Sydney Sixers
2016–17 season
CoachGreg Shipperd (2nd season)
Captain(s)Moises Henriques
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
BBL2nd
BBL FinalsTBD
Leading Run ScorerDaniel Hughes (196)
Leading Wicket TakerSean Abbott (13)
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Sydney Sixers season is the club's sixth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL).

Players

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
15Daniel HughesAustralia16 February 1989Left-handedRight arm medium
41Michael LumbEngland12 February 1980Left-handedRight arm mediumVisa contract & International Cap
53Nic MaddinsonAustralia21 December 1991Left-handedLeft arm orthodoxInternational Cap
20Jason RoyEngland21 July 1990Right-handed–Visa contract & International Cap
14Jordan SilkAustralia13 April 1992Right-handed–
49Steve SmithAustralia2 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg breakInternational Cap
All-rounders
77Sean AbbottAustralia29 February 1992Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational Cap
22Johan BothaSouth Africa2 May 1982Right-handedRight arm off spinNon-Visa Contract & International Cap
23Ben DwarshuisAustralia23 June 1994Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
21Moises HenriquesAustralia1 February 1987Right-handedRight arm fast mediumCaptain & International Cap
72Stephen O'KeefeAustralia9 December 1984Right-handedLeft arm orthodoxInternational Cap
Wicket-keepers
7Sam BillingsEngland15 June 1991Right-handed–Visa contract & International Cap
1Ryan CartersAustralia25 July 1990Right-handed–
24Brad HaddinAustralia23 October 1977Right-handed–International Cap (International retiree)
Pace bowlers
33Jackson BirdAustralia11 December 1986Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational Cap
4Doug BollingerAustralia24 July 1981Left-handedLeft arm fast mediumInternational Cap
5Harry ConwayAustralia17 September 1992Right-handedRight arm fast medium
8Josh HazlewoodAustralia8 January 1991Left-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational cap
15Joe MennieAustralia24 December 1988Right-handedRight arm fast mediumInternational Cap
56Mitchell StarcAustralia30 January 1990Left-handedLeft-arm fastInternational Cap
6Henry ThorntonAustralia16 December 1996Right-handedRight arm fast
Spin bowlers
67Nathan LyonAustralia20 November 1987Right-handedRight arm off spinInternational Cap
28Will SomervilleAustralia9 August 1984Right-handedRight arm off spin
52Soumil ChhibberAustralia16 June 1995Right-handedRight arm off spinDevelopment Rookie

Big Bash League

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers (C) 8 5 3 0 10 0.618 Advance to play-off phase
2   Brisbane Heat 8 5 3 0 10 0.516
3   Sydney Sixers 8 5 3 0 10 −0.848
4   Melbourne Stars 8 4 4 0 8 0.397
5   Melbourne Renegades 8 4 4 0 8 0.042
6   Adelaide Strikers 8 3 5 0 6 0.334
7   Hobart Hurricanes 8 3 5 0 6 −0.530
8   Sydney Thunder 8 3 5 0 6 −0.600
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Results by round

Round12345678
GroundAHHAAHHA
ResultWLWLWW
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2017. Source: bigbash.com.au
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 December
(H) Sydney Thunder
8/159 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
1/160 (18 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets
  
 
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 21,798[2]
Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sixers)
Ryan Gibson 53 (43)
Joe Mennie 2/16 (2 overs)
Moises Henriques 76* (41)
Andre Russell 1/27 (4 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ryan Gibson (Thunder) made his T20 debut.
  • The crowd of 21,798 is the highest ever crowd for a cricket match at Spotless Stadium.
23 December
Hobart Hurricanes
6/200 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
140 (16.2 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 60 runs
  
 
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 21,002[3]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes)
Tim Paine 63 (45)
Sean Abbott 2/41 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 42 (33)
Clive Rose 2/14 (2 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
27 December
Perth Scorchers
8/130 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
4/132 (18 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets
  
 
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,013[4]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Johan Botha (Sixers)
Mitchell Marsh 31* (29)
William Somerville 2/10 (2 overs)
Sam Billings 40 (30)
Andrew Tye 3/15 (4 overs)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
31 December
(H) Adelaide Strikers
9/152 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
104 (18.2 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 48 runs
  
 
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 45,471[5]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sixers)
Ben Dunk 37 (20)
Sean Abbott 5/16 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 40 (30)
Billy Stanlake 3/17 (3.2 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tom Andrews (Strikers) made his T20 debut.
3 January
(H) Brisbane Heat
6/186 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
7/191 (19.4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
  
 
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
The Gabba
Attendance: 32,371[6]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sixers)
Joe Burns 51* (33)
Sean Abbott 3/38 (4 overs)
Daniel Hughes 85 (55)
Mitchell Swepson 2/25 (4 overs)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Henry Thornton (Sixers) made his T20 debut.
9 January
Melbourne Renegades
6/170 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
4/171 (19.3 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets
  
 
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,702[7]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sixers)
Aaron Finch 57 (44)
Ben Dwarshuis 3/35 (4 overs)
Daniel Hughes 41 (29)
Thisara Perera 2/26 (4 overs)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The crowd of 30,702 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the SCG.

Home attendance

Game Opponent Attendance
2Hobart Hurricanes21,002[3]
3Perth Scorchers30,013[4]
6Melbourne Renegades30,702[7]
7Sydney ThunderTBD
Total Attendance 81,717
Average Attendance 27,239

References

  1. ↑ "Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Thank you to the 21,798 fans at tonight's #SydneySmash, a record #BBL crowd for Spotless Stadium. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 2016
  3. 1 2 The final crowd figure for tonight is 21,002. Thank you to everyone for coming out!! #smashemsixers twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved on 23 Dec, 2016
  4. 1 2 Crowd figure tonight is 30,013. THANK YOU SYDNEY! #smashemsixers Retrieved on 27 Dec, 2016
  5. ↑ It almost got lost amongst all the commotion, but another incredible turnout from the #strikeforce tonight!. Retrieved on 1 Jan, 2017
  6. ↑ Another great crowd of 32,371 treated to a terrific game of cricket! Thanks for your support again, Brisbane! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 January 2017
  7. 1 2 Crowd figure for tonight's game is 30,702. Thanks to everyone for coming along to Girls' Night out #smashemsixers Retrieved on 9 Jan, 2016
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