# 2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season

The 2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season was the sixth in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McDonald and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2016–17 season.

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

* 19 December 2016 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/164 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 2/165 (15.3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray

### Regular season

* 22 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 7/179 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 130 (19.1 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 63 (37) Andre Russell 2/42 (4 overs) | | Ryan Gibson 39 (37) Brad Hogg 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 49 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,015 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Simon Fry Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Arjun Nair (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
* 29 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 8/148 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/152 (20 overs) |
| Cameron White 37 (29) David Willey 2/15 (3 overs) | | Michael Klinger 72 (55) Sunil Narine 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 26,112 Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 January 18:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/171 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars (H) 9/151 (18 overs) |
| Cameron White 64* (43) James Faulkner 1/19 (4 overs) | | Luke Wright 45 (40) Brad Hogg 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 runs (D/L) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 71,162 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: Brad Hogg (Renegades)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain reduced the Stars innings to 18 overs with a revised target of 159.
* 7 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Melbourne Renegades 9/154 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 7/200 (20 overs) |
| Cameron White 38 (29) Adam Zampa 3/19 (4 overs) | | Kevin Pieterson 73 (46) James Pattinson 3/44 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 46 runs Etihad Stadium Attendance: 44,189 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Stars)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and chose to field
* 44,189 is the highest attendance for a cricket match at the Etihad Stadium
* 9 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/170 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/171 (19.3 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 57 (44) Ben Dwarshuis 3/35 (4 overs) | | Daniel Hughes 41 (29) Thisara Perera 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,702 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
* The crowd of 30,702 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the SCG.
* 12 January 19:40 (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 was the highest ever score in BBL history. This was then surpassed by the Hurricanes in the second innings.
* The combined total of 445 runs, including a record 58 boundaries, is the highest ever in a BBL match.
* Ben McDermott scored the second-highest individual BBL score, as well as the third-fastest BBL century (47 balls).
* 16 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 9/171 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/165 (20 overs) |
| Marcus Harris 85 (53) Kieron Pollard 3/30 (3 overs) | | Ben Dunk 32 (25) Thisara Perera 4/25 (3 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 42,388 Umpires: John Ward and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Marcus Harris (Renegades)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* 20 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/199 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 198 (19.5 overs) |
| Aaron Finch 71 (35) Mark Steketee 2/37 (4 overs) | | Brendon McCullum 64 (40) Thisara Perera 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 1 run The Gabba Attendance: 35,112 Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Andrew Harriott (Renegades) made his T20 debut.
* The crowd of 35,112 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.

## Ladder

| 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 | |

### Ladder progress

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |

## Squad information

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2016–17 Big Bash League season as of 6 January 2017.
| S/N | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 5 | Aaron Finch | Australia | (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | Captain |
| 6 | Tom Beaton | Australia | (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 26 | Tom Cooper | Australia | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Non-visa Dutch international |
| 12 | Callum Ferguson | Australia | (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 9 | Matt Short | Australia | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | Injury replacement player for Guy Walker |
| 7 | Cameron White | Australia | (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 21 | Marcus Harris | Australia | (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | – | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies | (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract |
| 31 | Brad Hogg | Australia | (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 53) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |
| 11 | Cameron Stevenson | Australia | (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Injury replacement player for Peter Siddle |
| 37 | Trent Lawford | Australia | (1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Replacement player for Matthew Wade |
| 16 | Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | Visa contract, injury replacement player for Dwayne Bravo |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 20 | Peter Nevill | Australia | (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | – | |
| 13 | Matthew Wade | Australia | (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 64 | Andrew Harriott | Australia | (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | – | Injury replacement for Peter Nevill |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 19 | James Pattinson | Australia | (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right arm fast | |
| 35 | Nathan Rimmington | Australia | (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 10 | Peter Siddle | Australia | (1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 14 | Chris Tremain | Australia | (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 4 | Guy Walker | Australia | (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 44 | Nick Winter | Australia | (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 24 | Xavier Doherty | Australia | (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 41) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | West Indies | (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Visa contract |

## Season statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Aaron Finch | 8 | 8 | 354 | 44.25 | 160.90 | 71 | 0 | 4 |
| Cameron White | 8 | 8 | 227 | 32.42 | 132.74 | 64* | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Harris | 7 | 7 | 220 | 31.42 | 132.53 | 85 | 0 | 1 |
| Callum Ferguson | 8 | 7 | 183 | 30.50 | 150.00 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Cooper | 8 | 8 | 167 | 23.85 | 159.04 | 53* | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2017

### Most wickets

| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
| Sunil Narine | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19.23 | 7.81 | 3/27 | 14.7 |
| Thisara Perera | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17.12 | 9.13 | 4/25 | 11.2 |
| Brad Hogg | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28.87 | 7.21 | 3/22 | 24.0 |
| Tom Cooper | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23.40 | 7.80 | 2/12 | 18.0 |
| Nathan Rimmington | 4 | 4 | 4 | 45.75 | 26.50 | 2/37 | 15.0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 January 2017.

### Home attendance

| Match | Opponent | Attendance |
| 1 | Sydney Thunder | 23,015 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers | 26,112 |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 44,189 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 26,816 |
| Total Attendance | Total Attendance | 120,132 |
| Average Attendance | Average Attendance | 30,033 |

### TV audience

BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten.
Following are the television ratings for the Melbourne Renegades's 2016–17 BBL season matches in Australia.
| Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | Average TV Ratings | Average TV Ratings | Average TV Ratings |
| Match No | Teams | National | National | 5 metro cities | 5 metro cities |
| Match No | Teams | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 |
| 1 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder | 1,150,000 | 1,180,000 | 759,000 | 798,000 |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | 932,000 | 1,290,000 | 650,000 | 880,000 |
| 3 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | 925,000 | 1,270,000 | 608,000 | 868,000 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | 947,000 | 1,150,000 | 625,000 | 784,000 |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,040,000 | 1,130,000 | 709,000 | 808,000 |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes | 1,160,000 | 1,280,000 | 794,000 | 907,000 |
| 7 | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 | 692,000 | 768,000 |
| 8 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades | 1,050,000 | 1,290,000 | 716,000 | 906,000 |