# 2015–16 Melbourne Renegades season

The 2015–16 Melbourne Renegades season was the fifth in the club's history. Coached by David Saker and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2015–16 season.

## Summary

David Saker was unveiled as the new coach for the Renegades in the 2015–16 Big Bash League season. The Renegades also signed experienced players Cameron White, Xavier Doherty and Chris Gayle to strengthen their squad.

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

* 11 December (D/N) Report
| Melbourne Renegades 8/144 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 4/147 (17.3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Simonds Stadium, Geelong Attendance: 10,023
* 13 December Report
| Melbourne Renegades 7/146 (20 overs) | v | Victorian Invitational XI 97 |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray

### 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.
* 23 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 4/172 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 7/174 (18.5 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 46 (33) Johan Botha 1/13 (2 overs) | | Michael Lumb 63 (35) Nathan Rimmington 4/26 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 20,850 Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Michael Lumb (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Cameron Stevenson (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
* 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 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 7/161 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 3/163 (19.1 overs) |
| Cameron White 54 (39) John Hastings 4/29 (4 overs) | | Luke Wright 109* (63) Chris Tremain 1/22 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 80,883 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Luke Wright (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 80,883 is the highest ever recorded attendance for a domestic cricket match.
* 4 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/140 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/144 (14 overs) |
| Daniel Christian 58 (40) Xavier Doherty 2/19 (3 overs) | | Aaron Finch 60 (39) Cameron Boyce 3/34 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 16,412 Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Chris Tremain (Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* 9 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 2/156 (18 overs) |
| Dwayne Bravo 59* (37) Marcus Stoinis 3/11 (2 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 67* (43) Cameron Stevenson 1/28 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 43,176 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Mick Martell Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Aaron Ayre (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 43,176 is the highest at Etihad Stadium for a cricket match.
* 11 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 5/173 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/176 (19.2 overs) |
| Usman Khawaja 62 (42) Dwayne Bravo 2/26 (4 overs) | | Cameron White 61 (46) Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,602 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Cameron White (Renegades)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/170 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 143 (15.3 overs) |
| Tim Ludeman 49 (41) Xavier Doherty 2/30 (4 overs) | | Chris Gayle 56 (17) Travis Head 3/16 (2 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 27 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 25,227 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Chris Gayle (Renegades) equaled the world record for the fastest fifty in a T20 match (12 balls).

## 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |

## Squad information

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2015–16 Big Bash League season as of 31 December 2015.
| No. | 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 |
| 6 | Tom Beaton | Australia | (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 26 | Tom Cooper | Netherlands | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Non-visa Dutch international |
| 12 | Callum Ferguson | Australia | (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 9 | Matt Short | Australia | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 7 | Cameron White | Australia | (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 28 | Ben McDermott | Australia | (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Injury replacement player for Callum Ferguson |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract |
| 333 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | Visa contract |
| 3 | Cameron Stevenson | Australia | (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Replacement player for James Pattinson |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 20 | Peter Nevill | Australia | (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | – | |
| 13 | Matthew Wade | Australia | (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| – | Aaron Ayre | Australia | (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | – | Replacement player for Matthew Wade |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 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 | |
| 10 | Peter Siddle | Australia | (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 14 | Chris Tremain | Australia | (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 4 | Guy Walker | Australia | (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 44 | Nick Winter | Australia | (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| 21 | Cameron Gannon | Australia | (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Injury replacement player for Nick Winter |
| – | Tom O'Donnell | Australia | (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Left arm medium | Development rookie contract |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 24 | Xavier Doherty | Australia | (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 42) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| 43 | Nathan Hauritz | Australia | (1981-10-18) 18 October 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| – | Gehan Seneviratne | Australia | | | | Community rookie contract |

## Season statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Chris Gayle | 8 | 8 | 260 | 32.50 | 155.68 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Finch | 5 | 5 | 246 | 49.20 | 143.02 | 72 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameron White | 8 | 8 | 235 | 33.57 | 119.28 | 61 | 0 | 3 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 8 | 8 | 201 | 50.25 | 164.75 | 59* | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Beaton | 8 | 7 | 96 | 19.20 | 154.83 | 41* | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2016

### Most wickets

| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
| Nathan Rimmington | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32.14 | 8.33 | 4/26 | 23.1 |
| Xavier Doherty | 7 | 7 | 6 | 36.83 | 8.84 | 2/19 | 25.0 |
| Chris Tremain | 8 | 8 | 6 | 42.66 | 7.78 | 2/48 | 32.0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18.00 | 8.04 | 2/26 | 31.8 |
| Cameron Gannon | 6 | 6 | 4 | 45.75 | 8.25 | 2/31 | 33.2 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2016.

### Home attendance

| Match | Opponent | Attendance |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 20,850 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 26,787 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 43,176 |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 25,227 |
| Total Attendance | Total Attendance | 116,040 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 29,010 |

### TV audience

| Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | Average TV Ratings | Average TV Ratings | Average TV Ratings |
| Match No | Teams | National | National | 5 metro cities | 5 metro cities |
| Match No | Teams | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 |
| 1 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades | 843,000 | 1,100,000 | 642,000 | 853,000 |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers | 864,000 | 1,160,000 | 603,000 | 847,000 |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | 917,000 | 1,170,000 | 677,000 | 864,000 |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | 852,000 | 1,260,000 | 621,000 | 880,000 |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,160,000 | 1,250,000 | 857,000 | 983,000 |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | 841,000 | 1,070,000 | 599,000 | 777,000 |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,210,000 | 1,240,000 | 868,000 | 904,000 |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers | 1,110,000 | 1,360,000 | 820,000 | 1,020,000 |
| Total | | 7,797,000 | 9,610,000 | 5,687,000 | 7,128,000 |
| Average | | 1,087,938 | 1,087,938 | 800,938 | 800,938 |