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2017–18 Melbourne Renegades season

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The 2017–18 Melbourne Renegades season is the seventh in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McDonald and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2017–18 season.

CoachAndrew McDonald
Captain(s)Aaron Finch
Home groundEithad Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)
GMHBA Stadium (Capacity: 36,000)
BBL Season3rd
Quick facts Coach, Captain(s) ...
Melbourne Renegades
2017–18 season
CoachAndrew McDonald
Captain(s)Aaron Finch
Home groundEithad Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)
GMHBA Stadium (Capacity: 36,000)
BBL Season3rd
BBL FinalsSemi-finalists
Leading Run ScorerMarcus Harris (324)
Leading Wicket TakerDwayne Bravo (18)
Highest home attendance44,316 vs Melbourne Stars
(12 January 2018)
Lowest home attendance20,567 vs Brisbane Heat
(23 December 2017)
Average home attendance28,315
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Fixtures

Pre-season

10 December 2017
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Team Red
8/189 (20 overs)
v
Team Black
1/190 (17.1 overs)
Team Black won by 9 wickets
Geelong Cricket Ground, Geelong
15 December 2017
Report
Melbourne Renegades
6/169 (20 overs)
v
(H) Brisbane Heat
8/150 (20 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 19 runs
John Blank Oval, Maroochydore
16 December 2017
Report
Brisbane Heat (H)
6/136 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
1/139 (13 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets
John Blank Oval, Maroochydore

Regular season

Main article: 2017–18 Big Bash League season
21 December 2017
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
8/164 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
3/165 (18.3 overs)
D'Arcy Short 34 (19)
Dwayne Bravo 5/28 (4 overs)
Cameron White 79 (59)
Jofra Archer 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 11,010[1]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Aaron Summers (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
23 December 2017
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/132 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
3/137 (18.4 overs)
Alex Ross 48 (44)
Jack Wildermuth 3/16 (4 overs)
Tom Cooper 52* (44)
Shadab Khan 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,567[2]
Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Jack Wildermuth (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
29 December 2017
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
9/130 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
7/133 (19 overs)
Tom Cooper 34 (24)
Mitchell Johnson 3/13 (4 overs)
Michael Klinger 37 (27)
Brad Hogg 2/16 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 30,018[3]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
3 January 2018
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/111 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/112 (15.3 overs)
Johan Botha 32* (23)
Dwayne Bravo 3/29 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 51 (38)
Ben Dwarshuis 1/19 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 23,586[4]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Mickey Edwards (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
6 January 2018
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
4/157 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
4/159 (17.5 overs)
Ben Dunk 47 (30)
Mohammad Nabi 1/27 (4 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 52 (30)
John Hastings 2/24 (3.5 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 48,086[5]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Jackson Coleman (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
8 January 2018
18:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
3/185 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
5/186 (19.5 overs)
Cameron White 68* (30)
Andrew Tye 2/36 (4 overs)
Ashton Turner 70 (32)
Mohammed Nabi 1/30 (3.5 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Attendance: 22,475[6]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith & Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
12 January 2018
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/167 (20 overs)
v
(H) Melbourne Renegades
9/144 (20 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 74 (46)
Mohammad Nabi 2/15 (4 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 26 (18)
Jackson Coleman 3/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 23 runs
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 44,316[7]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Daniel Fallins (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
22 January 2018
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
5/173 (20 overs)
v
(H) Melbourne Renegades
7/147 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 68 (36)
Dwayne Bravo 2/30 (4 overs)
Brad Hodge 30* (18)
Ben Laughlin 2/18 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 26 runs
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 23,089[8]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
24 January 2018
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
6/189 (20 overs)
v
(H) Sydney Thunder
180 (20 overs)
Marcus Harris 64 (41)
Gurinder Sandhu 2/37 (4 overs)
Ben Rohrer 48 (21)
Kane Richardson 4/22 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 11,319[9]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward
Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
27 January 2018
18:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
3/187 (20 overs)
v
(H) Brisbane Heat
161 (19.5 overs)
Tom Cooper 65* (36)
Mitchell Swepson 1/27 (4 overs)
Alex Ross 36 (27)
Kane Richardson 4/35 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 34,543[10]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field

Knockout phase

Main article: 2017–18 Big Bash League season § Knockout Phase

Semi final

2 February 2018
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/178 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
4/177 (20 overs)
Travis Head 85* (57)
Joe Mennie 1/21 (4 overs)
Marcus Harris 45 (27)
Travis Head 1/27 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 1 run
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 36,298[11]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Harry Nielsen (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.

Ladder

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers 10 8 2 0 16 0.154 Advanced to semi-finals
2   Adelaide Strikers (C) 10 7 3 0 14 0.801
3   Melbourne Renegades 10 6 4 0 12 0.297
4   Hobart Hurricanes 10 5 5 0 10 −0.291
5   Sydney Sixers 10 4 6 0 8 0.331
6   Sydney Thunder 10 4 6 0 8 −0.039
7   Brisbane Heat 10 4 6 0 8 −0.437
8   Melbourne Stars 10 2 8 0 4 −0.926
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Source: [12]
(C) Champions

Squad information

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2017–18 Big Bash League season as of 28 January 2018.[13]

More information S/N, Name ...
S/N Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
5Aaron Finch Australia (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 39)Right-handedLeft arm orthodoxCaptain
26Tom Cooper Netherlands (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 39)Right-handedRight arm off spinNon-visa Dutch international
9Matt Short Australia (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight arm off spin
7Cameron White Australia (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 43)Right-handedRight arm leg break
21Marcus Harris Australia (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 34)Left-handed–
17Brad Hodge Australia (1974-12-29) 29 December 1974 (age 51)Right-handedRight Arm off spin
20Beau Webster Australia (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 32)Right-handedRight arm off break
29Travis Dean Australia (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 34)Right-handed–Replacement player for Cameron White
All-rounders
47Dwayne Bravo West Indies (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 42)Right-handedRight arm medium fastVisa contract
10Jack Wildermuth Australia (1993-12-21) 21 December 1993 (age 32)Right-handedRight arm medium fast
12Will Sutherland Australia (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 26)Right-handedRight arm fast mediumRookie contract
77Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 41)Right-handedRight arm off breakVisa contract
00Kieron Pollard West Indies (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 39)Right-handedRight arm medium fastVisa contract, replacement player for Mohammad Nabi
3Mackenzie Harvey Australia (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 25)Left-handedRight arm medium fastReplacement player for Aaron Finch
Wicketkeepers
15Tim Ludeman Australia (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 39)Right-handed–
Pace bowlers
19James Pattinson Australia (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 36)Left-handedRight arm fast
34Chris Tremain Australia (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 35)Right-handedRight arm fast medium
4Guy Walker Australia (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 31)Right-handedRight arm medium fast
55Kane Richardson Australia (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 35)Right-handedRight arm fast medium
16Joe Mennie Australia (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 37)Right-handedRight arm fast medium
2Xavier Crone Australia (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
31Brad Hogg Australia (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 55)Left-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spin
18Jon Holland Australia (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 39)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin
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Transfers

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Season statistics

Most runs

More information Player, Mat ...
PlayerMatInnsRunsAveSRHS10050
Marcus Harris 111132429.45129.086402
Cameron White 8830476.00111.3579*03
Tom Cooper 11929849.66141.2365*03
Aaron Finch 6610818.00136.705101
Matthew Short 3310635.33121.836201
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2018

Most wickets

More information Player, Mat ...
PlayerMatInnsWktsAveEconBBISR
Dwayne Bravo 11111820.168.475/2814.2
Kane Richardson 10101226.168.054/2219.5
Jack Wildermuth 11111031.108.183/1622.8
Mohammad Nabi 77818.625.762/1519.3
Chris Tremain 44717.007.933/2912.8
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2018

Home attendance

More information Match, Opponent ...
Match Opponent Attendance
2Brisbane Heat20,567
3Perth Scorchers30,018
4Sydney Sixers23,586
7Melbourne Stars44,316
8Adelaide Strikers23,089
Total Attendance 141,576
Average Attendance 28,315
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TV audience

BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air channel Network Ten.

Following are the television ratings for the Melbourne Renegades's 2017–18 BBL season matches in Australia.[14]

More information Match No, Teams ...
Match No Teams Average TV Ratings
National 5 metro cities
Session 1 Session 2 Session 1 Session 2
1 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades[15] 1,100,000 1,230,000 747,000 856,000
2 Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat[16] 975,000 1,090,000 660,000 765,000
3 Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[17] 865,000 1,100,000 600,000 788,000
4 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers[18] 916,000 1,170,000 594,000 771,000
5 Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[19] 876,000 1,120,000 620,000 789,000
6 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades[20] 971,000 621,000 687,000 452,000
7 Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[21] 1,040,000 1,120,000 670,000 751,000
8 Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers[22] 883,000 853,000 603,000 607,000
9 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades[23] 808,000 873,000 532,000 597,000
10 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades[24] 742,000 797,000 481,000 553,000
SF Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades[25] 1,050,000 1,340,000 739,000 991,000
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