2015–16 Big Bash League season squads

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The 2015–16 Big Bash League season is the fifth season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. Each team can sign a minimum of 18 players, including two rookie contracts and two visa contacted players.

  Adelaide Strikers[]

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
17 Brad Hodge Australia (1974-12-29) 29 December 1974 (age 47) Right-handed Right arm off spin Captain
50 Craig Simmons Australia (1982-12-01) 1 December 1982 (age 39) Left-handed Left arm orthodox
77 Jono Dean Australia (1984-06-23) 23 June 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm off spin
34 Travis Head Australia (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Right arm off spin
49 Alex Ross Australia (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm off spin
19 Kelvin Smith Australia (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Right arm off spin
– Australia (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 24) Left-handed Right arm medium fast Development rookie contract
33 Jake Lehmann Australia (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Left arm orthodox
27 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka (1977-05-27) 27 May 1977 (age 44) Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract, injury replacement player for Kieron Pollard
All-rounders
55 Kieron Pollard Trinidad and Tobago (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm medium fast Visa contract
20 Michael Neser Australia (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
29 Hamish Kingston Australia (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
42 Alexander Keath Australia (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm medium
Wicketkeepers
15 Tim Ludeman Australia (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 34) Right-handed –
Pace bowlers
23 Kane Richardson Australia (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
56 Ben Laughlin Australia (1982-10-03) 3 October 1982 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
10 Gary Putland Australia (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Left arm fast medium
3 Billy Stanlake Australia (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
25 Jon Holland Australia (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Left arm off spin
95 Adil Rashid England (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm leg spin Visa contract

  Brisbane Heat[]

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
62 Joe Burns Australia (1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm medium
54 Lendl Simmons Trinidad and Tobago (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract, replacement player for Brendon McCullum
14 Alex Doolan Australia (1985-11-29) 29 November 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm medium
00 Peter Forrest Australia (1985-11-15) 15 November 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm medium
50 Chris Lynn Australia (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain
36 Nathan Reardon Australia (1984-11-08) 8 November 1984 (age 37) Left-handed Right arm medium
All-rounders
52 Jason Floros Australia (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 31) Left-handed Right arm off spin
39 James Hopes Australia (1978-11-24) 24 November 1978 (age 43) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
24 Jack Wildermuth Australia (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
Wicketkeepers
42 Brendon McCullum New Zealand (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract
59 James Peirson Australia (1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 29) Right-handed –
Pace bowlers
16 Nick Buchanan Australia (1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
12 Andrew Fekete Australia (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
58 Luke Feldman Australia (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
2 Josh Lalor Australia (1987-11-04) 4 November 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Left arm fast medium
31 Ben Cutting Australia (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
6 Mark Steketee Australia (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
77 Samuel Badree Trinidad and Tobago (1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm leg spin Visa contract
4 Mitchell Swepson Australia (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm leg spin

  Hobart Hurricanes[]

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
10 George Bailey Australia (1982-09-07) 7 September 1982 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm medium
11 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka (1977-10-27) 27 October 1977 (age 44) Left-handed Right arm medium Visa contract
9 Jonathan Wells Australia (1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm medium
20 Beau Webster Australia (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off-break
33 Michael Hill Australia (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm medium
46 Dominic Michael Australia (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
88 Darren Sammy Saint Lucia (1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract
54 Daniel Christian Australia (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
15 Simon Milenko Australia (1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
27 Tim Paine Australia (1984-12-08) 8 December 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm medium Captain
51 Ben Dunk Australia (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 34) Left-handed –
Pace bowlers
32 Shaun Tait Australia (1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm fast
25 Timm van der Gugten Netherlands (1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Non-visa Dutch international
44 Jake Reed Australia (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
43 Sam Rainbird Australia (1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Left arm fast medium
15 Joe Mennie Australia (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
13 Cameron Boyce Australia (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm leg spin
31 Clive Rose Australia (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Left arm orthodox

  Melbourne Renegades[]

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
5 Aaron Finch Australia (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain
6 Tom Beaton Australia (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm medium
26 Tom Cooper Netherlands (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm off spin Non-visa Dutch international
12 Callum Ferguson Australia (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm medium
9 Matt Short Australia (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm off spin
7 Cameron White Australia (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm leg break
– Ben McDermott Australia (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm medium Injury replacement player for Callum Ferguson
All-rounders
47 Dwayne Bravo Trinidad and Tobago (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract
333 Chris Gayle Jamaica (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 42) Left-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract
3 Cameron Stevenson Australia Right-handed Right arm fast medium Supplementary listed player
Wicketkeepers
20 Peter Nevill Australia (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 36) Right-handed –
13 Matthew Wade Australia (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 34) Left-handed Right arm medium
Pace bowlers
19 James Pattinson Australia (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 31) Left-handed Right arm fast
35 Nathan Rimmington Australia (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
10 Peter Siddle Australia (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
14 Chris Tremain Australia (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
4 Guy Walker Australia (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
44 Nick Winter Australia (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Left arm fast medium
21 Cameron Gannon Australia (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Injury replacement player for Nick Winter
– Tom O'Donnell Australia (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Left arm medium Development rookie contract
Spin bowlers
24 Xavier Doherty Australia (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 39) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
43 Nathan Hauritz Australia (1981-10-18) 18 October 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm off spin
– Australia Community rookie contract

  Melbourne Stars[]

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
24 Kevin Pietersen England (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 41) Right-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract
8 David Hussey Australia (1977-07-15) 15 July 1977 (age 44) Right-handed Right arm off spin Captain
21 Robert Quiney Australia (1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 (age 39) Left-handed Right arm medium
All-rounders
6 Luke Wright England (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract
5 James Faulkner Australia (1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Left arm fast medium Vice-captain
32 Glenn Maxwell Australia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm off spin
11 John Hastings Australia (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
16 Marcus Stoinis Australia (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm medium
4 Evan Gulbis Australia (1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
54 Peter Handscomb Australia (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 30) Right-handed –
7 Tom Triffitt Australia (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990 (age 31) Right-handed –
2 Sam Harper Australia (1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 25) Right-handed –
Pace bowlers
17 Daniel Worrall Australia (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
25 Scott Boland Australia (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
20 Ben Hilfenhaus Australia (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
19 Michael Beer Australia (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Left arm orthodox
63 Adam Zampa Australia (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm leg break

  Perth Scorchers[]

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
32 Adam Voges Australia (1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 (age 42) Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain
6 Cameron Bancroft Australia (1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 29) Right-handed –
20 Shaun Marsh Australia (1983-07-09) 9 July 1983 (age 38) Left-handed Left arm orthodox
7 Michael Klinger Australia (1980-07-04) 4 July 1980 (age 41) Right-handed –
15 Michael Carberry England (1980-09-29) 29 September 1980 (age 41) Left-handed Right-arm offbreak Visa contract
14 Marcus Harris Australia (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm offbreak
All-rounders
13 Nathan Coulter-Nile Australia (1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast
31 Brad Hogg Australia (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 51) Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin
10 Mitchell Marsh Australia (1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
17 Ashton Turner Australia (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm offbreak
Wicket-keepers
9 Sam Whiteman Australia (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 29) Left-handed –
Pace bowlers
5 Jason Behrendorff Australia (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 31) Right-handed Left-arm fast medium
33 Simon Mackin Australia (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
68 Andrew Tye Australia (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
3 Joel Paris Australia (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast medium
8 David Willey England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm fast medium Visa contract
Spin bowlers
18 Ashton Agar Australia (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Left arm orthodox
67 James Muirhead Australia (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin

  Sydney Sixers[]

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
41 Michael Lumb England (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980 (age 41) Left-handed Right arm medium Visa contract
27 Ed Cowan Australia (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 39) Left-handed Right arm leg spin
49 Steve Smith Australia (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm leg spin
53 Nic Maddinson Australia (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 30) Left-handed Left arm orthodox
14 Jordan Silk Australia (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29) Right-handed –
36 Nick Larkin Australia (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 31) Right-handed – Injury replacement player
All-rounders
21 Moises Henriques Australia (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Captain
22 Johan Botha South Africa (1982-05-02) 2 May 1982 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract
72 Stephen O'Keefe Australia (1984-12-09) 9 December 1984 (age 37) Right-handed Left arm orthodox
77 Sean Abbott Australia (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
23 Ben Dwarshuis Australia (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 27) Left-handed Left arm fast medium
37 Trent Lawford Australia (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
24 Brad Haddin Australia (1977-10-23) 23 October 1977 (age 44) Right-handed –
1 Ryan Carters Australia (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 31) Right-handed –
Pace bowlers
56 Mitchell Starc Australia (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm fast
8 Josh Hazlewood Australia (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 31) Left-handed Right arm fast medium
4 Doug Bollinger Australia (1981-07-24) 24 July 1981 (age 40) Left-handed Left arm fast medium
33 Jackson Bird Australia (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
79 Mickey Edwards Australia unknown Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
67 Nathan Lyon Australia (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm off spin
5 Riley Ayre Australia (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm off spin Replacement player for Nathan Lyon
– Australia (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm off spin Development rookie contract
88 Li Kai Ming Hong Kong (1991-07-05) 5 July 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm leg spin Community rookie contract

  Sydney Thunder[]

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
48 Michael Hussey Australia (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 46) Left-handed Right arm medium Captain
18 Usman Khawaja Australia (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 35) Left-handed Right arm medium
6 Aiden Blizzard Australia (1984-06-27) 27 June 1984 (age 37) Left-handed Left arm medium
17 Kurtis Patterson Australia (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Right arm off spin
99 Ben Rohrer Australia (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 40) Left-handed –
29 Ahillen Beadle Australia (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 35) Left-handed Left arm orthodox
23 Jake Doran Australia (1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 25) Left-handed Right arm medium
All-rounders
3 Jacques Kallis South Africa (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975 (age 46) Right-handed Right arm fast Visa contract
12 Andre Russell Jamaica (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract
4 Andrew McDonald Australia (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
33 Shane Watson Australia (1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
21 Chris Hartley Australia (1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 39) Left-handed –
Pace bowlers
30 Pat Cummins Australia (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm fast
27 Clint McKay Australia (1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
11 Gurinder Sandhu Australia (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Right arm fast medium
8 Alister McDermott Australia (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
93 Chris Green Australia (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right arm off spin
52 Fawad Ahmed Australia (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm leg spin

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