2014–15 Sydney Sixers season
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The 2014–15 Sydney Sixers season was the club's fourth consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL).
PresidentStuart Clark
CoachTrevor Bayliss (4th season)
Captain(s)Brad Haddin (4th season)
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
| 2014–15 season | |||
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| President | Stuart Clark | ||
| Coach | Trevor Bayliss (4th season) | ||
| Captain(s) | Brad Haddin (4th season) | ||
| Home ground | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | ||
| CLT20 | DNQ | ||
| BBL | 4th | ||
| BBL Finals | Runners-Up | ||
| Highest home attendance | 36,487 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 12,789 | ||
| Average home attendance | 24,023 (home matches) | ||
| Club membership | 1,915 | ||
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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 |
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| Batsmen | ||||||
| 14 | Jordan Silk |  | 13 April 1992 | Right-handed | - | |
| 27 | Ed Cowan | | 16 June 1982 | Left-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 45 | Michael Lumb |  | 12 February 1980 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player |
| 49 | Steve Smith | | 2 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
| 53 | Nic Maddinson | | 21 December 1991 | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| - | Dwayne Smith |  | 12 April 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player. Initially announced as contracted player pre-season but was unable to participate in tournament. |
| 21 | Moises Henriques | | 1 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 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 | |
| 94 | Simon Keen | | 4 October 1987 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Injury replacement player for Trent Copeland |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| 24 | Brad Haddin | | 23 October 1977 | Right-handed | – | Captain |
| 1 | Ryan Carters | | 25 July 1990 | Right-handed | – | |
| 50 | Riki Wessels | | 12 November 1985 | Right-handed | – | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 58 | Brett Lee | | 8 November 1976 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |
| 56 | Mitchell Starc | | 30 January 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
| 8 | Josh Hazlewood | | 8 January 1991 | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| 4 | Doug Bollinger | | 24 July 1981 | Left-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
| 9 | Trent Copeland | | 14 March 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 67 | Nathan Lyon | | 20 November 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| - | Luke Doran | | 14 August 1991 | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | Injury replacement player for Stephen O'Keefe |
Transfers
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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
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1.159 | Advanced to semi-finals |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.705 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.336 | |
| 4 | Sydney Sixers | 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 |
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.
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19 December |
Melbourne Renegades 7/154 (20 overs) |
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(H) Sydney Sixers 2/158 (18.5 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets |
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Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,789 Umpires: Ashley Barrow (Aus) and Damien Mealey (Aus) Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Sixers) | |||||
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23 December |
(H) Hobart Hurricanes 8/154 (19 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 3/158 (18.1 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets |
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Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Paul Wilson (Aus) and Michael Graham-Smith (Aus) Player of the match: Moises Henriques (Sixers) | |||||
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27 December |
Sydney Sixers 7/180 (20 overs) |
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(H) Sydney Thunder 5/164 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 16 runs |
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Stadium Australia, Sydney Umpires: Paul Wilson (Aus) and Sam Nogajski (Aus) Player of the match: Aiden Blizzard (Thunder) | |||||
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29 December |
Perth Scorchers 7/135 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 99 (17.3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 36 runs |
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Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 24,477 Umpires: Sam Nojagski (Aus) and Shawn Craig (Aus) Player of the match: Andrew Tye (Scorchers) | |||||
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5 January |
Sydney Sixers 6/150 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars (H) 4/150 (20 overs) |
Scores level;Stars won the Super Over |
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Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 22,098 Umpires: Sam Nojagski and Paul Wilson Player of the match: James Faulkner (Stars) | |||||
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11 January |
(H) Brisbane Heat 6/147 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 4/148 (17.4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets |
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The Gabba, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Attendance: 28,724 Umpires: Paul Wilson and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Doug Bollinger (Sixers) | |||||
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14 January |
Adelaide Strikers 6/182 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 159 (19.4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 23 runs |
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Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 21,644 Umpires: Sam Nojagski and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Johan Botha (Strikers) | |||||
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22 January |
Sydney Thunder 4/154 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers (H) 6/155 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets |
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Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 36,487 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Ashley Barrow Player of the match: Jordan Silk (Sixers) | |||||
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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
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24 January |
Sydney Sixers 4/181 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers (H) 94 (14.3 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 87 runs |
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Adelaide Oval Attendance: 52,633 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Sixers) | |||||
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28 January |
Sydney Sixers 5/147 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 6/148 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets |
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Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: 11,741 Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Scorchers) | |||||
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Player statistics
- Statistics include all finals games
- Key: Hover over heading for tooltips
| Player | Batting | Fielding | Bowling | ||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Name | M | I | NO | R | B | SR | Ave | HS | 50 | 6s | C | S | O | M | R | W | Eco | Ave | BBI | SR |
| 1 | Ryan Carters | 10 | 8 | 3 | 112 | 90 | 124.44 | 22.40 | 35* | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Doug Bollinger | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34.0 | 0 | 294 | 9 | 8.64 | 32.66 | 3/21 | 22.6 |
| 6 | Luke Doran | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50.00 | 2.00 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 69 | 3 | 8.62 | 32.66 | 2/22 | 16.0 |
| 8 | Josh Hazlewood | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Trent Copeland | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Jordan Silk | 10 | 9 | 4 | 272 | 199 | 136.68 | 54.40 | 69* | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Moises Henriques | 9 | 9 | 2 | 245 | 205 | 119.51 | 35.00 | 77 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24.0 | 0 | 153 | 5 | 6.37 | 30.60 | 2/22 | 28.8 |
| 23 | Ben Dwarshuis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 95 | 4 | 9.50 | 23.75 | 2/31 | 15.0 |
| 24 | Brad Haddin | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | Ed Cowan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20.00 | 1.00 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | Michael Lumb | 10 | 10 | 0 | 265 | 215 | 123.25 | 26.50 | 80 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 49 | Steve Smith | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50 | Riki Wessels | 9 | 9 | 0 | 205 | 182 | 112.63 | 22.77 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Nic Maddinson | 10 | 10 | 1 | 284 | 193 | 147.15 | 31.55 | 85 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 56 | Mitchell Starc | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 75.00 | 3.00 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 7.12 | 19.00 | 2/21 | 16.0 |
| 58 | Brett Lee | 10 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 155.55 | 14.00 | 7* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39.0 | 0 | 279 | 13 | 7.15 | 21.46 | 3/25 | 18.0 |
| 67 | Nathan Lyon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100.00 | - | 4* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 | 107 | 8 | 7.13 | 13.37 | 3/19 | 11.2 |
| 72 | Stephen O'Keefe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 175.00 | 14.00 | 9* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 0 | 126 | 3 | 6.46 | 42.00 | 2/17 | 39.0 |
| 77 | Sean Abbott | 10 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 100.00 | 6.60 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 35.0 | 0 | 274 | 9 | 7.82 | 30.44 | 2/14 | 23.3 |
| 94 | Simon Keen | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | - | - | - |
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.