| 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.
See main article: 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season.
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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]
| Name | Nationality | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | ||||