Adelaide Strikers Explained
The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia that compete in the Big Bash League (BBL).[2] Their home ground is the Adelaide Oval,[3] and they play in a cornflower blue uniform. The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the BBL, succeeding the Southern Redbacks, who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.[4] Their sole victory in the BBL came in 2017–18.[5]
Over their 11-year history in the BBL, they have had many effective and popular players on their team, from all-rounders such as Johan Botha, Michael Neser, Kieron Pollard, Ryan ten Doeschate and Chris Jordan, to high-scoring batsmen Travis Head, Colin Ingram, Chris Lynn, Mahela Jayawardene, Jonathan Wells, Michael Klinger and Jake Weatherald, to effective bowlers Ben Laughlin, Billy Stanlake, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle, Adil Rashid and Kane Richardson, and finally keepers Alex Carey and Tim Ludeman.
The Strikers are currently coached by former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie and captained by Matthew Short.
History
The Adelaide Strikers were formed in 2011, as a result of the formation of the Big Bash League.[4] When the competition was first formed, each team had an opportunity to sign up players and build their lists. The contracting window opened on 30 June 2011 at 9 am and closed on 22 July 2011. Each team was allowed to sign up to 18 players, including up to two from overseas.[6] The team's inaugural captain was South Australia captain, Michael Klinger, and the inaugural coach was Darren Berry, the then coach of the Southern Redbacks.[7]
In the 2016/17 Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers were rated the most entertaining team in the BBL, with a BBEI of 2177.[8]
New Year's Eve match
Since BBL03, Cricket Australia started hosting a Strikers home match on 31 December night every year against different oppositions. It quickly gained popularity among the fans, turning into a tradition and attracting big crowds at the Adelaide Oval throughout the years. It is popularly termed as the New Year's Eve Match or NYE Clash in the media. Up until BBL08, the Strikers had maintained a clean 6–0 win record in the NYE Big Bash clashes. In season 3, Travis Head scored a brilliant century to take the Strikers home against Sydney Sixers in the NYE clash, which remains one of the most memorable NYE matches in the short history of BBL to date.[9] Though, in BBL09, the Strikers finally fell against the Sydney Thunder by 3 runs, the Strikers' first defeat on New Year's Eve.[10]
The Strikers haven't won a New Year's Eve game since 2018, currently going on a 5-year losing streak.
List of New Year's Eve matches
Year | Winner | Loser | Margin | Attendance | Player of the match |
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2013 | Strikers | Scorchers | 6 wickets[11] | 26,030 | Michael Klinger |
2014 | Strikers | Hurricanes | 8 wickets[12] | 43,288 | Tim Ludeman |
2015 | Strikers | Sixers | 5 wickets[13] | 46,389 | Travis Head |
2016 | Strikers | Sixers | 48 runs[14] | 45,471 | Sean Abbott |
2017 | Strikers | Heat | 56 runs[15] | 46,594 | Michael Neser |
2018 | Strikers | Thunder | 20 runs[16] | 41,987 | Peter Siddle |
2019 | Thunder | Strikers | 3 runs[17] | 41,414 | Callum Ferguson |
2020 | Scorchers | Strikers | 7 wickets[18] | 21,636 | Jhye Richardson |
2021 | Thunder | Strikers | 22 runs[19] | 9,555 | Jason Sangha |
2022 | Stars | Strikers | 8 runs[20] | 40,373 | Marcus Stoinis |
2023 | Stars | Strikers | 7 Wickets | 42,502 | Marcus Stoinis | |
Current squad
The current squad of the Adelaide Strikers for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 25 September 2023.[21]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Administration and support staff
Current staff
The current administration and support staff of the Sydney Sixers for the 2024–25 Big Bash League season as of 23 June 2024.
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Ryan Harris |
Team Manager | |
Assistant coach | Luke Williams |
Assistant coach | Tim Paine |
Batting coach | |
Bowling coach | |
Strength & Conditioning oach | | |
Coaching History
List of captains
Mathew Short is current captain for the Adelaide Strikers and has been since the beginning of the BBL 13 season.
As of 22nd of December 2023 https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/individual-list-captains/adelaide-strikers-4843/twenty20-matches-6
List of overseas players
Player | Nationality | Period | Role | Batting | Bowling |
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| | 2011/12–2014/15 | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
| | 2011/12 | All-rounder | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast |
| | 2011/12 | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium |
| | 2012/13–2016/17 | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast |
| | 2012/13 | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break |
| | 2013/14 | All-rounder | Left-handed | |
| | 2013/14 | Batter | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| | 2014/15 | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast |
| | 2015/16 | Batter | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| | 2015/16 | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin |
| | 2016/17 | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium |
| | 2016/17 | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin |
| | 2017/18–2018/19 | Batter | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin |
| | 2017/18–2022/23 | Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin |
| | 2019/20–2020/21 | Batter | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| | 2020/21 | Bowler | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox |
| | 2021/22 | Bowler | Left-handed | Left-arm fast |
| | 2021/22 | Batter | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| | 2022/23 | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
| | 2022/23-present | Batter | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Jamie Overton | | 2023/24 | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm fast |
David Payne | | 2023/24 | Bowler | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
Season results
Records
Team records
Result summary v. opponent
Opposition | width=18 | | width=18 | | width=18 | | width=18 | | width=18 | | width=18 | | width=18 | | width=20 | |
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| 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.36% |
| 23 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.63% |
| 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.89% |
| 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.44% |
| 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.00% |
| 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.00% |
| 23 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57.14% | |
Highest innings score
[23]
Batting
Most career runs
[24]
Batsman | Years | Matches | Runs | High score |
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| 2016–present | 81 | 1,904 | 115 |
| 2017–present | 55 | 1,801 | 101 |
| 2017–2022 | 71 | 1,740 | 73 |
| 2013–present | 57 | 1,394 | 101 not out |
| 2018–present | 52 | 1,378 | 100 not out | |
Highest scores
[25]
Highest Averages
As of 22 December 2023
Highest Strike Rate
Most Sixes
As of 22 December 2023
Most Ducks
Highest partnerships by wicket
[26]
Bowling
Most career wickets
[27]
Best bowling figures
[28]
Most Catches
Honours
See also
Notes and References
- Voss, Cameron (29 March 2014). "Adelaide Oval ready for showdown". Austadiums.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014
- Cricket Australia (n.d), Teams and Players, Cricket Australia, accessed 1 December 2013, Teams . Big Bash League . 1 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010415/http://www.bigbash.com.au/teams-and-players/teams . 3 December 2013 . >
- Cricket Australia(n.d),Adelaide Strikers,Cricket Australia, accessed 1 December 2013,
- Jelstad, J (2011), South Australia's Big Bash team to be renamed the Adelaide Strikers, The Advertiser, accessed 1 December 2013,
- Web site: Big Bash League 2017 Table, Matches, win, loss, points for Big Bash League. 8 January 2021. ESPNcricinfo. en.
- http://cricket.com.au/pv_obj_cache/pv_obj_id_CF4FEF79775E5AAF511F9F7C772A266883430400/filename/00001589-source.pdf Big Bash League timeline. Cricket Australia.
- Web site: Adelaide Strikers Schedule - Adelaide Strikers Team Squad . 1 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140722050916/http://www.sportsdepth.com/team/adelaide-strikers-47/ . 22 July 2014 .
- News: Finder.com.au. Big Bash T20 Statistics – Most entertaining BBL teams, stadiums and games revealed. 15 December 2017. 18 December 2017. Chris. Stead.
- News: Fox Sports. Adelaide Strikers defeat Brisbane Heat: Billy Stanlake fires as Heat rue dropped catches, touchy umpire call. 1 January 2018. 4 January 2018.
- Web site: Full Scorecard of Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, Big Bash League, Innings - Score Report . ESPNcricinfo. en. 13 January 2020.
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8044/scorecard/654049/adelaide-strikers-vs-perth-scorchers--big-bash-league-2013-14/ Scorecard 31 December 2013
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8044/scorecard/756757/adelaide-strikers-vs-hobart-hurricanes--big-bash-league-2014-15/ Scorecard 31 December 2014
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8044/scorecard/897721/adelaide-strikers-vs-sydney-sixers-14th-match-big-bash-league-2015-16/ Scorecard 31 December 2015
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8044/scorecard/1023601/adelaide-strikers-vs-sydney-sixers-11th-match-big-bash-league-2016-17/ Scorecard 31 December 2016
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8044/scorecard/1114867/Adelaide-Strikers-vs-Brisbane-Heat-12th-Match-Big-Bash-League-2017-18/ Scorecard 31 December 2017
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8044/scorecard/1152524/adelaide-strikers-vs-sydney-thunder-14th-match-big-bash-league-2018-19 Scorecard 31 December 2018
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8044/scorecard/1195589/adelaide-strikers-vs-sydney-thunder-big-bash-league-2019-20 Scorecard 31 December 2019
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1226769/scorecard/1226870/adelaide-strikers-vs-perth-scorchers--big-bash-league-2020-21/ Scorecard 31 December 2020
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2021-22-1269637/adelaide-strikers-vs-sydney-thunder-27th-match-1269665/full-scorecard/ Scorecard 31 December 2021
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2022-23-1324623/adelaide-strikers-vs-melbourne-stars-23rd-match-1324646/full-scorecard Scorecard 31 December 2022
- Web site: Players . Adelaide Strikers . 4 December 2020.
- Web site: Adelaide Strikers Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com. 31 December 2022. Cricinfo.
- Web site: Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | Highest totals | ESPN Cricinfo . Stats.espncricinfo.com. 8 February 2018.
- Web site: Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo . Stats.espncricinfo.com. 17 December 2019.
- Web site: Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | High scores | ESPN Cricinfo . Stats.espncricinfo.com. 9 February 2018.
- Web site: Highest Partnership for each wicket for Adelaide Strikers . CricketArchive . 30 August 2023.
- Web site: Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo . Stats.espncricinfo.com. 9 February 2018.
- Web site: Cricket Records | Adelaide Strikers | Records | Twenty20 matches | Best bowling figures in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo . Stats.espncricinfo.com . 9 February 2018.