2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season
2012–13 season | |||
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President | James Brayshaw | ||
Coach | Simon Helmot | ||
Captain(s) | Aaron Finch | ||
Home ground | Etihad Stadium | ||
BBL Season | 1st | ||
BBL Finals | Semi-final | ||
Leading Run Scorer | Aaron Finch (332) | ||
Leading Wicket Taker | Muttiah Muralitharan (11) | ||
Highest home attendance | 23,589 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,029 | ||
Average home attendance | 13,406 | ||
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The 2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2012–13 season.
Summary
The 2012–13 Big Bash League season saw the Renegades release several star players including the previous seasons captain, Andrew McDonald. However the recruitment of consistent players such as Ben Rohrer and Peter Nevill and cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan, saw the season being the Renegades most successful season to date, finishing on top of the ladder, only losing to the Perth Scorchers in the regular season. Aaron Finch also became the first Renegades player to score a century after scoring 111 from 65 balls against the Melbourne Stars. Finch also won The Renegades were knocked out by the Brisbane Heat in the semi-finals, losing by 15 runs.
Fixtures
Regular season
Melbourne Stars 5/167 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/168 (18.2 overs) |
Luke Wright 53 (41) Aaron O'Brien 2/27 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 23,589 Umpires: Simon Fry & Paul Reiffel Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
(H) Sydney Thunder 7/116 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/117 (18.2 overs) |
Chris Tremain 37* (23) Aaron O'Brien 3/15 (3 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 7,413 Umpires: Ashley Barrow & Tony Ward Player of the match: Aaron O'Brien (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Hobart Hurricanes 9/102 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 3/103 (13.2 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 7,951 Umpires: Sam Nogajski & John Ward Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Brisbane Heat 7/133 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 4/137 (19.1 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 7,023 Umpires: Gerard Abood & Bruce Oxenford Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
(H) Perth Scorchers 3/187 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 136 (19.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 51 runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth Attendance: 14,000[1] Umpires: Geoff Joshua & Mick Martell Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Perth Scorchers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Twenty20 debut: Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers)
(H) Melbourne Renegades 6/155 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 107 (18.3 overs) |
Tom Cooper 59 (46) Brad Young 2/37 (4 overs) | Johan Botha 31 (31) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/18 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 48 runs Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 14,174 Umpires: Paul Wilson and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
(H) Melbourne Stars 9/146 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 1/147 (18.5 overs) |
Luke Wright 29 (22) Will Sheridan 3/36 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 46,581 Umpires: Sam Nogajski & Simon Fry Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Melbourne Renegades 5/178 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 149 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 29 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 17,801 Umpires: Gerard Abood & Ashley Barrow Player of the match: Alex Hales (Melbourne Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Twenty20 debut: Fawad Ahmed (Melbourne Renegades)
Knockout stage
Melbourne Renegades 9/168 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 3/183 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 16,285 Umpires: John Ward & Paul Wilson Player of the match: Luke Pomersbach (Brisbane Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Ladder
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.791 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.322 | |
3 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.246 | |
4 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.464 | |
5 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.162 | |
6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.569 | |
7 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.380 | |
8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | −1.360 |
Ladder progress
Squad information
The current squad of the Melbourne Renegades for the 2012–13 Big Bash League season.
S/N | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
Meyrick Buchanan | Australia | (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
Tom Cooper | Netherlands | (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Non-visa Dutch international | |
Alex Doolan | Australia | (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
Aaron Finch | Australia | (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Captain | |
Alex Hales | England | (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Visa contract, injury replacement player for Marlon Samuels | |
Daniel Harris | Australia | (1979-12-31) 31 December 1979 (age 44) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
Michael Hill | Australia | (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ||
Ben Rohrer | Australia | (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43) | Left-handed | – | Vice captain | |
All-rounders | ||||||
Faf du Plessis | South Africa | (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | Visa contract | |
Aaron O'Brien | Australia | (1981-10-02) 2 October 1981 (age 42) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
Marlon Samuels | West Indies | (1981-02-05) 5 February 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Visa contract, replacement player for Faf du Plessis | |
Will Sheridan | Australia | (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Peter Nevill | Australia | (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | – | ||
Pace bowlers | ||||||
Brendan Drew | Australia | (1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | ||
Jake Haberfield | Australia | (1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | ||
Jayde Herrick | Australia | (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | ||
Darren Pattinson | England | (1979-08-02) 2 August 1979 (age 44) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Non-visa English international | |
Nathan Rimmington | Australia | (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | ||
Spin bowlers | ||||||
Fawad Ahmed | Australia | (1979-03-10) 10 March 1979 (age 45) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ||
James Muirhead | Australia | (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ||
Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52) | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Visa contract |
Season statistics
Home attendance
Game | Opponent | Attendance |
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1 | Melbourne Stars | 23,589 |
3 | Hobart Hurricanes | 7,951 |
4 | Brisbane Heat | 5,029 |
6 | Adelaide Strikers | 14,174 |
SF1 | Brisbane Heat | 16,285 |
Total Attendance | 67,028 | |
Average Attendance | 13,406 |
References
External links
- Official website of the Melbourne Renegades
- Official website of the Big Bash League
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