2015–16 Big Bash League season squads

May 2026 March 2018 March 2018 2015–16 Big Bash League season The 2015–16 Big Bash League season was the fifth season of the Big Bash League, the top-level Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. Each team signed a minimum of 18 players, including two rookie contracts and two visa contacted players. Adelaide Strikers Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen17 Brad Hodge AUS 2015 12 17 1974 12 29 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Captain50 Craig Simmons AUS 2015 12 17 1982 12 1 y Left-handed Left arm orthodox 77 Jono Dean AUS 2015 12 17 1984 6 23 y Right-handed Right arm off spin 34 Travis Head AUS 2015 12 17 1993 12 29 y Left-handed Right arm off spin 49 Alex Ross AUS 2015 12 17 1992 4 17 y Right-handed Right arm off spin 19 Kelvin Smith AUS 2015 12 17 1994 9 5 y Left-handed Right arm off spin – Patrick Page AUS 2015 12 17 1998 1 15 y Left-handed Right arm medium fast Development rookie contract33 Jake Lehmann AUS 2015 12 17 1992 7 8 y Left-handed Left arm orthodox 27 Mahela Jayawardene SRI 2015 12 17 1977 5 27 y Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract, injury replacement player for Kieron Pollard All-rounders55 Kieron Pollard WIN 2015 12 17 1987 5 12 y Right-handed Right arm medium fast Visa contract20 Michael Neser AUS 2015 12 17 1990 3 29 y Right-handed Right arm medium fast 29 Hamish Kingston AUS 2015 12 17 1990 12 17 y Right-handed Right arm medium fast 42 Alexander Keath AUS 2015 12 17 1992 1 20 y Right-handed Right arm medium Wicketkeepers15 Tim Ludeman AUS 2015 12 17 1987 6 23 y Right-handed – Pace bowlers23 Kane Richardson AUS 2015 12 17 1991 2 12 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 56 Ben Laughlin AUS 2015 12 17 1982 10 3 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 10 Gary Putland AUS 2015 12 17 1986 2 10 y Right-handed Left arm fast medium 3 Billy Stanlake AUS 2015 12 17 1994 4 11 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers25 Jon Holland AUS 2015 12 17 1987 5 29 y Right-handed Left arm off spin 95 Adil Rashid ENG 2015 12 17 1988 2 17 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin Visa contract Brisbane Heat Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen62 Joe Burns AUS 2015 12 17 1989 9 6 y Right-handed Right arm medium 54 Lendl Simmons WIN 2015 12 17 1985 1 25 y Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract, replacement player for Brendon McCullum14 Alex Doolan AUS 2015 12 17 1985 11 29 y Right-handed Right arm medium 00 Peter Forrest AUS 2015 12 17 1985 11 15 y Right-handed Right arm medium 50 Chris Lynn AUS 2015 12 17 1990 4 10 y Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain36 Nathan Reardon AUS 2015 12 17 1984 11 8 y Left-handed Right arm medium All-rounders52 Jason Floros AUS 2015 12 17 1990 12 24 y Left-handed Right arm off spin 39 James Hopes AUS 2015 12 17 1978 11 24 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 24 Jack Wildermuth AUS 2015 12 17 1993 9 1 y Right-handed Right arm medium fast Wicketkeepers42 Brendon McCullum NZL 2015 12 17 1981 9 27 y Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract59 James Peirson AUS 2015 12 17 1992 10 13 y Right-handed – Pace bowlers16 Nick Buchanan AUS 2015 12 17 1991 3 4 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 12 Andrew Fekete AUS 2015 12 17 1985 5 18 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 58 Luke Feldman AUS 2015 12 17 1984 8 1 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 2 Josh Lalor AUS 2015 12 17 1987 11 4 y Right-handed Left arm fast medium 31 Ben Cutting AUS 2015 12 17 1987 1 30 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 6 Mark Steketee AUS 2015 12 17 1994 1 17 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers77 Samuel Badree WIN 2015 12 17 1981 3 8 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin Visa contract4 Mitchell Swepson AUS 2015 12 17 1993 10 4 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin Hobart Hurricanes Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen10 George Bailey AUS 2015 12 17 1982 9 7 y Right-handed Right arm medium 11 Kumar Sangakkara SRI 2015 12 17 1977 10 27 y Left-handed Right arm medium Visa contract9 Jonathan Wells AUS 2015 12 17 1988 8 13 y Right-handed Right arm medium 20Beau Webster AUS 2015 12 17 1993 12 1 y Right-handed Right-arm off-break 33Michael Hill AUS 2015 12 17 1988 9 29 y Left-handed Right-arm medium 46Dominic Michael AUS 2015 12 17 1987 10 8 y Left-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders88 Darren Sammy WIN 2015 12 17 1983 12 20 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract54 Daniel Christian AUS 2015 12 17 1983 5 4 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 15 Simon Milenko AUS 2015 12 17 1988 11 24 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Wicketkeepers27 Tim Paine AUS 2015 12 17 1984 12 8 y Right-handed Right arm medium Captain51 Ben Dunk AUS 2015 12 17 1987 3 11 y Left-handed – Pace bowlers32 Shaun Tait AUS 2015 12 17 1983 2 22 y Right-handed Right arm fast 25 Timm van der Gugten Netherlands 2015 12 17 1991 2 25 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Non-visa Dutch international44 Jake Reed AUS 2015 12 17 1990 9 28 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 43 Sam Rainbird AUS 2015 12 17 1992 6 5 y Right-handed Left arm fast medium 15 Joe Mennie AUS 2015 12 17 1988 12 24 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers13 Cameron Boyce AUS 2015 12 17 1989 7 27 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin 31 Clive Rose AUS 2015 12 17 1989 10 13 y Right-handed Left arm orthodox Melbourne Renegades Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen5 Aaron Finch AUS 2015 12 17 1986 11 17 y Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain6 Tom Beaton AUS 2015 12 17 1990 11 28 y Right-handed Right arm medium 26 Tom Cooper NED 2015 12 17 1986 11 26 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Non-visa Dutch international12 Callum Ferguson AUS 2015 12 17 1984 11 21 y Right-handed Right arm medium 9 Matt Short AUS 2015 12 17 1995 11 8 y Right-handed Right arm off spin 7 Cameron White AUS 2015 12 17 1983 8 18 y Right-handed Right arm leg break – Ben McDermott AUS 2015 12 17 yes 1994 12 12 Right-handed Right arm medium Injury replacement player for Callum Ferguson All-rounders47 Dwayne Bravo WIN 2015 12 17 1983 10 7 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract333 Chris Gayle WIN 2015 12 17 1979 9 21 y Left-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract3 Cameron Stevenson AUS Right-handed Right arm fast medium Supplementary listed player Wicketkeepers20 Peter Nevill AUS 2015 12 17 1985 10 13 y Right-handed – 13 Matthew Wade AUS 2015 12 17 1987 12 26 y Left-handed Right arm medium Pace bowlers19 James Pattinson AUS 2015 12 17 1990 5 3 y Left-handed Right arm fast 35 Nathan Rimmington AUS 2015 12 17 1982 11 11 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 10 Peter Siddle AUS 2015 12 17 1984 11 25 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 14 Chris Tremain AUS 2015 12 17 1991 8 10 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 4 Guy Walker AUS 2015 12 17 1995 9 12 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 44 Nick Winter AUS 2015 12 17 1993 6 19 y Left-handed Left arm fast medium 21 Cameron Gannon AUS 2015 12 17 1989 1 23 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Injury replacement player for Nick Winter– Tom O'Donnell AUS 2015 12 17 1996 10 23 y Right-handed Left arm medium Development rookie contract Spin bowlers24 Xavier Doherty AUS 2015 12 17 1982 11 22 y Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 43 Nathan Hauritz AUS 2015 12 17 1981 10 18 y Right-handed Right arm off spin – Gehan Seneviratne AUS Community rookie contract Melbourne Stars Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen24 Kevin Pietersen ENG 2015 12 17 1980 6 27 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract8 David Hussey AUS 2015 12 17 1977 7 15 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Captain21 Robert Quiney AUS 2015 12 17 1982 8 20 y Left-handed Right arm medium All-rounders6 Luke Wright ENG 2015 12 17 1985 3 7 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract5 James Faulkner AUS 2015 12 17 1990 4 29 y Right-handed Left arm fast medium Vice-captain32 Glenn Maxwell AUS 2015 12 17 1988 10 14 y Right-handed Right arm off spin 11 John Hastings AUS 2015 12 17 1985 11 4 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 16 Marcus Stoinis AUS 2015 12 17 1989 8 16 y Right-handed Right arm medium 4 Evan Gulbis AUS 2015 12 17 1986 3 26 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Wicketkeepers54 Peter Handscomb AUS 2015 12 17 1991 4 26 y Right-handed – 7 Tom Triffitt AUS 2015 12 17 1990 11 13 y Right-handed – 2 Sam Harper AUS 2015 12 17 1996 12 10 y Right-handed – Pace bowlers17 Daniel Worrall AUS 2015 12 17 1991 7 10 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 25 Scott Boland AUS 2015 12 17 1989 4 11 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 20 Ben Hilfenhaus AUS 2015 12 17 1983 3 15 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers19 Michael Beer AUS 2015 12 17 1984 6 9 y Right-handed Left arm orthodox 63 Adam Zampa AUS 2015 12 17 1992 3 31 y Right-handed Right-arm leg break Perth Scorchers Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen32 Adam Voges AUS 2015 12 17 1979 10 4 y Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain6 Cameron Bancroft AUS 2015 12 17 1992 11 19 y Right-handed – 20 Shaun Marsh AUS 2015 12 17 1983 7 9 y Left-handed Left arm orthodox 7 Michael Klinger AUS 2015 12 17 1980 7 4 y Right-handed – 15 Michael Carberry ENG 2015 12 17 1980 9 29 y Left-handed Right-arm offbreak Visa contract14 Marcus Harris AUS 2015 12 17 1992 7 21 y Left-handed Right-arm offbreak All-rounders13 Nathan Coulter-Nile AUS 2015 12 17 1987 10 11 y Right-handed Right-arm fast 31 Brad Hogg AUS 2015 12 17 1971 2 6 y Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 10 Mitchell Marsh AUS 2015 12 17 1990 10 20 y Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 17 Ashton Turner AUS 2015 12 17 1993 1 25 y Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Wicket-keepers9 Sam Whiteman AUS 2015 12 17 1992 3 19 y Left-handed – Pace bowlers5 Jason Behrendorff AUS 2015 12 17 1990 04 20 y Right-handed Left-arm fast medium 33 Simon Mackin AUS 2015 12 17 1992 9 1 y Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 68 Andrew Tye AUS 2015 12 17 1986 12 12 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 3 Joel Paris AUS 2015 12 17 1992 12 11 y Left-handed Left-arm fast medium 8 David Willey ENG 2015 12 17 1990 2 28 y Left-handed Left-arm fast medium Visa contract Spin bowlers18 Ashton Agar AUS 2015 12 17 1993 10 14 y Left-handed Left arm orthodox 67 James Muirhead AUS 2015 12 17 1993 7 30 y Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Sydney Sixers Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen41 Michael Lumb ENG 2015 12 17 1980 2 12 y Left-handed Right arm medium Visa contract27 Ed Cowan AUS 2015 12 17 1982 6 16 y Left-handed Right arm leg spin 49 Steve Smith AUS 2015 12 17 1989 6 2 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin 53 Nic Maddinson AUS 2015 12 17 1991 12 21 y Left-handed Left arm orthodox 14 Jordan Silk AUS 2015 12 17 1992 4 13 y Right-handed – 36 Nick Larkin AUS 2015 12 17 1990 5 1 y Right-handed – Injury replacement player All-rounders21 Moises Henriques AUS 2015 12 17 1987 2 1 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Captain22 Johan Botha RSA 2015 12 17 1982 5 2 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract72 Stephen O'Keefe AUS 2015 12 17 1984 12 9 y Right-handed Left arm orthodox 77 Sean Abbott AUS 2015 12 17 1992 2 29 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 23Ben Dwarshuis AUS 2015 12 17 1994 6 23 y Left-handed Left arm fast medium 37Trent Lawford AUS 2015 12 17 1988 4 18 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Wicket-keepers24 Brad Haddin AUS 2015 12 17 1977 10 23 y Right-handed – 1 Ryan Carters AUS 2015 12 17 1990 7 25 y Right-handed – Pace bowlers56 Mitchell Starc AUS 2015 12 17 1990 1 30 y Left-handed Left-arm fast 8 Josh Hazlewood AUS 2015 12 17 1991 1 8 y Left-handed Right arm fast medium 4 Doug Bollinger AUS 2015 12 17 1981 7 24 y Left-handed Left arm fast medium 33 Jackson Bird AUS 2015 12 17 1986 12 11 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 79 Mickey Edwards AUS unknown Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers67 Nathan Lyon AUS 2015 12 17 1987 11 20 y Right-handed Right arm off spin 5 Riley Ayre AUS 2015 12 17 1996 4 2 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Replacement player for Nathan Lyon – Soumil Chhibber AUS 2015 12 17 1995 6 16 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Development rookie contract88 Li Kai Ming Hong Kong 2015 12 17 1991 7 5 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin Community rookie contract Sydney Thunder Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen48 Michael Hussey AUS 2015 12 17 1975 5 27 y Left-handed Right arm medium Captain18 Usman Khawaja AUS 2015 12 17 1986 12 18 y Left-handed Right arm medium 6 Aiden Blizzard AUS 2015 12 17 1984 6 27 y Left-handed Left arm medium 17 Kurtis Patterson AUS 2015 12 17 1993 4 5 y Left-handed Right arm off spin 99 Ben Rohrer AUS 2015 12 17 1981 3 26 y Left-handed – 29 Ahillen Beadle AUS 2015 12 17 1986 8 29 y Left-handed Left arm orthodox 23 Jake Doran AUS 2015 12 17 1996 12 2 y Left-handed Right arm medium All-rounders3 Jacques Kallis RSA 2015 12 17 1975 10 16 y Right-handed Right arm fast Visa contract12 Andre Russell WIN 2015 12 17 1988 4 29 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract4 Andrew McDonald AUS 2015 12 17 1981 6 15 y Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 33 Shane Watson AUS 2015 12 17 1981 6 17 y Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wicket-keepers21 Chris Hartley AUS 2015 12 17 1982 5 24 y Left-handed – Pace bowlers30 Pat Cummins AUS 2015 12 17 1993 5 8 y Right-handed Right arm fast 27 Clint McKay AUS 2015 12 17 1983 2 22 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 11 Gurinder Sandhu AUS 2015 12 17 1993 2 14 y Left-handed Right arm fast medium 8 Alister McDermott AUS 2015 12 17 1991 6 7 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers93 Chris Green AUS 2015 12 17 1993 10 1 y Right-handed Right arm off spin 52 Fawad Ahmed AUS 2015 12 17 1982 2 5 y 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