The 2015–16 Melbourne Renegades season was the fifth in the club's history. Coached by David Saker and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2015–16 season.
Summary David Saker was unveiled as the new coach for the Renegades in the 2015–16 Big Bash League season. The Renegades also signed experienced players Cameron White, Xavier Doherty and Chris Gayle to strengthen their squad.
Fixtures Pre-season
Regular season
Ladder
Ladder progress
Squad information The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2015–16 Big Bash League season as of 31 December 2015.
No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen5 Aaron Finch Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain6 Tom Beaton Right-handed Right arm medium 26 Tom Cooper Right-handed Right arm off spin Non-visa Dutch international12 Callum Ferguson Right-handed Right arm medium 9 Matt Short Right-handed Right arm off spin 7 Cameron White Right-handed Right arm leg break 28 Ben McDermott Right-handed Right arm medium Injury replacement player for Callum Ferguson All-rounders47 Dwayne Bravo Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract333 Chris Gayle Left-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract3 Cameron Stevenson Right-handed Right arm fast medium Replacement player for James Pattinson Wicketkeepers20 Peter Nevill Right-handed – 13 Matthew Wade Left-handed Right arm medium – Aaron Ayre Left-handed – Replacement player for Matthew Wade Pace bowlers19 James Pattinson Left-handed Right arm fast 35 Nathan Rimmington Right-handed Right arm fast medium 10 Peter Siddle Right-handed Right arm fast medium 14 Chris Tremain Right-handed Right arm fast medium 4 Guy Walker Right-handed Right arm fast medium 44 Nick Winter Left-handed Left arm fast medium 21 Cameron Gannon Right-handed Right arm fast medium Injury replacement player for Nick Winter– Tom O'Donnell Right-handed Left arm medium Development rookie contract Spin bowlers24 Xavier Doherty Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 43 Nathan Hauritz Right-handed Right arm off spin – Gehan Seneviratne Community rookie contract
Season statistics Most runs Player Runs Chris Gayle 8 8 260 32.50 155.68 56 0 1Aaron Finch 5 5 246 49.20 143.02 72 0 3Cameron White 8 8 235 33.57 119.28 61 0 3Dwayne Bravo 8 8 201 50.25 164.75 59* 0 1Tom Beaton 8 7 96 19.20 154.83 41* 0 0 Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2016
Most wickets Player Nathan Rimmington 7 7 7 32.14 8.33 4/26 23.1Xavier Doherty 7 7 6 36.83 8.84 2/19 25.0Chris Tremain 8 8 6 42.66 7.78 2/48 32.0Dwayne Bravo 8 8 6 18.00 8.04 2/26 31.8Cameron Gannon 6 6 4 45.75 8.25 2/31 33.2 Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2016.
Home attendance MatchOpponentAttendance2 Sydney Sixers 20,8503 Perth Scorchers 26,7876 Melbourne Stars 43,1768 Adelaide Strikers 25,227Total Attendance 116,040Average Attendance 29,010
TV audience Match NoTeamsAverage TV RatingsNational5 metro citiesSession 1Session 2Session 1Session 21Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades843,0001,100,000642,000853,0002Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers864,0001,160,000603,000847,0003Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers917,0001,170,000677,000864,0004Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades852,0001,260,000621,000880,0005Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades1,160,0001,250,000857,000983,0006Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars841,0001,070,000599,000777,0007Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades1,210,0001,240,000868,000904,0008Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers1,110,0001,360,000820,0001,020,000Total7,797,0009,610,0005,687,0007,128,000Average1,087,938800,938
References
External links Official website of the Melbourne Renegades Official website of the Big Bash League