# 2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash

The 2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the 4th season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The competition began on 26 December 2008 when the Queensland Bulls took on the New South Wales Blues at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba).
This season comprised 15 regular matches, a preliminary final and a final, the same as was in the 2007–08 season except with the addition of the preliminary final.

## Table

Teams received 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. The teams ranked two and three played each other at the home venue of the team ranked two, for the right to play the first placed team in a final at the venue of the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings were determined by most wins, then most wins among the teams concerned, then net run rate (NRR).
The two teams that made the final have qualified for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
| 1 | New South Wales Blues | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Queensland Bulls | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Victorian Bushrangers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Southern Redbacks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Western Warriors | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Tasmanian Tigers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

## Teams

| Club | Home ground | Captain |
| New South Wales Blues | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | David Warner |
| Queensland Bulls | Brisbane Cricket Ground | James Hopes |
| Southern Redbacks | Adelaide Oval | Michael Klinger |
| Tasmanian Tigers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | George Bailey |
| Victorian Bushrangers | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Cameron White |
| Western Warriors | WACA Ground, Perth | Marcus North |

## Fixtures

* 26 December 2008 18:45 (scorecard)
| (H) Queensland 7/161 (20 overs) | v | New South Wales 5/162 (19.4 overs) |
| Chris Simpson 39 (25) Nathan Reardon 27 (15) Doug Bollinger 3/22 (4 overs) Moises Henriques 2/26 (4 overs) | | Phil Hughes 80* (60) Ben Rohrer 24 (17) Nathan Rimmington 2/28 (3.4 overs) Ryan Harris 1/33 (4 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 5 wickets with 2 balls remaining Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Attendance: 10,514 Umpires: NS McNamara & RL Parry Player of the match: Phil Hughes (NSW)
* Broadcast by Fox Sports
* 28 December 2008 16:00 (scorecard)
| Victoria 5/203 (20 overs) | v | Tasmania (H) 168 (18.3 overs) |
| David Hussey 100 (47) Cameron White 24 (16) Gerard Denton 2/37 (4 overs) Jason Krejza 1/23 (4 overs) | | Travis Birt 58 (34) Rhett Lockyear 26 (15) Andrew McDonald 3/32 (4 overs) Damien Wright 3/34 (3.3 overs) |
* Victoria won by 35 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Att: 3709 Umpires: SG John & PR Reiffel Player of the match: David Hussey (Vic)
* 28 December 2008 18:45 (scorecard)
| (H) South Australia 182 (19.2 overs) | v | Western Australia 6/121 (17.0 overs) |
| Callum Ferguson 58 (38) Daniel Harris 35 (20) Umar Gul 4/15 (3.2 overs) Brett Dorey 2/33 (4 overs) | | Adam Voges 28 (18) Luke Pomersbach 24 (16) Gary Putland 2/17 (3 overs) Mark Cleary 2/26 (4 overs) |
* South Australia won by 35 runs D/L method Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Att: 9254 Umpires: AR Collins and IH Lock Player of the match: Callum Ferguson (SA)
* Rain stopped play after 5.1 overs of the WA innings with the score 1/37. 3 overs were lost. Revised target 157 runs from 17 overs.
* 30 December 2008 19:15 (scorecard)
| (H) New South Wales 5/148 (20 overs) | v | Western Australia 5/149 (19.1 overs) |
| Phil Hughes 35 (34) Steven Smith 34* (21) Adam Voges 1/13 (2 overs) Marcus North 1/27 (4 overs) | | Marcus North 45* (37) Adam Voges 39 (31) Nathan Bracken 2/24 (4 overs) Dominic Thornely 1/19 (3 overs) |
* Western Australia won by 5 wickets with 5 balls remaining ANZ Stadium, Sydney Att: 12290 Umpires: GA Abood and RJ Tucker Player of the match: Marcus North (WA)
* 1 January 2009 16:00 (scorecard)
| (H) Tasmania 8/184 (20 overs) | v | Queensland 4/166 (20 overs) |
| Rhett Lockyear 52 (28) George Bailey 52 (34) Ryan Harris 3/26 (4 overs) Chris Simpson 3/28 (4 overs) | | James Hopes 58 (38) Glen Batticciotto 38 (34) Gerard Denton 1/24 (4 overs) Xavier Doherty & Jason Krejza 1/29 (4 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 18 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Att: 3177 Umpires: BJ Muir and AP Ward Player of the match: Rhett Lockyear (Tas)
* 2 January 2009 18:45 (scorecard)
| South Australia 5/183 (20 overs) | v | Victoria (H) 2/184 (19.5 overs) |
| Daniel Harris 98 (62) Tom Cooper 50 (36) Shane Harwood 3/27 (4 overs) Clint McKay 1/41 (4 overs) | | Brad Hodge 75* (61) Cameron White 51 (33) Daniel Christian 1/24 (2 overs) Sohail Tanvir 1/30 (4 overs) |
* Victoria won by 8 wickets with 1 ball remaining Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Att: 10484 Umpires: GC Joshua and JD Ward Player of the match: Daniel Harris (SA)
* 4 January 2009 16:00 (scorecard)
| (H) Victoria 7/161 (20 overs) | v | Queensland 4/165 (19.4 overs) |
| Brad Hodge 42 (37) David Hussey 29* (28) James Hopes 2/38 (4 overs) Nathan Rimmington 1/24 (4 overs) | | Lee Carseldine 67* (44) James Hopes 39 (28) Dirk Nannes 2/19 (4 overs) Damien Wright 1/32 (4 overs) |
* Queensland won by 6 wickets with 2 balls remaining Skilled Stadium, Geelong Att: 12327 Umpires: AP Ward and JD Ward Player of the match: Lee Carseldine (Qld)
* 4 January 2009 18:15 (scorecard)
| Tasmania 128 (20 overs) | v | Western Australia (H) 7/132 (19.5 overs) |
| Rhett Lockyear 49 (34) George Bailey 39 (38) Umar Gul 3/21 (4 overs) Brett Dorey 3/22 (4 overs) | | Craig Simmons 31* (20) Luke Ronchi 17 (17) Jason Krejza 1/21 (4 overs) Ben Hilfenhaus 1/22 (4 overs) |
* Western Australia won by 3 wickets with 1 ball remaining WACA Ground, Perth Att: 10534 Umpires: JK Brookes and MD Martell Player of the match: Craig Simmons (WA)
* 6 January 2009 18:45 (scorecard)
| (H) South Australia 8/160 (20 overs) | v | New South Wales 6/161 (18.2 overs) |
| Tom Cooper 46 (41) Daniel Christian 31 (26) Shaun Tait 3/30 (4 overs) Dan Cullen 1/14 (2.2 overs) | | David Warner 65 (35) Phillip Hughes 30 (29) Aaron Bird 3/35 (4 overs) Nathan Bracken 3/38 (4 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 4 wickets with 10 balls remaining Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Att: 13378 Umpires: AR Collins and DJ Harper Player of the match: David Warner (NSW)
* 8 January 2009 18:45 (scorecard)
| (H) Victoria 7/183 (20 overs) | v | Western Australia 105 (17 overs) |
| Brad Hodge 73 (54) David Hussey 37 (22) Ben Edmondson 4/25 (4 overs) Umar Gul 2/32 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 25 (22) Adam Voges 21 (19) Cameron White 4/10 (2 overs) David Hussey 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Victoria won by 78 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Att: 11159 Umpires: GC Joshua and PR Reiffel Player of the match: Brad Hodge (Vic)
* 9 January 2009 18:45 (scorecard)
| South Australia 7/163 (20 overs) | v | Queensland (H) 3/164 (18 overs) |
| Michael Klinger 42 (32) Daniel Harris 40 (28) Chris Simpson 2/30 (4 overs) Ben Laughlin 1/24 (4 overs) | | Lee Carseldine 67 (47) Nathan Reardon 46 (23) Daniel Christian 1/28 (3 overs) Mark Cleary 1/35 (4 overs) |
* Queensland won by 7 wickets with 12 balls remaining Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Att: 12356 Umpires: JK Brookes and BNJ Oxenford Player of the match: Lee Carseldine (Qld)
* 12 January 2009 19:15 (scorecard)
| Tasmania 7/194 (20 overs) | v | New South Wales (H) 8/166 (20 overs) |
| Rhett Lockyear 51 (29) Travis Birt 44 (17) Doug Bollinger 2/32 (4 overs) Aaron Bird 2/40 (4 overs) | | Moises Henriques 42 (25) Ben Rohrer 30 (23) Jason Krejza 3/23 (4 overs) Xavier Doherty 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 28 runs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Att: 10216 Umpires: GA Abood and RL Parry Player of the match: Jason Krejza (Tas)
* Rain stopped play after 17 overs of the NSW innings with the score 8/136. No overs were lost.
* 15 January 2009 16:00 (scorecard)
| South Australia 8/176 (20 overs) | v | Tasmania (H) 124 (19.3 overs) |
| Daniel Christian 54 (34) Callum Ferguson 44 (33) Chris Duval 2/27 (4 overs) Jason Krejza 1/23 (4 overs) | | Jason Krejza 31 (22) Michael Dighton 28 (18) Daniel Christian 4/23 (4 overs) Dan Cullen 2/22 (3.3 overs) |
* South Australia won by 52 runs North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston Att: 6743 Umpires: SG John and IH Lock Player of the match: Daniel Christian (SA)
* 15 January 2009 18:15 (scorecard)
| Queensland 3/189 (20 overs) | v | Western Australia (H) 127 (17.5 overs) |
| Lee Carseldine 74 (45) Nathan Reardon 51 (32) Umar Gul 2/38 (4 overs) Marcus North 1/24 (4 overs) | | Craig Simmons 26 (10) Justin Coetzee 23* (15) Nathan Rimmington 3/14 (3 overs) Chris Simpson 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Queensland won by 62 runs WACA Ground, Perth Att: 12562 Umpires: MD Martell and P Wilson Player of the match: Lee Carseldine (Qld)
* 17 January 2009 19:15 scorecard
| (H) New South Wales 8/128 (20 overs) | v | Victoria 9/126 (20 overs) |
| Dominic Thornely 36* (36) Simon Katich 35 (26) Dirk Nannes 4/11 (4 overs) Jon Holland 1/21 (4 overs) | | Aaron Finch 43 (46) Adam Crosthwaite 20 (14) Aaron Bird 2/25 (4 overs) Mark Cameron 1/17 (4 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 2 runs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Att: 11982 Umpires: AR Craig and SD Fry Player of the match: Dirk Nannes (Vic)

## Knockout stage
### Preliminary final

* 21 January 2009 18:45 (scorecard)
| (H) Queensland 6/112 (20 overs) | v | Victoria 4/113 (18 overs) |
| Lee Carseldine 52 (55) Chris Hartley 27* (34) Dirk Nannes 2/20 (4 overs) Damien Wright 1/18 (4 overs) | | Brad Hodge 59* (54) Adam Crosthwaite 40* (35) Ryan Harris 2/12 (3 overs) Nathan Rimmington 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Victoria won by 6 wickets with 12 balls remaining Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Attendance: 8,367 Umpires: PR Reiffel and RJ Tucker Player of the match: Brad Hodge
* Broadcast by Fox Sports

### Final

* 24 January 2009 19:15 (scorecard)
| Victoria 4/166 (20 overs) | v | New South Wales (H) 5/167 (20 overs) |
| Robert Quiney 91 (56) Andrew McDonald 30* (29) Aaron Bird 3/21 (4 overs) Doug Bollinger 1/31 (4 overs) | | Ben Rohrer 44* (20) Phillip Hughes 43 (32) Shane Harwood 2/27 (4 overs) Bryce McGain 2/32 (4 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 5 wickets on the last ball ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 17,592 Umpires: BNJ Oxenford and RJ Tucker Player of the match: Ben Rohrer
* Broadcast by Fox Sports

## Statistics
### Highest Team Totals

| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
| Victoria | 5/203 | Tasmania | Bellerive Oval |
| Tasmania | 7/194 | New South Wales | ANZ Stadium |
| Victoria | 2/184 | South Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Tasmania | 8/184 | Queensland | Bellerive Oval |
| South Australia | 5/183 | Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground |

### Most Runs

| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Lee Carseldine | Queensland | 298 | 6 | 99.33 | 134.84 | 74 | – | 4 |
| Brad Hodge | Victoria | 262 | 6 | 65.50 | 119.63 | 75* | – | 3 |
| Daniel Harris | South Australia | 200 | 5 | 40.00 | 149.25 | 98 | – | 1 |
| Rhett Lockyear | Tasmania | 179 | 5 | 35.80 | 167.28 | 52 | – | 2 |
| David Hussey | Victoria | 173 | 4 | 173.00 | 169.60 | 100* | 1 | – |

### Highest Scores

| Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground |
| David Hussey | Victoria | 100* | 47 | 12 | 3 | Tasmania | Bellerive Oval |
| Daniel Harris | South Australia | 98 | 62 | 9 | 4 | Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Robert Quiney | Victoria | 91 | 56 | 4 | 8 | New South Wales | ANZ Stadium |
| Phil Hughes | New South Wales | 80* | 60 | 8 | 1 | Queensland | Brisbane Cricket Ground |
| Brad Hodge | Victoria | 75* | 61 | 6 | 1 | South Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground |

### Most Wickets

| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
| Aaron Bird | New South Wales | 13 | 6 | 14.08 | 10.6 | 7.96 | 3/21 |
| Umar Gul | Western Australia | 12 | 5 | 12.25 | 9.6 | 7.60 | 4/15 |
| Dirk Nannes | Victoria | 12 | 7 | 13.83 | 13.0 | 6.38 | 4/11 |
| Chris Simpson | Queensland | 9 | 6 | 18.33 | 14.6 | 7.50 | 3/27 |
| Nathan Rimmington | Queensland | 9 | 6 | 18.44 | 14.4 | 7.66 | 3/23 |

### Best Bowling Figures

| Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
| Cameron White | Victoria | 2.0 | 4/10 | Western Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Dirk Nannes | Victoria | 4.0 | 4/11 | New South Wales | ANZ Stadium |
| Umar Gul | Western Australia | 3.2 | 4/15 | South Australia | Adelaide Oval |
| Daniel Christian | South Australia | 4.0 | 4/23 | Tasmania | North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground |
| Ben Edmondson | Western Australia | 4.0 | 4/25 | Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground |