2021–22 Adelaide Strikers season

Adelaide Strikers
2021–22 season
CoachJason Gillespie
Captain(s)Travis Head
Home groundAdelaide Oval
BBL Season4th
BBL PlayoffsPlayoffs (3rd)
Leading Run ScorerJonathan Wells (501)[1]
Leading Wicket TakerPeter Siddle (30)[2]
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The 2021–22 Adelaide Strikers season was the eleventh in the club's history. The team was coached by Jason Gillespie and captained by Travis Head, they competed in the BBL's 2021–22 season.[3]

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers (C) 14 11 3 0 7 40 0.926 Advance to play-off phase
2   Sydney Sixers 14 9 4 1 6 35 1.027
3   Sydney Thunder 14 9 5 0 8 35 0.725
4   Adelaide Strikers 14 6 8 0 10 28 0.237
5   Hobart Hurricanes 14 7 7 0 6 27 −0.332
6   Melbourne Stars 14 7 7 0 5 26 −0.222
7   Brisbane Heat 14 3 11 0 7 16 −0.910
8   Melbourne Renegades 14 3 10 1 5 16 −1.477
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Regular season

Match 3
7 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
9/153 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
8/151 (20 overs)
Mackenzie Harvey 56 (46)
Peter Siddle 3/42 (4 overs)
Harry Nielsen 30 (30)
Zahir Khan 3/24 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 2 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 8,932[4]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Zahir Khan (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
  • James Seymour (Melbourne Renegades) and Daniel Drew (Adelaide Strikers) both made their T20 debuts.
Match 6
9 December 2021
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
149 (19 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
100 (18.4 overs)
Jonathan Wells 37 (30)
Kane Richardson 4/32 (4 overs)
Sam Harper 33 (31)
Wes Agar 3/17 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 49 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 8,408[5]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Wes Agar (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 9
11 December 2021
21:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
1/195 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
146 (17.5 overs)
Colin Munro 114* (73)
Matthew Short 63 (47)
Andrew Tye 3/21 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 49 runs
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: Closed Event[6]
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Thomas Kelly (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
  • X-factor subs: Liam Scott (Adelaide Strikers) replaced Wes Agar.
Match 16
21 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
8/147 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
6/150 (19.2 overs)
Thomas Kelly 41 (34)
Dan Christian 3/8 (3 overs)
Jordan Silk 36 (24)
Rashid Khan 3/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 8,359[7]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and David Taylor
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 18
23 December 2021
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/208 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
8/169 (20 overs)
Ben Duckett 78 (47)
Rashid Khan 3/34 (4 overs)
Jonathan Wells 55 (41)
Mark Steketee 3/27 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 39 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 7,581[8]
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Ben Duckett (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 22
27 December 2021
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
5/175 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
3/176 (18.3 overs)
Matt Renshaw 63 (41)
Riley Meredith 3/37 (4 overs)
Ben McDermott 110* (60)
Peter Siddle 1/25 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Attendance: 4,896[9]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 28
31 December 2021
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
3/187 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
7/165 (20 overs)
Jason Sangha 91* (55)
Fawad Ahmed 1/22 (4 overs)
Jonathan Wells 46 (26)
Daniel Sams 4/33 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 22 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 9,555[10]
Umpires: Darren Close and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Jason Sangha (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 32
2 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/172 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
144 (19.1 overs)
Matthew Gilkes 93 (57)
Wes Agar 3/26 (4 overs)
Harry Nielsen 39 (31)
Mohammad Hasnain 3/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 28 runs
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Matthew Gilkes (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Henry Hunt (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.
Match 35
5 January 2022
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
126 (19.5 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
3/129 (15.1 overs)
D'Arcy Short 32 (32)
Peter Siddle 5/23 (3.5 overs)
Matthew Short 72* (44)
Sandeep Lamichhane 2/22 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • X-factor subs: Mac Wright (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Wil Parker.
Match 44
10 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
9/139 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
5/140 (19.1 overs)
Jonathan Wells 68 (56)
Qais Ahmad 2/21 (4 overs)
Joe Clarke 83 (58)
Peter Siddle 2/26 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,802[11]
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Joe Clarke (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 46
12 January 2022
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
4/161 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
90 (15 overs)
Jake Weatherald 35 (31)
Will Prestwidge 2/34 (4 overs)
Ben Duckett 24 (18)
Rashid Khan 6/17 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 71 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 49
14 January 2022
10:10
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
9/127 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
4/130 (17 overs)
Laurie Evans 39 (31)
Fawad Ahmed 3/30 (4 overs)
Ian Cockbain 35* (24)
Aaron Hardie 3/31 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Fawad Ahmed (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Match 39[A]
15 January 2022
10:10
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
6/155 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
8/132 (20 overs)
Jonathan Wells 73 (49)
Clint Hinchliffe 2/21 (3 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 49 (35)
Henry Thornton 4/26 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 23 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,511[12]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Henry Thornton (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match 52
17 January 2022
16:35 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/161 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
2/165 (17.3 overs)
Justin Avendano 52 (29)
Fawad Ahmed 3/16 (4 overs)
Ian Cockbain 71* (42)
Ben Dwarshuis 1/37 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Darren Close and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Ian Cockbain (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers) took his 100th BBL wicket, becoming the first player to do so whilst representing one team and fifth player overall.[13]

Playoffs

Eliminator
21 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
6/188 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
166 (19.4 overs)
Matthew Short 89 (48)
Riley Meredith 2/37 (4 overs)
Tom Rogers 2/37 (4 overs)
D’Arcy Short 56 (34)
Peter Siddle 4/32 (3.4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 22 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout
23 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
6/184 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
6/178 (20 overs)
Ian Cockbain 65 (38)
Tanveer Sangha 2/15 (4 overs)
Jason Sangha 61 (43)
Harry Conway 2/33 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Ian Cockbain (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Challenger
26 January 2022
19:25 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
4/167 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
6/170 (20 overs)
Jonathan Wells 62* (47)
Sean Abbott 3/27 (4 overs)
Hayden Kerr 98* (58)
Harry Conway 2/37 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jake Carder (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.

Squad information

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  • Ages are given as of the first match of the tournament, 5 December 2021
S/N Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
1 Phil Salt  England (1996-08-28)28 August 1996 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium Visa contract
28 Jake Weatherald  Australia (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm leg spin
29 Jon Wells  Australia (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium
34 Travis Head  Australia (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm off spin Captain
77 Matt Renshaw  Australia (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 25) Left-handed Right-arm off spin
88 Ryan Gibson  Australia (1993-12-30)30 December 1993 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
All-rounders
2 Matt Short  Australia (1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
6 Cameron Valente  Australia (1994-09-06)6 September 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
12 Liam Scott  Australia (2000-12-12)12 December 2000 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
4 Harry Nielsen  Australia (1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed –
5 Alex Carey  Australia (1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 30) Left-handed – Vice captain
Bowlers
9 Liam O'Connor  Australia (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
11 Daniel Worrall  Australia (1991-07-10)10 July 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
13 Harry Conway  Australia (1992-09-17)17 September 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
14 Danny Briggs  England (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 30) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox Visa contract
19 Rashid Khan  Afghanistan (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Visa contract
21 Wes Agar  Australia (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast
42 Spencer Johnson  Australia (1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 25) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
64 Peter Siddle  Australia (1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium

Notes

  1. ^ Originally the match was scheduled to be played on 7 January 2022 but was postponed due to COVID-19 cases in Melbourne Stars' squad.

References

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  2. ^ "Adelaide Strikers most wickets in 2021–22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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  6. ^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers - Sydney Showground Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers - Sydney Cricket Ground". Austadiums. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. ^ "BBL: Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat - Adelaide Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  9. ^ "BBL: Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers - Blundstone Arena". Austadiums. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ^ "BBL: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder - Adelaide Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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  13. ^ "Strikers book finals berth with big win over Sixers". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2022.