Hobart Hurricanes
2016–17 season
CoachDamien Wright
Captain(s)Tim Paine
Home groundBlundstone Arena
Big Bash League7th
BBL Finals
Highest home attendance18,079 (Round 2 vs. Melbourne Stars)

The 2016–17 Hobart Hurricanes' season was the team's sixth season in the Big Bash League (BBL).

League table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers (C) 8 5 3 0 10 0.618 Advance to play-off phase
2   Brisbane Heat 8 5 3 0 10 0.516
3   Sydney Sixers 8 5 3 0 10 −0.848
4   Melbourne Stars 8 4 4 0 8 0.397
5   Melbourne Renegades 8 4 4 0 8 0.042
6   Adelaide Strikers 8 3 5 0 6 0.334
7   Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 −0.530
8   Sydney Thunder 8 3 5 0 6 −0.600
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Matches

23 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
6/200 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
140 (16.2 overs)
Tim Paine 63 (45)
Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 42 (33)
Shaun Tait 3/32 (3.2 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 60 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 21,002[2]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
26 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
4/188 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
3/191 (17.4 overs)
Tim Paine 91 (61)
Ben Hilfenhaus 3/38 (4 overs)
Rob Quiney 75 (43)
Stuart Broad 2/35 (3.4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 18,079[3]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Rob Quiney (Stars)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sam Harper (Stars) made his T20 debut.
30 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
9/173 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
3/174 (16.2 overs)
Daniel Christian 33 (23)
Jack Wildermuth 2/26 (3 overs)
Chris Lynn 85* (50)
Stuart Broad 1/24 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 34,601[4]
Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • The crowd of 34,601 set a new record for the highest for a BBL match on the ground
2 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
143 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
2/144 (17.4 overs)
Brad Hodge 55 (45)
Daniel Christian 5/14 (4 overs)
D'Arcy Short 60 (39)
Billy Stanlake 1/17 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 16,815[5]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward
Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Beau Webster (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
6 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
8/161 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
5/164 (18.2 overs)
Beau Webster 67* (43)
Chris Jordan 3/24 (4 overs)
Ben Dunk 79* (49)
Daniel Christian 2/24 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 39,229[6]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
8 January
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
8/161 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
4/162 (16.5 overs)
George Bailey 69* (54)
Carlos Brathwaite 2/31 (3 overs)
Shane Watson 55 (31)
Cameron Boyce 2/28 (3.5 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 17,939[7]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
12 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/222 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
8/223 (20 overs)
Aaron Finch 63 (40)
Jake Reed 2/54 (4 overs)
Ben McDermott 114 (52)
Sunil Narine 3/27 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 26,816[8]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • The Renegades score of 222 set a new record for the highest in BBL history. This was then surpassed by the Hurricanes in the second innings
  • The combined total of 445 runs set a new record for the highest number of runs scored in a BBL match
  • Ben McDermott scored the second-highest individual BBL score, and third-fastest BBL century (47 balls)
21 January
16:20
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
6/134 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
3/135 (13.5 overs)
D'Arcy Short 36 (24)
Mitchell Johnson 2/15 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 57 (34)
Clive Rose 1/28 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 17,445
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

  • Ages are given as of 20 December 2016, the date of the first match of the tournament
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
10George Bailey Australia7 September 1982 (aged 33)Right-handedRight arm mediumInternational Cap
46Dominic Michael Australia8 October 1987 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm medium
11Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka27 October 1977 (aged 38)Left-handedRight arm mediumVisa contract & International Cap
23D'Arcy Short Australia9 August 1990 (aged 25)Left-handedLeft arm orthodox spin
20Beau Webster Australia1 December 1993 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm off break
9Jonathan Wells Australia13 August 1988 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm medium
All-rounders
77James Bazley Australia8 April 1995 (aged 20)Right-handedRight arm fast medium
54Daniel Christian Australia4 May 1983 (aged 32)Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational Cap
29Hamish Kingston Australia17 December 1990 (aged 25)Right-handedRight arm medium
15Simon Milenko Australia24 November 1988 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
Ben McDermott Australia12 December 1994 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm fast mediumVisa contract
27Tim Paine Australia8 December 1984 (aged 31)Right-handedRight arm mediumCaptain & International Cap
Pace bowlers
8Stuart Broad England24 June 1986 (aged 29)Right-handedRight arm fast mediumVisa contract & International Cap
43Sam Rainbird Australia5 June 1992 (aged 23)Right-handedLeft arm fast medium
44Jake Reed Australia28 September 1990 (aged 25)Right-handedRight arm fast medium
32Shaun Tait Australia22 February 1983 (aged 32)Right-handedRight arm fastInternational Cap
Spin bowlers
13Cameron Boyce Australia27 July 1989 (aged 26)Right-handedRight arm leg spinInternational Cap
31Clive Rose Australia13 October 1989 (aged 26)Right-handedLeft arm orthodox

References

  1. "Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. The final crowd figure for tonight is 21,002. Thank you to everyone for coming out!! #smashemsixers twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 29 Dec, 2016
  3. .@StarsBBL too good tonight but superb knocks from @tdpaine36 & Bails. Thanks to the 18,079 fans who came out too! Next stop Brisbane... . Retrieved on 29 Dec, 2016
  4. 34,601 - a record @BBL crowd for the @GabbaBrisbane! Thank you, Brisbane! #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL06. Retrieved on 30 Dec, 2016
  5. Another crowd of 16K plus in the house tonight, nice work Tasmania! #canetrain twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 2 January 2017
  6. 40+ degrees and we still couldn't keep you away! Unbelievable #strikeforce! twitter.com/StrikersBBL. Retrieved on 6 January 2017
  7. Another HUGE crowd in tonight.17,939.Just shy of the ground record which we set in BBL05... record on Jan 21st!? 3000 tickets left for that! twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2017
  8. WHAT A GAME! Thanks to the 26,816 fans who came along and created a spectacular atmosphere! Retrieved on 12 Jan, 2017
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