2015–16 Brisbane Heat season

Brisbane Heat
2015–16 season
CoachDaniel Vettori (5th season)
Captain(s)Chris Lynn (5th season)
Home groundThe Gabba, Brisbane
BBL6th
BBL FinalsDNQ
Highest home attendance33,783 vs Strikers
(8 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance26,245 vs Renegades
(19 December 2015)
Average home attendance29,352

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Adelaide Strikers 8 7 1 0 14 0.544 Advanced to semi-finals
2   Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 0 10 0.366
3   Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 0 10 0.181
4   Sydney Thunder (C) 8 4 4 0 8 0.375
5   Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 −0.041
6   Brisbane Heat 8 3 5 0 6 −0.204
7   Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 −0.955
8   Sydney Sixers 8 2 6 0 4 −0.330
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Ladder progress

Round12345678
GroundHAAHHHAA
ResultLLLLWLWW
Position68888886
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season

Main article: 2015–16 Big Bash League season
19 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Brisbane Heat
5/180 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
3/184 (19.3 overs)
Chris Lynn 35 (20)
Xavier Doherty 2/29 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 65 (45)
Andrew Fekete 2/44 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 26,245[2]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Guy Walker (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
22 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
3/184 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
8/164 (20 overs)
Tim Paine 87* (58)
Ben Cutting 1/32 (4 overs)
Jason Floros 42 (23)
Sam Rainbird 3/37 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 14,848[3]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Tim Paine (Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The crowd of 14,848 is the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history, beating the previous record of 14,744 set in the previous season between the same teams.[3]
26 December
16:10
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/117 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
1/118 (15.1 overs)
Chris Lynn 75* (58)
Andrew Tye 3/23 (4 overs)
Michael Klinger 53* (42)
Andrew Fekete 1/16 (2 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 19,225[4]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
29 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
4/194 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
9/179 (20 overs)
Daniel Christian 56* (24)
Samuel Badree 2/27 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 101 (51)
Jake Reed 3/31 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 15 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 29,876[5]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut.
3 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/186 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
4/189 (19.3 overs)
Michael Hussey 56 (43)
Samuel Badree 1/26 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 75 (32)
Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 27,507[6]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
8 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Brisbane Heat
6/175 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
2/179 (18.4 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 51 (36)
Adil Rashid 2/17 (4 overs)
Tim Ludeman 57* (49)
Samuel Badree 1/25 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 33,783[7]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • The crowd of 33,783 is the highest crowd at the Gabba for a BBL match.[7]
10 January
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/162 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
8/156 (20 overs)
Joe Burns 60 (51)
Sean Abbott 3/8 (2 overs)
Michael Lumb 47 (38)
Mitchell Swepson 2/26 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 24,192[8]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Joe Burns (Heat)
14 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/188 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
9/132 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (24)
Adam Zampa 2/31 (4 overs)
Evan Gulbis 61* (52)
Samuel Badree 5/22 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 56 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,649[9]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Samuel Badree (Heat)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Squad

  • Ages are given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match played in the tournament

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nationality Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
62 Joe Burns  Australia (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium
54 Lendl Simmons  West Indies (1985-01-25)25 January 1985 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player (replaced McCullum)
14 Alex Doolan  Australia (1985-11-29)29 November 1985 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm medium
Peter Forrest  Australia (1985-11-15)15 November 1985 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm medium
50 Chris Lynn  Australia (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 25) Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain
36 Nathan Reardon  Australia (1984-11-08)8 November 1984 (aged 31) Left-handed Right arm medium
All-rounders
52 Jason Floros  Australia (1990-12-24)24 December 1990 (aged 24) Left-handed Right arm off spin
39 James Hopes  Australia (1978-11-24)24 November 1978 (aged 37) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
24 Jack Wildermuth  Australia (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
Wicketkeepers
42 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player (withdrew from BBL05)
59 James Peirson  Australia (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 23) Right-handed —
Bowlers
16 Nick Buchanan  Australia (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
12 Andrew Fekete  Australia (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
58 Luke Feldman  Australia (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
2 Josh Lalor  Australia (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 28) Right-handed Left arm fast medium
31 Ben Cutting  Australia (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
6 Mark Steketee  Australia (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
77 Samuel Badree  West Indies (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm leg spin Overseas player
4 Mitchell Swepson  Australia (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm leg spin

Home attendance

Game Opponent Attendance
1 Melbourne Renegades 26,245
4 Hobart Hurricanes 29,876
5 Sydney Thunder 27,507
6 Adelaide Strikers 33,783
Total Attendance 117,411
Average Attendance 29,353

References

  1. ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ 26,245 fans in the Gabba this evening! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 19 Dec 2015
  3. ^ a b TAKE A BOW TASMANIA.... A RECORD crowd in just our first home match for #BBL05 twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 22 Dec 2015
  4. ^ Official numbers are in.... and there are 19 225 people here at #TheFurnace today! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 26 Dec 2015
  5. ^ Final crowd tonight is 29,876 - our 2nd biggest in BBL history! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved 29 Dec 2015
  6. ^ Another great crowd of 27,507 in the house to watch a grandstand finish. 39 needed from 22 balls. #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL05 twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 Jan 2016
  7. ^ a b Official crowd for tonight is 33,783. A Gabba @BBL record twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2016
  8. ^ OFFICIAL CROWD FOR TONIGHT IS 24,192! Thanks Sydney! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan 2015
  9. ^ Total attendance for #BBL05 = 163,944 fans, averaging over 40,000 per match. 30,649 is tonight's official crowd. #ThanksTeamGreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 14 January 2016
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