# 2016–17 Adelaide Strikers season

The 2016–17 Adelaide Strikers season is stated as follows:

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

### 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.
* 23 December 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 7/197 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/149 (20 overs) |
| Ian Bell 61 (42) Michael Neser 2/37 (4 overs) | | Brad Hodge 56 (33) Mitchell Johnson 3/33 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,430 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Scorchers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* 31 December 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 9/152 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 104 (18.2 overs) |
| Ben Dunk 37 (20) Sean Abbott 5/16 (4 overs) | | Sam Billings 40 (30) Billy Stanlake 3/17 (3.2 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 48 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 45,471 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Tom Andrews (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
* 2 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 143 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 2/144 (17.4 overs) |
| Brad Hodge 55 (45) Daniel Christian 5/14 (4 overs) | | D'Arcy Short 60 (39) Billy Stanlake 1/17 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 16,815 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Beau Webster (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* 6 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/164 (18.2 overs) |
| Beau Webster 67* (43) Chris Jordan 3/24 (4 overs) | | Ben Dunk 79* (49) Daniel Christian 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 39,229 Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 8/152 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 8/153 (19.3 overs) |
| Ben Dunk 35 (25) Scott Boland 4/30 (4 overs) | | Ben Hilfenhaus 32* (24) Ben Laughlin 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 2 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,254 Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Liam Bowe (Stars) and Wes Agar (Strikers) both made their T20 debuts.
* The crowd of 40,254 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the MCG.

## Squad

* Ages are given as of the opening date of the tournament, 20 December 2016
| S/N | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 17 | Brad Hodge | Australia | (1974-12-29)29 December 1974 (aged 41) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Captain & International Cap |
| 77 | Jono Dean | Australia | (1984-06-23)23 June 1984 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 34 | Travis Head | Australia | (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | International Cap |
| 19 | Kelvin Smith | Australia | (1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 33 | Jake Lehmann | Australia | (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| 28 | Jake Weatherald | Australia | (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| – | Patrick Page | Australia | (1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Development Rookie |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies | (1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | Overseas Player & International Cap |
| 20 | Michael Neser | Australia | (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | |
| 8 | Chris Jordan | England | (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Overseas Player & International Cap |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 15 | Tim Ludeman | Australia | (1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 29) | Right-handed | – | |
| 51 | Ben Dunk | Australia | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 29) | Left-handed | – | International Cap |
| 5 | Alex Carey | Australia | (1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 25) | Left-handed | – | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 13 | Kane Richardson | Australia | (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | International Cap |
| 56 | Ben Laughlin | Australia | (1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | International Cap |
| 3 | Billy Stanlake | Australia | (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | International Cap |
| 21 | Wes Agar | Australia | (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 9 | Liam O'Connor | Australia | (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 61 | Ish Sodhi | New Zealand | (1992-10-31)31 October 1992 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | Visa Contract & Injury Replacement for Chris Jordan |
| - | Tom Andrews | Australia | (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | |