The 2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the 4th season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The competition began on 26 December 2008 when the Queensland Bulls took on the New South Wales Blues at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba).
This season comprised 15 regular matches, a preliminary final and a final, the same as was in the 2007–08 season except with the addition of the preliminary final.
Table
Teams received 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. The teams ranked two and three played each other at the home venue of the team ranked two, for the right to play the first placed team in a final at the venue of the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings were determined by most wins, then most wins among the teams concerned, then net run rate (NRR).Cricket Australia; 2008–09 Playing Conditions ; p. 90
The two teams that made the final have qualified for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.Lalor, Peter; Victoria, WA lose Indian pay day ; The Australian; 15 December 2008
Teams
Club Home ground CaptainNew South Wales Blues ANZ Stadium, Sydney David WarnerQueensland Bulls Brisbane Cricket Ground James HopesSouthern Redbacks Adelaide Oval Michael KlingerTasmanian Tigers Bellerive Oval, Hobart George BaileyVictorian Bushrangers Melbourne Cricket Ground Cameron WhiteWestern Warriors WACA Ground, Perth Marcus North
Fixtures
Knockout stage
Preliminary final
Final
Statistics
Highest Team Totals
Team Total Opponent Ground 5/203 Bellerive Oval 7/194 ANZ Stadium 2/184 Melbourne Cricket Ground 8/184 Bellerive Oval 5/183 Melbourne Cricket Ground
Most Runs
Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s Lee Carseldine 298 6 99.33 134.84 74 – 4 Brad Hodge 262 6 65.50 119.63 75* – 3 Daniel Harris 200 5 40.00 149.25 98 – 1 Rhett Lockyear 179 5 35.80 167.28 52 – 2 David Hussey 173 4 173.00 169.60 100* 1 1
Highest Scores
Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground David Hussey 100* 47 12 3 Bellerive Oval Daniel Harris 98 62 9 4 Melbourne Cricket Ground Robert Quiney 91 56 4 8 ANZ Stadium Phil Hughes 80* 60 8 1 Brisbane Cricket Ground Brad Hodge 75* 61 6 1 Melbourne Cricket Ground
Most Wickets
Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI Aaron Bird 13 6 14.08 10.6 7.96 3/21 Umar Gul 12 5 12.25 9.6 7.60 4/15 Dirk Nannes 12 7 13.83 13.0 6.38 4/11 Chris Simpson 9 6 18.33 14.6 7.50 3/27 Nathan Rimmington 9 6 18.44 14.4 7.66 3/23
Best Bowling Figures
Player Team Overs Figures Opponent Ground Cameron White 2.0 4/10 Melbourne Cricket Ground Dirk Nannes 4.0 4/11 ANZ Stadium Umar Gul 3.2 4/15 Adelaide Oval Daniel Christian 4.0 4/23 North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground Ben Edmondson 4.0 4/25 Melbourne Cricket Ground
References
External links Tournament Page – Cricket Australia Tournament Page – Cricinfo