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2016–17 Brisbane Heat season

Brisbane Heat
2016–17 season
CoachDaniel Vettori (5th season)
Captain(s)Brendon McCullum (6th season)
Home groundThe Gabba, Brisbane
Highest home attendance35,112 vs Renegades
(20 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance32,371 vs Sixers
(3 January 2017)
Average home attendance34,190

Ladder

Pos Team 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
3   Sydney Sixers 8 5 3 0 10 −0.848
4   Melbourne Stars 8 4 4 0 8 0.397
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
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress

Round12345678
GroundAAHHAHAH
ResultWWWLWLWL
Position11111212
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season

21 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
5/206 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers (H)
6/196 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 64 (36)
Kieron Pollard 2/27 (4 overs)
Ben Dunk 85 (43)
Mark Steketee 3/32 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 10 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 38,011[2]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (Heat)
28 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/157 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
7/160 (19.4 overs)
Eoin Morgan 52 (43)
Samuel Badree 2/20 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 85* (48)
Fawad Ahmed 2/19 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 20,234[3]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Damien Mealey
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
30 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
9/173 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
3/174 (16.2 overs)
Daniel Christian 33 (23)
Jack Wildermuth 2/26 (3 overs)
Chris Lynn 84* (50)
Stuart Broad 1/24 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 34,601[4]
Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
3 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Brisbane Heat
6/186 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
7/191 (19.4 overs)
Joe Burns 51* (33)
Sean Abbott 3/38 (4 overs)
Daniel Hughes 85 (55)
Mitchell Swepson 2/25 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 32,371[5]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Henry Thornton (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
5 January
16:10
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
6/173 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
1/174 (14.4 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 70 (41)
Mitchell Swepson 2/27 (4 overs)
Chris Lynn 98* (49)
David Willey 1/30 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 20,446[6]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Chris Lynn equaled the record for the most number of sixes hit a BBL innings (11).[7]
11 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/156 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat (H)
129 (19.2 overs)
Michael Klinger 81 (54)
Mitchell Swepson 2/22 (4 overs)
Alex Ross 39 (40)
Andrew Tye 4/22 (3.2 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 34,677[8]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Scorchers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • The crowd of 34,677 is the highest ever for a BBL match at the Gabba.
  • Andrew Tye (Scorchers) took a hat-trick.[9]
17 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
7/138 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
3/139 (18.1 overs)
Luke Wright 60* (55)
Mitchell Swepson 2/14 (4 overs)
Alex Ross 46* (40)
Evan Gulbis 1/8 (1 over)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 40,225[10]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Mitchell Swepson (Heat)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Marnus Labuschagne (Heat) made his T20 debut.
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[11]
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.

Squad

  • Dates of birth are given as of 20 December 2016, the date of the opening match of the tournament
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
62 Joe Burns  Australia (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm medium International Cap
14 Alex Doolan  Australia (1985-11-29)29 November 1985 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm medium International Cap
5 Sam Heazlett  Australia (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 (aged 21) Left-handed Left arm orthodox
9 Marnus Labuschagne  Australia (1994-06-22)22 June 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm leg spin
50 Chris Lynn  Australia (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 26) Right-handed Left arm orthodox International Cap
36 Nathan Reardon  Australia (1984-11-08)8 November 1984 (aged 32) Left-handed Right arm medium International Cap
49 Alex Ross  Australia (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm off spin
42 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 (aged 35) Right-handed Right arm medium Captain, Visa contract & International Cap
All-rounders
52 Jason Floros  Australia (1990-12-24)24 December 1990 (aged 25) Left-handed Right arm off spin
24 Jack Wildermuth  Australia (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
Wicketkeepers
59 James Peirson  Australia (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 24) Right-handed
Pace bowlers
16 Nick Buchanan  Australia (1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
31 Ben Cutting  Australia (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
12 Andrew Fekete  Australia (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
58 Luke Feldman  Australia (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
2 Josh Lalor  Australia (1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 29) Right-handed Left arm fast medium
6 Mark Steketee  Australia (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
77 Samuel Badree  West Indies (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 35) Right-handed Right arm leg spin Visa contract & International Cap
4 Mitchell Swepson  Australia (1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm leg spin

Home attendance

Match Opponent Attendance
3 Hobart Hurricanes 34,601
4 Sydney Sixers 32,371
6 Perth Scorchers 34,677
8 Melbourne Renegades 35,112
Total Attendance 136,761
Average Attendance 34,190

References