2015–16 Sydney Sixers season

2015-16 season of Australian men's professional cricket team the Sydney Sixers April 2022 January 2016 Sydney Sixers 2015–16 Greg Shipperd (1st season)http://www.sydneysixers.com.au/news/greg-shipperd-head-coach-sydney-sixers/2015-08-10 Shipperd Named New Head Coach sydneysixers.com.au 10 August 2015 2 January 2016 Moises Henriques Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney BBL 8th BBL Finals DNQ Michael Lumb (253) Sean Abbott (11) 38,456 vs Thunder(16 January 2016) 20,072 vs Hurricanes(20 December 2015) 27,956 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Sydney Sixers season is the club's fifth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL). After losing in the final of the 2014–15 Big Bash League season to Perth Scorchers, the Sixers had originally qualified for the T20 Champions League. However, this tournament was cancelled due to lack of spectator and sponsorship interest.Champions League T20 discontinued http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/898873.html ESPN 15 July 2015 2 January 2016 In the BBL, the club finished last during the regular season, recording only two wins from eight matches.http://www.bigbash.com.au/ladder Big Bash League Ladder www.bigbash.com.au 19 January 2016 Players Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen 41 Michael Lumb ENG 1980 2 12 y Left-handed Right arm medium Overseas player 27 Ed Cowan AUS 1982 6 16 y Left-handed Right arm leg spin 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 14 Jordan Silk AUS 1992 4 13 y Right-handed – 36 Nick Larkin AUS 1990 5 1 y Right-handed – Injury replacement player All-rounders21 Moises Henriques AUS 1987 2 1 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Captain22 Johan Botha RSA 1982 5 2 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Overseas player72 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 23Ben Dwarshuis AUS 1994 6 23 y Left-handed Left arm fast medium 37Trent Lawford AUS 1988 4 18 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium Wicket-keepers24 Brad Haddin AUS 1977 10 23 y Right-handed – 1 Ryan Carters AUS 1990 7 25 y Right-handed – Bowlers56 Mitchell Starc AUS 1990 1 30 y Left-handed Left-arm fast 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 33 Jackson Bird AUS 1986 12 11 y Right-handed Right arm fast medium 79 Mickey Edwards AUS unknown Right-handed Right arm fast medium 67 Nathan Lyon AUS 1987 11 20 y Right-handed Right arm off spin 5 Riley Ayre AUS 1996 4 2 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Rookie. Replacement player for Nathan Lyon. Soumil Chhibber AUS 1995 6 16 y Right-handed Right arm off spin Development Rookie88 Li Kai Ming Hong Kong 1991 7 5 y Right-handed Right arm leg spin Community Rookie Big Bash League 2015–16 Big Bash League season Ladder Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H Result L/W/W/L/L/L/L/L Position 8/3/3/4/5/7/8/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 16 January 2016 bigbash.com.au October 2015 Matches match1 17 December 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 L yes match4 20 December 16:20 yes (H) Sydney Sixers Hobart Hurricanes 7/186 (20 overs) 91 (15.5 overs) Brad Haddin 72 (45) Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs) George Bailey 62* (45) Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 20,072A massive thanks to the 20,072 Sixers fans that flocked to the scg today! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 2015 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. Brad Haddin (Sixers) Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut. W yes match8 23 December 19:10 yes (H) Melbourne Renegades Sydney Sixers 4/172 (20 overs) 7/174 (18.5 overs) Chris Gayle 46 (33) Johan Botha 1/13 (2 overs) Michael Lumb 63 (35) Nathan Rimmington 4/26 (4 overs) Etihad StadiumAttendance: 20,850We fall by three wickets with seven balls left in front of 20,850 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 23 Dec, 2015 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Michael Lumb (Sixers) Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Scorecard Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets Cameron Stevenson (Renegades) made his T20 debut. W yes match10 27 December 19:10 yes (H) Sydney Sixers Melbourne Stars 6/139 (20 overs) 5/143 (18.4 overs) Moisés Henriques 41* (34) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (3 overs) Peter Handscomb 52 (40) Doug Bollinger 2/31 (3.4 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 29,104A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. Glenn Maxwell (Stars) Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogaski Scorecard Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match. L yes match14 31 December 18:40 yes Sydney Sixers Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/176 (20 overs) 5/182 (19.3 overs) Brad Haddin 54* (35) Adil Rashid 3/34 (4 overs) Travis Head 101* (53) Ben Dwarshuis 3/25 (4 overs) Adelaide OvalAttendance: 46,389Adelaide, you rock! A huge crowd of 46,389 at the Adelaide Oval to watch this New Year's Eve clash! twitter.com/BBL. Retrieved on 31 Dec, 2015 Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Travis Head (Strikers) Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Scorecard Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets Hamish Kingston (Strikers) made his T20 debut. L yes L yes match26 2 January 18:15 yes Sydney Sixers Perth Scorchers (H) 8/112 (20 overs) 1/114 (14.3 overs) Michael Lumb 47 (45) David Willey 3/22 (4 overs) Shaun Marsh 63* (54) Sean Abbott 1/11 (1 over) #TheFurnaceAttendance: 20,444Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016 Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. David Willey (Scorchers) Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Scorecard Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut. L yes match26 10 January 19:25 yes Brisbane Heat Sydney Sixers (H) 8/162 (20 overs) 8/156 (20 overs) Joe Burns 60 (51) Sean Abbott 3/8 (2 overs) Michael Lumb 47 (38) Mitchell Swepson 2/26 (3 overs) Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 24,192OFFICIAL CROWD FOR TONIGHT IS 24,192! Thanks Sydney! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016 Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. Joe Burns (Heat) Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Scorecard Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs Nick Larkin (Sixers) and Mitchell Swepson (Heat) both made their T20 debuts. L yes match26 16 January 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 Home attendance Game Opponent Attendance4 Hobart Hurricanes 20,07210 Melbourne Stars 29,10426 Brisbane Heat 24,19230 Sydney Thunder 38,456Total Attendance 111,824Average Attendance 27,956 References 2 External links Official site Category:Sydney Sixers seasons