2015–16 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season explained

Club:Melbourne Renegades
Season:2015–16
Coach:Lachlan Stevens
Captain:Sarah Elliott
Home Ground:Etihad Stadium, Junction Oval
Regularseason Comp:WBBL Season
Regularseason Result:8th
Finals Series:WBBL Finals
Leading Runscorer:Dane van Niekerk (275)
Leading Wicket Taker:Molly Strano (18)
Highest Attendance:14,611
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season was the inaugural in the team's history. Coached by Lachlan Stevens and captained by Sarah Elliott, they competed in the WBBL's 2015–16 season.

Fixtures

Regular season

See main article: 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season.

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Squad

Each WBBL|01 squad featured 14 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team between 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2015. The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

NameNationalityDate of birthBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
8 13 April 1984 Right-handed 14 191 87.21 7 6.66 2
31 30 January 1991 Right-handed 10 58 81.69 0 9.00 3
23 4 January 1982 Right-handed 14 206 92.37 4 6.37 8 Captain
All-rounders
12 December 1997 Right-handed Development rookie
20 November 1995 Right-handed Associate rookie
5 5 October 1992 Right-handed 14 116 103.57 18 6.12 3
9 18 June 1995 Right-handed 13 61 75.30 1 6.00 5
20 14 May 1993 Right-handed 14 275 99.27 9 6.95 0 Overseas marquee
28 22 April 1991 Right-handed 13 249 104.18 14 5.69 2 Overseas marquee
Wicketkeepers
15 23 December 1991 Left-handed 7 27 100.00 3 0
13 13 July 1985 Right-handed 12 249 103.31 4 10 Overseas marquee
Bowlers
12 18 June 1987 Right-handed 13 21 72.41 9 7.37 0
4 8 November 1995 Right-handed 9 32 82.05 1 8.12 2
2 5 October 1988 Left-handed 2 11 57.89 3 4.00 1 Overseas marquee (replacement)
27 27 June 1994 Right-handed 8 7 70.00 1 9.60 0
25 17 January 1998 Left-handed 10 49 76.56 8 5.88 4
32 26 May 1999 Right-handed 1 0 10.00 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profiles . Melbourne Renegades . Cricket Australia . 29 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Players Selected for WBBL Associate Rookie Program - ICC Cricket. https://web.archive.org/web/20161225150308/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/news/91063/players-selected-for-wbbl-associate-rookie-program. dead. 2016-12-25. 2016-12-25. 2020-04-11.
  3. Web site: WBBL: All you need to know. cricket.com.au. en. 2020-04-11.
  4. Web site: Cameron Launches Scorchers WBBL. Perth Scorchers. en. 2020-04-11.
  5. Web site: Women's Big Bash League, 2015/16 - Melbourne Renegades Women Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com. Cricinfo. 2020-04-11.