# 2022–23 Perth Scorchers season

The 2022–23 Perth Scorchers season was the twelfth in the club's history. Coached by Adam Voges and captained by Ashton Turner they competed in the Big Bash League's 2022–23 season, BBL|12.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1.205 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 2 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0.846 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 3 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.027 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.716 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.483 | Advanced to play-off phase |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.340 | |
| 7 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.151 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.287 | |

## Squad information

The current squad of the Perth Scorchers for the 2022–23 Big Bash League season as of 22 February 2022.
| Team | Playing squad |
| Perth Scorchers | Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Ashton Turner (c), Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Faf du Plessis, Stephen Eskinazi, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matt Kelly, Adam Lyth, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson |

## Regular season

* Match 6 17 December 2022 16:05 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 9/155 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 117 (20 overs) |
| Aaron Hardie 55 (32) Jackson Bird 3/26 (4 overs) | | Hayden Kerr 42 (35) Jhye Richardson 4/9 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 38 runs Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 21,042 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 8 19 December 2022 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/172 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 8/164 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Wade 51 (29) Jhye Richardson 3/26 (4 overs) | | Josh Inglis 62 (37) Patrick Dooley 4/16 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 runs York Park, Launceston Attendance: 5,342 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Patrick Dooley (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 12 23 December 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 7/229 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 8/168 (20 overs) |
| Josh Inglis 74 (33) Luke Wood 5/50 (4 overs) | | Beau Webster 43 (32) Jason Behrendorff 3/32 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 61 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Attendance: 3,697 Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 16 26 December 2022 18:15 (N) Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/133 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 7/136 (19.1 overs) |
| Chris Lynn 35 (34) Andrew Tye 3/30 (4 overs) | | Ashton Turner 48* (38) Matt Short 2/11 (2 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 26,211 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 20 29 December 2022 18:15 (N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 135 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 4/136 (17.3 overs) |
| Hilton Cartwright 36 (32) Jhye Richardson 4/25 (4 overs) | | Ashton Turner 53 (26) Luke Wood 2/29 (3.3 overs) |
* Perth Scorhers won by 6 wickets Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 27,752 Umpires: Ben Treloar and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Jhye Richardson (Perth Scorchers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 24 1 January 2023 13:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 5/156 (19.4 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 65 (48) Andrew Tye 3/32 (4 overs) | | Josh Inglis 47 (34) Kane Richardson 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 9,027 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 29 4 January 2023 18:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 9/142 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/143 (17 overs) |
| Ashton Turner 61 (37) Nathan McAndrew 3/29 (4 overs) | | Oliver Davies 58 (47) Jhye Richardson 2/36 (3.4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 24,182 Umpires: Michael Johnstone and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Oliver Davies (Sydney Thunder)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Joel Davies (Sydney Thunder) made his T20 debut.
* Match 33 7 January 2023 18:15 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 9/171 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 3/173 (16.3 overs) |
| Colin Munro 45 (26) Andrew Tye 3/37 (4 overs) | | Cameron Bancroft 76* (48) Mark Steketee 1/35 (2.3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 28,029 Umpires: Ben Treloar and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Cooper Connolly (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.
* Match 37 11 January 2023 18:40 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Brisbane Heat 6/155 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/157 (16.2 overs) |
| Max Bryant 36 (27) Jason Behrendorff 3/21 (4 overs) | | Josh Inglis 67* (35) Xavier Bartlett 1/31 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 16,816 Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Spencer Johnson (Brisbane Heat) made his T20 debut.
* Match 39 13 January 2023 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Thunder 111 (19 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/112 (12.5 overs) |
| Oliver Davies 52 (36) Andrew Tye 3/27 (4 overs) | | Cameron Bancroft 55* (40) Nathan McAndrew 1/17 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 43 15 January 2023 19:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 5/151 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 7/145 (20 overs) |
| Josh Philippe 54 (48) Peter Hatzoglou 2/27 (4 overs) | | Stephen Eskinazi 66* (54) Sean Abbott 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 6 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 20,304 Umpires: Ben Treloar and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 46 18 January 2023 16:40 (N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 9/146 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers (H) 3/147 (17.3 overs) |
| Tom Andrews 27 (21) Lance Morris 2/21 (4 overs) | | Aaron Hardie 90* (62) Riley Meredith 2/35 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 25,956 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Aaron Hardie (Perth Scorchers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 48 20 January 2023 16:00 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Adelaide Strikers 92 (17 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 3/94 (11.1 overs) |
| Adam Hose 30 (23) Peter Hatzoglou 3/14 (3 overs) | | Aaron Hardie 43 (30) Cameron Boyce 2/12 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 19,751 Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Troy Penman Player of the match: David Payne (Perth Scorchers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 52 22 January 2023 16:15 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Perth Scorchers 5/212 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/202 (20 overs) |
| Cameron Bancroft 95* (50) Matt Critchley 2/34 (4 overs) | | Aaron Finch 76* (35) Ashton Turner 2/25 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 10 runs Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 32,259 Umpires: Donovan Koch and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Cameron Bancroft (Perth Scorchers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

## Play-offs
### Matches

* Qualifier 28 January 2023 16:15 (N) Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 8/151 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 3/154 (18.3 overs) |
| Moises Henriques 58 (43) David Payne 3/33 (4 overs) | | Ashton Turner 84* (47) Sean Abbott 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 41,126 Umpires: Donovan Koch and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Final 4 February 2023 16:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/175 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 5/178 (19.2 overs) |
| Nathan McSweeney 41 (37) Jason Behrendorff 2/26 (4 overs) | | Ashton Turner 53 (32) Matthew Kuhnemann 1/28 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets Perth Stadium, Perth Attendance: 53,886 Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.