2011–12_Big_Bash_League_season
2011–12 Big Bash League season
Cricket tournament
The 2011–12 Big Bash League season or BBL|01 was the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament replaced the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, which ran each season from 2005–06 to 2010–11.
Quick Facts Dates, Administrator(s) ...
| Dates | 16 December 2011 (2011-12-16) – 28 January 2012 (2012-01-28) |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | Australia |
| Champions | Sydney Sixers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Perth Scorchers |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Attendance | 544,920 (17,578 per match) |
| Player of the series | David Hussey (Melbourne Stars) |
| Most runs | Travis Birt (Hobart Hurricanes) (309) |
| Most wickets | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Hobart Hurricanes) (15) |
| Official website | www |
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The tournament was won by the Sydney Sixers, which defeated the Perth Scorchers in the final at the WACA Ground on 28 January 2012. David Hussey of the Melbourne Stars was named the player of the tournament, having scored 243 runs and taken eight wickets in eight matches.
The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the six state-based teams which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with Sydney and Melbourne featuring two.
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More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Scorchers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.626 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.569 | |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.262 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.254 | |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.324 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.338 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.582 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −1.250 |
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The fixtures were announced in July 2011.[2] The final was played on Saturday, 28 January 2012.
Round 1
Brisbane Heat 8/139 (20 overs) |
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(H) Sydney Sixers 3/140 (18.4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,285 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sydney Sixers) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Stars 7/153 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 4/154 (19 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 23,496 Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Player of the match: David Warner (Sydney Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Adelaide Strikers 5/189 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 122 (17.5 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 67 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 11,742 Umpires: Ashley Barrow And Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes 140 (19.3 overs) |
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(H) Perth Scorchers 109 (19.5 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 31 runs WACA Ground Attendance: 13,307 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Ward Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 2
Melbourne Stars 7/177 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H) 7/169 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 8 runs The Gabba Attendance: 29,241 Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Ian Lock Player of the match: Robert Quiney |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 3/169 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 9/127 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 42 runs Blundstone Arena Attendance: 8,298 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Simon Fry Player of the match: Travis Birt (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Renegades 3/188 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 2/192 (19.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 13,265 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bob Parry Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Perth Scorchers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers 8/155 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H) 4/156 (18.3 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets ANZ Stadium Attendance: 11,337 Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Sydney Thunder) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3
(H) Sydney Sixers 9/166 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 8/164 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 2 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 27,520 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes 4/171 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers (H) 8/157 (20 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 14 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 27,380 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Xavier Doherty (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Perth Scorchers 8/162 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 6/152 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 10 runs WACA Ground Attendance: 15,454 Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Marcus North (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades 8/140 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H) 7/134 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs ANZ Stadium Attendance: 18,731 Umpires: Ian Lock and Tony Ward Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 4
Sydney Thunder 8/138 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H) 5/139 (18.4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 12,238 Umpires: Ian Lock and Bob Parry Player of the match: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers 6/161 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/164 (17.4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets Etihad Stadium Attendance: 10,818 Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Andrew McDonald (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers 4/166 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat (H) 135 (18 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 31 runs The Gabba Attendance: 14,397 Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Adelaide Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers 136 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 5/128 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 8 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 19,840 Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5
(H) Brisbane Heat 4/201 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes 4/198 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs The Gabba Attendance: 15,134 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Matthew Hayden (Brisbane Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Stars 5/167 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 3/58 (8.1 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 11 runs (D/L) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,227 Umpires: Simon Fry and Geoff Joshua Player of the match: David Hussey (Melbourne Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain ended the match during the Melbourne Renegades' innings after 8.1 overs. Their target was 70 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Sydney Sixers 7/117 (16 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder (H) 4/29 (5.3 overs) |
Sydney Sixers wins by 17 runs (D/L) ANZ Stadium Attendance: 31,262 Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Mitchell Starc |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain ended the match during the Sydney Thunder's innings after 5.3 overs.
(H) Perth Scorchers 5/184 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 142 (19.3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs WACA Ground Attendance: 15,953 Umpires: Robert Parry and Tony Ward Player of the match: Brad Hogg |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 6
Melbourne Stars 3/203 (20 overs) |
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(H) Hobart Hurricanes 9/184 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 19 runs Blundstone Arena Attendance: 13,713 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Luke Wright (Melbourne Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers 8/151 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers (H) 87 (18.4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 64 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 26,837 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell Player of the match: Stephen O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Thunder 99 (19.2 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 1/103 (14.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets ANZ Stadium Attendance: 12,363 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Perth Scorchers) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat 7/168 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades (H) 9/156 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 12 runs Etihad Stadium Attencance: 15,888 Umpires: Ian Lock and Tony Ward Player of the match: Daniel Vettori (Brisbane Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 7
(H) Brisbane Heat 4/195 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 6/104 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 91 runs The Gabba Attendance: 9,514 Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Brisbane Heat) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Melbourne Renegades 4/173 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H) 3/174 (19.5 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 7,820 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ashley Barrow Player of the match: Owais Shah (Hobart Hurricanes) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Sixers 176 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 6/175 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 1 run Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 20,400 Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Mitchell Starc (Sydney Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Adelaide Strikers 125 (19.3 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 4/129 (18.5 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 26,133 Umpires: Ian Lock and Bob Parry Player of the match: Clint McKay (Melbourne Stars) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Draw
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 3/174 (20) | |||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8/163 (20) | |||||||
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 8/156 (20) | |||||||
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 3/158 (18.5) | |||||||
| 2 | Hobart Hurricanes (H) | 7/146 (20) | |||||||
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 6/153 (20) | |||||||
Semi-finals
(H) Perth Scorchers 3/174 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 8/163 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 11 runs WACA Ground Attendance: 15,225 Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Sydney Sixers 6/153 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes (H) 7/146 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs Blundstone Arena Attendance: 14,185 Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Sydney Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Final
(H) Perth Scorchers 8/156 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 3/158 (18.5 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets WACA Ground Attendance: 16,255 Umpires: Paul Reiffel and John Ward Player of the match: Moisés Henriques (Sydney Sixers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Highest team totals
The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.
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| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Stars | 3/203 | Hobart Hurricanes | Blundstone Arena |
| Brisbane Heat | 4/201 | The Gabba, Brisbane | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | 4/198 | Brisbane Heat | |
| Brisbane Heat | 4/195 | Sydney Thunder | |
| Perth Scorchers | 2/192 | Melbourne Renegades | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
| Adelaide Strikers | 5/189 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
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Last Updated 29 January 2012.[3]
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Birt | Hobart Hurricanes | 345 | 8 | 43.12 | 168.29 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Perth Scorchers | 309 | 9 | 34.33 | 121.65 | 77* | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 302 | 7 | 43.14 | 151.75 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 6 | |
| Owais Shah | Hobart Hurricanes | 282 | 8 | 35.25 | 149.20 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 |
| Nic Maddinson | Sydney Sixers | 275 | 9 | 30.55 | 125.57 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
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Last Updated 29 January 2012.[4]
Highest scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wright | Melbourne Stars | 117 | 60 | 8 | 9 | Hobart Hurricanes | Blundstone Arena, Hobart |
| David Warner | Sydney Thunder | 102* | 51 | 6 | 6 | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| Chris Gayle | 100* | 54 | 4 | 11 | Adelaide Strikers | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |
| Shaun Marsh | Perth Scorchers | 99* | 52 | 9 | 5 | Melbourne Renegades | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
| Robert Quiney | Melbourne Stars | 97 | 60 | 5 | 6 | Brisbane Heat | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane |
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Last Updated 29 January 2012.[5]
Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naved-ul-Hasan | Hobart Hurricanes | 15 | 8 | 17.00 | 12.7 | 8.01 | 4/22 |
| Ben Edmondson | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 9 | 21.21 | 15.0 | 8.44 | 4/40 |
| Mitchell Starc | Sydney Sixers | 13 | 6 | 13.53 | 9.9 | 8.18 | 3/17 |
| Brad Hogg | Perth Scorchers | 13 | 9 | 14.69 | 15.6 | 5.61 | 3/20 |
| James Faulkner | Melbourne Stars | 13 | 8 | 17.61 | 13.3 | 7.89 | 4/46 |
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Last Updated 29 January 2012.[6]
Best bowling figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Doherty | Hobart Hurricanes | 4.0 | 4/17 | Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Naved-ul-Hasan | 4.0 | 4/22 | Sydney Sixers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | |
| Ben Edmondson | Perth Scorchers | 4.0 | 4/40 | Hobart Hurricanes | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth |
| James Faulkner | Melbourne Stars | 4.0 | 4/46 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | Perth Scorchers | 3.0 | 3/9 | Sydney Thunder | ANZ Stadium, Sydney |
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Last Updated 29 January 2012.[7]
Highest attendances
The following table lists the matches with the highest attendance during this season.
More information Home Team, Attendance ...
| Home Team | Attendance | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Stars | 40,227 | Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Sydney Thunder | 31,262 | Sydney Sixers | ANZ Stadium |
| Brisbane Heat | 29,241 | Melbourne Stars | The Gabba |
| Sydney Sixers | 27,520 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Adelaide Strikers | 27,380 | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval |
| 26,837 | Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Oval | |
| Melbourne Stars | 26,133 | Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
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Last Updated 20 January 2012.[3]
Average attendance
More information Team, Ground ...
| Team | Ground | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 27,424 |
| Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval | 21,986 |
| Sydney Sixers | Sydney Cricket Ground | 20,068 |
| Sydney Thunder | ANZ Stadium | 18,423 |
| Brisbane Heat | The Gabba | 17,072 |
| Perth Scorchers | WACA Ground | 14,905 |
| Melbourne Renegades | Etihad Stadium | 13,324 |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Bellerive Oval | 10,517 |
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- "Big Bash League Table – 2011–12". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine