2014–15 Sydney Sixers season

The 2014–15 Sydney Sixers season was the club's fourth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL).

Sydney Sixers
2014–15 season
PresidentStuart Clark
CoachTrevor Bayliss (4th season)
Captain(s)Brad Haddin (4th season)
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
CLT20DNQ
BBL4th
BBL FinalsRunners-Up
Highest home attendance36,487
Lowest home attendance12,789
Average home attendance24,023 (home matches)
Club membership1,915
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Sydney Sixers came fourth overall after the regular season, qualifying for the finals series. The club reached the final at Manuka Oval in Canberra, but was defeated by 4 wickets on the last ball of the match by Perth Scorchers. The final was also the last match of Brett Lee's career as a cricketer.[1]

Players

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
14Jordan Silk (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992Right-handed-
27Ed Cowan (1982-06-16) 16 June 1982Left-handedRight arm leg spin
45Michael Lumb (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980Left-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player
49Steve Smith (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989Right-handedRight arm leg spin
53Nic Maddinson (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
All-rounders
-Dwayne Smith (1983-04-12) 12 April 1983Right-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player. Initially announced as contracted player pre-season but was unable to participate in tournament.
21Moises Henriques (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987Right-handedRight arm fast medium
72Stephen O'Keefe (1984-12-09) 9 December 1984Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
77Sean Abbott (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992Right-handedRight arm fast medium
23Ben Dwarshuis (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
94Simon Keen (1987-10-04) 4 October 1987Left-handedRight arm mediumInjury replacement player for Trent Copeland
Wicketkeepers
24Brad Haddin (1977-10-23) 23 October 1977Right-handed–Captain
1Ryan Carters (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990Right-handed–
50Riki Wessels (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985Right-handed–
Pace bowlers
58Brett Lee (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976Right-handedRight arm fast
56Mitchell Starc (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium
8Josh Hazlewood (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991Left-handedRight arm fast medium
4Doug Bollinger (1981-07-24) 24 July 1981Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
9Trent Copeland (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
67Nathan Lyon (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987Right-handedRight arm off spin
-Luke Doran (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991Right-handedLeft arm orthodoxInjury replacement player for Stephen O'Keefe

Transfers

Champions League Twenty20

As the Sydney Sixers lost in the semi-finals to the Perth Scorchers, they did not qualify for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 tournament.

Big Bash League
Main article: 2014–15 Big Bash League season

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Adelaide Strikers 8 6 1 1 13 1.159
2 Perth Scorchers (C) 8 5 3 0 10 0.705
3 Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 0 10 0.336
4 Sydney Sixers (RU) 8 5 3 0 10 −0.014
5 Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 −0.280
6 Melbourne Renegades 8 3 5 0 6 −0.331
7 Sydney Thunder 8 2 5 1 5 −0.485
8 Brisbane Heat 8 2 6 0 4 −1.116
Source: [2]
  •   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Matches
Times shown are in Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+08) for Perth, Australian Central Daylight Time (UTC+10:30) for Adelaide, Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00) for Brisbane and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) for all remaining venues.

Finals

The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi finals.

Playoff tree
Semifinals Final
      
4 Sydney Sixers 4/181 (20 ov)
1 Adelaide Strikers (H) 94 (14.3 ov)
4 Sydney Sixers 5/147 (20 ov)
2 Perth Scorchers 6/148 (20 ov)
2 Perth Scorchers (H) 7/144 (20 ov)
3 Melbourne Stars 126 (19.5 ov)

Matches

Player Statistics
  • Statistics include all finals games
  • Key: Hover over heading for tooltips
Player Batting Fielding Bowling
# Name M I NO R B SR Ave HS 50 6s C S O M R W Eco Ave BBI SR
1Ryan Carters108311290124.4422.4035*02130--------
4Doug Bollinger10201250.000.501006034.0029498.6432.663/2122.6
6Luke Doran4212450.002.001*00108.006938.6232.662/2216.0
8Josh Hazlewood0-------------------
9Trent Copeland0-------------------
14Jordan Silk1094272199136.6854.4069*2940--------
21Moises Henriques992245205119.5135.0077165024.0015356.3730.602/2228.8
23Ben Dwarshuis3---------1010.009549.5023.752/3115.0
24Brad Haddin0-------------------
27Ed Cowan2211520.001.001*0000--------
45Michael Lumb10100265215123.2526.50801940--------
49Steve Smith0-------------------
50Riki Wessels990205182112.6322.77501420--------
53Nic Maddinson10101284193147.1531.558521620--------
56Mitchell Starc2213475.003.003*00108.005737.1219.002/2116.0
58Brett Lee1021149155.5514.007*002039.00279137.1521.463/2518.0
67Nathan Lyon41144100.00-4*001015.0010787.1313.373/1911.2
72Stephen O'Keefe632148175.0014.009*000019.3012636.4642.002/1739.0
77Sean Abbott10503333100.006.6021014035.0027497.8230.442/1423.3
94Simon Keen1---------101.0010010.00---

Source: Cricinfo

Popularity

The 2014-15 Big Bash League season saw a significant increase in crowds as well as TV viewership on Network Ten for the Sydney Sixers matches. Major statistics for the season were as follows:[4]

  • Total Sixers membership tally was 1915, an increase of 25% compared to 2013-14 season.
  • The crowd of 36,487 for the derby match against Sydney Thunder on January 22, 2015 was the highest ever in NSW domestic cricket history beating the previous record crowd of 32,823 set earlier in the season between the same teams.
  • Average home crowd of 24,023, an increase of 22% compared to 2013-14 season.
  • The Sixers matches during the Big Bash League had an average viewership of 1,000,072 for each game on TV. These are the highest average ratings for any sports club which is based in Sydney.

References
  1. "Big Bash: Brett Lee fails to deny Perth Scorchers".
  2. "Big Bash League Table – 2014–15". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. "Jordan Silk leads Sydney Sixers to win over Sydney Thunder in Big Bash derby". ABC News. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. LETTER OF THANKS TO SIXERS MEMBERS FROM THE GM Sydney Sixers. Retrieved on 26 Nov, 2015.
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