2015–16_Big_Bash_League_season_squads

2015–16 Big Bash League season squads

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The 2015–16 Big Bash League season was the fifth season of the Big Bash League, the top-level Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. Each team signed a minimum of 18 players, including two rookie contracts and two visa contacted players.

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S/N	Name	National side	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
17	Brad Hodge	Australia	(1974-12-29) 29 December 1974 (age 49)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Captain
50	Craig Simmons	Australia	(1982-12-01) 1 December 1982 (age 41)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
77	Jono Dean	Australia	(1984-06-23) 23 June 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
34	Travis Head	Australia	(1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 30)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
49	Alex Ross	Australia	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
19	Kelvin Smith	Australia	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 29)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
–	Patrick Page	Australia	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26)	Left-handed	Right arm medium fast	Development rookie contract
33	Jake Lehmann	Australia	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
27	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	(1977-05-27) 27 May 1977 (age 47)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract, injury replacement player for Kieron Pollard
All-rounders
55	Kieron Pollard	West Indies	(1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast	Visa contract
20	Michael Neser	Australia	(1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
29	Hamish Kingston	Australia	(1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
42	Alexander Keath	Australia	(1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Wicketkeepers
15	Tim Ludeman	Australia	(1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
23	Kane Richardson	Australia	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
56	Ben Laughlin	Australia	(1982-10-03) 3 October 1982 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
10	Gary Putland	Australia	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
3	Billy Stanlake	Australia	(1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
25	Jon Holland	Australia	(1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Left arm off spin
95	Adil Rashid	England	(1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Visa contract

S/N	Name	National side	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
62	Joe Burns	Australia	(1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
54	Lendl Simmons	West Indies	(1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract, replacement player for Brendon McCullum
14	Alex Doolan	Australia	(1985-11-29) 29 November 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
00	Peter Forrest	Australia	(1985-11-15) 15 November 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
50	Chris Lynn	Australia	(1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
36	Nathan Reardon	Australia	(1984-11-08) 8 November 1984 (age 39)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
52	Jason Floros	Australia	(1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 33)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
39	James Hopes	Australia	(1978-11-24) 24 November 1978 (age 45)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
24	Jack Wildermuth	Australia	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
Wicketkeepers
42	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	(1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract
59	James Peirson	Australia	(1992-10-13) 13 October 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
16	Nick Buchanan	Australia	(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
12	Andrew Fekete	Australia	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
58	Luke Feldman	Australia	(1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
2	Josh Lalor	Australia	(1987-11-04) 4 November 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
31	Ben Cutting	Australia	(1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
6	Mark Steketee	Australia	(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
77	Samuel Badree	West Indies	(1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 43)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Visa contract
4	Mitchell Swepson	Australia	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin

S/N	Name	National side	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
10	George Bailey	Australia	(1982-09-07) 7 September 1982 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
11	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	(1977-10-27) 27 October 1977 (age 46)	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract
9	Jonathan Wells	Australia	(1988-08-13) 13 August 1988 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
20	Beau Webster	Australia	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
33	Michael Hill	Australia	(1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 35)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
46	Dominic Michael	Australia	(1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
88	Darren Sammy	West Indies	(1983-12-20) 20 December 1983 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
54	Daniel Christian	Australia	(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
15	Simon Milenko	Australia	(1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
27	Tim Paine	Australia	(1984-12-08) 8 December 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Captain
51	Ben Dunk	Australia	(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37)	Left-handed	–
Pace bowlers
32	Shaun Tait	Australia	(1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast
25	Timm van der Gugten	Netherlands	(1991-02-25) 25 February 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Non-visa Dutch international
44	Jake Reed	Australia	(1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
43	Sam Rainbird	Australia	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
15	Joe Mennie	Australia	(1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
13	Cameron Boyce	Australia	(1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
31	Clive Rose	Australia	(1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox

S/N	Name	National side	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
5	Aaron Finch	Australia	(1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
6	Tom Beaton	Australia	(1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
26	Tom Cooper	Netherlands	(1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Non-visa Dutch international
12	Callum Ferguson	Australia	(1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
9	Matt Short	Australia	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
7	Cameron White	Australia	(1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
–	Ben McDermott	Australia	(1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Injury replacement player for Callum Ferguson
All-rounders
47	Dwayne Bravo	West Indies	(1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
333	Chris Gayle	West Indies	(1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 44)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin	Visa contract
3	Cameron Stevenson	Australia		Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Supplementary listed player
Wicketkeepers
20	Peter Nevill	Australia	(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	–
13	Matthew Wade	Australia	(1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
Pace bowlers
19	James Pattinson	Australia	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Right arm fast
35	Nathan Rimmington	Australia	(1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
10	Peter Siddle	Australia	(1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
14	Chris Tremain	Australia	(1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
4	Guy Walker	Australia	(1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
44	Nick Winter	Australia	(1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 30)	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
21	Cameron Gannon	Australia	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Injury replacement player for Nick Winter
–	Tom O'Donnell	Australia	(1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Left arm medium	Development rookie contract
Spin bowlers
24	Xavier Doherty	Australia	(1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 41)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
43	Nathan Hauritz	Australia	(1981-10-18) 18 October 1981 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
–	Gehan Seneviratne	Australia				Community rookie contract

S/N	Name	National side	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
24	Kevin Pietersen	England	(1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 43)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Visa contract
8	David Hussey	Australia	(1977-07-15) 15 July 1977 (age 46)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Captain
21	Robert Quiney	Australia	(1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 (age 41)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
6	Luke Wright	England	(1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
5	James Faulkner	Australia	(1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium	Vice-captain
32	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
11	John Hastings	Australia	(1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
16	Marcus Stoinis	Australia	(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
4	Evan Gulbis	Australia	(1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
54	Peter Handscomb	Australia	(1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	–
7	Tom Triffitt	Australia	(1990-11-13) 13 November 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	–
2	Sam Harper	Australia	(1996-12-10) 10 December 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
17	Daniel Worrall	Australia	(1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
25	Scott Boland	Australia	(1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
20	Ben Hilfenhaus	Australia	(1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
19	Michael Beer	Australia	(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox
63	Adam Zampa	Australia	(1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

2015–16_Big_Bash_League_season_squads

2015–16 Big Bash League season squads

Adelaide Strikers

Brisbane Heat

Hobart Hurricanes

Melbourne Renegades

Melbourne Stars

Perth Scorchers

Sydney Sixers

Sydney Thunder

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S/N	Name	National side	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
32	Adam Voges	Australia	(1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 (age 44)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
6	Cameron Bancroft	Australia	(1992-11-19) 19 November 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	–
20	Shaun Marsh	Australia	(1983-07-09) 9 July 1983 (age 40)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
7	Michael Klinger	Australia	(1980-07-04) 4 July 1980 (age 43)	Right-handed	–
15	Michael Carberry	England	(1980-09-29) 29 September 1980 (age 43)	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Visa contract
14	Marcus Harris	Australia	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak
All-rounders
13	Nathan Coulter-Nile	Australia	(1987-10-11) 11 October 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
31	Brad Hogg	Australia	(1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 53)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
10	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	(1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
17	Ashton Turner	Australia	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Wicket-keepers
9	Sam Whiteman	Australia	(1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed	–
Pace bowlers
5	Jason Behrendorff	Australia	(1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast medium
33	Simon Mackin	Australia	(1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
68	Andrew Tye	Australia	(1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast
3	Joel Paris	Australia	(1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium
8	David Willey	England	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium	Visa contract
Spin bowlers
18	Ashton Agar	Australia	(1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
67	James Muirhead	Australia	(1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin

S/N	Name	National side	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
41	Michael Lumb	England	(1980-02-12) 12 February 1980 (age 44)	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract
27	Ed Cowan	Australia	(1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 41)	Left-handed	Right arm leg spin
49	Steve Smith	Australia	(1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
53	Nic Maddinson	Australia	(1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
14	Jordan Silk	Australia	(1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	–
36	Nick Larkin	Australia	(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	–	Injury replacement player
All-rounders
21	Moises Henriques	Australia	(1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Captain
22	Johan Botha	South Africa	(1982-05-02) 2 May 1982 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Visa contract
72	Stephen O'Keefe	Australia	(1984-12-09) 9 December 1984 (age 39)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox
77	Sean Abbott	Australia	(1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
23	Ben Dwarshuis	Australia	(1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 29)	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
37	Trent Lawford	Australia	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
24	Brad Haddin	Australia	(1977-10-23) 23 October 1977 (age 46)	Right-handed	–
1	Ryan Carters	Australia	(1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
56	Mitchell Starc	Australia	(1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast
8	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33)	Left-handed	Right arm fast medium
4	Doug Bollinger	Australia	(1981-07-24) 24 July 1981 (age 42)	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
33	Jackson Bird	Australia	(1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
79	Mickey Edwards	Australia	unknown	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
67	Nathan Lyon	Australia	(1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
5	Riley Ayre	Australia	(1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Replacement player for Nathan Lyon
–	Soumil Chhibber	Australia	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Development rookie contract
88	Li Kai Ming	Hong Kong	(1991-07-05) 5 July 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Community rookie contract

S/N	Name	National side	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
48	Michael Hussey	Australia	(1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 49)	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Captain
18	Usman Khawaja	Australia	(1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
6	Aiden Blizzard	Australia	(1984-06-27) 27 June 1984 (age 39)	Left-handed	Left arm medium
17	Kurtis Patterson	Australia	(1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
99	Ben Rohrer	Australia	(1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43)	Left-handed	–
29	Ahillen Beadle	Australia	(1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 37)	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
23	Jake Doran	Australia	(1996-12-02) 2 December 1996 (age 27)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
3	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	(1975-10-16) 16 October 1975 (age 48)	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Visa contract
12	Andre Russell	West Indies	(1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
4	Andrew McDonald	Australia	(1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
33	Shane Watson	Australia	(1981-06-17) 17 June 1981 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
21	Chris Hartley	Australia	(1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 42)	Left-handed	–
Pace bowlers
30	Pat Cummins	Australia	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right arm fast
27	Clint McKay	Australia	(1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
11	Gurinder Sandhu	Australia	(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right arm fast medium
8	Alister McDermott	Australia	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
93	Chris Green	Australia	(1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
52	Fawad Ahmed	Australia	(1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin