Sydney Sixers
2021–22 season
CoachGreg Shipperd
Captain(s)Moises Henriques
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground
BBL Season2nd
BBL FinalsRunner up
Leading Run ScorerMoises Henriques (440)[1]
Leading Wicket TakerHayden Kerr (25)[2]

The 2021–22 Sydney Sixers season was the eleventh in the club's history. Coached by Greg Shipperd and captained by Moises Henriques they had competed in the BBL's 2021–22 season.[3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR BP Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers (C) 14 11 3 0 7 40 0.926 Advance to play-off phase
2   Sydney Sixers 14 9 4 1 6 35 1.027
3   Sydney Thunder 14 9 5 0 8 35 0.725
4   Adelaide Strikers 14 6 8 0 10 28 0.237
5   Hobart Hurricanes 14 7 7 0 6 27 −0.332
6   Melbourne Stars 14 7 7 0 5 26 −0.222
7   Brisbane Heat 14 3 11 0 7 16 −0.910
8   Melbourne Renegades 14 3 10 1 5 16 −1.477
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Regular season

Match 1
5 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
4/213 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
61 (11.1 overs)
Josh Philippe 83 (47)
Brody Couch 2/36 (3 overs)
Peter Nevill 18 (14)
Steve O'Keefe 4/14 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 152 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 10,013[4]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Josh Philippe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Brody Couch, Sam Elliott and Syed Faridoun (Melbourne Stars) all made their T20 debuts.
  • The Sydney Sixers' winning margin of 152 runs was the largest in a BBL match,[5] bettering the previous record of 145 runs which also was set by the Sixers.[6]

Match 4
8 December 2021
18:35 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
9/144 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
8/130 (20 overs)
Moises Henriques 73 (48)
Tom Rogers 3/28 (4 overs)
Peter Handscomb 47 (31)
Tom Curran 3/27 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 14 runs
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Attendance: 3,316[7]
Umpires: Darren Close and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
11 December 2021
18:35 (N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
2/213 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
4/151 (18 overs)
Matthew Wade 93 (46)
Tom Curran 1/46 (3 overs)
Josh Philippe 72 (46)
Joel Paris 3/35 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 44 runs (DLS method)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 11,070[8]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sydney Sixers were set a revised target of 196 runs from 18 overs due to rain.
  • Josh Kann (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
  • X-factor subs: Josh Kann (Hobart Hurricanes) replaced Tom Lammonby.

Match 13
15 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
5/177 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
3/182 (19.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 103 (57)
Dan Christian 1/17 (2 overs)
Josh Philippe 99* (61)
Brody Couch 1/22 (3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 11,037[9]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Josh Phillipe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • X-factor subs: Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers) replaced Lloyd Pope.

Match 16
21 December 2021
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
8/147 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
6/150 (19.2 overs)
Thomas Kelly 41 (34)
Dan Christian 3/8 (3 overs)
Jordan Silk 36 (24)
Rashid Khan 3/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 8,359[10]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and David Taylor
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 20
26 December 2021
18:05 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
4/168 (16 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder (H)
142 (15.1 overs)
Daniel Hughes 50 (26)
Daniel Sams 2/29 (3 overs)
Jason Sangha 47 (30)
Hayden Kerr 3/29 (3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 30 runs (DLS method)
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 10,061[11]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Dan Christian (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain stopped play during Sydney Sixers innings. Sydney Thunder were set a revised target of 173 runs from 16 overs.
  • Todd Murphy (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
  • X-factor subs: Mickey Edwards (Sydney Sixers) replaced Todd Murphy.

Match 25
29 December 2021
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
105 (19.1 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
8/106 (20 overs)
Jack Wildermuth 27 (26)
Sean Abbott 4/31 (4 overs)
Sean Abbott 37* (43)
Jack Wildermuth 2/18 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 2 wickets.
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 11,354[12]
Umpires: Darren Close and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)

Match 30
1 January 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
No result
Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 5,164[13]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and David Taylor
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Match 34
4 January 2022
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
8/143 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
8/133 (20 overs)
Aaron Hardie 45 (24)
Hayden Kerr 4/32 (4 overs)
Dan Christian 73 (61)
Andrew Tye 3/17 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 10 runs
Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Troy Penman
Player of the match: Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 42
9 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
4/151 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
5/152 (19 overs)
Dan Christian 35* (20)
Ashton Agar 2/23 (4 overs)
Ashton Turner 69 (41)
Ben Dwarshuis 2/34 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets
Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 7,022[14]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Justin Avendano (Sydney Sixers) became the first player to represent multiple clubs in one BBL season, after previously playing for the Melbourne Stars.[15]

Match 45
11 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
6/150 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
105 (17 overs)
Moises Henriques 49 (35)
Cameron Boyce 2/15 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 39 (36)
Ben Dwarshuis 5/26 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 45 runs
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and David Taylor
Player of the match: Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers)

Match 50
15 January 2022
18:40 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
5/197 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
9/137 (20 overs)
Daniel Hughes 66 (48)
Nathan McAndrew 2/30 (3 overs)
Chris Green 50 (31)
Steve O'Keefe 4/18 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 60 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 20,306[17]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Steve O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

Match 52
17 January 2022
16:35 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/161 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
2/165 (17.3 overs)
Justin Avendano 52 (29)
Fawad Ahmed 3/16 (4 overs)
Ian Cockbain 71* (42)
Ben Dwarshuis 1/37 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Darren Close and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Ian Cockbain (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ben Dwarshuis (Sydney Sixers) took his 100th BBL wicket, becoming the first player to do so whilst representing one team and fifth player overall.[18]

Match 36[upper-alpha 1]
19 January 2022
12:05
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
6/178 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
8/151 (20 overs)
Daniel Hughes 59 (45)
Michael Neser 3/39 (4 overs)
Max Bryant 57 (55)
Hayden Kerr 3/23 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 27 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and David Taylor
Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sydney Sixers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chris Lynn (Brisbane Heat) became the first player to score 3,000 runs in the BBL.[19]

Playoffs

Qualifier
22 January 2022
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
3/189 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
141 (19.1 overs)
Josh Inglis 79 (49)
Hayden Kerr 2/37 (4 overs)
Ben Dwarshuis 66 (28)
Ashton Agar 2/16 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won by the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nicholas Bertus (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.

Challenger
26 January 2022
19:25 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
4/167 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
6/170 (20 overs)
Jonathan Wells 62* (47)
Sean Abbott 3/27 (4 overs)
Hayden Kerr 98* (58)
Harry Conway 2/37 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Hayden Kerr (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jake Carder (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.

Final
28 January 2022
19:40 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
6/171 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
92 (16.2 overs)
Laurie Evans 76* (41)
Nathan Lyon 2/24 (3 overs)
Daniel Hughes 42 (33)
Andrew Tye 3/15 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 79 runs
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,333[20]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Perth Scorchers)

Squad information

The current squad of the Sydney Sixers for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season as of 5 February 2021.[21]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
9James Vince England14 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm mediumVisa contract & International Cap
14Jordan Silk Australia13 April 1992Right-handedRight arm medium
16Daniel Hughes Australia16 February 1989Left-handedRight arm mediumVice-captain
18Jack Edwards Australia19 April 2000Right-handedRight arm medium
All-rounders
21Moises Henriques Australia1 February 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastCaptain & International Cap
26Carlos Brathwaite West Indies18 July 1988Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumVisa contract & International Cap
50Hayden Kerr Australia10 April 1996Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
54Dan Christian Australia4 May 1983Right-handedRight arm medium-fastInternational Cap
77Sean Abbott Australia29 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumInternational Cap
Wicket-keepers
22Josh Philippe Australia1 June 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
Pace bowlers
27Ben Dwarshuis Australia23 June 1994Left-handedLeft arm fast-medium
33Jackson Bird Australia11 December 1986Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumInternational Cap
59Tom Curran England12 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast mediumVisa contract & International Cap
78Mickey Edwards Australia23 December 1994Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
7Lloyd Pope Australia1 December 1999Right-handedRight arm leg break
46Ben Manenti Australia23 March 1997Right-handedRight arm off break
67Nathan Lyon Australia20 December 1987Right-handedRight arm off breakInternational Cap
72Steve O'Keefe Australia9 December 1984Right-handedSlow left arm orthodoxInternational Cap

Notes

    1. Originally the match was scheduled to be played on 5 January 2022 but was postponed due to COVID-19 cases in Brisbane Heat's squad.

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