2023–24 Melbourne Renegades season

Melbourne Renegades
2023–24 season
CoachDavid Saker
Captain(s)Nic Maddinson
Home groundMarvel Stadium
GMHBA Stadium
BBL season7th
BBL finalsDid not qualify
Leading Run ScorerJake Fraser-McGurk (257)
Leading Wicket TakerTom Rogers (8)
Player of the SeasonJake Fraser-McGurk
Highest home attendance41,205
vs. Melbourne Stars
at Marvel Stadium
(13 January 2024)
Lowest home attendance6,601
vs. Perth Scorchers
at GMHBA Stadium
(10 December 2023)
Average home attendance18,251
Club membership11,903
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Melbourne Renegades season is the thirteenth in the club's history. Coached by David Saker[1] and captained by Nic Maddinson,[2] they competed in the BBL's 2023–24 season.[3]

Summary

The club posted a record 11,903 members for the season.

Squad information

Playing squad

The squad for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season is shown below.[4]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages are given as of 7 December 2023, the date of the first match played in the 2023–24 competition
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5 Aaron Finch  Australia (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 37) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
18 Harry Dixon  Australia (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 18) Left-handed Right-arm off break
23 Jake Fraser-McGurk  Australia (2002-04-11)11 April 2002 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm leg break
3 Mackenzie Harvey  Australia (2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 23) Left-handed —
53 Nic Maddinson  Australia (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 31) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Captain
9 Shaun Marsh  Australia (1983-07-09)9 July 1983 (aged 40) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
29 Jonathan Wells  Australia (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
69 Fergus O'Neill  Australia (2001-01-27)27 January 2001 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
12 Will Sutherland  Australia (1999-10-27)27 October 1999 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Vice captain
Wicketkeepers
10 Joe Clarke  England (1996-05-26)26 May 1996 (aged 27) Right-handed — Visa contract
77 Jordan Cox  England (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 23) Right-handed — Visa contract, replacement player for Quinton de Kock
13 Quinton de Kock  South Africa (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 30) Left-handed — Visa contract
– Scott Edwards  Netherlands (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 Right-handed — Replacement player for Joe Clarke
Pace bowlers
55 Kane Richardson  Australia (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
8 Tom Rogers  Australia (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 29) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium
64 Peter Siddle  Australia (1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 39) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
21 Akeal Hosein  West Indies (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox Visa contract, replacement player for Mujeeb Ur Rahman
4 Ruwantha Kellepotha  Sri Lanka (1991-07-13)13 July 1991 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg-spin
67 Nathan Lyon  Australia (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 35) Right-handed Right arm off break
7 Mujeeb Ur Rahman  Afghanistan (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break Visa contract
88 Adam Zampa  Australia (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Coaching staff

The administration and support staff of the Melbourne Renegades for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 23 November 2023.[5][6]

Position Name
Head coach David Saker
List manager Andrew Lynch
Assistant coach Simon Helmot
Assistant coach Ian Bell
Assistant coach Andre Borovec
Bowling coach Michael Lewis
Strength & Conditioning oach Richard Johnson
Physiotherapist Nick Adcock

Regular season

Main article: 2023–24 Big Bash League season § Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Brisbane Heat (C) 10 7 1 2 16 0.972 Advanced to Qualifier
2   Sydney Sixers 10 6 2 2 14 0.339
3   Perth Scorchers 10 6 3 1 13 0.725 Advanced to Knockout
4   Adelaide Strikers 10 5 4 1 11 0.331
5   Hobart Hurricanes 10 4 6 0 8 −0.268
6   Melbourne Stars 10 4 6 0 8 −1.051
7   Melbourne Renegades 10 2 6 2 6 −0.289
8   Sydney Thunder 10 1 7 2 4 −0.652
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champions

Result by round

Round12345678910
GroundAHHAAHAHHA
ResultLNRLLLWLLWNR
Position6357877877
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2023. Source: Big Bash League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No result

Matches

Match 2
8 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
6/175 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
7/167 (20 overs)
Steve Smith 61 (42)
Will Sutherland 2/21 (4 overs)
Will Sutherland 51* (30)
Ben Dwarshuis 3/36 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 8 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 13,089[7]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Steve Smith (Sydney Sixers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 4
10 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
2/30 (6.5 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
Aaron Hardie 20* (23)
Tom Rogers 1/7 (2 overs)
No result
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 6,601[8]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Ben Treloar
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match abandoned due to unsafe pitch.
Match 10
21 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
8/162 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
4/163 (18.1 overs)
Jake Fraser-McGurk 55 (23)
Paul Walter 3/27 (4 overs)
Matt Renshaw 49* (37)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/27 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,893[9]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
Match 13
23 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
5/183 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
4/187 (19 overs)
Jonathan Wells 40* (24)
Nathan Ellis 2/32 (4 overs)
Patrick Dooley 2/32 (4 overs)
Matthew Wade 82 (50)
Tom Rogers 2/32 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Attendance: 8,186[10]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 15
26 December 2023
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
162 (19.4 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
8/149 (20 overs)
Josh Inglis 64 (44)
Tom Rogers 3/18 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 59 (36)
Andrew Tye 2/21 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 13 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 42,226[11]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 18
29 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
6/177 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
6/178 (18.4 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (34)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/20 (4 overs)
Jake Fraser-McGurk 70 (37)
David Payne 3/37 (3.4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,449[12]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Jake Fraser-McGurk (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 23
2 January 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/97 (14 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
2/98 (12 overs)
Quinton de Kock 23 (16)
Dan Lawrence 2/8 (2 overs)
Thomas Rogers 42* (34)
Tom Rogers 1/21 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 27,024[13]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Match 26
4 January 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/147 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
4/148 (18.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 47 (36)
Tim David 1/0 (1 over)
Sam Hain 51 (36)
Fergus O'Neill 2/25 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 13,107[14]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Sam Hain (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 36
13 January 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
8/137 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
4/139 (17.2 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 38 (30)
Kane Richardson 2/17 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 64* (49)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/25 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,205[15]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Gerard Abood
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match 40
17 January 2024
19:15 AEDT (N)
Scorecard
v
Melbourne Renegades
No result
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: –[16]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Ben Treloar
  • No toss.
  • Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to weather.

Season statistics

Most runs

Most wickets

Attendances

Match Teams Date Venue Location Attendance Capacity %[a]
2 Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades 8 December 2023 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney 13,089 27%
4 Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers 10 December 2023 GMHBA Stadium Geelong 6,601 18%
10 Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat 21 December 2023 Marvel Stadium Melbourne 14,893 26%
13 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades 23 December 2023 Blundstone Arena Hobart 8,186 42%
15 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades 26 December 2023 Optus Stadium Perth 42,226 69%
18 Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers 29 December 2023 Marvel Stadium Melbourne 15,449 33%
23 Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades 2 January 2024 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 27,024 27%
26 Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes 4 January 2024 Marvel Stadium Melbourne 13,107 28%
36 Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars 13 January 2024 Marvel Stadium Melbourne 41,205 88%
40 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades 17 January 2024 Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney
Home Average 18,251 39%
Home Total 91,255 —
Overall Average %
Overall Total —
  •   denotes home matches.

Notes

  1. ^ Based on general venue capacity, which will vary depending on cricket capacity.

References

  1. ^ "Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Maddinson to lead Gades for third-straight season | Melbourne Renegades". 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "A four-game secret weapon... And the Sydney coups to spark revival: BBL State of Play". 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Bell joins Renegades as an assistant coach for the BBL". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Our Coaches". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades • Sydney Cricket Ground • 2023".
  8. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers • GMHBA Stadium • 2023".
  9. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat • Marvel Stadium • 2023".
  10. ^ "BBL: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades • Blundstone Arena • 2023".
  11. ^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades • Optus Stadium • 2023".
  12. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers • Marvel Stadium • 2023".
  13. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades • Melbourne Cricket Ground • 2024".
  14. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes • Marvel Stadium • 2024".
  15. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars • Marvel Stadium • 2024".
  16. ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades • Engie Stadium • 2024".
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