# 2021–22 Hobart Hurricanes season

The 2021–22 Hobart Hurricanes season was the eleventh in the club's history. The Australian professional men's cricket team was coached by Adam Griffith and captained by Matthew Wade, they competed in the BBL's 2021–22 season.

## Squad

The Hobart Hurricanes squad for the 2021–22 Big Bash League season.
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of the first match of the tournament, 5 December 2021
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 8 | Tim David | Singapore | (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | | Non-visa Singaporean international |
| 41 | Colin Ingram | South Africa | (1985-07-03)3 July 1985 (aged 36) | Left-handed | | Visa contract |
| 9 | Will Jacks | England | (1998-11-21)21 November 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | | Visa contract |
| 1 | Caleb Jewell | Australia | (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 24) | Left-handed | | |
| 29 | Dawid Malan | England | (1987-09-03)3 September 1987 (aged 34) | Left-handed | | Visa contract |
| - | Charlie Wakim | Australia | (1991-07-09)9 July 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | | |
| 33 | Macalister Wright | Australia | (1998-01-22)22 January 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg Break | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 72 | Nathan Ellis | Australia | (1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 44 | James Faulkner | Australia | (1990-04-29)29 April 1990 (aged 31) | Right-Handed | Left-arm Fast medium | |
| 16 | Mitchell Owen | Australia | (2001-09-16)16 September 2001 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 84 | Keemo Paul | West Indies | (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Visa contract |
| 23 | D'Arcy Short | Australia | (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm Leg spin | |
| 23 | Johan Botha | Australia | (1982-05-02)2 May 1982 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm Off break | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 13 | Matthew Wade | Australia | (1987-12-26)26 December 1987 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| 2 | Jake Doran | Australia | (1996-12-02)2 December 1996 (aged 25) | Left-handed | | |
| 28 | Ben McDermott | Australia | (1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | | |
| 54 | Peter Handscomb | Australia | (1994-12-26)26 December 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | | Vice captain |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 15 | David Moody | Australia | (1995-04-28)28 April 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 35 | Aaron Summers | Australia | (1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 25 | Scott Boland | Australia | (1989-04-11)11 April 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 21 | Riley Meredith | Australia | (1996-06-21)21 June 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 4 | Nick Winter | Australia | (1993-06-19)19 June 1993 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 1 | Sandeep Lamichhane | Nepal | (2000-08-02)2 August 2000 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg spin | Visa contract |
| 17 | Wil Parker | Australia | (2002-05-29)29 May 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm Leg spin | |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 0.926 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1.027 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 3 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 0.725 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0.237 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 5 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 | −0.332 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 26 | −0.222 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 16 | −0.910 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 | −1.477 | |

## League stage matches

* 8 December 2021 18:35 (N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 9/144 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 8/130 (20 overs) |
| Moises Henriques 73 (48) Tom Rogers 3/28 (4 overs) | | Peter Handscomb 47 (31) Tom Curran 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 14 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Attendance: 3,316 Umpires: Darren Close and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sydney Sixers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* 11 December 2021 18:35 (N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 2/213 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/151 (18 overs) |
| Matthew Wade 93 (46) Tom Curran 1/46 (3 overs) | | Josh Philippe 72 (46) Joel Paris 3/35 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 44 runs (DLS method) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 11,070 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sydney Sixers were set a revised target of 196 runs from 18 overs due to rain.
* Josh Kann (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut
* 14 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/182 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 129 (19 overs) |
| Mitchell Marsh 100* (60) Nathan Ellis 2/33 (4 overs) | | Ben McDermott 41 (29) Tymal Mills 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 53 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 5,673 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20 December 2021 16:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers (H) 7/167 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 9/125 (20 overs) |
| Kurtis Patterson 78 (48) Jordan Thompson 3/33 (4 overs) | | Wil Parker 25* (17) Andrew Tye 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 1,990 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Kurtis Patterson (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 December 2021 15:30 Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/180 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 9/156 (20 overs) |
| Ben McDermott 67 (43) Andre Russell 3/48 (4 overs) | | Joe Clarke 52 (40) Tom Rogers 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 24 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 4,967 Umpires: Darren Close and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Nathan Ellis (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 December 2021 18:05 (N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/175 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 3/176 (18.3 overs) |
| Matt Renshaw 63 (41) Riley Meredith 3/37 (4 overs) | | Ben McDermott 110* (60) Peter Siddle 1/25 (3 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 4,896 Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 December 2021 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 5/206 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 121 (15.5 overs) |
| Ben McDermott 127 (65) Reece Topley 2/17 (4 overs) | | Sam Harper 57 (35) Tom Rogers 3/24 (3 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 85 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 8,314 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes) became the first player to score centuries in consecutive BBL matches.
* 1 January 2022 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 8/150 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 8/136 (20 overs) |
| James Bazley 44* (27) Nathan Ellis 3/41 (4 overs) | | Tom Rogers 33* (20) Xavier Bartlett 4/30 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 14 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Xavier Bartlett (Brisbane Heat)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* 5 January 2022 18:45 (N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 126 (19.5 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 3/129 (15.1 overs) |
| D'Arcy Short 32 (32) Peter Siddle 5/23 (3.5 overs) | | Matthew Short 72* (44) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 41 8 January 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 8/144 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 2/145 (17.2 overs) |
| Lachlan Pfeffer 69 (51) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/23 (4 overs) | | Ben McDermott 93 (61) Will Prestwidge 2/37 (3.2 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Gerard Abood and David Taylor Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Paddy Dooley (Brisbane Heat) and Will Sanders (Hobart Hurricanes) both made their T20 debuts.
* 10 January 2022 14:10 Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/139 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 1/140 (17.2 overs) |
| Ben McDermott 38 (34) Nathan McAndrew 2/31 (4 overs) | | Alex Hales 80* (56) D'Arcy Short 1/9 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 5,802 Umpires: Gerard Abood and David Taylor Player of the match: Alex Hales (Sydney Thunder)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 47 13 January 2022 15:45 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 6/177 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder (H) 9/168 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Wade 83* (54) Gurinder Sandhu 2/27 (3 overs) | | Alex Hales 38 (17) Jordan Thompson 3/24 (3 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 9 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 10,014 Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Troy Penman Player of the match: Riley Meredith (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18 January 2022 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/182 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/176 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Wade 48 (39) Josh Lalor 2/37 (4 overs) Cameron Boyce 2/37 (4 overs) | | Aaron Finch 75 (52) Tom Rogers 3/35 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 runs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 1,324 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 56 19 January 2022 19:50 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Stars 2/273 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 6/167 (20 overs) |
| Glenn Maxwell 154* (64) Jordan Thompson 1/32 (3 overs) | | Ben McDermott 55 (33) Brody Couch 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 106 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Gerard Abood and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* * Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars) set a new highest individual score in a BBL match
* Melbourne Stars set a new record for the highest team total in a BBL match.

## Playoffs

* Eliminator 21 January 2022 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 6/188 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 166 (19.4 overs) |
| Matthew Short 89 (48) Riley Meredith 2/37 (4 overs) Tom Rogers 2/37 (4 overs) | | D’Arcy Short 56 (34) Peter Siddle 4/32 (3.4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 22 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Matthew Short (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.