Sydney Sixers | ANZ Stadium |
Brisbane Heat | 29,241 | Melbourne Stars | The Gabba |
Sydney Sixers | 27,520 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Adelaide Strikers | 27,380 | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval |
26,837 | Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Oval | |
Melbourne Stars | 26,133 | Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Last Updated 20 January 2012.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Big Bash League T20 2011–12". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2011–12". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Fixtures – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Highest totals
- ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / High scores
- ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Best bowling figures in an innings
- Big Bash League seasons
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- 2011–12 Australian cricket season