2015–16 Sydney Thunder season

January 2017 April 2026 Sydney Thunder 2015–16 Paddy Upton Michael Hussey Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney BBL 4th 1st BBL Finals Winners Usman Khawaja (345) Clint McKay (18) 21,500 vs Strikers(28 December 2015) 18,287 vs Sixers(17 December 2015) 19,333 Ladder Ladder progress table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A Result W/W/W/L/L/L/L/W Position 1/2/1/2/3/4/5/3 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Lose 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Competitive Matches October 2015 Regular season 2015–16 Big Bash League season match1 17 December #CCFFCC 19:40 yes (H) Sydney Thunder Sydney Sixers 4/158 (20 overs) 122 (19.5 overs) Michael Hussey 80* (59) Trent Lawford 1/12 (2 overs) Michael Lumb 34 (27) Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs) Spotless StadiumAttendance: 18,287#SydneySmash breaks ratings record cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec 2015 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat. Michael Hussey (Thunder) Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs match5 20 December #CCFFCC 19:25 yes Sydney Thunder Melbourne Stars (H) 6/178 (20 overs) 5/177 (20 overs) Usman Khawaja 109* (70) Glenn Maxwell 2/28 (4 overs) Kevin Pietersen 76 (42) Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 18,809Early rain didn't shy away the 18,809 Stars fans twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 20 Dec 2015 Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field. Usman Khawaja (Thunder) Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 1 run match11 28 December #CCFFCC 19:10 yes Adelaide Strikers Sydney Thunder (H) 9/117 (20 overs) 3/121 (16.3 overs) Brad Hodge 34 (33) Clint McKay 2/18 (3 overs) Jacques Kallis 49* (48) Ben Laughlin 2/22 (2.3 overs) Spotless StadiumAttendance: 21,500IT'S A SELL OUT AT SPOTLESS STADIUM! 21,500 people are in & the full house sign has gone up. #ThunderNation Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 28 Dec 2015 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. Andre Russell (Thunder) Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets Billy Stanlake (Strikers) made his T20 debut. The crowd of 21,500 is the highest attendance for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium and the second highest attendance for any sport at the stadium. match15 1 January #FFCCCC 19:10 yes (H) Hobart Hurricanes Sydney Thunder 6/163 (20 overs) 9/152 (20 overs) George Bailey 56* (29) Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs) Michael Hussey 71 (51) Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs) Blundstone ArenaAttendance: 17,151WOW!!! The BIGGEST EVER crowd for a cricket match @BlundstoneArena twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 1 January 2016 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field. Shaun Tait (Hurricanes) Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Scorecard Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs The crowd of 17,151 is the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium. 3 January #FFCCCC 18:10 yes Sydney Thunder Brisbane Heat (H) 5/186 (20 overs) 4/189 (19.3 overs) Michael Hussey 56 (43) Samuel Badree 1/26 (4 overs) Chris Lynn 75 (32) Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs) The GabbaAttendance: 27,507Another great crowd of 27,507 in the house to watch a grandstand finish. 39 needed from 22 balls. #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL05 twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 Jan 2016 Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field. Chris Lynn (Heat) Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Scorecard Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets match22 7 January #FFCCCC 19:40 yes Perth Scorchers Sydney Thunder (H) 5/175 (20 overs) 9/145 (20 overs) Cameron Bancroft 72 (53) Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs) Andre Russell 42 (20) Andrew Tye 3/22 (4 overs) Spotless StadiumAttendance: 18,942Final Crowd Figure for tonight's game v @ScorchersBBL is 18, 942. Thankyou #ThunderNation for showing your support again #BBL05 twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved on 8 Jan 2016 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field. Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers) Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson Scorecard Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs match27 11 January #FFCCCC 19:40 yes (H) Sydney Thunder Melbourne Renegades 5/173 (20 overs) 5/176 (19.2 overs) Usman Khawaja 62 (42) Dwayne Bravo 2/26 (4 overs) Cameron White 61 (46) Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs) Spotless StadiumAttendance: 18,602Official attendance for tonight's game is 18, 602, thank you again for your support #ThunderNation #BBL05 twitter.com/ThunderBBL. Retrieved 11 Jan 2015 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat. Cameron White (Renegades) Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Scorecard Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets match30 16 January #CCFFCC 18:10 yes Sydney Thunder Sydney Sixers (H) 5/202 (20 overs) 156 (17.3 overs) Shane Watson 66 (41) Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs) Nic Maddinson 70 (40) Clint McKay 3/16 (2.3 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 38,45638,456 people at the @scg tonight! A new record for Domestic Cricket in NSW! Sydney, you look incredible! #BBL05 twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Shane Watson (Thunder) Gerard Abood and John Ward Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 46 runs Nathan McAndrew (Thunder) made his T20 debut. The crowd of 38,456 is the highest crowd for a domestic cricket game in New South Wales.38,456 people at the @scg tonight! A new record for Domestic Cricket in NSW! Sydney, you look incredible! #BBL05 twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016 Knockout phase Final 100 1 Adelaide Strikers (H) 7/159 (20 ov) 4 Sydney Thunder 2/160 (17.4 ov) 3 Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20 ov) 2 Melbourne Stars (H) 3/140 (18.1 ov) 2 Melbourne Stars (H) 9/176 (20 ov) 4 Sydney Thunder 7/181 (19.3 ov) Semi-finals The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals. match33 21 January #CCFFCC 19:10 yes (H) Adelaide Strikers Sydney Thunder 7/159 (20 overs) 2/160 (17.4 overs) Alex Ross 47 (38) Clint McKay 3/44 (4 overs) Usman Khawaja 104* (59) Ben Laughlin 1//21 (3 overs) Adelaide OvalAttendance: 48,699Not going all our way on the field at the moment, but another incredible turnout from the #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 21 January 2016 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. Usman Khawaja (Thunder) Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets Final match35 24 January #CCFFCC 19:20 yes (H) Melbourne Stars Sydney Thunder 9/176 (20 overs) 7/181 (19.3 overs) Kevin Pietersen 74 (39) Shane Watson 2/17 (3 overs) Usman Khawaja 70 (40) Marcus Stoinis 3/30 (4 overs) Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 47,67247,672 in the house for the #BBLFinal, 47,000 of them wanting to see #TeamGreen win! Thunder need 25 from 18 balls... twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 25 January 2016 Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field. Usman Khawaja (Thunder) Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets Final 2015/16 squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen Michael Hussey AUS 1975 5 27 y Left-handed Right arm medium Captain Usman Khawaja AUS 1986 12 18 y Left-handed Right arm medium Aiden Blizzard AUS 1984 6 27 y Left-handed Left arm medium Kurtis Patterson AUS 1993 4 5 y Left-handed Right arm off spin Ben Rohrer AUS 1981 3 26 y Left-handed Ahillen Beadle AUS 1986 8 29 y Left-handed Left arm orthodox Jake Doran AUS 1996 12 2 y Left-handed Right arm medium All-rounders Jacques Kallis RSA 1975 10 16 y Right-handed Right arm fast Overseas player Andre Russell Jamaica 1988 4 29 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Overseas player Andrew McDonald AUS 1981 6 15 y Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Shane Watson AUS 1981 6 17 y Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wicket-keepers Chris Hartley AUS 1982 5 24 y Left-handed — Bowlers Pat Cummins AUS 1993 5 8 y Right-handed Right arm fast Clint McKay AUS 1983 2 22 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Gurinder Sandhu AUS 1993 2 14 y Left-handed Right arm fast medium Alister McDermott AUS 1991 6 7 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Chris Green AUS 1993 10 1 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Fawad Ahmed AUS 1982 2 5 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin Home attendance Game Opponent Attendance2 Sydney Sixers 18,2873 Adelaide Strikers 21,5006 Perth Scorchers 18,9428 Melbourne Renegades 18,602Total Attendance 77,331Average Attendance 19,333 References 30em External links Official website of the Sydney Thunder Official website of the Big Bash League Category:Sydney Thunder seasons Category:Long stubs with short prose