# Hobart Hurricanes

Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Hobart, Tasmania. They compete in Australia's domestic Big Bash League. The Hurricanes play the majority of their home matches at Ninja Stadium in Hobart, with additional home matches at the University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston. The Hurricanes wear a purple cricket uniform.

## History
### Inaugural season

The Hobart Hurricanes' inaugural coach was Allister de Winter and their inaugural captain was Tim Paine.
The Hobart Hurricanes made a bright start to the inaugural Big Bash League season in 2011/12, winning their first game at the WACA Ground against the Perth Scorchers, making 140 before bowling out the Scorchers for 109, with the performance of fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus resulting in his selection for the annual Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the Hurricanes' second match they faced fancied favorites Sydney Sixers before inflicting a 42-run defeat on the Sixers at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Rana Naved-ul-Hasan was the leading wicket taker in Big Bash League 2011–12, taking 15 wickets for the Hurricanes.

### 2012/13-2023/24 Seasons

The Hurricanes played a total of 8 games in the 2012–13 Big Bash League. They ended up losing 4 and winning the same number of games. They finished the tournament in 6th position out of 8 teams. The Hurricanes qualified for the semi-finals in 2013–14 Big Bash by just 1 point ahead of Brisbane Heat. They won the semi-final against the Stars. They were outclassed by Perth Scorchers in the final by 39 runs. They finished as the runners-up. Ben Dunk was named the Man of the Tournament with 395 runs and Jonathan Wells was the young gun of the tournament. They only won 3 games in the 2014–15 season and ended up 5th on the table.
In July 2018, they were one of the six teams invited to play in the first edition of the Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy, scheduled to start in October 2018. The 2018-19 season would also be the first time that the team finished a season on top of the ladder, though they would lose in the semi-finals against the Melbourne Renegades.

### 2024-2025 Season

The 2024-2025 season of the Big Bash League was the team's most successful season, reaching the top of the ladder in the competition for the first time since the 2018-19 season. The team would then go on to win the Big Bash Title against the Sydney Thunder by 7 wickets, largely thanks to Mitchell Owen's batting performance, who set the record for the fastest 50 runs in a Big Bash Final and tied the record of fastest century in the Big Bash League with Craig Simmons.

### Season-by-season record

Until BBL14, the Hobart Hurricanes were one of only two teams in the Men’s BBL (along with the Melbourne Stars) to never win a Big Bash title. They are also the only team to never collect a wooden spoon.
| Year | League position | Result |
| 2011–12 | 2nd | Semi-final loss |
| 2012–13 | 6th | Did not qualify |
| 2013–14 | 4th | Runner-up |
| 2014–15 | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2015–16 | 7th | Did not qualify |
| 2016–17 | 7th | Did not qualify |
| 2017–18 | 4th | Runner-up |
| 2018–19 | 1st | Semi-final loss |
| 2019–20 | 4th | Eliminator loss |
| 2020–21 | 6th | Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 | 5th | Eliminator loss |
| 2022–23 | 6th | Did not qualify |
| 2023-24 | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2024-25 | 1st | Champions |

## Current squad

The squad of the Hobart Hurricanes for the 2025–26 Big Bash League season as of 19 February 2025.
* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth Date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Additional Info. |
| Batters |||||||
| 33 | Mac Wright | 22 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| All Rounders |||||||
| 17 | Nikhil Chaudhary | 4 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| 16 | Mitchell Owen | 16 September 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 20 | Beau Webster | 1 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| 28 | Ben McDermott | 12 December 1994 | Right-handed | — | |
| 13 | Matthew Wade | 26 December 1987 | Left-handed | — | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 35 | Iain Carlisle | 5 January 2000 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| 72 | Nathan Ellis | 22 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| 34 | Chris Jordan | 4 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 21 | Riley Meredith | 21 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |

## Honours

* Big Bash:
** Champions (1): 2024-25
** Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2017–18
** Minor premiers (2): 2018–19, 2024-25
** Finals series appearances (6): 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2024–25
** Wooden Spoons (0):

## Administration and support staff
### Current staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Jeff Vaughan |
| Assistant coach | Jimmy Adams |

## Team song

The Hurricanes were the first BBL franchise to have their own team song, the lyrics of which were written by Tim Paine performed to the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home. The team also uses the song Rock You Like a Hurricane to lead the team onto the field, and Hurricane by Australian band Faker, the anthem for team mascot Captain Hurricane.