# 2016–17 Hobart Hurricanes season

The 2016–17 Hobart Hurricanes' season was the team's sixth season in the Big Bash League (BBL).

## League table

| 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 | |

## Matches

* 23 December 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 6/200 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 140 (16.2 overs) |
| Tim Paine 63 (45) Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs) | | Sam Billings 42 (33) Shaun Tait 3/32 (3.2 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 60 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 21,002 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* 26 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 4/188 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/191 (17.4 overs) |
| Tim Paine 91 (61) Ben Hilfenhaus 3/38 (4 overs) | | Rob Quiney 75 (43) Stuart Broad 2/35 (3.4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 18,079 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Rob Quiney (Stars)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sam Harper (Stars) made his T20 debut.
* 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 85* (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.
* The crowd of 34,601 set a new record for the highest for a BBL match on the ground
* 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.
* 8 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/162 (16.5 overs) |
| George Bailey 69* (54) Carlos Brathwaite 2/31 (3 overs) | | Shane Watson 55 (31) Cameron Boyce 2/28 (3.5 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,939 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* 12 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 4/222 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/223 (20 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 63 (40) Jake Reed 2/54 (4 overs) | | Ben McDermott 114 (52) Sunil Narine 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,816 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* The Renegades score of 222 set a new record for the highest in BBL history. This was then surpassed by the Hurricanes in the second innings
* The combined total of 445 runs set a new record for the highest number of runs scored in a BBL match
* Ben McDermott scored the second-highest individual BBL score, and third-fastest BBL century (47 balls)
* 21 January 16:20 Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/134 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 3/135 (13.5 overs) |
| D'Arcy Short 36 (24) Mitchell Johnson 2/15 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 57 (34) Clive Rose 1/28 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,445 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

## Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of 20 December 2016, the date of the first match of the tournament
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 10 | George Bailey | Australia | (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | International Cap |
| 46 | Dominic Michael | Australia | (1987-10-08)8 October 1987 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 11 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 38) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Visa contract & International Cap |
| 23 | D'Arcy Short | Australia | (1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox spin | |
| 20 | Beau Webster | Australia | (1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 9 | Jonathan Wells | Australia | (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 77 | James Bazley | Australia | (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 54 | Daniel Christian | Australia | (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | International Cap |
| 29 | Hamish Kingston | Australia | (1990-12-17)17 December 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 15 | Simon Milenko | Australia | (1988-11-24)24 November 1988 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| – | Ben McDermott | Australia | (1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract |
| 27 | Tim Paine | Australia | (1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain & International Cap |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 8 | Stuart Broad | England | (1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract & International Cap |
| 43 | Sam Rainbird | Australia | (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| 44 | Jake Reed | Australia | (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 32 | Shaun Tait | Australia | (1983-02-22)22 February 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | International Cap |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 13 | Cameron Boyce | Australia | (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | International Cap |
| 31 | Clive Rose | Australia | (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | |