2015–16 Sydney Sixers season

The 2015–16 Sydney Sixers season is the club's fifth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL). After losing in the final of the 2014–15 Big Bash League season to Perth Scorchers, the Sixers had originally qualified for the T20 Champions League. However, this tournament was cancelled due to lack of spectator and sponsorship interest.[2] In the BBL, the club finished last during the regular season, recording only two wins from eight matches.[3]

Sydney Sixers

2015–16 season
Coach	Greg Shipperd (1st season)[1]
Captain(s)	Moises Henriques
Home ground	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
BBL	8th
BBL Finals	DNQ
Leading Run Scorer	Michael Lumb (253)
Leading Wicket Taker	Sean Abbott (11)
Highest home attendance	38,456 vs Thunder (16 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance	20,072 vs Hurricanes (20 December 2015)
Average home attendance	27,956
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Players

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
41	Michael Lumb		12 February 1980	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Overseas player
27	Ed Cowan		16 June 1982	Left-handed	Right arm leg spin
49	Steve Smith		2 June 1989	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
53	Nic Maddinson		21 December 1991	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
14	Jordan Silk		13 April 1992	Right-handed	–
36	Nick Larkin		1 May 1990	Right-handed	–	Injury replacement player
All-rounders
21	Moises Henriques		1 February 1987	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Captain
22	Johan Botha		2 May 1982	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Overseas player
72	Stephen O'Keefe		9 December 1984	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox
77	Sean Abbott		29 February 1992	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
23	Ben Dwarshuis		23 June 1994	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
37	Trent Lawford		18 April 1988	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
24	Brad Haddin		23 October 1977	Right-handed	–
1	Ryan Carters		25 July 1990	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
56	Mitchell Starc		30 January 1990	Left-handed	Left-arm fast
8	Josh Hazlewood		8 January 1991	Left-handed	Right arm fast medium
4	Doug Bollinger		24 July 1981	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
33	Jackson Bird		11 December 1986	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
79	Mickey Edwards		unknown	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
67	Nathan Lyon		20 November 1987	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
5	Riley Ayre		2 April 1996	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Rookie. Replacement player for Nathan Lyon.
	Soumil Chhibber		16 June 1995	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Development Rookie
88	Li Kai Ming		5 July 1991	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Community Rookie

Big Bash League

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Adelaide Strikers	8	7	1	0	14	0.544
2	Melbourne Stars (RU)	8	5	3	0	10	0.366
3	Perth Scorchers	8	5	3	0	10	0.181
4	Sydney Thunder (C)	8	4	4	0	8	0.375
5	Melbourne Renegades	8	3	5	0	6	−0.041
6	Brisbane Heat	8	3	5	0	6	−0.204
7	Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	0	6	−0.955
8	Sydney Sixers	8	2	6	0	4	−0.330

Source: [4]

•   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2016. Source: bigbash.com.au
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 December	(H) Sydney Thunder 4/158 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 122 (19.5 overs)	Sydney Thunder won by 36 runs
19:40 (D/N) Scorecard				Spotless Stadium Attendance: 18,287[5] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Thunder)
	Michael Hussey 80* (59) Trent Lawford 1/12 (2 overs)		Michael Lumb 34 (27) Andre Russell 3/13 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

20 December	(H) Sydney Sixers 7/186 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 91 (15.5 overs)	Sydney Sixers won by 95 runs
16:20 (D/N) Scorecard				Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 20,072[6] Umpires: Simon Fry and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)
	Brad Haddin 72 (45) Cameron Boyce 2/25 (4 overs)		George Bailey 62* (45) Nathan Lyon 5/23 (3.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. Sam Rainbird (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

23 December	(H) Melbourne Renegades 4/172 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 7/174 (18.5 overs)	Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
19:10 (D/N) Scorecard				Etihad Stadium Attendance: 20,850[7] Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Michael Lumb (Sixers)
	Chris Gayle 46 (33) Johan Botha 1/13 (2 overs)		Michael Lumb 63 (35) Nathan Rimmington 4/26 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Cameron Stevenson (Renegades) made his T20 debut.

27 December	(H) Sydney Sixers 6/139 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 5/143 (18.4 overs)	Melbourne Stars won by 5 wickets
19:10 (D/N) Scorecard				Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 29,104[8] Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Sam Nogaski Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars)
	Moisés Henriques 41* (34) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (3 overs)		Peter Handscomb 52 (40) Doug Bollinger 2/31 (3.4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. The crowd of 29,104 is the highest crowd at the SCG for a non-derby BBL match.[8]

31 December	Sydney Sixers 5/176 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/182 (19.3 overs)	Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets
18:40 (D/N) Scorecard				Adelaide Oval Attendance: 46,389[9] Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Travis Head (Strikers)
	Brad Haddin 54* (35) Adil Rashid 3/34 (4 overs)		Travis Head 101* (53) Ben Dwarshuis 3/25 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Hamish Kingston (Strikers) made his T20 debut.

2 January	Sydney Sixers 8/112 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 1/114 (14.3 overs)	Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
18:15 (D/N) Scorecard				#TheFurnace Attendance: 20,444[10] Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)
	Michael Lumb 47 (45) David Willey 3/22 (4 overs)		Shaun Marsh 63* (54) Sean Abbott 1/11 (1 over)
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat. William Somerville (Sixers) made his T20 debut.

10 January	Brisbane Heat 8/162 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 8/156 (20 overs)	Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs
19:25 (D/N) Scorecard				Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 24,192[11] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Joe Burns (Heat)
	Joe Burns 60 (51) Sean Abbott 3/8 (2 overs)		Michael Lumb 47 (38) Mitchell Swepson 2/26 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat. Nick Larkin (Sixers) and Mitchell Swepson (Heat) both made their T20 debuts.

16 January	Sydney Thunder 5/202 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 156 (17.3 overs)	Sydney Thunder won by 46 runs
18:10 (D/N) Scorecard				Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 38,456[12] Umpires: Gerard Abood and John Ward Player of the match: Shane Watson (Thunder)
	Shane Watson 66 (41) Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs)		Nic Maddinson 70 (40) Clint McKay 3/16 (2.3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field. Nathan McAndrew (Thunder) made his T20 debut. The crowd of 38,456 is the highest crowd for a domestic cricket game in New South Wales.[12]

Home attendance

Game Opponent Attendance 4 Hobart Hurricanes 20,072[6] 10 Melbourne Stars 29,104[8] 26 Brisbane Heat 24,192[11] 30 Sydney Thunder 38,456[12] Total Attendance 111,824 Average Attendance 27,956 References "Shipperd Named New Head Coach". sydneysixers.com.au. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016. "Champions League T20 discontinued". ESPN. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016. "Big Bash League Ladder". www.bigbash.com.au. Retrieved 19 January 2016. "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017. #SydneySmash breaks ratings record cricket.com.au. Retrieved on 18 Dec, 2015 A massive thanks to the 20,072 Sixers fans that flocked to the scg today! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 2015 We fall by three wickets with seven balls left in front of 20,850 twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 23 Dec, 2015 A big thanks to those who made tonight our biggest EVER non-derby crowd twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2015 Adelaide, you rock! A huge crowd of 46,389 at the Adelaide Oval to watch this New Year's Eve clash! twitter.com/BBL. Retrieved on 31 Dec, 2015 Big Bash League 2016: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers — live scores, updates, live blog foxsports.com.au. Retrieved Jan 2, 2016 OFFICIAL CROWD FOR TONIGHT IS 24,192! Thanks Sydney! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2016 38,456 people at the @scg tonight! A new record for Domestic Cricket in NSW! Sydney, you look incredible! #BBL05 twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016 External links Official site