2013–14 Melbourne Renegades season

The 2013–14 Melbourne Renegades season is the third in the club's history. Coached by David Saker and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2013–14 season.

Melbourne Renegades

2013–14 season
President	James Brayshaw
Coach	Simon Helmot
Captain(s)	Aaron Finch
Home ground	Etihad Stadium
BBL Season	6th
BBL Finals	DNQ
Leading Run Scorer	Aaron Finch (262)
Leading Wicket Taker	Nathan Rimmington (10)
Highest home attendance	42,837
Lowest home attendance	10,896
Average home attendance	21,929
Club membership	3,383
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Summary

Despite maintaining the majority of their squad from the previous season, and also recruiting Australian test bowlers Peter Siddle and James Pattinson, the Renegades struggled in the 2013–14 Big Bash League season, only winning 3 games, and in the process finishing 6th and missing the finals.

Fixtures

Regular season

20 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Stars 7/208 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 132 (17.3 overs)
Luke Wright 70 (32) Nathan Rimmington 2/34 (4 overs)		Jos Buttler 49 (28) Jackson Bird 4/31 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 76 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 25,266 Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward Player of the match: Luke Wright (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

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26 December 16:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 7/117 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 8/111 (20 overs)
Shaun Marsh 31 (34) Nathan Rimmington 2/14 (4 overs)		Alex Doolan 21 (15) Yasir Arafat 3/15 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Attendance: 15,953 Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Yasir Arafat (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

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30 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 3/210 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 153 (19.2 overs)
Aaron Finch 81 (51) Dan Christian 2/43 (4 overs)		Ben Cutting 40 (19) James Pattinson 3/36 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 57 runs Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 19,832 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

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1 January 13:50 Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 8/162 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 111 (17.1 overs)
Aaron Finch 50 (31) Ben Laughlin 3/16 (4 overs)		Tim Paine 31 (28) James Pattinson 4/24 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 51 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 10,924[1] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Ian Lock Player of the match: James Pattinson (Melbourne Renegades)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

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4 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 5/163 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 1/167 (16.2 overs)
Aaron Finch 84* (55) Jackson Bird 3/24 (4 overs)		Cameron White 84* (49) Aaron O'Brien 1/38 (3 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 9 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 42,837 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Tony Ward Player of the match: Cameron White (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

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14 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 104 (18.3 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 1/105 (11.3 overs)
Daniel Harris 30 (31) Gurinder Sandhu 3/21 (4 overs)		Usman Khawaja 46* (34) James Pattinson 1/30 (3.3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 9 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 10,896 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Tony Ward Player of the match: Gurinder Sandhu (Sydney Thunder)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat

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18 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 6/151 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 5/149 (20 overs)
Moisés Henriques 55 (39) Nathan Rimmington 2/35 (4 overs)		Dwayne Bravo 38 (30) Josh Hazlewood 1/22 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 2 runs Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 14,152 Umpires: Damien Mealey and Tony Ward Player of the match: Moisés Henriques (Sydney Sixers)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

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22 January 20:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 7/154 (20 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 47 (33) Jon Holland 2/19 (4 overs)		Michael Neser 35* (24) Peter Siddle 3/35 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 1 run Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 21,745 Umpires: Damien Mealey and Tony Ward Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Melbourne Renegades)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Melbourne Stars	8	8	0	0	16	2.189
2	Sydney Sixers	8	6	2	0	12	−0.218
3	Perth Scorchers (C)	8	5	3	0	10	−0.064
4	Hobart Hurricanes (RU)	8	3	4	1	7	0.321
5	Brisbane Heat	8	3	5	0	6	−0.197
6	Melbourne Renegades	8	3	5	0	6	−0.475
7	Adelaide Strikers	8	2	5	1	5	−0.933
8	Sydney Thunder	8	1	7	0	2	−0.654

Source: [2]

•   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Ladder progress

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	W
Position	8	8	5	3				6

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

Squad information

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2013–14 Big Bash League season.[3]

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
	Aaron Finch		17 November 1986	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
	Tom Cooper		26 November 1986	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Non-visa Dutch international
	Alex Doolan		29 November 1985	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Daniel Harris		31 December 1979	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Michael Hill		29 September 1988	Left-handed	Right arm medium
	Ben Rohrer		26 March 1981	Left-handed	–
All-rounders
	Will Sheridan		5 May 1987	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
	Aaron O'Brien		2 October 1981	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
	Mohammad Hafeez		17 October 1980	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Visa contract
	Dwayne Bravo		7 October 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
	Matthew Short		8 November 1995	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Development rookie contract
	Solomon Mire		21 August 1989	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Community rookie contract
Wicketkeepers
	Peter Nevill		13 October 1985	Right-handed	–
	Jos Buttler		8 September 1990	Right-handed	–	Visa contract
Pace bowlers
	Jayde Herrick		16 January 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Nathan Rimmington		11 November 1982	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	James Pattinson		3 May 1990	Left-handed	Right arm fast
	Peter Siddle		25 November 1984	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Matthew Gale		28 November 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Jake Haberfield		18 June 1986	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Jake Reed		28 September 1990	-	Right arm fast
	Andrew Fekete		18 May 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
	Muttiah Muralitharan		17 April 1972	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Visa contract
	Fawad Ahmed		5 February 1982	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin

Transfers

In: Nat. Name Moving from Ref. Jos Buttler Unattached Dwayne Bravo Unattached Mohammad Hafeez Unattached Solomon Mire Unattached Matthew Short Unattached Andrew Fekete Unattached Matthew Gale   Brisbane Heat James Pattinson   Melbourne Stars Peter Siddle   Melbourne Stars

Out: Nat. Name Moving to Ref. Meyrick Buchanan Retired Faf du Plessis Delisted Alex Hales   Adelaide Strikers Marlon Samuels Delisted Brendan Drew Delisted James Muirhead   Melbourne Stars Darren Pattinson Retired

Season statistics

Home attendance

Match Opponent Attendance 3 Brisbane Heat 19,832 5 Melbourne Stars 42,837 6 Sydney Thunder 10,896 7 Sydney Sixers 14,152 Total Attendance 87,717 Average Attendance 21,929 References "Hurricanes fall well short". Hobart Hurricanes. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014. "Big Bash League Table – 2013–14". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017. "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2013. External links Official website of the Melbourne Renegades Official website of the Big Bash League