Adelaide Strikers

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The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian men's professional franchise cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 (T20) cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL).[2] Based in Adelaide, South Australia, their home ground is the Adelaide Oval,[3] and they play in a cornflower blue uniform. The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the BBL, succeeding the South Australia cricket team, who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.[4] Since the inaugural BBL |01, the Strikers' sole title came in BBL |07.[5]

NicknameStrikers
LeagueBig Bash League
AssociationCricket Australia
CaptainMatthew Short
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Adelaide Strikers
NicknameStrikers
LeagueBig Bash League
AssociationCricket Australia
Personnel
CaptainMatthew Short
CoachTim Paine
OwnerSouth Australian Cricket Association
Team information
CityAdelaide, South Australia
Colours  Blue[1]
Founded2011; 15 years ago (2011)
Home groundAdelaide Oval
Capacity53,583
History
Big Bash League wins1 (BBL |07)
Official websiteadelaidestrikers.com.au

T20 kit

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History

The Adelaide Strikers were formed in 2011, as a result of the formation of the Big Bash League.[4] When the competition was first formed, each team had an opportunity to sign up players and build their lists. The contracting window opened on 30 June 2011 at 9 am and closed on 22 July 2011. Each team was allowed to sign up to 18 players, including up to two from overseas.[6] The team's inaugural captain was South Australia captain, Michael Klinger, and the inaugural coach was Darren Berry, the then coach of the Southern Redbacks.[7]

In the 2016/17 Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers were rated the most entertaining team in the BBL, with a BBEI of 2177.[8]

New Year's Eve match

Since BBL03, Cricket Australia started hosting a Strikers home match on 31 December night every year against different oppositions. It quickly gained popularity among the fans, turning into a tradition and attracting big crowds at the Adelaide Oval throughout the years. It is popularly termed as the New Year's Eve Match or NYE Clash in the media. Up until BBL08, the Strikers had maintained a clean 6–0 win record in the NYE Big Bash clashes. In season 3, Travis Head scored a brilliant century to take the Strikers home against Sydney Sixers in the NYE clash, which remains one of the most memorable NYE matches in the short history of BBL to date.[9] Though, in BBL09, the Strikers finally fell against the Sydney Thunder by 3 runs, the Strikers' first defeat on New Year's Eve.[10]

List of New Year's Eve matches

More information Year, Winner ...
Year Winner Loser Margin Attendance Player of the match
2013StrikersScorchers6 wickets[11]26,030Michael Klinger
2014StrikersHurricanes8 wickets[12]43,288Tim Ludeman
2015StrikersSixers5 wickets[13]46,389Travis Head
2016StrikersSixers48 runs[14]45,471Sean Abbott
2017StrikersHeat56 runs[15]46,594Michael Neser
2018StrikersThunder20 runs[16]41,987Peter Siddle
2019ThunderStrikers3 runs[17]41,414Callum Ferguson
2020ScorchersStrikers7 wickets[18]21,636Jhye Richardson
2021ThunderStrikers22 runs[19]9,555Jason Sangha
2022StarsStrikers8 runs[20]40,373Marcus Stoinis
2023 Stars Strikers 7 wickets 42,502 Marcus Stoinis
2024 Scorchers Strikers 7 wickets 41,624 Cooper Connolly
2025 Strikers Heat 7 wickets 40,713 Liam Scott
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Season Summaries

Chart of yearly table positions for Adelaide Strikers in BBL
More information Season, W–L ...
Season W–L Pos. Finals Coach Captain Most Runs Most Wickets Most Valuable Player Refs
2011–12 2–5 6th DNQ Darren Berry Michael Klinger Michael Klinger – 198 Aaron O'Brien – 6 Michael Klinger [21][22][23][AI-retrieved source]
2012–13 4–4 5th DNQ Darren Berry Johan Botha Michael Klinger – 242 Kane Richardson – 10 Johan Botha [24][25][23]
2013–14 2–5 7th DNQ Darren Berry Johan Botha[a] Michael Klinger – 223 Shaun Tait – 11 Michael Neser [26][27][23]
2014–15 6–1* 1st* SF Darren Berry Johan Botha Tim Ludeman – 253 Ben Laughlin – 13 Adam Zampa [28][29][23]
2015–16 7–1* 1st* SF Jason Gillespie Brad Hodge Travis Head – 299 Adil Rashid – 16 Adil Rashid [30][31][23]
2016–17 3–5 6th DNQ Jason Gillespie Brad Hodge Ben Dunk – 364* Ish Sodhi – 9[b] Ben Dunk [32][33][23]
2017–18 7–3 2nd C Jason Gillespie Travis Head[c] Alex Carey – 443 Rashid Khan – 18*[d] Rashid Khan [34][35][36][AI-retrieved source]
2018–19 6–8 7th DNQ Jason Gillespie Travis Head[e] Jon Wells – 359 Rashid Khan – 19 Rashid Khan [37][38][36]
2019–20 8–5 3rd KF Jason Gillespie Travis Head[f] Jon Wells – 478 Peter Siddle – 19[g] Jon Wells [39][40][36]
2020–21 7–7 5th EF Jason Gillespie Travis Head[h] Jake Weatherald – 433 Wes Agar – 22 Wes Agar [41][42][36]
2021–22 6–8 4th CF Jason Gillespie Peter Siddle Jon Wells – 501 Peter Siddle – 30^[i] Matt Short [43][44][36]
2022–23 5–9 7th DNQ Jason Gillespie Travis Head[j] Matt Short – 458 Wes Agar – 18 Matt Short* [45][46][36]
2023–24 5–4 4th CF Jason Gillespie Matt Short Matt Short – 541* Jamie Overton – 16 Matt Short* [47][48][36]
2024–25 3–7 8th DNQ Tim Paine Matt Short[k] Alex Ross – 256 Lloyd Pope – 15 Jamie Overton [49][50][51]
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Legend
DNQDid not qualifyCFLost the Challenger*Led the league
EFLost the EliminatorSFSemi-finalists^League record
KFLost the KnockoutRURunners-upCChampions

Captaincy Records

There have been 10 captains in the Strikers' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.

More information Span, Captain ...
Span Captain M Won Lost Tied NR W–L%
2011–12 Michael Klinger 7 2 5 0 0 28.57
2012–15 Johan Botha 23 12 9 0 2 57.14
2014 Phillip Hughes 2 0 2 0 0 0.00
2015–17 Brad Hodge 17 10 7 0 0 58.82
2017–24 Travis Head 28 17 11 0 0 60.71
2018 Colin Ingram 14 5 9 0 0 35.71
2019–25 Alex Carey 16 7 8 0 1 46.66
2020–23 Peter Siddle 27 12 15 0 0 44.44
2023–25 Matt Short 21 10 10 0 1 50
2024–25 Alex Ross 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
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Home grounds

More information Venue, Games hosted by season ...
Venue Games hosted by season
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Adelaide Oval3445546785775575
TIO Traeger Park000000100000001
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Current squad

The squad of the Adelaide Strikers for the 2025–26 Big Bash League season as of 4 November 2025.[52][53]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
More information S/N, Name ...
S/N Name Nat. Date of Birth Batting Style Bowling Style Additional Info.
Batters
15 Mackenzie Harvey Australia 18 September 2000 Left-handed Right-arm medium
34 Travis Head Australia 29 December 1993 Left-handed Right-arm off spin
31 Thomas Kelly Australia 14 December 2000 Right-handed Right-arm medium
50 Chris Lynn Australia 10 April 1990 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox
49 Alex Ross Australia 17 April 1992 Right-handed Right-arm off spin
23 Jason Sangha Australia 8 September 1999 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
All-rounders
88 Jamie Overton England 10 April 1994 Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum)
6 Liam Scott Australia 12 December 2000 Right-handed Right-arm fast
2 Matt Short Australia 8 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Captain
25 Harry Manenti Italy 5 October 2000 Right-handed Right-arm medium Local replacement player for Travis Head
55 Jerrssis Wadia Australia 22 November 2001 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox Local replacement player for Alex Carey
Wicket-keepers
5 Alex Carey Australia 27 August 1991 Left-handed N/a
4 Harry Nielsen Australia 3 May 1995 Left-handed N/a
Bowlers
32 Hassan Ali Pakistan 2 July 1994 Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas Draft Pick (Gold)
13 Cameron Boyce Australia 27 July 1989 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
21 Jordan Buckingham Australia 17 March 2000 Left-handed Right-arm fast
24 Lloyd Pope Australia 1 December 1999 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
58 Henry Thornton Australia 16 December 1996 Right-handed Right-arm fast
14 Luke Wood England 2 August 1995 Left-handed Left-arm fast Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum)
Tom Straker Australia 19 March 2005 Right-handed Right-arm fast
26 Tabraiz Shamsi South Africa 18 February 1900 Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox
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Players

Australian representatives

The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Strikers after making their debut in the national men's team (the period they spent as both a Strikers squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):

Overseas marquees

Source:[54]

Honours

Records

Team records

Result summary v. opponent

As of 18 January 2025
More information Opposition, M ...
Opposition M Won Lost Tied NR W–L%
Brisbane Heat 22 10 11 0 1 47.62
Hobart Hurricanes 25 14 10 0 1 58.33
Melbourne Renegades 20 12 8 0 0 60
Melbourne Stars 19 9 10 0 0 47.37
Perth Scorchers 27 12 15 0 0 44.44
Sydney Sixers 21 7 14 0 0 33.33
Sydney Thunder 24 12 10 0 2 54.55
Total 158 76 78 0 4 49.35
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  • Source: CricInfo[55]

Highest innings score

As of 22 December 2023[56]
More information Score, Opposition ...
Score Opposition Ground Date
5/251Brisbane HeatAdelaide Oval11 January 2025
3/230Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval5 January 2023
8/207Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval26 January 2020
4/205Sydney ThunderAdelaide Oval19 December 2023
6/203Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval27 December 2024
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Batting

Most career runs

As of 12 January 2025[57]
More information Batsman, Years ...
Batsman Years Matches Runs High score
Matthew Short2018–present822,207109
Jake Weatherald2016–2025932,176115
Alex Carey2017–present591,890101
Jonathan Wells2017–2022711,74073
Travis Head2013–present571,394101 *
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Highest scores

As of 12 January 2025[58]
More information Batsman, Runs ...
Batsman Runs Opposition Ground Date
Jake Weatherald115Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval4 February 2018
Matthew Short109Brisbane HeatAdelaide Oval11 January 2025
Travis Head101 *Sydney SixersAdelaide Oval31 December 2015
Alex Carey101Brisbane HeatAdelaide Oval21 January 2021
Matthew Short100 *Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval5 January 2023
Alex Carey100Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval17 January 2018
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Highest Averages

As of 22 December 2023

More information Batsman, Years ...
Batsman Years Innings Average
Jamie Overton 2023–present 9 90.50
Ian Cockbain 2022-2022 6 59.75
Ben Dunk 2016-2017 8 52.00
Chris Lynn 2022–present 20 43.88
Adil Rashid 2015-2016 4 43.00
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Highest Strike Rate

More information Player, Years ...
Player Years Innings Strike Rate
Rashid Khan 2017–2023 49 150.37
Chris Lynn 2022–present 20 130.40
2019–2021 30 146.50
Matthew Short 2018–present 73 141.51
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Most Sixes

As of 22 December 2023

More information Player, Years ...
Player Years Innings Amount
Matthew Short 2018–present 85 101
Jake Weatherald 2016–2025 89 85
Travis Head 2013–present 55 61
Alex Carey 2017–present 56 48
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Most Ducks

More information Player, Years ...
Player Years Innings Amount
Rashid Khan 2017–2023 49 7
Matthew Short 2018–present 80 6
Peter Siddle 2017-2023 22 5
Jake Lehmann 2016-2019 25 5
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Highest partnerships by wicket

As of 11 January 2025[59]
More information Wicket, Runs ...
Wicket Runs Batters Opposition Ground Date
1st171Alex Carey & Jake WeatheraldHobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval17 January 2018
2nd140Jake Weatherald & Travis HeadHobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval4 February 2018
3rd107Jake Weatherald & Alex CareyHobart HurricanesYork Park, Launceston 15 December 2020
4th104Matthew Short & Jonathan WellsMelbourne RenegadesAdelaide Oval23 December 2018
5th115Brad Hodge & Alex RossMelbourne StarsAdelaide Oval18 December 2015
6th59*Travis Head & Adil RashidSydney SixersAdelaide Oval31 December 2015
7th44Johan Botha & Michael NeserMelbourne RenegadesDocklands Stadium, Melbourne2 January 2013
8th55Michael Neser & Kane RichardsonPerth ScorchersWACA Ground, Perth23 December 2016
9th84*Cameron Boyce & Brendan DoggettPerth ScorchersAdelaide Oval31 December 2024
10th61*Daniel Worrall & Danny BriggsHobart HurricanesBlundstone Arena, Hobart13 December 2020
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Bowling

Most career wickets

As of 30 August 2023[60]
More information Bowler, Seasons ...
Bowler Seasons Matches Wickets Best bowling
Rashid Khan2017–2369986/17
Peter Siddle2017–2372915/16
Wes Agar2017–2356694/6
Michael Neser2012–2162623/24
Ben Laughlin2014–1950604/26
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Best bowling figures

As of 30 August 2023[61]
More information Bowler, Figures ...
Bowler Figures Opposition Ground Date
Ish Sodhi6/11Sydney ThunderStadium Australia, Sydney18 January 2017
Rashid Khan6/17Brisbane HeatThe Gabba, Brisbane12 January 2021
Henry Thornton5/3Sydney ThunderStadium Australia, Sydney16 December 2022
Peter Siddle5/16Hobart HurricanesYork Park, Launceston15 December 2020
Peter Siddle5/23Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval5 January 2022
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Fielding

Most Catches

More information Player, Span ...
Player Span Matches Catches
Matthew Short 2018–25 82 48
Jake Weatherald 2016–25 93 34
Michael Neser 2012-21 62 30
Jonathan Wells 2017-22 71 24
Travis Head 2013-25 57 18
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Awards

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Phillip Hughes stood in as acting captain for two games.
  2. [b]
    Ben Laughlin and Chris Jordan also took 9 wickets, but at a higher bowling average.
  3. [c]
    Colin Ingram stood in as acting captain for three games.
  4. [d]
    Dwayne Bravo from the Melbourne Renegades also took 18 wickets.
  5. [e]
    Colin Ingram stood in as acting captain for 11 games.
  6. [f]
    Alex Carey stood in as acting captain for seven games.
  7. [g]
    Rashid Khan also took 19 wickets but at a higher bowling average.
  8. [h]
    Alex Carey and Peter Siddle stood in as acting captain for nine and two games respectively.
  9. [i]
    Tied with Daniel Sams who also took 30 wickets in BBL|09.
  10. [j]
    Peter Siddle and Matt Short stood in as acting captain for eight and two games respectively.
  11. [k]
    Alex Ross stood in as acting captain for three games.

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