2013–14 Sydney Sixers season

April 2022 Sydney Sixers 2012–13 Stuart Clark Trevor Bayliss (3rd season) Brad Haddin (3rd season) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney CLT20 DNQ Big Bash League 2nd BBL Finals Semi-finalist Nic Maddinson 2012–13 2014–15 The 2013–14 Sydney Sixers season was the club's third consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL). Players Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen 45 Michael Lumb ENG 1980 2 12 y Left-handed Right arm medium Overseas player 53 Nic Maddinson AUS 1991 12 21 y Left-handed Left arm orthodox 14 Jordan Silk AUS 1992 4 13 y Right-handed - All-rounders - Sean Abbott AUS 1992 2 29 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 10 Ravi Bopara ENG 1985 5 4 y Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player 21 Moisés 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 49 Steve Smith AUS 1989 6 2 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin 26 Marcus North AUS 1979 7 28 y Left-handed Right arm off spin 99 Mark Cosgrove AUS 1984 6 14 y Left-handed Right arm medium - Ben Dwarshuis AUS 1994 6 23 y Left-handed Left arm fast medium - Charles Amini PNG 1992 4 14 y Left-handed Right arm leg spin Rookie contract Wicketkeepers 24 Brad Haddin AUS 1977 10 23 y Right-handed – Captain 13 Daniel Smith AUS 1982 3 17 y Right-handed – Pace bowlers 9 Trent Copeland AUS 1986 3 14 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 8 Josh Hazlewood AUS 1991 1 8 y Left-handed Right arm fast medium 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 33 Chris Tremlett ENG 1981 9 2 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Overseas Player 2 Josh Lalor AUS 1987 11 2 y Right-handed Left arm fast medium Spin bowlers 67 Nathan Lyon AUS 1987 11 20 y Right-handed Right arm off spin - Shane Cassel AUS 1993 9 15 y Left-handed Right arm leg spin Rookie contract Transfers In: Nat Name Role Previous teamAUS Jordan Silk Batsmen New playerAUS Sean Abbott All-rounder Sydney ThunderENG Ravi Bopara All-rounder New to BBLAUS Marcus North Batsmen Perth Scorchers AUS Mark Cosgrove Batsmen Sydney ThunderAUS Ben Dwarshuis All-rounder New playerAUS Charles Amini All-rounder New playerAUS Trent Copeland Bowler Sydney ThunderENG Chris Tremlett Bowler New to BBLAUS Nathan Lyon Bowler Adelaide StrikersAUS Shane Cassel Bowler New player Out: Nat Name Role Going toAUS Daniel Hughes Batsmen Sydney ThunderAUS David Warner Batsmen Sydney ThunderAUS Kurtis Patterson Batsmen Sydney ThunderSRI Jeevan Mendis All-rounder Uncontracted in BBLAUS Ian Moran All-rounder Not re-signedAUS Dominic Thornely All-rounder Not re-signedAUS Luke Feldmen Bowler Not re-signedTTO Sunil Narine All-rounder Not re-signed Review Sydney Sixers were much improved from the previous season's disappointing result. The club registered six wins from the eight in the group stage to qualify for the finals series. However, they lost in the semi-final against Perth Scorchers. The first match of the campaign began against cross-town rivals Sydney Thunder at home (Sydney Cricket Ground). Sixers won the toss, electing to field. They were able to restrict the Thunder to 166 runs, with Usman Khawaja scoring 66. Sixers chased down the runs with 10 balls to spare. Player of the Match, Nic Maddinson expertly guided the Sixers to victory with 61 runs. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/654033.html Full Scorecard of Thunder vs Sixers 2013/14 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com The second match was a very lopsided encounter. After sending the Melbourne Stars in, the Sixers were unable to restrict their opponents total effectively. The Stars scored 200 runs which proved very difficult to chase down. The Sixers ended with a total of 9/123 by the end of the allotted 20 overs. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/654045.html Full Scorecard of Stars vs Sixers 2013/14 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com The Sixers went on a two-game winning streak, defeating Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers on the road. After losing both tosses, the Sixers were able to firstly restrict the Heat to 7/136 when chasing the 140 runs posted by the Sixers, http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/654055.html Full Scorecard of Sixers vs Heat 2013/14 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com and then successfully chase down the Strikers 7/149 with 5 balls to spare. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/654061.html Full Scorecard of Strikers vs Sixers 2013/14 - Score Report ESPNcricinfo.com The Sixers fifth match of the tournament proved to be one of the most exciting in BBL03, with the game going to a super over. However it was not meant to be for the Sixers. The club lost this game in heartbreaking fashion after only being able to conjure up one run from their super over. Scorchers all rounder Adam Voges picked off the run with a boundary from the first ball of Brett Lee's super over. The game itself was a thrilling one for the spectators with many twists and turns. The Scorchers began proceedings horrifically losing two wickets without score from the first over of the game by Brett Lee. A superb 129 run partnership between Simon Katich and Sam Whiteman steadied the ship before Whiteman was eventually bowled by Lee in the eighteenth over. Voges then guided the Scorchers to a total of 153. In reply, the Sixers had trouble of their own keeping wickets in hand. With regular opener Michael Lumb out for the game, Stephen O'Keefe partnered Nic Maddinson at the top of the order. Both looked to move the scores on but fell cheaply. Then when Moises Henriques and Marcus North both returned to the pavilion without troubling the scorers the Sixers were 4/20. Scorchers bowler Tim Behrendorff was the destroyer with 3/21 from his four overs. Steve Smith and Jordan Silk did some rebuilding of their own before Silk gifted Voges an easy return catch. Smith continued scoring runs and looked in fine form as he reached his half century. The Sixers seemed like they would now easily make the runs. However, the game turned on its head once more when Dan Smith attempted to play a reverse sweep only to scoop the ball to fine leg. With the Scorchers eyeing off the Sixers tail-enders, Steve Smith took it upon himself to finish the game. A mistimed shot of the bowling of Yasir Arafat saw him caught at short third man by Voges with the Sixers 7/131. Lyon quickly departed and the Scorchers looked destined to win. However, the nineteenth over by Thomas saw some big hitting by Lee and Chris Tremlett leaving the Sixers with just 7 runs of the final over by Arafat to win. Neither side could quite find the slice of luck to get the win in ordinary time. With Lee out bowled, Tremlett faced the final delivery needing two runs to win. He dug out the ball from Arafat who couldn't quite hold onto out bumping it out to cover. The Sixers scampered through for a single leaving the scores tied. The Sixers super over was disastrous as Steve Smith was out bowled from the first ball attempting a low-percentage lap sweep. Henriques soon followed caught in the gully region for a pair of ducks for the night. Their super over ended at 2/1 from four balls. The one run scored by Maddinson was easily surpassed by the Scorchers as Voges flicked Lee's first ball through the leg side for a boundary. The Sixers then returned to the winners circle, going on a three-game streak. They defeated Hobart Hurricanes at home, Melbourne Renegades at Docklands Stadium and Sydney Thunder at Stadium Australia on their way to finishing second on the ladder. In a rain-affected final against soon-becoming-rival Perth Scorchers, the Scorchers fell 6 runs short of the 54-run target set by Scorchers according to the Duckworth–Lewis method. The semi-finals loss saw them bow out of the tournament. The result means they did not qualify for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 tournament. Champions League Twenty20 As the Sydney Sixers finished seventh in the 2012–13 Big Bash League season, they did not qualify for the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 tournament. This means they are unable to defend their title that they won in 2012. Big Bash League 2013–14 Big Bash League season Regular season Ladder Matches W match2 21 December yes 19:10 Sydney Thunder Sydney Sixers (H) 6/166 (20 overs) Usman Khawaja 66 (51) Moisés Henriques 2/24 (4 overs) 4/167 (18.2 overs) Nic Maddinson 61 (40) Carl Sandri 1/20 (2 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 18,180 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Nic Maddinson (Sixers) Gerard Abood and Ashley Barrow Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets yes yes L match8 29 December yes 19:10 Sydney Sixers (H) Melbourne Stars 5/200 (20 overs) 9/123 (20 overs) David Hussey 50* (41) Josh Hazlewood 3/20 (4 overs) Michael Lumb 29 (19) Glenn Maxwell 3/26 (4 overs) Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyAttendance: 20,368http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/2013/12/29/stars-slaughter-sixers Stars slaughter Sixers 29 December 2013 Big Bash League 4 March 2016 2 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062052/http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/2013/12/29/stars-slaughter-sixers dead Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Glenn Maxwell (Stars) Ashley Barrow and Michael Graham-Smith Scorecard Melbourne Stars won by 77 runs yes W match13 2 January yes 18:40 Brisbane Heat (H) Sydney Sixers 7/136 (20 overs) 8/140 (20 overs) Craig Kieswetter 38 (40) Brett Lee 2/22 (4 overs) Michael Lumb 56 (42) Cameron Gannon 4/24 (4 overs) Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, BrisbaneAttendance: 22,324 Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field. Brett Lee (Sixers) Ashley Barrow and John Ward Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 4 runs Mark Steketee made his T20 debut for Brisbane Heat. yes W match16 5 January yes 19:40 (H) Adelaide Strikers Sydney Sixers 7/149 (20 overs) 4/150 (19.1 overs) Shakib Al Hasan 46 (30) Josh Hazlewood 3/16 (4 overs) Michael Lumb 54 (41) Shakib Al Hasan 2/21 (4 overs) Adelaide Oval, AdelaideAttendance: 26,506 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. Michael Lumb (Sixers) Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets yes D match20 10 January yes 19:40 Sydney Sixers (H) Perth Scorchers 5/153 (20 overs) Simon Katich 71 (56) Brett Lee 4/28 (4 overs) 9/153 (20 overs) Steve Smith 65 (48) Yasir Arafat 4/24 (4 overs) Sydney Cricket Ground Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat. Gerard Abood (Aus) and Simon Fry (Aus) Scorecard Scores level; Perth Scorchers won the Super Over yes W match24 15 January yes 19:40 (H) Sydney Sixers Hobart Hurricanes 6/179 (20 overs) 8/172 (20 overs) Steve Smith 52 (32) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (4 overs) Tim Paine 57 (30) Josh Hazlewood 2/25 (3 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 17,264 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat Steve Smith Michael Graham-Smith and Paul Wilson Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs yes W match27 18 January yes 19:40 Sydney Sixers Melbourne Renegades (H) 6/151 (20 overs) 5/149 (20 overs) Moisés Henriques 55 (39) Nathan Rimmington 2/35 (4 overs) Dwayne Bravo 38 (30) Josh Hazlewood 1/22 (4 overs) Docklands Stadium, MelbourneAttendance: 14,152 Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field Moisés Henriques (Sixers) Damien Mealey and Tony Ward Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 2 runs yes W match31 25 January yes 19:10 (H) Sydney Thunder Sydney Sixers 6/128 (20 overs) 2/131 (19.2 overs) Daniel Hughes 32 (33) Nathan Lyon 3/14 (4 overs) Nic Maddinson 59* (56) Chris Tremain 1/14 (3 overs) Stadium Australia, SydneyAttendance: 25,726 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Nathan Lyon (Sixers) Ashley Barrow and Damien Mealey Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Finals Final 100 1 Melbourne Stars (H) 8/141 (20 ovs) 4 Hobart Hurricanes 3/142 (18.1 ovs) 3 Perth Scorchers (D/L) 5/193 (20 ovs) 2 Sydney Sixers (H) 6/48 (5 ovs) 3 Perth Scorchers (H) 4/191 (20 ovs) 4 Hobart Hurricanes 7/152 (20 ovs) L match34 5 February 19:45 yes Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers (H) 6/48 (5 overs) 5/193 (20 overs) Nic Maddinson 36 (16) Jason Behrendorff 2/5 (1 over) Craig Simmons 112 (58) Mitchell Starc 2/37 (4 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 12,570 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Craig Simmons (Scorchers) Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Scorecard Semi-final Perth Scorchers won by 5 runs (D/L) Rain during the innings break reduced the Sixers' target to 54 runs from 5 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method. References 2 External links Official site Category:Sydney Sixers seasons