2017–18 Melbourne Renegades season
2017–18 season | |||
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Coach | Andrew McDonald | ||
Captain(s) | Aaron Finch | ||
Home ground | Eithad Stadium (Capacity: 47,000) GMHBA Stadium (Capacity: 36,000) | ||
BBL Season | 3rd | ||
BBL Finals | Semi-finalists | ||
Leading Run Scorer | Marcus Harris (324) | ||
Leading Wicket Taker | Dwayne Bravo (18) | ||
Highest home attendance | 44,316 vs Melbourne Stars (12 January 2018) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 20,567 vs Brisbane Heat (23 December 2017) | ||
Average home attendance | 28,315 | ||
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The 2017–18 Melbourne Renegades season is the seventh in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McDonald and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2017–18 season.
Fixtures
Pre-season
10 December 2017 Report |
Team Red 8/189 (20 overs) | v | Team Black 1/190 (17.1 overs) |
Team Black won by 9 wickets Geelong Cricket Ground, Geelong |
15 December 2017 Report |
Melbourne Renegades 6/169 (20 overs) | v | (H) Brisbane Heat 8/150 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 19 runs John Blank Oval, Maroochydore |
16 December 2017 Report |
Brisbane Heat (H) 6/136 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 1/139 (13 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets John Blank Oval, Maroochydore |
Regular season
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/164 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/165 (18.3 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 11,010[1] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Aaron Summers (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
Brisbane Heat 8/132 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/137 (18.4 overs) |
Alex Ross 48 (44) Jack Wildermuth 3/16 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 20,567[2] Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Jack Wildermuth (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 9/130 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 7/133 (19 overs) |
Tom Cooper 34 (24) Mitchell Johnson 3/13 (4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 30,018[3] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Sydney Sixers 8/111 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/112 (15.3 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 23,586[4] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Mickey Edwards (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
(H) Melbourne Stars 4/157 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/159 (17.5 overs) |
Mohammad Nabi 52 (30) John Hastings 2/24 (3.5 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 48,086[5] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Jackson Coleman (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Renegades 3/185 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 5/186 (19.5 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 22,475[6] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith & Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Melbourne Stars 4/167 (20 overs) | v | (H) Melbourne Renegades 9/144 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 23 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 44,316[7] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Daniel Fallins (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
Adelaide Strikers 5/173 (20 overs) | v | (H) Melbourne Renegades 7/147 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 26 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 23,089[8] Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Melbourne Renegades 6/189 (20 overs) | v | (H) Sydney Thunder 180 (20 overs) |
Marcus Harris 64 (41) Gurinder Sandhu 2/37 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: 11,319[9] Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Melbourne Renegades 3/187 (20 overs) | v | (H) Brisbane Heat 161 (19.5 overs) |
Alex Ross 36 (27) Kane Richardson 4/35 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 34,543[10] Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
Knockout phase
Semi final
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/177 (20 overs) |
Marcus Harris 45 (27) Travis Head 1/27 (4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 1 run Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 36,298[11] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Harry Nielsen (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Ladder
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.154 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.801 | |
3 | Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.297 | |
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.291 | |
5 | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.331 | |
6 | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.039 | |
7 | Brisbane Heat | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.437 | |
8 | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −0.926 |
Squad information
The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2017–18 Big Bash League season as of 28 January 2018.[13]
S/N | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
5 | Aaron Finch | Australia | (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | Captain |
26 | Tom Cooper | Netherlands | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Non-visa Dutch international |
9 | Matt Short | Australia | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
7 | Cameron White | Australia | (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
21 | Marcus Harris | Australia | (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 31) | Left-handed | – | |
17 | Brad Hodge | Australia | (1974-12-29) 29 December 1974 (age 49) | Right-handed | Right Arm off spin | |
20 | Beau Webster | Australia | (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
29 | Travis Dean | Australia | (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | – | Replacement player for Cameron White |
All-rounders | ||||||
47 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | Visa contract |
10 | Jack Wildermuth | Australia | (1993-12-21) 21 December 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | |
12 | Will Sutherland | Australia | (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Rookie contract |
77 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Visa contract |
00 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | Visa contract, replacement player for Mohammad Nabi |
3 | Mackenzie Harvey | Australia | (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 23) | Left-handed | Right arm medium fast | Replacement player for Aaron Finch |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
15 | Tim Ludeman | Australia | (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | – | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
19 | James Pattinson | Australia | (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right arm fast | |
34 | Chris Tremain | Australia | (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
4 | Guy Walker | Australia | (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | |
55 | Kane Richardson | Australia | (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
16 | Joe Mennie | Australia | (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
2 | Xavier Crone | Australia | (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
31 | Brad Hogg | Australia | (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 53) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |
18 | Jon Holland | Australia | (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin |
Transfers
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Season statistics
Most runs
Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Marcus Harris | 11 | 11 | 324 | 29.45 | 129.08 | 64 | 0 | 2 |
Cameron White | 8 | 8 | 304 | 76.00 | 111.35 | 79* | 0 | 3 |
Tom Cooper | 11 | 9 | 298 | 49.66 | 141.23 | 65* | 0 | 3 |
Aaron Finch | 6 | 6 | 108 | 18.00 | 136.70 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
Matthew Short | 3 | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 121.83 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2018
Most wickets
Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
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Dwayne Bravo | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20.16 | 8.47 | 5/28 | 14.2 |
Kane Richardson | 10 | 10 | 12 | 26.16 | 8.05 | 4/22 | 19.5 |
Jack Wildermuth | 11 | 11 | 10 | 31.10 | 8.18 | 3/16 | 22.8 |
Mohammad Nabi | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18.62 | 5.76 | 2/15 | 19.3 |
Chris Tremain | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17.00 | 7.93 | 3/29 | 12.8 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2018
Home attendance
Match | Opponent | Attendance |
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2 | Brisbane Heat | 20,567 |
3 | Perth Scorchers | 30,018 |
4 | Sydney Sixers | 23,586 |
7 | Melbourne Stars | 44,316 |
8 | Adelaide Strikers | 23,089 |
Total Attendance | 141,576 | |
Average Attendance | 28,315 |
TV audience
BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air channel Network Ten.
Following are the television ratings for the Melbourne Renegades's 2017–18 BBL season matches in Australia.[14]
Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | |||
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National | 5 metro cities | ||||
Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
1 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades[15] | 1,100,000 | 1,230,000 | 747,000 | 856,000 |
2 | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat[16] | 975,000 | 1,090,000 | 660,000 | 765,000 |
3 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[17] | 865,000 | 1,100,000 | 600,000 | 788,000 |
4 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers[18] | 916,000 | 1,170,000 | 594,000 | 771,000 |
5 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[19] | 876,000 | 1,120,000 | 620,000 | 789,000 |
6 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades[20] | 971,000 | 621,000 | 687,000 | 452,000 |
7 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[21] | 1,040,000 | 1,120,000 | 670,000 | 751,000 |
8 | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers[22] | 883,000 | 853,000 | 603,000 | 607,000 |
9 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades [23] | 808,000 | 873,000 | 532,000 | 597,000 |
10 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades [24] | 742,000 | 797,000 | 481,000 | 553,000 |
SF | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades [25] | 1,050,000 | 1,340,000 | 739,000 | 991,000 |
References
- ^ [1] Crowd just 11,010 tonight. Cricket tas expected a sell out. #BBL07 Retrieved on 22 Dec 2017
- ^ Official crowd at Etihad Stadium is 20,567. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 23 Dec 2017
- ^ BBL LIVE – Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | All the action from Etihad Stadium 3aw.com.au. Retrieved on 29 Dec 2017
- ^ Thanks for having us #Geelong! #GETONRED twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 3 Jan 2018
- ^ Official attendance tonight is 48,086 #BBL07 twitter.com/MCG. Retrieved on 6 Jan 2018
- ^ Apologies Scorchers fans... final crowd number is actually 22,475 not 22,312 -- smashed the record out of the park tonight! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL/. Retrieved on 9 Jan 2018
- ^ Official crowd at Etihad Stadium is 44,316. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 11 Jan 2018
- ^ Official crowd at Etihad Stadium tonight is 23,089. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018
- ^ Official crowd at Manuka Oval tonight is 11,319. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 24 Jan 2018
- ^ Official crowd figure - 34,543! #TurnUpTheHeattwitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 27 Jan 2018
- ^ Live: Adelaide Strikers host Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash League semi-final adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved on 2 Feb 2018
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2017–18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Mediaweek Australia twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 20 December 2017
- ^ Thu TV TEN #1 20.7% – #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 3: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 22 December 2017
- ^ Sat TV #TEN 20.1% – #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 6: Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 24 December 2017
- ^ Fri TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 10: Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 30 December 2017
- ^ Wednesday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 16: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 4 January 2018
- ^ Saturday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 19: Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 7 January 2018
- ^ Monday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 22: Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 9 January 2018
- ^ Friday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 26: Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 13 January 2018
- ^ Monday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 35: Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 23 January 2018
- ^ Wednesday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 37: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 25 January 2018
- ^ Saturday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 40: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 28 January 2018
- ^ Friday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Second semi final: Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 3 February 2018
External links
- Official website of the Melbourne Renegades
- Official website of the Big Bash League