2016–17 Adelaide Strikers season

Adelaide Strikers
2016–17 season
CoachJason Gillespie (6th season)
Captain(s)Brad Hodge (6th season)
Home groundAdelaide Oval, Adelaide
Highest home attendance45,471 vs Sixers
(31 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance38,011 vs Brisbane Heat
(21 December 2015)
Average home attendance43,689

The 2016–17 Adelaide Strikers season is stated as follows:

Ladder

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
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress

Round12345678
GroundHAHAHAHA
ResultLLWLWL--
Position466656--
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season

Main article: 2016–17 Big Bash League season
21 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
5/206 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
6/196 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 64 (36)
Kieron Pollard 2/27 (4 overs)
Ben Dunk 85 (43)
Mark Steketee 3/32 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 10 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 38,011[2]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (Heat)
23 December
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
7/197 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
9/149 (20 overs)
Ian Bell 61 (42)
Michael Neser 2/37 (4 overs)
Brad Hodge 56 (33)
Mitchell Johnson 3/33 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,430[3]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Scorchers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
31 December
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
9/152 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
104 (18.2 overs)
Ben Dunk 37 (20)
Sean Abbott 5/16 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 40 (30)
Billy Stanlake 3/17 (3.2 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 48 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 45,471[4]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tom Andrews (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
2 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
143 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
2/144 (17.4 overs)
Brad Hodge 55 (45)
Daniel Christian 5/14 (4 overs)
D'Arcy Short 60 (39)
Billy Stanlake 1/17 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 16,815[5]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward
Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Beau Webster (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
6 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
8/161 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
5/164 (18.2 overs)
Beau Webster 67* (43)
Chris Jordan 3/24 (4 overs)
Ben Dunk 79* (49)
Daniel Christian 2/24 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 39,229[6]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
10 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
8/152 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
8/153 (19.3 overs)
Ben Dunk 35 (25)
Scott Boland 4/30 (4 overs)
Ben Hilfenhaus 32* (24)
Ben Laughlin 3/19 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 2 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 40,254[7]
Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Liam Bowe (Stars) and Wes Agar (Strikers) both made their T20 debuts.
  • The crowd of 40,254 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the MCG.

Squad

  • Ages are given as of the opening date of the tournament, 20 December 2016
S/N Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
17 Brad Hodge  Australia (1974-12-29)29 December 1974 (aged 41) Right-handed Right arm off spin Captain & International Cap
77 Jono Dean  Australia (1984-06-23)23 June 1984 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm off spin
34 Travis Head  Australia (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 22) Left-handed Right arm off spin International Cap
19 Kelvin Smith  Australia (1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 22) Left-handed Right arm off spin
33 Jake Lehmann  Australia (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 24) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
28 Jake Weatherald  Australia (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 22) Left-handed Right-arm off spin
– Patrick Page  Australia (1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 18) Left-handed Right arm medium Development Rookie
All-rounders
55 Kieron Pollard  West Indies (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm medium fast Overseas Player & International Cap
20 Michael Neser  Australia (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
8 Chris Jordan  England (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Overseas Player & International Cap
Wicketkeepers
15 Tim Ludeman  Australia (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 29) Right-handed –
51 Ben Dunk  Australia (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 29) Left-handed – International Cap
5 Alex Carey  Australia (1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 25) Left-handed –
Pace bowlers
13 Kane Richardson  Australia (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm fast medium International Cap
56 Ben Laughlin  Australia (1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm fast medium International Cap
3 Billy Stanlake  Australia (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm fast International Cap
21 Wes Agar  Australia (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
9 Liam O'Connor  Australia (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm leg spin
61 Ish Sodhi  New Zealand (1992-10-31)31 October 1992 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm leg spin Visa Contract & Injury Replacement for Chris Jordan
- Tom Andrews  Australia (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Left arm orthodox

References

  1. ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ You've done it again #Strikeforce Tonight is the biggest ever BBL pre-Christmas crowd! #BBL06 twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2016
  3. ^ Official crowd sits at 20,430! Decent effort Scorcher fans! #MADETOUGH #BBL06. Retrieved on 24 Dec, 2016
  4. ^ It almost got lost amongst all the commotion, but another incredible turnout from the #strikeforce tonight!. Retrieved on 1 Jan, 2017
  5. ^ Another crowd of 16K plus in the house tonight, nice work Tasmania! #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 2 January 2017
  6. ^ 40+ degrees and we still couldn't keep you away! Unbelievable #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 6 January 2017
  7. ^ Over 40,000 for our second home match...and all of them on the edge of their seats #BBL06 Retrieved on 10 Jan, 2016


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