2014–15 Sydney Sixers season

April 2022 Sydney Sixers 2014–15 Stuart Clark Trevor Bayliss (4th season) Brad Haddin (4th season) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney CLT20 DNQ BBL 4th BBL Finals Runners-Up 36,487 12,789 24,023 (home matches) 1,915 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 Sydney Sixers season was the club's fourth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL). Sydney Sixers came fourth overall after the regular season, qualifying for the finals series. The club reached the final at Manuka Oval in Canberra, but was defeated by 4 wickets on the last ball of the match by Perth Scorchers. The final was also the last match of Brett Lee's career as a cricketer.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31019056 Big Bash: Brett Lee fails to deny Perth Scorchers Players Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen 14 Jordan Silk AUS 1992 4 13 y Right-handed - 27 Ed Cowan AUS 1982 6 16 y Left-handed Right arm leg spin 45 Michael Lumb ENG 1980 2 12 y Left-handed Right arm medium Overseas player 49 Steve Smith AUS 1989 6 2 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin 53 Nic Maddinson AUS 1991 12 21 y Left-handed Left arm orthodox All-rounders - Dwayne Smith BAR 1983 04 12 y Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player. Initially announced as contracted player pre-season but was unable to participate in tournament. 21 Moises Henriques AUS 1987 2 1 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 72 Stephen O'Keefe AUS 1984 12 9 y Right-handed Left arm orthodox 77 Sean Abbott AUS 1992 2 29 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 23 Ben Dwarshuis AUS 1994 6 23 y Left-handed Left arm fast medium 94 Simon Keen AUS 1987 10 4 y Left-handed Right arm medium Injury replacement player for Trent Copeland Wicketkeepers 24 Brad Haddin AUS 1977 10 23 y Right-handed – Captain 1 Ryan Carters AUS 1990 7 25 y Right-handed – 50 Riki Wessels AUS 1985 11 12 y Right-handed – Pace bowlers 58 Brett Lee AUS 1976 11 8 y Right-handed Right arm fast 56 Mitchell Starc AUS 1990 1 30 y Left-handed Left-arm fast medium 8 Josh Hazlewood AUS 1991 1 8 y Left-handed Right arm fast medium 4 Doug Bollinger AUS 1981 7 24 y Left-handed Left arm fast medium 9 Trent Copeland AUS 1986 3 14 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers 67 Nathan Lyon AUS 1987 11 20 y Right-handed Right arm off spin - Luke Doran AUS 1991 8 14 y Right-handed Left arm orthodox Injury replacement player for Stephen O'Keefe Transfers In: Nat Name Role Previous teamBRB Dwayne Smith All-rounder Perth ScorchersAUS Ryan Carters Wicket-keeper Sydney ThunderAUS Doug Bollinger Bowler Hobart HurricanesAUS Luke Doran Bowler Sydney ThunderAUS Simon Keen All-rounder Uncontracted in BBL03AUS Riki Wessels Wicket-keeper Uncontracted in BBL03 Out: Nat Name Role Going toAUS Ravi Bopara All-rounder Not re-signedAUS Marcus North Batsmen RetiredAUS Mark Cosgrove Batsmen Not re-signedPNG Charles Amini All-rounder Not re-signedAUS Daniel Smith Wicket-keeper Not re-signedENG Chris Tremlett Bowler Not re-signedAUS Josh Lalor Bowler Not re-signedAUS Shane Cassel Bowler Not re-signed Champions League Twenty20 As the Sydney Sixers lost in the semi-finals to the Perth Scorchers, they did not qualify for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 tournament. Big Bash League 2014–15 Big Bash League season Ladder Matches Times shown are in Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+08) for Perth, Australian Central Daylight Time (UTC+10:30) for Adelaide, Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00) for Brisbane and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) for all remaining venues. match2 19 December 19:40 yes Melbourne Renegades (H) Sydney Sixers 7/154 (20 overs) 2/158 (18.5 overs) Callum Ferguson 40 (32) Sean Abbott 2/20 (4 overs) Nic Maddinson 84* (54) Nathan Rimmington 1/22 (3 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 12,789 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field Nic Maddinson (Sixers) Ashley Barrow (Aus) and Damien Mealey (Aus) Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Ben Dwarshuis (Sixers) made his Twenty20 debut W yes match6 23 December 19:10 yes (H) Hobart Hurricanes Sydney Sixers 8/154 (19 overs) 3/158 (18.1 overs) George Bailey 71 (44) Brett Lee 3/34 (4 overs) Michael Lumb 44 (31) Cameron Boyce 1/24 (4 overs) Bellerive Oval, Hobart Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat Moises Henriques (Sixers) Paul Wilson (Aus) and Michael Graham-Smith (Aus) Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets Match reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain Sydney Sixers took a team hat-trick W yes match8 27 December 19:10 yes Sydney Sixers (H) Sydney Thunder 7/180 (20 overs) 5/164 (20 overs) Rikki Wessels 50 (33) Gurinder Sandhu 2/28 (4 overs) Aiden Blizzard 80 (42) Sean Abbott 2/28 (4 overs) Stadium Australia, Sydney Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl Aiden Blizzard (Thunder) Paul Wilson (Aus) and Sam Nogajski (Aus) Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 16 runs W yes match10 29 December 19:10 yes Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers (H) 7/135 (20 overs) 99 (17.3 overs) Marcus Harris 36 (26) Mitchell Starc 2/21 (4 overs) Riki Wessels 28 (26) Ashton Turner 2/3 (1 over) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 24,477 Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat Andrew Tye (Scorchers) Sam Nojagski (Aus) and Shawn Craig (Aus) Scorecard Perth Scorchers won by 36 runs L yes match17 5 January 19:10 yes Sydney Sixers Melbourne Stars (H) 6/150 (20 overs) 4/150 (20 overs) Michael Lumb 80 (61) Scott Boland 2/19 (4 overs) Kevin Pietersen 54 (43) Ben Dwarshuis 2/31 (4 overs) Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 22,098 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field James Faulkner (Stars) Sam Nojagski and Paul Wilson Scorecard Scores level;Stars won the Super Over Changed rules allowed both sides to have unlimited batsmen in the super over. The Sixers sent in a 4th batter for the last ball. D yes match24 11 January 18:10 yes (H) Brisbane Heat Sydney Sixers 6/147 (20 overs) 4/148 (17.4 overs) Peter Forrest 62* (56) Brett Lee 2/29 (4 overs) Ryan Carters 30* (21) James Hopes 2/23 (3 overs) The Gabba, Woolloongabba, BrisbaneAttendance: 28,724 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field Doug Bollinger (Sixers) Paul Wilson and Damien Mealey Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets W yes match27 14 January 19:10 yes Adelaide Strikers Sydney Sixers (H) 6/182 (20 overs) 159 (19.4 overs) Craig Simmons 46 (34) Steve O'Keefe 1/21 (4 overs) Jordan Silk 67 (34) Johan Botha 2/27 (4 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 21,644 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat Johan Botha (Strikers) Sam Nojagski and Michael Graham-Smith Scorecard Adelaide Strikers won by 23 runs L yes match32 22 January 19:40 yes Sydney Thunder Sydney Sixers (H) 4/154 (20 overs) 6/155 (20 overs) Jacques Kallis 56 (43) Nathan Lyon 3/19 (4 overs) Jordan Silk 69* (43) Josh Lalor 4/29 (4 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 36,487 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field Jordan Silk (Sixers) Geoff Joshua and Ashley Barrow Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets Jake Doran and Chris Green (both Thunder) made their Twenty20 debuts The crowd of 36,487 was the highest in NSW domestic cricket history beating the previous record (32,823) set earlier in the season between the same teams.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-22/silk-leads-sixers-to-derby-win-over-thunders/6037642 Jordan Silk leads Sydney Sixers to win over Sydney Thunder in Big Bash derby 22 January 2015 ABC News W yes Finals The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals. Playoff tree Final 100 4 Sydney Sixers 4/181 (20 ov) 1 Adelaide Strikers (H) 94 (14.3 ov) 2 Perth Scorchers (H) 7/144 (20 ov) 3 Melbourne Stars 126 (19.5 ov) 4 Sydney Sixers 5/147 (20 ov) 2 Perth Scorchers 6/148 (20 ov) Matches match33 24 January 18:40 yes Sydney Sixers Adelaide Strikers (H) 4/181 (20 overs) 94 (14.3 overs) Nic Maddinson 85 (48) Shaun Tait 1/30 (4 overs) Ben Laughlin 22 (10) Doug Bollinger 3/21 (3 overs) Adelaide OvalAttendance: 52,633 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat Nic Maddinson (Sixers) Gerard Abood and Mick Martell Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 87 runs Semi-final 1 The crowd of 52,633 was the highest for any sport at the re-developed Adelaide Oval. It was also the highest ever Australian domestic cricket crowd.January 2015 W yes match35 28 January 19:40 yes Sydney Sixers Perth Scorchers 5/147 (20 overs) 6/148 (20 overs) Moises Henriques 77 (57) Jason Behrendorff 1/19 (4 overs) Shaun Marsh 73 (59) Brett Lee 3/25 (4 overs) Manuka Oval, CanberraAttendance: 11,741 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat Shaun Marsh (Scorchers) Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Scorecard Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets Final L no Player statistics Statistics include all finals games Key: Hover over heading for tooltips PlayerBattingFieldingBowling# Playing numberNameM Matches playedI Innings battedNO Not outsR RunsB Balls facedSR Strike rateAve AverageHS High score50 Fifties made6s Sixes hitC Catches madeS Stumpings madeO OversM MaidensR RunsW WicketsEco EconomyAve AverageBBI Best bowling inningsSR Strike rate 1 Ryan Carters 10 8 3 112 90 124.44 22.40 35* 0 213 0 - - - - - - - - 4 Doug Bollinger 10 2 0 1 2 50.00 0.50 1 0 0 6 0 34.0 0 294 9 8.64 32.66 3/21 22.6 6 Luke Doran 4 2 1 2 4 50.00 2.00 1* 0 0 1 0 8.0 0 69 3 8.62 32.66 2/22 16.0 8 Josh Hazlewood 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 Trent Copeland 0 - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 14 Jordan Silk 10 9 4 272 199 136.68 54.40 69* 2 9 4 0 - - - - - - - - 21 Moises Henriques 9 9 2 245 205 119.51 35.00 77 1 6 5 0 24.0 0 153 56.37 30.60 2/22 28.8 23 Ben Dwarshuis 3 - - - - - - -- - 1 0 10.0 0 95 4 9.50 23.75 2/31 15.0 24 Brad Haddin 0 - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - 27 Ed Cowan 2 2 1 1 5 20.00 1.00 1* 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 45 Michael Lumb 10 10 0 265 215 123.25 26.50 80 1 9 4 0- - - - - - - - 49 Steve Smith 0 - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 50 Riki Wessels 9 9 0 205 182 112.63 22.77 50 1 4 2 0- - - - - - - - 53 Nic Maddinson 10 10 1284 193 147.15 31.5585216 2 0- - - - - - - - 56 Mitchell Starc 2 2 1 3 4 75.00 3.00 3* 0 0 1 0 8.0 0 57 3 7.12 19.00 2/21 16.0 58 Brett Lee 10 2 1 14 9 155.55 14.00 7* 0 0 2 0 39.0 0 27913 7.15 21.46 3/25 18.0 67 Nathan Lyon 4 1 1 4 4 100.00 - 4* 0 0 1 015.0 0 107 8 7.1313.373/1911.2 72 Stephen O'Keefe 6 3 2 14 8175.00 14.00 9* 0 0 0 0 19.3 0 126 3 6.46 42.00 2/17 39.0 77 Sean Abbott 10 5 0 33 33 100.00 6.60 21 0 1 4 0 35.0 0 274 9 7.82 30.44 2/14 23.3 94 Simon Keen 1 - - - - - - -- - 1 0 1.0 0 10 0 10.00 - - - Source: Cricinfo Popularity The 2014-15 Big Bash League season saw a significant increase in crowds as well as TV viewership on Network Ten for the Sydney Sixers matches. Major statistics for the season were as follows:LETTER OF THANKS TO SIXERS MEMBERS FROM THE GM Sydney Sixers. Retrieved on 26 Nov, 2015. Total Sixers membership tally was 1915, an increase of 25% compared to 2013-14 season. The crowd of 36,487 for the derby match against Sydney Thunder on January 22, 2015, was the highest ever in NSW domestic cricket history beating the previous record crowd of 32,823 set earlier in the season between the same teams. Average home crowd of 24,023, an increase of 22% compared to 2013-14 season. The Sixers matches during the Big Bash League had an average viewership of 1,000,072 for each game on TV. These are the highest average ratings for any sports club which is based in Sydney. References 2 External links Official site Category:Sydney Sixers seasons