# 2015–16 Brisbane Heat 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 | A | A | H | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |

### Regular 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 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 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.
* 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.
* 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 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 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 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.
* 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 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Joe Burns (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nick Larkin (Sixers) and Mitchell Swepson (Heat) both made their T20 debuts.
* 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 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 | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen | 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 | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders | 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 | Wicketkeepers | Wicketkeepers | Wicketkeepers | Wicketkeepers | 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 | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | 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 | Total Attendance | 117,411 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 29,353 |