Adelaide Strikers
The Adelaide Strikers, are an Australian men's and women’s franchise professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League.[2] The Strikers are based in the state of South Australia and represent Adelaide in the Big Bash League. Their home ground is the Adelaide Oval.[3] The Strikers wear a cornflower blue uniform with a West End Draught logo on it, due to a sponsorship agreement with brewers, West End.[3] The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the Big Bash League, succeeding the Southern Redbacks, who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.[4]
Personnel | ||
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Coach | ||
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Team information | ||
City | Adelaide | |
Colours | Blue | |
Founded | 2011 | |
Home ground | Adelaide Oval | |
Capacity | 53,583 (3,500 standing on hill)[1] | |
History | ||
BBL wins | 1 (BBL07) | |
Official website | Official Website | |
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As of 8 February 2018 |
The Strikers men’s are currently coached by former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie and captained by Travis Head. The women’s team are coached by Luke Williams and captained by New Zealander Suzie Bates.
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.[5] 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.[6]
In the 2016/17 Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers were rated the most entertaining team in the BBL, with a BBEI of 2177.[7]
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.[8] Though, in BBL09, the Strikers finally fell against the Sydney Thunder by 3 runs, the Strikers' first defeat on New Year's Eve.[9]
List of New Year's Eve matches
No. | Year | Winner | Loser | Margin | Attendance | MoM |
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1 | 2013 | Strikers | Scorchers | 6 Wickets | 26,030 | Michael Klinger |
2 | 2014 | Strikers | Hurricanes | 8 Wickets | 43,288 | Tim Ludeman |
3 | 2015 | Strikers | Sixers | 5 Wickets | 46,389 | Travis Head |
4 | 2016 | Strikers | Sixers | 48 Runs | 45,471 | Sean Abbott |
5 | 2017 | Strikers | Heat | 56 Runs | 46,594 | Michael Neser |
6 | 2018 | Strikers | Thunder | 20 Runs | 41,987 | Peter Siddle |
7 | 2019 | Thunder | Strikers | 3 Runs | 41,414 | Callum Ferguson |
Sponsors
Years | Kit Manufacturers | Chest Sponsor | Breast Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
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2011-12 | Kooga | West End Draught | People's Choice Credit Union | None |
2012-13 | ||||
2013-14 | ||||
2014-15 | Majestic Athletic | Jeep | ||
2015-16 | ||||
2016-17 | ||||
2017-18 | Vodafone Australia | |||
2018-19 | Vodafone Australia | People's Choice Credit Union | Vodafone Australia | |
2019-20 | ||||
Current squad
- As of 17 December 2019[10]
S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
1 | Phil Salt | 28 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player | |
7 | Cameron White | 18 August 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | International cap | |
28 | Jake Weatherald | 4 November 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||
29 | Jon Wells | 13 August 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
33 | Jake Lehmann | 8 July 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ||
34 | Travis Head | 29 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | Captain & international cap | |
All-rounders | ||||||
2 | Matt Short | 8 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
6 | Cameron Valente | 6 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
20 | Michael Neser | 29 March 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | International cap | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
4 | Harry Nielsen | 3 May 1995 | Right-handed | – | ||
5 | Alex Carey | 27 August 1991 | Left-handed | – | International cap | |
Bowlers | ||||||
3 | Billy Stanlake | 4 November 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | International cap | |
9 | Liam O'Connor | 20 June 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||
13 | Harry Conway | 17 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | ||
19 | Rashid Khan | 20 September 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Overseas player & International cap | |
21 | Wes Agar | 5 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ||
44 | Nick Winter | 19 June 1993 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | ||
64 | Peter Siddle | 25 November 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | International cap | |
List of Captains
- As of 9 February 2018[11]
Name | Period | Mat | Won | Lost | Ties | NR | % |
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2011–2012 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
2012–2015 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 57.14 | |
2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
2015–2017 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58.82 | |
2017- | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | |
2018 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
List of international players
Player | Nat | Period | Role | Batting | Bowling |
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Johan Botha | 2011–2015 | Allrounder | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
James Franklin | 2011–12 | Allrounder | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | |
Alfonso Thomas | 2011/12 | Pace Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
Kieron Pollard | 2012/13, 2014/15, 2016/17 | Allrounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
Saeed Ajmal | 2012/13 | Spin Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
Shakib Al Hasan | 2013/14 | Allrounder | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | |
Alex Hales | 2013-2014 | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Ryan ten Doeschate | 2014/15 | Allrounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
Mahela Jayawardene | 2015/16 | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Adil Rashid | 2015-2017 | Spin Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
Chris Jordan | 2016–17 | Pace Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
Ish Sodhi | 2016-2017 | Spin Bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
Colin Ingram | 2017-2019 | Top-order Batsman | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
Rashid Khan | 2017/18- | Spin Bower | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
Phil Salt | 2019/20- | Top-order Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Series results
Season | League Position | Finals Position | Table |
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2011–12 | 6th | DNQ | |
2012–13 | 5th | ||
2013–14 | 7th | ||
2014–15 | 1st | Semi Finals | |
2015–16 | 1st | Semi Finals | |
2016–17 | 6th | DNQ | |
2017–18 | 2nd | Champions | |
2018–19 | 7th | DNQ | |
2019–20 | 3rd | Knockout final |
Records
Team records
Result summary v. opponent
- As of 6th August 2020[12]
Opposition | Pld | W | L | T | NR | % |
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Brisbane Heat | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 58.33 |
Melbourne Renegades | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Melbourne Stars | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 |
Perth Scorchers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Sydney Thunder | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 45.45 |
Sydney Sixers | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 45.45 |
Highest innings total
- As of 8 February 2018[13]
Score | Overs | RR | Opposition | Ground | Date |
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202/2 | 20.0 | 10.10 | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 4 Feb 2018 |
198/6 | 9.90 | Perth Scorchers | WACA Ground, Perth | 16 Jan 2014 | |
196/6 | 9.80 | Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 21 Dec 2016 | |
189/5 | 9.45 | Melbourne Renegades | 18 Dec 2011 | ||
187/5 | 9.35 | Melbourne Stars | 18 Dec 2015 | ||
187/4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 17 Jan 2018 |
Batting
Most runs
- As of 17 December 2019[14]
Batsman | Years | mat | inns | NO | Runs | HS | Average | Strike Rate |
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Travis Head | 2013–2019 | 38 | 37 | 5 | 1051 | 101* | 32.84 | 135.78 |
Tim Ludeman | 2012 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 846 | 92* | 30.21 | 123.86 |
Jake Weatherald | 2016-2019 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 828 | 115 | 25.09 | 127.77 |
Alex Carey | 2017-2019 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 772 | 100 | 36.76 | 131.29 |
Michael Klinger | 2011–2014 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 663 | 86* | 34.89 | 119.45 |
Colin Ingram | 2017-2019 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 610 | 75 | 30.50 | 138.95 |
Brad Hodge | 2014-2017 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 593 | 56* | 42.35 | 128.91 |
Highest scores
- As of 9 February 2018[15]
Batsman | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Opposition | Ground | Date |
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Jake Weatherald | 115 | 70 | 9 | 8 | 164.28 | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 4 Feb 2018 |
Travis Head | 101* | 53 | 4 | 9 | 190.56 | Sydney Sixers | 31 Dec 2015 | |
Alex Carey | 100 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 178.57 | Hobart Hurricanes | 17 Jan 2018 | |
Tim Ludeman | 92* | 44 | 9 | 5 | 209.09 | Melbourne Stars | 18 Dec 2014 | |
Michael Klinger | 86* | 55 | 5 | 4 | 156.36 | Perth Scorchers | 31 Dec 2013 |
Highest partnerships by wicket
- As of 9 February 2018[16]
Wkt | Runs | Partners | Opposition | Ground | Date |
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1st | 171 | Alex Carey & Jake Weatherald | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 17 Jan 2018 |
2nd | 140 | Jake Weatherald & Travis Head | 4 Feb 2018 | ||
3rd | 102 | Travis Head & Colin Ingram | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 4 Jan 2018 | |
4th | 104 | Matthew Short & Jonathan Wells | Melbourne Renegades | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 23 Dec 2018 |
5th | 115 | Brad Hodge & Alex Ross | Melbourne Stars | 18 Dec 2015 | |
6th | 59* | Travis Head & Adil Rashid | Sydney Sixers | 31 Dec 2015 | |
7th | 44 | Johan Botha & Michael Neser | Melbourne Renegades | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 2 Jan 2013 |
8th | 55 | Michael Neser & Kane Richardson | Perth Scorchers | WACA Ground, Perth | 23 Dec 2016 |
9th | 16* | Cameron Valente & Peter Siddle | Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 3 Feb 2019 |
10th | 15 | Ben Laughlin & Billy Stanlake | Melbourne Stars | Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe, Victoria | 23 Jan 2019 |
Bowling
Most wickets
- As of 9 February 2018[17]
Bowler | Years | Mat | Inns | Overs | Runs | Wkts | BBI |
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Ben Laughlin | 2014–2019 | 50 | 49 | 168.1 | 1357 | 60 | 4/26 |
Michael Neser | 2012–2019 | 48 | 47 | 154.4 | 1307 | 48 | 3/24 |
Rashid Khan | 2017-2019 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 593 | 37 | 3/19 |
Kane Richardson | 2011–2016 | 36 | 35 | 121.2 | 964 | 3/9 | |
Billy Stanlake | 2015-2019 | 28 | 28 | 102.2 | 783 | 30 | 3/17 |
Shaun Tait | 2012–2015 | 18 | 17 | 64.0 | 503 | 28 | 3/22 |
Johan Botha | 2011–2015 | 27 | 25 | 92.2 | 627 | 20 | 2/11 |
Best bowling figures
- As of 9 February 2018[18]
Bowler | Overs | Figure | Econ | Opposition | Ground | Date |
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Ish Sodhi | 3.3 | 6/11 | 3.14 | Sydney Thunder | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 18 Jan 2017 |
Ben Laughlin | 3.4 | 4/26 | 7.09 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 22 Dec 2017 | |
Kane Richardson | 3.4 | 3/9 | 2.45 | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 20 Dec 2012 | |
Ben Laughlin | 2.2 | 3/11 | 4.71 | Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 31 Dec 2017 |
Travis Head | 2.0 | 3/16 | 8.00 | Melbourne Renegades | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 18 Jan 2016 |
Honours
Domestic
International
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