The 2016–17 Big Bash League season or BBL|06 was the sixth season of the KFC Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 20 December 2016 to 28 January 2017. The format of the tournament was identical to previous seasons. Each team played eight group stage matches, four at home and four away, before the top four ranked teams progressed to the Semi-finals.
| Dates | 20 December 2016 – 28 January 2017[1] |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Perth Scorchers (3rd title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 35 |
| Attendance | 1,053,997 (30,114 per match) |
| Player of the series | Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) |
| Most runs | Ben Dunk (364), (Adelaide Strikers) |
| Most wickets | Sean Abbott (20), (Sydney Sixers) |
| Official website | bigbash.com.au |
The Perth Scorchers won the BBL title and defeated the Sydney Sixers by nine wickets in the final to claim their third title. Chris Lynn of the Brisbane Heat was named player of the tournament for the second consecutive season, scoring 309 runs from just five matches. The leading run-scorer was Ben Dunk of the Adelaide Strikers, who scored 364 runs over the season. The leading wicket-taker was Sean Abbott of the Sixers, who took 20 wickets from ten matches. He was also named the best player under 25 in the tournament.
Pre-season
editWarm up matches
Festival of Cricket matches
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.618 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.516 | |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.848 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.397 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.042 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.334 | |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.530 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.600 |
Group stage
edit| Visitor team → | ADS | BRH | HBH | MLR | MLS | PRS | SYS | SYT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Adelaide Strikers | Heat 10 runs | Strikers 5 wickets | Renegades 6 runs | Strikers 48 runs | ||||
| Brisbane Heat | Heat 7 wickets | Renegades 1 run | Scorchers 27 runs | Sixers 3 wickets | ||||
| Hobart Hurricanes | Hurricanes 8 wickets | Stars 7 wickets | Scorchers 7 wickets | Thunder 6 wickets | ||||
| Melbourne Renegades | Hurricanes 2 wickets | Stars 46 runs | Scorchers 4 wickets | Renegades 49 runs | ||||
| Melbourne Stars | Stars 2 wickets | Heat 7 wickets | Renegades 7 runs (D/L) | Sixers 3 wickets | ||||
| Perth Scorchers | Scorchers 48 runs | Heat 9 wickets | Stars 7 wickets | Scorchers 50 runs | ||||
| Sydney Sixers | Hurricanes 60 runs | Sixers 6 wickets | Sixers 6 wickets | Thunder 8 wickets | ||||
| Sydney Thunder | Strikers 77 runs | Heat 3 wickets | Thunder 6 wickets | Sixers 9 wickets |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Fixtures
editThere are 32 matches scheduled to be played during the group stage of the sixth edition of the Big Bash League.
Round 1
edit(H) Sydney Thunder 8/159 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 1/160 (18 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Ryan Gibson (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
- The crowd of 21,798 is the highest ever crowd for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium.
Brisbane Heat 5/206 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 6/196 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Liam O'Connor, Jake Weatherald (Strikers) and Jack Wildermuth (Heat) all made their T20 debuts.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 7/179 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 130 (19.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Arjun Nair (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
Hobart Hurricanes 6/200 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 140 (16.2 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
Round 2
edit(H) Perth Scorchers 7/197 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/149 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 4/188 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/191 (17.4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sam Harper (Stars) made his T20 debut.
Perth Scorchers 8/130 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/132 (18 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Thunder 7/157 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/160 (19.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Round 3
edit(H) Melbourne Renegades 8/148 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/152 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes 9/173 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 3/174 (16.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 9/152 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 104 (18.2 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom Andrews (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Renegades 4/171 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 9/151 (18 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced the Stars innings to 18 overs with a revised target of 159.
Round 4
edit(H) Perth Scorchers 4/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 8/127 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Jay Lenton (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
Adelaide Strikers 143 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 2/144 (17.4 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Beau Webster (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
(H) Brisbane Heat 6/186 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 7/191 (19.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Henry Thornton (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Stars 8/166 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 4/168 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Round 5
edit(H) Perth Scorchers 6/173 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/174 (14.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Lynn equaled the record for the most number of sixes hit a BBL innings (11).[20]
Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/164 (18.2 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Melbourne Stars 7/200 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/154 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 44,189 is the highest ever for a cricket match at Etihad Stadium.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/162 (16.5 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
Round 6
editMelbourne Renegades 6/170 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/171 (19.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 30,702 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the SCG.
Adelaide Strikers 8/152 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 8/153 (19.3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers 5/156 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 129 (19.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Andrew Tye (Scorchers) took a hat-trick.[27]
(H) Melbourne Renegades 4/222 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/223 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- The Renegades score of 222 was the highest ever score in BBL history. This was then surpassed by the Hurricanes in the second innings.[29]
- The combined total of 445 runs, including a record 58 boundaries, is the highest ever in a BBL match.[30]
- Ben McDermott scored the second-highest individual BBL score, as well as the third-fastest BBL century (47 balls).[29]
- The crowd of 26,816 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at Etihad Stadium.
Round 7
edit(H) Sydney Sixers 9/99 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/100 (10 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- The crowd of 39,756 is the highest crowd for any domestic match in New South Wales.
(H) Perth Scorchers 7/134 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/137 (17.2 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades 9/171 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/165 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Stars 7/138 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 3/139 (18.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Marnus Labuschagne (Heat) made his T20 debut.
Round 8
editAdelaide Strikers 5/178 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 101 (15.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Alex Carey (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Melbourne Renegades 5/199 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 198 (19.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Andrew Harriott (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/134 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 3/135 (13.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Melbourne Stars 8/156 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 7/160 (19 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout phase
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8/136 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 3/139 (16.5 ov) | |||||||
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 9/141 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 1/144 (15.5 ov) | |||||||
| 2 | Brisbane Heat (H) | 9/167 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 8/167 (20 ov) | |||||||
Semi-finals
editMelbourne Stars 8/136 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 3/139 (16.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Mitchell Johnson's figures of 3/3 is the most economical completed spell in BBL history.
(H) Brisbane Heat 9/167 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/167 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 35,116 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.
Final
editSydney Sixers 9/141 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 1/144 (15.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- The crowd of 21,832 was the highest ever for a BBL match at the WACA.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dunk | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 8 | 364 | 52.00 | 163.96 | 85 | 0 | 3 |
| Aaron Finch | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 8 | 354 | 44.25 | 160.90 | 71 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Klinger | Perth Scorchers | 10 | 10 | 334 | 37.11 | 126.99 | 81 | 0 | 3 |
| Brendon McCullum | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 8 | 323 | 46.14 | 170.89 | 72 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Lynn | Brisbane Heat | 5 | 5 | 309 | 154.50 | 177.58 | 98* | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2017
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Abbott | Sydney Sixers | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16.15 | 8.72 | 5/16 | 11.1 |
| Mark Steketee | Brisbane Heat | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17.66 | 7.57 | 3/32 | 14.0 |
| Scott Boland | Melbourne Stars | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20.42 | 8.37 | 4/30 | 14.6 |
| Mitchell Johnson | Perth Scorchers | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15.46 | 5.91 | 3/3 | 15.6 |
| Sunil Narine | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19.23 | 7.81 | 3/27 | 14.7 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2017
Attendances
edit| Club | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game | Home Total | Home Games | Home Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | 263240 | 8 | 32905 | 165099 | 4 | 41275 |
| Brisbane Heat | 290793 | 9 | 32310 | 171877 | 5 | 34375 |
| Hobart Hurricanes | 191996 | 8 | 23991 | 70278 | 4 | 17570 |
| Melbourne Renegades | 299496 | 8 | 37437 | 120132 | 4 | 30033 |
| Melbourne Stars | 321804 | 9 | 35756 | 198312 | 4 | 49578 |
| Perth Scorchers | 232323 | 10 | 23232 | 124076 | 6 | 20679 |
| Sydney Sixers | 324732 | 10 | 32473 | 121473 | 4 | 30368 |
| Sydney Thunder | 183680 | 8 | 22960 | 82750 | 4 | 20688 |
TV audience
editBBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten.
Following are the television ratings for 2016–17 BBL season in Australia.[41]
The Super Over of the second semi final match drew ratings of 1,720,000 nationally, and 1,250,000 in the 5 metro cities.[42]
| Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5 metro cities | ||||
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
| 1 | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers[43] | 1,220,000 | 1,150,000 | 834,000 | 805,000 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat[44] | 1,220,000 | 1,430,000 | 865,000 | 1,040,000 |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder[45] | 1,150,000 | 1,180,000 | 759,000 | 798,000 |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers vs Hobart Hurricanes[46] | 698,000 | 1,100,000 | 475,000 | 717,000 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers[47] | 1,060,000 | 707,000 | 747,000 | 531,000 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars[48] | 805,000 | 1,040,000 | 542,000 | 709,000 |
| 7 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers[49] | 905,000 | 1,130,000 | 638,000 | 803,000 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat[50] | 799,000 | 1,160,000 | 542,000 | 796,000 |
| 9 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[51] | 932,000 | 1,290,000 | 650,000 | 880,000 |
| 10 | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes[52] | 803,000 | 1,170,000 | 550,000 | 773,000 |
| 11 | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers[53] | 723,000 | 858,000 | 471,000 | 580,000 |
| 12 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[54] | 925,000 | 1,270,000 | 608,000 | 868,000 |
| 13 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder[55] | 1,030,000 | 613,000 | 686,000 | 449,000 |
| 14 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers[56] | 968,000 | 1,130,000 | 636,000 | 754,000 |
| 15 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers[57] | 972,000 | 1,190,000 | 632,000 | 794,000 |
| 16 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars[58] | 943,000 | 1,140,000 | 618,000 | 756,000 |
| 17 | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat[59] | 896,000 | 1,330,000 | 572,000 | 906,000 |
| 18 | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes[60] | 752,000 | 1,070,000 | 511,000 | 737,000 |
| 19 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[61] | 947,000 | 1,150,000 | 625,000 | 784,000 |
| 20 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder[62] | 1,010,000 | 1,200,000 | 665,000 | 806,000 |
| 21 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades[63] | 1,040,000 | 1,130,000 | 709,000 | 808,000 |
| 22 | Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers[64] | 1,120,000 | 1,260,000 | 774,000 | 907,000 |
| 23 | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers[65] | 1,230,000 | 1,270,000 | 823,000 | 886,000 |
| 24 | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes[66] | 1,160,000 | 1,280,000 | 794,000 | 907,000 |
| 25 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder[67] | 703,000 | 1,000,000 | 476,000 | 662,000 |
| 26 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars[68] | 1,040,000 | 823,000 | 736,000 | 628,000 |
| 27 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades[69] | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 | 692,000 | 768,000 |
| 28 | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat[70] | 1,090,000 | 1,140,000 | 755,000 | 814,000 |
| 29 | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers[71] | 901,000 | 946,000 | 617,000 | 674,000 |
| 30 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades[72] | 1,050,000 | 1,290,000 | 716,000 | 906,000 |
| 31 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers[73] | 462,000 | 657,000 | 315,000 | 444,000 |
| 32 | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers[74] | 1,004,000 | 1,110,000 | 683,000 | 788,000 |
| SF1 | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars[75] | 1,190,000 | 1,290,000 | 821,000 | 913,000 |
| SF2 | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers[42] | 1,200,000 | 1,390,000 | 833,000 | 987,000 |
| Final | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers[76] | 1,190,000 | 1,480,000 | 834,000 | 1,030,000 |
References
editFurther reading
edit- Lane, Daniel (2016). 2016-17 Big Bash Book: Go Behind the Scenes, Meet the Teams for the Upcoming Season, and Relive the Best Moments of BBL|05 and WBBL|01. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781760291419.
External links
edit- Official fixtures
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
- "Big Bash Live Streaming". BigBashLeague. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- "Big Bash Live". BigBashLeague. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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