2015–16 Hobart Hurricanes season

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{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox Twenty20 club season

| club = Hobart Hurricanes

| season = 2015–16

| coach = Damien Wright (5th season)

| captain = Tim Paine (5th season)

| home ground = Blundstone Arena, Hobart

| regularseason comp = BBL

| regularseason result = 7th

| finals series = BBL Finals

| finals result = –

| leading runscorer = George Bailey (240)

| leading wicket taker = Cameron Boyce (11)

| player of the season =

| highest attendance = 18,149 vs Perth Scorchers
(10 January 2016)

| lowest attendance = 14,848 vs Brisbane Heat
(22 December 2015)

}}

League table

{{2015–16 Big Bash League table}}

Matches

{{main|2015–16 Big Bash League season}}

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match4}} 20 December | bg=#FFCCCC | time = 16:20 | daynight =

| team1 = (H) Sydney Sixers

| team2 = Hobart Hurricanes

| score1 = 7/186 (20 overs)

| score2 = 91 (15.5 overs)

| runs1 = Brad Haddin 72 (45)

| wickets1 = Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs)

| runs2 = George Bailey 62* (45)

| wickets2 = Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs)

| venue = Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 20,072[https://twitter.com/SixersBBL/status/678477893328965634 A massive thanks to the 20,072 Sixers fans that flocked to the scg today!] twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 20 December 2015

| toss = Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Brad Haddin (Sixers)

| umpires = Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/897701.html Scorecard]

| result = Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs

| notes = Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

| rain =

}}

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match7}} 22 December | bg=#CCFFCC | time = 19:10 | daynight = yes

| team1 = (H) Hobart Hurricanes

| team2 = Brisbane Heat

| score1 = 3/184 (20 overs)

| score2 = 8/164 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Tim Paine 87* (58)

| wickets1 = Ben Cutting 1/32 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Jason Floros 42 (23)

| wickets2 = Sam Rainbird 3/37 (4 overs)

| venue = Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 14,848[https://twitter.com/HurricanesBBL/status/679252528941236225 TAKE A BOW TASMANIA.... A RECORD crowd in just our first home match for #BBL05] twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 22 December 2015

| toss = Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Tim Paine (Hurricanes)

| umpires = Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/897707.html Scorecard]

| result = Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs

| notes = The crowd of 14,848 set a new record for the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history, beating the previous record of 14,744 set in the previous season between the same teams

| rain =

}}

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match12}} 29 December | bg=#CCFFCC | time = 18:10 | daynight = yes

| team1 = Hobart Hurricanes

| team2 = Brisbane Heat (H)

| score1 = 4/194 (20 overs)

| score2 = 9/179 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Daniel Christian 56* (24)

| wickets1 = Samuel Badree 2/27 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Chris Lynn 101 (51)

| wickets2 = Jake Reed 3/31 (4 overs)

| venue = The Gabba
Attendance: 29,876[https://twitter.com/HeatBBL/status/681793682035482624 Final crowd tonight is 29,876 - our 2nd biggest in BBL history!] twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved 29 December 2015

| toss = Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Chris Lynn (Heat)

| umpires = Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/897717.html Scorecard]

| result = Hobart Hurricanes won by 15 runs

| notes = Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut.

| rain =

}}

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match15}} 1 January | bg=#CCFFCC | time = 19:10 | daynight = yes

| team1 = (H) Hobart Hurricanes

| team2 = Sydney Thunder

| score1 = 6/163 (20 overs)

| score2 = 9/152 (20 overs)

| runs1 = George Bailey 56* (29)

| wickets1 = Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs)

| runs2 = Michael Hussey 71 (51)

| wickets2 = Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs)

| venue = Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 17,151[https://twitter.com/HurricanesBBL/status/682869864684326912 WOW!!! The BIGGEST EVER crowd for a cricket match @BlundstoneArena] twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 1 January 2016

| toss = Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Shaun Tait (Hurricanes)

| umpires = Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/897723.html Scorecard]

| result = Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs

| notes = The crowd of 17,151 set a new record for the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium

| rain =

}}

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match19}} 4 January | bg=#FFCCCC | time = 19:40 | daynight = yes

| team1 = (H) Hobart Hurricanes

| team2 = Melbourne Renegades

| score1 = 5/140 (20 overs)

| score2 = 5/144 (14 overs)

| runs1 = Daniel Christian 58 (40)

| wickets1 = Xavier Doherty 2/19 (3 overs)

| runs2 = Aaron Finch 60 (39)

| wickets2 = Cameron Boyce 3/34 (4 overs)

| venue = Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 16,412[https://twitter.com/HurricanesBBL/status/683962286722056194 Another huge crowd tonight well done Tasmania, official attendance is 16,412 #BBL05] twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 4 January 2016

| toss = Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Chris Tremain (Renegades)

| umpires = Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/897731.html Scorecard]

| result = Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets

| notes =

| rain =

}}

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match21}} 6 January | bg=#FFCCCC | time = 19:40 | daynight = yes

| team1 = Hobart Hurricanes

| team2 = Melbourne Stars (H)

| score1 = 124 (20 overs)

| score2 = 2/126 (15 overs)

| runs1 = George Bailey 55 (40)

| wickets1 = Adam Zampa 2/18 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Glenn Maxwell 56* (32)

| wickets2 = Sam Rainbird 1/25 (4 overs)

| venue = Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 33,603[https://twitter.com/StarsBBL/status/684698066281230336 33,603 the official @MCG crowd tonight, the highest ever total for a match between the Hurricanes and us. #BBL05] twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved 6 January 2016

| toss = Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Glenn Maxwell (Stars)

| umpires = Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/897735.html Scorecard]

| result = Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets

| notes =

| rain =

}}

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match25}} 10 January | bg=#FFCCCC | time = 16:20 | daynight =

| team1 = Perth Scorchers

| team2 = Hobart Hurricanes (H)

| score1 = 5/173 (20 overs)

| score2 = 6/172 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Michael Carberry 62 (35)

| wickets1 = Shaun Tait 2/29 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Tim Paine 57 (47)

| wickets2 = Ashton Agar 2/38 (4 overs)

| venue = Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 18,149[https://twitter.com/HurricanesBBL/status/686086434961281025 Well done yet again Tassie!! Biggest EVER crowd @BlundstoneArena today #canetrain] twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved 10 January 2015

| toss = Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Michael Carberry (Scorchers)

| umpires = Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/897743.html Scorecard]

| result = Perth Scorchers won by 1 run

| notes = The crowd of 18,149 set a new record for the largest crowd for any sport at Blundstone Arena

| rain =

}}

{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match28}} 13 January | bg=#FFCCCC | time = 19:10 | daynight = yes

| team1 = Hobart Hurricanes

| team2 = Adelaide Strikers (H)

| score1 = 143 (19.3 overs)

| score2 = 4/146 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Tim Paine 45 (39)

| wickets1 = Michael Neser 3/26 (3.3 overs)

| runs2 = Tim Ludeman 57* (58)

| wickets2 = Simon Milenko 3/25 (4 overs)

| venue = Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 49,115[https://twitter.com/StrikersBBL/status/687231887744475136 Official attendance, 49,115 - our highest so far of #BBL05. Take a bow #strikeforce!] twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 13 January 2016

| toss = Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

| motm = Adil Rashid (Strikers)

| umpires = Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/897749.html Scorecard]

| result = Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets

| notes = Greg West (Strikers) made his T20 debut.

| rain =

}}

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

  • Ages are given as of 17 December 2017, the date of the first match played during the tournament

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
No.

!Name

!Nationality

!Date of birth

!Batting style

!Bowling style

!Notes

! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
10

| George Bailey

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1982|9|7|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm medium
11

| Kumar Sangakkara

{{cr|SRI}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1977|10|27|df=y}}Left-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player
9

| Jonathan Wells

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1988|8|13|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm medium
20

|Beau Webster

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1993|12|1|df=y}}Right-handedRight-arm off-break
33

|Michael Hill

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1988|9|29|df=y}}Left-handedRight-arm medium
46

|Dominic Michael

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1987|10|8|df=y}}Left-handedRight-arm medium
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
88

| Darren Sammy

{{cr|WIN}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1983|12|20|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm fast mediumOverseas player
54

| Daniel Christian

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1983|5|4|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm fast medium
15

| Simon Milenko

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1988|11|24|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm fast medium
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicketkeepers
27

| Tim Paine

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1984|12|8|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm mediumCaptain
51

| Ben Dunk

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1987|3|11|df=y}}Left-handed-
! colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Bowlers
32

| Shaun Tait

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1983|2|22|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm fast
25

| Timm van der Gugten

{{cr|Netherlands}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1991|2|25|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm fast mediumAustralian born but plays for the Netherlands
44

| Jake Reed

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1990|9|28|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm fast medium
43

| Sam Rainbird

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1992|6|5|df=y}}Right-handedLeft arm fast medium
15

| Joe Mennie

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1988|12|24|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm fast medium
13

| Cameron Boyce

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1989|7|27|df=y}}Right-handedRight arm leg spin
31

| Clive Rose

{{cr|AUS}}{{Birth date and age2|2015|12|17|1989|10|13|df=y}}Right-handedLeft arm orthodox

References

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