# 2014–15 Melbourne Renegades season

The 2014–15 Melbourne Renegades season was the fourth in the club's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Aaron Finch, they are competed in the BBL's 2014–15 season.

## Summary

Similarly to the previous season, the Renegades headed into the 2014–15 Big Bash League season with confidence after signing Matthew Wade and Callum Ferguson in the pre-season, but failed to qualify for the finals yet again, finishing 6th. The poor run from the previous season resulted in the coach Simon Helmot being sacked.

## Squad

| S/N | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 5 | Aaron Finch | Australia | (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | Captain |
| 26 | Tom Cooper | Netherlands | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Non-visa Dutch international |
| – | Lega Siaka | Papua New Guinea | (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | Community rookie contract |
| 12 | Callum Ferguson | Australia | (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 14 | Alex Doolan | Australia | (1985-11-29) 29 November 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 99 | Ben Rohrer | Australia | (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43) | Left-handed | – | Vice captain |
| – | Jesse Ryder | New Zealand | (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 40) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Visa contract |
| 6 | Tom Beaton | Australia | (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 75 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Visa contract, replacement player for Dwayne Bravo |
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 41) | Right-Handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract |
| 7 | Andre Russell | West Indies | (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract, injury replacement player for Jesse Ryder |
| 9 | Matthew Short | Australia | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 38 | Ben Stokes | England | (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract, replacement player for Andre Russell |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 13 | Matthew Wade | Australia | (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 20 | Peter Nevill | Australia | (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | - | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 10 | Peter Siddle | Australia | (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 19 | James Pattinson | Australia | (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right arm fast | |
| 35 | Nathan Rimmington | Australia | (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 28 | Jayde Herrick | Australia | (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 17 | Andrew Fekete | Australia | (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Injury replacement player for Jayde Herrick |
| 44 | Nicholas Winter | Australia | (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| – | Ben Ashkenazi | Australia | (1994-10-05) 5 October 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Development rookie contract |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 23 | Fawad Ahmed | Australia | (1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 11 | Aaron O'Brien | Australia | (1981-10-02) 2 October 1981 (age 43) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

* 14 December 12:00 Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 5/164 (20 overs) | v | Premier Cricket All Stars 5/127 (20 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 93 (60) Jake Haberfield 2/27 (4 overs) | | Hayden Butterworth 37* (32) Fawad Ahmed 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 37 runs Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray Attendance: 1,500 Umpires: D Brigham and A Sammartino
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat

### Regular season

* 19 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 7/154 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 2/158 (18.5 overs) |
| Callum Ferguson 40 (32) Sean Abbott 2/20 (4 overs) | | Nic Maddinson 84* (54) Nathan Rimmington 1/22 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,789 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
* Ben Dwarshuis (Sixers) made his Twenty20 debut
* 26 December 16:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 3/192 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 9/157 (20 overs) |
| Michael Klinger 105* (60) Matthew Short 1/26 (3 overs) | | Andre Russell 43 (21) Jason Behrendorff 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 35 runs #TheFurnace, Perth Attendance: 18,207 Umpires: Mick Martell and Gerard Abood Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
* Matt Dixon (Scorchers), Nicholas Winter and Matthew Short (both Renegades) made their Twenty20 debuts
* 30 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 6/114 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/118 (13.5 overs) |
| Daniel Hughes 40* (35) James Pattinson 3/24 (4 overs) | | Aaron Finch 48 (37) Dirk Nannes 1/18 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 22,108 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Rod Tucker Player of the match: James Pattinson (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* 3 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 6/169 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 57 (12.4 overs) |
| Luke Wright 39 (21) Dwayne Bravo 3/22 (3 overs) | | Tom Cooper 10 (15) Scott Boland 2/10 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 112 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 33,430 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Michael Beer (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Melbourne Renegades score of 57 was the lowest score in BBL history
* 7 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 7/163 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 126 (19.2 overs) |
| Ben Stokes 77* (37) Ben Hilfenhaus 3/32 (4 overs) | | George Bailey 20 (24) Nicholas Winter 3/19 (3.2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 37 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 13,918 Umpires: John Ward and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Ben Stokes (Melbourne Renegades)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* 10 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/153 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 7/154 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Wade 71 (49) James Faulkner 3/19 (3 overs) | | Glenn Maxwell 66 (44) Ben Stokes 2/22 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 37,323 Umpires: Mick Martell and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
* 13 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 80 (17.3 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 5/81 (14 overs) |
| Ben Cutting 30 (35) Shakib Al Hasan 4/13 (4 overs) | | Tom Beaton 31* (16) Dan Christian 2/13 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 17,276 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* 19 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/166 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 7/144 (20 overs) |
| Travis Head 71 (34) Nathan Rimmington 2/40 (3 overs) | | Ben Stokes 33 (19) Ben Laughlin 2/24 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 22 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 16,481 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Kelvin Smith (Strikers) made his Twenty20 debut

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1.159 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.705 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.336 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.014 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.280 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.331 | |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | −0.485 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.116 | |

### Ladder progress

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

## Season statistics
### Home attendance

| Match | Opponent | Attendance |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder | 22,018 |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 33,430 |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 17,276 |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 16,481 |
| Total Attendance | Total Attendance | 89,205 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 22,301 |