2015–16 Hobart Hurricanes season

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Hobart Hurricanes
2015–16 season
CoachDamien Wright (5th season)
Captain(s)Tim Paine (5th season)
Home groundBlundstone Arena, Hobart
BBL7th
BBL FinalsDNQ
Leading Run ScorerGeorge Bailey (240)
Leading Wicket TakerCameron Boyce (11)
Highest home attendance18,149 vs Perth Scorchers
(10 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance14,848 vs Brisbane Heat
(22 December 2015)
Average home attendance16,640 (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
GroundAHAHHAHA
ResultLWWWLLLL
Position86545656
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season[]

Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League season
20 December
16:20
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
7/186 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
91 (15.5 overs)
Brad Haddin 72 (45)
Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs)
George Bailey 62* (45)
Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 20,072[2]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
22 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
3/184 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
8/164 (20 overs)
Tim Paine 87* (58)
Ben Cutting 1/32 (4 overs)
Jason Floros 42 (23)
Sam Rainbird 3/37 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 14,848[3]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Tim Paine (Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The crowd of 14,848 is the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history, beating the previous record of 14,744 set in the previous season between the same teams.[3]
29 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
4/194 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
9/179 (20 overs)
Daniel Christian 56* (24)
Samuel Badree 2/27 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 101 (51)
Jake Reed 3/31 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 15 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 29,876[4]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut.
1 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
6/163 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
9/152 (20 overs)
George Bailey 56* (29)
Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs)
Michael Hussey 71 (51)
Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 17,151[5]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Shaun Tait (Hurricanes)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • The crowd of 17,151 is the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium.[5]
4 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
5/140 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
5/144 (14 overs)
Daniel Christian 58 (40)
Xavier Doherty 2/19 (3 overs)
Aaron Finch 60 (39)
Cameron Boyce 3/34 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 16,412[6]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Chris Tremain (Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
6 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
124 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
2/126 (15 overs)
George Bailey 55 (40)
Adam Zampa 2/18 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 56* (32)
Sam Rainbird 1/25 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 33,603[7]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars 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[8]
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.[8]
13 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
143 (19.3 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
4/146 (20 overs)
Tim Paine 45 (39)
Michael Neser 3/26 (3.3 overs)
Tim Ludeman 57* (58)
Simon Milenko 3/25 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 49,115[9]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Greg West (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
  • The crowd of 49,115 is the highest at Adelaide Oval for a non-finals BBL match.

2015/16 squad[]

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

S/N Name Nat Birth date 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 Overseas player
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 Overseas player
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 -
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 Australian born but plays for the Netherlands
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
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

Home attendance[]

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