2011–12 Big Bash League season

Inaugural season of the Big Bash League November 2020 August 2011 2011–12 Big Bash League Cricket Australia Twenty20 Round-robin and knockout Sydney Sixers 2011 12 16 y 2012 01 28 y Australia Perth Scorchers 1 8 31 544920 David Hussey (Melbourne Stars) Travis Birt (Hobart Hurricanes) (345) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Hobart Hurricanes) (15) 2010–11 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2012–13 2012–13 Big Bash League season https://www.bigbash.com.au The 2011–12 Big Bash League season or BBL|01 was the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, the top-class franchise Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament replaced the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, which ran each season from 2005–06 to 2010–11 featuring state teams. The tournament was won by the Sydney Sixers, which defeated Perth Scorchers in the final at the WACA Ground on 28 January 2012. David Hussey of the Melbourne Stars was named the player of the tournament, having scored 243 runs and taken eight wickets in eight matches. Teams The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the six state-based teams which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with Sydney and Melbourne featuring two. Team City State Home ground Coach Captain Overseas player(s) Adelaide Strikers Adelaide South Australia Adelaide Oval Darren Berry Michael Klinger Kieron Pollard, Alfonso Thomas, James Franklin Brisbane Heat Brisbane Queensland The Gabba Darren Lehmann James Hopes Brendon McCullum, Roelof van der Merwe, Daniel Vettori Hobart Hurricanes Hobart Tasmania Blundstone Arena Allister de Winter Tim Paine Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Owais Shah Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Victoria Etihad Stadium Simon Helmot Andrew McDonald Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq Melbourne Stars Melbourne Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground Greg Shipperd Cameron White Luke Wright, Jade Dernbach Perth Scorchers Perth Western Australia WACA Ground Mickey Arthur Marcus North Paul Collingwood, Herschelle Gibbs Sydney Sixers Sydney New South Wales Sydney Cricket Ground Trevor Bayliss Brad Haddin Michael Lumb, Dwayne Bravo, Nathan McCullum Sydney Thunder Sydney New South Wales Stadium Australia Shane Duff David Warner Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle League stage Fixtures were announced in July 2011.Fixtures – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2011. The final was played on 28 January 2012. Points table Fixtures 16 December 2011 19:00 UTC+11 Yes Brisbane Heat 8/139 (20 overs) 3/140 (18.4 overs) (H) Sydney Sixers Daniel Christian 32 (22) Stuart MacGill 2/21 (4 overs) Brad Haddin 76 (59) Daniel Christian 1/20 (4 overs) Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets Scorecard Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 12,285 Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel Brad Haddin (Sydney Sixers) Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. 17 December 2011 19:00 UTC+11 Yes (H) Melbourne Stars 7/153 (20 overs) 4/154 (19 overs) Sydney Thunder David Hussey 52 (27) Doug Bollinger 2/22 (3 overs) David Warner 102* (51) James Faulkner 2/20 (4 overs) Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Scorecard Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 23,496 Simon Fry and Paul Wilson David Warner (Sydney Thunder) Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field. 18 December 2011 17:30 UTC+10:30 Yes (H) Adelaide Strikers 5/189 (20 overs) 122 (17.5 overs) Melbourne Renegades Daniel Harris 49 (33) Aaron Heal 2/32 (4 overs) Glenn Maxwell 46 (31) Kane Richardson 3/27 (4 overs) Adelaide Strikers won by 67 runs Scorecard Adelaide OvalAttendance: 11,742 Ashley Barrow And Bruce Oxenford Michael Klinger (Adelaide Strikers) Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field. 18 December 2011 18:00 UTC+8 yes Hobart Hurricanes 140 (19.3 overs) 109 (19.5 overs) (H) Perth Scorchers Travis Birt 40 (30) Ben Edmondson 4/40 (4 overs) Mitchell Marsh 35 (35) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/10 (4 overs) Hobart Hurricanes won by 31 runs Scorecard WACA GroundAttendance: 13,307 Gerard Abood and Tony Ward Ben Hilfenhaus (Hobart Hurricanes) Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat. 20 December 2011 18:30 UTC+10 yes Melbourne Stars 7/177 (20 overs) 7/169 (20 overs) Brisbane Heat (H) Robert Quiney 97 (60) Nathan Hauritz 3/18 (4 Overs) Brendon McCullum 36 (25) Clint McKay 3/22 (4 Overs) Melbourne Stars won by 8 runs Scorecard The GabbaAttendance: 29,241 Paul Reiffel and Ian Lock Robert Quiney Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat. 21 December 2011 19:00 UTC+11 yes (H) Hobart Hurricanes 3/169 (20 overs) 9/127 (20 overs) Sydney Sixers Phil Jaques 73 (55) Mitchell Starc 2/35 (4 overs) Nic Maddinson 33 (27) Naved-ul-Hasan 4/22 (4 overs) Hobart Hurricanes won by 42 runs Scorecard Blundstone ArenaAttendance: 8,298 Geoff Joshua and Simon Fry Travis Birt (Hobart Hurricanes) Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat. 22 December 2011 19:00 UTC+11 yes (H) Melbourne Renegades 3/188 (20 overs) 2/192 (19.2 overs) Perth Scorchers Andrew McDonald 50 (33) Michael Beer 2/28 (4 overs) Shaun Marsh 99* (52) Andrew McDonald 1/21 (2 overs) Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets Scorecard Etihad StadiumAttendance: 13,265 Gerard Abood and Bob Parry Shaun Marsh (Perth Scorchers) Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat. 23 December 2011 19:00 UTC+11 yes Adelaide Strikers 8/155 (20 overs) 4/156 (18.3 overs) Sydney Thunder (H) Johan Botha 41 (33) Sean Abbott 2/20 (4 overs) Chris Gayle 100 (51) Aaron O'Brien 3/26 (4 overs) Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Scorecard ANZ StadiumAttendance: 11,337 Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Chris Gayle (Sydney Thunder) Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. 27 December 2011 19:00 UTC+11 yes (H) Sydney Sixers 9/166 (20 overs) 8/164 (20 overs) Melbourne Stars Dwayne Bravo 51 (39) Clint McKay 2/35 (4 overs) David Hussey 42 (30) Steve Smith 2/27 (4 overs) Sydney Sixers won by 2 runs Scorecard Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 27,520 Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford Dwayne Bravo Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. 28 December 2011 19:00 UTC+10:30 yes Hobart Hurricanes 4/171 (20 overs) 8/157 (20 overs) Adelaide Strikers (H) Travis Birt 44 (26) Johan Botha 2/28 (4 overs) Tom Cooper 43* (27) Xavier Doherty 4/17 (4 overs) Hobart Hurricanes won by 14 runs Scorecard Adelaide OvalAttendance: 27,380 Geoff Joshua and John Ward Xavier Doherty (Hobart Hurricanes) Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat. 29 December 2011 18:00 UTC+8 yes (H) Perth Scorchers 8/162 (20 overs) 6/152 (20 overs) Brisbane Heat Marcus North 40 (29) Michael Neser 2/23 (3 overs) Peter Forrest 59 (42) Ben Edmondson 2/33 (4 overs) Perth Scorchers won by 10 runs Scorecard WACA GroundAttendance: 15,454 Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Marcus North (Perth Scorchers) Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat. 30 December 2011 19:00 UTC+11 yes Melbourne Renegades 8/140 (20 overs) 7/134 (20 overs) Sydney Thunder (H) Brad Hodge 44 (31) Sean Abbott 2/21 (4 overs) Chris Gayle 75 (54) Shahid Afridi 3/21 (4 overs) Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs Scorecard ANZ StadiumAttendance: 18,731 Ian Lock and Tony Ward Shahid Afridi (Melbourne Renegades) Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat. 1 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes Sydney Thunder 8/138 (20 overs) 5/139 (18.4 overs) Hobart Hurricanes (H) Chris Gayle 53 (33) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/22 (4 overs) Owais Shah 41* (32) Scott Coyte 2/14 (4 overs) Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets Scorecard Blundstone ArenaAttendance: 12,238 Ian Lock and Bob Parry Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Hobart Hurricanes) Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat. 2 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes Sydney Sixers 6/161 (20 overs) 2/164 (17.4 overs) Melbourne Renegades (H) Moises Henriques 41 (30) Dirk Nannes 2/36 (4 overs) Brad Hodge 72* (51) Josh Hazlewood 1/19 (2 overs) Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets Scorecard Etihad StadiumAttendance: 10,818 Mick Martell and Paul Reiffel Andrew McDonald (Melbourne Renegades) Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. 3 January 2012 18:30 UTC+10 yes Adelaide Strikers 4/166 (20 overs) 135 (18 overs) Brisbane Heat (H) Michael Klinger 53 (44) Alister McDermott 2/31 (4 overs) Steve Paulsen 35* (26) Kane Richardson 2/2 (2 overs) Adelaide Strikers won by 31 runs Scorecard The GabbaAttendance: 14,397 Simon Fry and John Ward Tom Cooper (Adelaide Strikers) Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. 4 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes Perth Scorchers 136 (20 overs) 5/128 (20 overs) Melbourne Stars (H) Herschelle Gibbs 69 (48) James Faulkner 3/17 (4 overs) Matthew Wade 53* (43) Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/20 (3 overs) Perth Scorchers won by 8 runs Scorecard Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 19,840 Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Herschelle Gibbs (Perth Scorchers) Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat. 6 January 2012 18:30 UTC+10 (H) Brisbane Heat 4/201 (20 overs) 4/198 (20 overs) Hobart Hurricanes Matthew Hayden 76 (51) Rhett Lockyear 1/13 (1 over) Travis Birt 74 (36) Roelof van der Merwe 1/23 (3 overs) Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs Scorecard The GabbaAttendance: 15,134 Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Matthew Hayden (Brisbane Heat) Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. 7 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes (H) Melbourne Stars 5/167 (20 overs) 3/58 (8.1 overs) Melbourne Renegades David Hussey 51 (42) Shahid Afridi 2/20 (4 overs) Glenn Maxwell 28 (24) Shane Warne 1/4 (1 over) Melbourne Stars won by 11 runs (D/L) Scorecard Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 40,227 Simon Fry and Geoff Joshua David Hussey (Melbourne Stars) Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat. Rain ended the match during the Melbourne Renegades' innings after 8.1 overs. Their target was 70 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method. 8 January 2012 18:00 UTC+11 yes Sydney Sixers 7/117 (16 overs) 4/29 (5.3 overs) Sydney Thunder (H) Ben Rohrer 38 (24) Sean Abbott 2/17 (2 overs) Jason Floros 15 (10) Mitchell Starc 3/17 (2.3 overs) Sydney Sixers wins by 17 runs (D/L) Scorecard ANZ StadiumAttendance: 31,262 Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel Mitchell Starc Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. Rain ended the match during the Sydney Thunder's innings after 5.3 overs. 8 January 2012 18:00 UTC+8 yes (H) Perth Scorchers 5/184 (20 overs) 142 (19.3 overs) Adelaide Strikers Marcus North 70 (52) James Muirhead 2/37 [3 overs] Michael Klinger 32 (22) Brad Hogg 3/20 [4 overs] Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs Scorecard WACA GroundAttendance: 15,953 Robert Parry and Tony Ward Brad Hogg Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat. 9 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes Melbourne Stars 3/203 (20 overs) 9/184 (20 overs) (H) Hobart Hurricanes Owais Shah 55 (37) James Faulkner 4/46 (4 overs) Luke Wright 117 (60) Naved-ul-Hasan 2/38 (4 overs) Melbourne Stars won by 19 runs Scorecard Blundstone Arena Attendance: 13,713 Geoff Joshua and John Ward Luke Wright (Melbourne Stars) Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat. 10 January 2012 19:00 UTC+10:30 yes Sydney Sixers 8/151 (20 overs) 87 (18.4 overs) Adelaide Strikers (H) Moises Henriques 42 (37) Alfonso Thomas 3/24 (4 overs) Aiden Blizzard 27 (21) Steve O'Keefe 3/20 (4 overs) Sydney Sixers won by 64 runs Scorecard Adelaide Oval Attendance: 26,837 Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Stephen O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers) Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. 11 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes (H) Sydney Thunder 99 (19.2 overs) 1/103 (14.1 overs) Perth Scorchers Tim Armstrong 25 (25) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/9 (3 overs) Mitchell Marsh 64* (58) Scott Coyte 1/19 (3.1 overs) Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets Scorecard ANZ StadiumAttendance: 12,363 Gerard Abood and Mick Martell Nathan Coulter-Nile (Perth Scorchers) Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat. 12 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/156 (20 overs) 7/168 (20 overs) Brisbane Heat Aaron Finch 72 (46) Alister McDermott 3/18 (4 overs) Daniel Vettori 40 (25) Shahid Afridi 3/35 (4 overs) Brisbane Heat won by 12 runs Scorecard Etihad StadiumAttencance: 15,888 Ian Lock and Tony Ward Daniel Vettori (Brisbane Heat) Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. 17 January 2012 18:30 UTC+10 (H) Brisbane Heat 4/195 (20 overs) 6/104 (20 overs) Sydney Thunder Daniel Christian 75* (47) Nic Bills 2/44 (4 overs) Usman Khawaja 37 (36) Alister McDermott 2/25 (4 overs) Brisbane Heat won by 91 runs Scorecard The GabbaAttendance: 9,514 Simon Fry and John Ward Daniel Christian (Brisbane Heat) Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field 18 January 2012 16:00 UTC+11 Melbourne Renegades 4/173 (20 overs) 3/174 (19.5 overs) Hobart Hurricanes (H) Aaron Finch 67 (45) Jason Krejza 3/39 (4 overs) Jonathan Wells 72 (61) Dirk Nannes 1/22 (4 overs) Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets Scorecard Blundstone ArenaAttendance: 7,820 Gerard Abood and Ashley Barrow Owais Shah (Hobart Hurricanes) Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat. 18 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes (H) Sydney Sixers 176 (20 overs) 6/175 (20 overs) Perth Scorchers Steve Smith 51 (25) Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/38 (4 overs) Marcus North 59 (52) Mitchell Starc 3/28 (4 overs) Sydney Sixers won by 1 run Scorecard Sydney Cricket GroundAttendance: 20,400 Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Mitchell Starc (Sydney Sixers) Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat 19 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes Adelaide Strikers 125 (19.3 overs) 4/129 (18.5 overs) Melbourne Stars (H) Callum Ferguson 41 (29) Clint McKay 3/17 (4 overs) David Hussey 41* (36) James Franklin 2/21 (3 overs) Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Scorecard Melbourne Cricket GroundAttendance: 26,133 Ian Lock and Bob Parry Clint McKay (Melbourne Stars) Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat Play-offs 200 120 Semi-finals Final 1 Perth Scorchers (H) 3/174 (20) 4 Melbourne Stars 8/163 (20) 2 Hobart Hurricanes (H) 7/146 (20) 3 Sydney Sixers 6/153 (20) 1 Perth Scorchers (H) 8/156 (20) 3 Sydney Sixers 3/158 (18.5) Semi-final 1 21 January 2012 17:00 UTC+8 yes (H) Perth Scorchers 3/174 (20 overs) 8/163 (20 overs) Melbourne Stars Herschelle Gibbs 71 (46) Luke Wright 1/14 (2 overs) James Faulkner 38 (27) Brad Hogg 2/17 (4 overs) Perth Scorchers won by 11 runs Scorecard WACA GroundAttendance: 15,225 Simon Fry and John Ward Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers) Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat Semi-final 2 22 January 2012 19:00 UTC+11 yes Sydney Sixers 6/153 (20 overs) 7/146 (20 overs) Hobart Hurricanes (H) Nic Maddinson 68 (51) Ben Laughlin 2/25 (4 overs) Phil Jaques 63 (48) Brett Lee 2/22 (4 overs) Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs Scorecard Blundstone ArenaAttendance: 14,185 Mick Martell and Paul Reiffel Nic Maddinson (Sydney Sixers) Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat Final 28 January 2012 17:00 UTC+8 yes (H) Perth Scorchers 5/156 (20 overs) 3/158 (18.5 overs) Sydney Sixers Mitchell Marsh 77 (57) Brett Lee 2/21 (4 overs) Moisés Henriques 70 (41) Ben Edmondson 2/25 (3.5 overs) Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets Scorecard WACA GroundAttendance: 16,255 Paul Reiffel and John Ward Moisés Henriques (Sydney Sixers) Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat Statistics +Highest team totals Team Total Opponent Ground Melbourne Stars 3/203 Hobart Hurricanes Blundstone Arena Brisbane Heat 4/201 Hobart Hurricanes The Gabba, Brisbane Hobart Hurricanes 4/198 Brisbane Heat The Gabba, Brisbane Brisbane Heat 4/195 Sydney Thunder The Gabba, Brisbane Perth Scorchers 2/192 Melbourne Renegades Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Source: CricInfoBig Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Highest totals +Most runs Player Team Runs Travis Birt Hobart Hurricanes 345 Mitchell Marsh Perth Scorchers 309 Herschelle Gibbs Perth Scorchers 302 Owais Shah Hobart Hurricanes 282 Nic Maddinson Sydney Sixers 275 Source: CricInfoBig Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs https://web.archive.org/web/20120109164106/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=6538%3Btype%3Dtournament 9 January 2012 +Highest individual score Player Team Score Opponent Ground Luke Wright Melbourne Stars 117 Hobart Hurricanes Blundstone Arena, Hobart David Warner Sydney Thunder 102* Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Chris Gayle Sydney Thunder 100* Adelaide Strikers ANZ Stadium, Sydney Shaun Marsh Perth Scorchers 99* Melbourne Renegades Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Robert Quiney Melbourne Stars 97 Brisbane Heat Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Source: CricInfoBig Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / High scores +Most wickets Player Team Wickets Naved-ul-Hasan Hobart Hurricanes 15 Ben Edmondson Perth Scorchers 14 Mitchell Starc Sydney Sixers 13 Brad Hogg Perth Scorchers 13 James Faulkner Melbourne Stars 13 Source: CricInfoBig Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets https://web.archive.org/web/20120212200412/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2011/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6538%3Btype%3Dtournament 12 February 2012 +Best bowling figures Player Team Figures Opponent Ground Xavier Doherty Hobart Hurricanes 4/17 Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Naved-ul-Hasan Hobart Hurricanes 4/22 Sydney Sixers Bellerive Oval, Hobart Ben Edmondson Perth Scorchers 4/40 Hobart Hurricanes Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth James Faulkner Melbourne Stars 4/46 Hobart Hurricanes Bellerive Oval, Hobart Nathan Coulter-Nile Perth Scorchers 3/9 Sydney Thunder ANZ Stadium, Sydney Source: CricInfoBig Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Best bowling figures in an innings Attendance The following table lists the matches with the highest attendance during this season. Home team Attendance Opponent Ground Melbourne Stars 40,227 Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Cricket Ground Sydney Thunder 31,262 Sydney Sixers ANZ Stadium Brisbane Heat 29,241 Melbourne Stars The Gabba Sydney Sixers 27,520 Sydney Cricket Ground Adelaide Strikers 27,380 Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval Adelaide Strikers 26,837 Sydney Sixers Adelaide Oval Melbourne Stars 26,133 Adelaide Strikers Melbourne Cricket Ground +Average attendanceTeamGroundAttendanceMelbourne StarsMelbourne Cricket Ground27,424Adelaide StrikersAdelaide Oval21,986Sydney SixersSydney Cricket Ground20,068Sydney ThunderANZ Stadium18,423Brisbane HeatThe Gabba17,072Perth ScorchersWACA Ground14,905Melbourne RenegadesEtihad Stadium13,324Hobart HurricanesBellerive Oval10,517 References Category:Big Bash League seasons Big Bash League Big Bash League