# 2015–16 Perth Scorchers season
## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.544 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.366 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.181 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.375 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 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 | |

## Ladder progress

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |

## Regular season

* 21 December 16:10 Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 6/151 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 6/152 (19.1 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 47 (35) Ben Laughlin 2/20 (3 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 42 (40) David Willey 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 4 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,553 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 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 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* 30 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 4/170 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 0/171 (18.4 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 72 (48) Jason Behrendorff 2/14 (4 overs) | | Michael Klinger 90* (58) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,787 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the first ever 10-wicket win in a BBL match.
* The crowd of 26,787 is the highest crowd at Etihad Stadium for a non-derby BBL match.
* Michael Klinger and Shaun Marsh's unbeaten 171-run partnership is the highest partnership for the Scorchers in their history and the second highest overall.
* 2 January 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 8/112 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 1/114 (14.3 overs) |
| Michael Lumb 47 (45) David Willey 3/22 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 63* (54) Sean Abbott 1/11 (1 over) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,444 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
* 5 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 2/174 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 138 (17.3 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 57 (37) Ashton Agar 1/12 (2 overs) | | David Willey 31 (17) Adil Rashid 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 36 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 46,633 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jake Lehmann (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* 7 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/175 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 9/145 (20 overs) |
| Cameron Bancroft 72 (53) Andre Russell 2/31 (4 overs) | | Andre Russell 42 (20) Andrew Tye 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 30 runs Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,942 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Scorchers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 January 16:20 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/173 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 6/172 (20 overs) |
| Michael Carberry 62 (35) Shaun Tait 2/29 (4 overs) | | Tim Paine 57 (47) Ashton Agar 2/38 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 1 run Blundstone Arena Attendance: 18,149 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Michael Carberry (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* The crowd of 18,149 is the highest ever crowd for any sport at Blundstone Arena.
* 16 January 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 94 (19 overs) |
| David Hussey 36 (25) Matt Dixon 3/32 (4 overs) | | Adam Voges 46* (51) Daniel Worrall 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 52 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,870 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Jhye Richardson (Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 20,870 is the highest crowd for a BBL at this ground.

## Knockout phase

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers (H) | 7/159 (20 ov) | | |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 2/160 (17.4 ov) | | |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 2/160 (17.4 ov) | 2 | Melbourne Stars |
| | | | 4 | Sydney Thunder |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 7/139 (20 ov) | 4 | Sydney Thunder |
| 2 | Melbourne Stars | 3/140 (18.1 ov) | | |

## Semi-finals

The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi-finals.
* 22 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 7/139 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 3/140 (18.1 overs) |
| Adam Voges 52 (40) Daniel Worrall 3/25 (4 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 62 (36) Brad Hogg 1/20 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,174 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

## Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the opening match of the tournament
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen |
| 32 | Adam Voges | Australia | (1979-10-04)4 October 1979 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | Captain |
| 6 | Cameron Bancroft | Australia | (1992-11-19)19 November 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | – | |
| 20 | Shaun Marsh | Australia | (1983-07-09)9 July 1983 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
| 7 | Michael Klinger | Australia | (1980-07-04)4 July 1980 (aged 35) | Right-handed | – | |
| 15 | Michael Carberry | England | (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | International Player |
| 14 | Marcus Harris | Australia | (1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders |
| 13 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia | (1987-10-11)11 October 1987 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 31 | Brad Hogg | Australia | (1971-02-06)6 February 1971 (aged 44) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |
| 10 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 17 | Ashton Turner | Australia | (1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | |
| | Wicket-keepers | Wicket-keepers | Wicket-keepers | Wicket-keepers | Wicket-keepers | Wicket-keepers |
| 9 | Sam Whiteman | Australia | (1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 23) | Left-handed | – | |
| | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers |
| 5 | Jason Behrendorff | Australia | (1990-04-20)20 April 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
| 33 | Simon Mackin | Australia | (1992-09-01)1 September 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Australia | (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
| 3 | Joel Paris | Australia | (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
| 18 | Ashton Agar | Australia | (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
| 8 | David Willey | England | (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | International Player |
| 67 | James Muirhead | Australia | (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |

## Home attendance

| Game | Opponent | Attendance |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 20,553 |
| 9 | Brisbane Heat | 19,225 |
| 17 | Sydney Sixers | 20,444 |
| 31 | Melbourne Stars | 20,870 |
| Total Attendance | Total Attendance | 81,092 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 20,273 |