# 2016–17 Brisbane Heat season
## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.618 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.516 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.848 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.397 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.042 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.334 | |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.530 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.600 | |

### Ladder progress

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

### Regular season

* 21 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 5/206 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 6/196 (20 overs) |
| Alex Ross 64 (36) Kieron Pollard 2/27 (4 overs) | | Ben Dunk 85 (43) Mark Steketee 3/32 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 10 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 38,011 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (Heat)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Liam O'Connor, Jake Weatherald (Strikers) and Jack Wildermuth (Heat) all made their T20 debuts.
* 28 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 7/157 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/160 (19.4 overs) |
| Eoin Morgan 52 (43) Samuel Badree 2/20 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 85* (48) Fawad Ahmed 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets Spotless Stadium Attendance: 20,234 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 December 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 9/173 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 3/174 (16.2 overs) |
| Daniel Christian 33 (23) Jack Wildermuth 2/26 (3 overs) | | Chris Lynn 84* (50) Stuart Broad 1/24 (3 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 34,601 Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* 3 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 6/186 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 7/191 (19.4 overs) |
| Joe Burns 51* (33) Sean Abbott 3/38 (4 overs) | | Daniel Hughes 85 (55) Mitchell Swepson 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets The Gabba Attendance: 32,371 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Henry Thornton (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
* 5 January 16:10 Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 6/173 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/174 (14.4 overs) |
| Mitchell Marsh 70 (41) Mitchell Swepson 2/27 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 98* (49) David Willey 1/30 (2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,446 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chris Lynn equaled the record for the most number of sixes hit a BBL innings (11).
* 11 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/156 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 129 (19.2 overs) |
| Michael Klinger 81 (54) Mitchell Swepson 2/22 (4 overs) | | Alex Ross 39 (40) Andrew Tye 4/22 (3.2 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs The Gabba Attendance: 34,677 Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 34,677 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.
* Andrew Tye (Scorchers) took a hat-trick.
* 17 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 7/138 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 3/139 (18.1 overs) |
| Luke Wright 60* (55) Mitchell Swepson 2/14 (4 overs) | | Alex Ross 46* (40) Evan Gulbis 1/8 (1 over) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,225 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Heat)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Marnus Labuschagne (Heat) made his T20 debut.
* 20 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/199 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 198 (19.5 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 71 (35) Mark Steketee 2/37 (4 overs) | | Brendon McCullum 64 (40) Thisara Perera 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 1 run The Gabba Attendance: 35,112 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Andrew Harriott (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 35,112 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.

## Squad

* Dates of birth are given as of 20 December 2016, the date of the opening match of the tournament
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 62 | Joe Burns | Australia | (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | International Cap |
| 14 | Alex Doolan | Australia | (1985-11-29)29 November 1985 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | International Cap |
| 5 | Sam Heazlett | Australia | (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
| 9 | Marnus Labuschagne | Australia | (1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 50 | Chris Lynn | Australia | (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | International Cap |
| 36 | Nathan Reardon | Australia | (1984-11-08)8 November 1984 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | International Cap |
| 49 | Alex Ross | Australia | (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain, Visa contract & International Cap |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 52 | Jason Floros | Australia | (1990-12-24)24 December 1990 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 24 | Jack Wildermuth | Australia | (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 59 | James Peirson | Australia | (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 24) | Right-handed | – | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 16 | Nick Buchanan | Australia | (1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 31 | Ben Cutting | Australia | (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 12 | Andrew Fekete | Australia | (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 58 | Luke Feldman | Australia | (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 2 | Josh Lalor | Australia | (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| 6 | Mark Steketee | Australia | (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 77 | Samuel Badree | West Indies | (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | Visa contract & International Cap |
| 4 | Mitchell Swepson | Australia | (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |

## Home attendance

| Match | Opponent | Attendance |
| 3 | Hobart Hurricanes | 34,601 |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers | 32,371 |
| 6 | Perth Scorchers | 34,677 |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 35,112 |
| Total Attendance | Total Attendance | 136,761 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 34,190 |