# 2015–16 Hobart Hurricanes season
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.544 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.366 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.181 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 4 | Sydney Thunder (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.375 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 5 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.041 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.204 | |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.955 | |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.330 | |

## Matches

* 20 December 16:20 Scorecard
| (H) Sydney Sixers 7/186 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 91 (15.5 overs) |
| Brad Haddin 72 (45) Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs) | | George Bailey 62* (45) Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 20,072 Umpires: Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
* 22 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 3/184 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 8/164 (20 overs) |
| Tim Paine 87* (58) Ben Cutting 1/32 (4 overs) | | Jason Floros 42 (23) Sam Rainbird 3/37 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs Blundstone Arena Attendance: 14,848 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Tim Paine (Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* The crowd of 14,848 set a new record for the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history, beating the previous record of 14,744 set in the previous season between the same teams
* 29 December 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 4/194 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 9/179 (20 overs) |
| Daniel Christian 56* (24) Samuel Badree 2/27 (4 overs) | | Chris Lynn 101 (51) Jake Reed 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 15 runs The Gabba Attendance: 29,876 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut.
* 1 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 6/163 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/152 (20 overs) |
| George Bailey 56* (29) Clint McKay 4/28 (3 overs) | | Michael Hussey 71 (51) Shaun Tait 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 11 runs Blundstone Arena Attendance: 17,151 Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Shaun Tait (Hurricanes)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* The crowd of 17,151 set a new record for the highest crowd at Blundstone Arena for a cricket match and the second highest crowd for any sport at the stadium
* 4 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Hobart Hurricanes 5/140 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/144 (14 overs) |
| Daniel Christian 58 (40) Xavier Doherty 2/19 (3 overs) | | Aaron Finch 60 (39) Cameron Boyce 3/34 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 16,412 Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Chris Tremain (Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 124 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 2/126 (15 overs) |
| George Bailey 55 (40) Adam Zampa 2/18 (4 overs) | | Glenn Maxwell 56* (32) Sam Rainbird 1/25 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 33,603 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 January 16:20 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/173 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes (H) 6/172 (20 overs) |
| Michael Carberry 62 (35) Shaun Tait 2/29 (4 overs) | | Tim Paine 57 (47) Ashton Agar 2/38 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 1 run Blundstone Arena Attendance: 18,149 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Michael Carberry (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* The crowd of 18,149 set a new record for the largest crowd for any sport at Blundstone Arena
* 13 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 143 (19.3 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 4/146 (20 overs) |
| Tim Paine 45 (39) Michael Neser 3/26 (3.3 overs) | | Tim Ludeman 57* (58) Simon Milenko 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 49,115 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Strikers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Greg West (Strikers) made his T20 debut.

## Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Ages are given as of 17 December 2017, the date of the first match played during the tournament
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen | Batsmen |
| 10 | George Bailey | Australia | (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 11 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 38) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player |
| 9 | Jonathan Wells | Australia | (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 20 | Beau Webster | Australia | (1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| 33 | Michael Hill | Australia | (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 46 | Dominic Michael | Australia | (1987-10-08)8 October 1987 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders | All-rounders |
| 88 | Darren Sammy | West Indies | (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| 54 | Daniel Christian | Australia | (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 15 | Simon Milenko | Australia | (1988-11-24)24 November 1988 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| | Wicketkeepers | Wicketkeepers | Wicketkeepers | Wicketkeepers | Wicketkeepers | Wicketkeepers |
| 27 | Tim Paine | Australia | (1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain |
| 51 | Ben Dunk | Australia | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 28) | Left-handed | - | |
| | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers | Bowlers |
| 32 | Shaun Tait | Australia | (1983-02-22)22 February 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |
| 25 | Timm van der Gugten | Netherlands | (1991-02-25)25 February 1991 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Australian born but plays for the Netherlands |
| 44 | Jake Reed | Australia | (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 43 | Sam Rainbird | Australia | (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| 15 | Joe Mennie | Australia | (1988-12-24)24 December 1988 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 13 | Cameron Boyce | Australia | (1989-07-27)27 July 1989 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 31 | Clive Rose | Australia | (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | |