The 2015–16 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season was the inaugural in the team's history. Coached by Lachlan Stevens and captained by Sarah Elliott, they competed in the WBBL's 2015–16 season.

Fixtures

Regular season

Ladder

Squad Each WBBL|01 squad featured 14 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team between 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2015. The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.

Name Nationality Date of birth Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters 8 Kris Britt 13 April 1984 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 14 191 87.21 7 6.66 2 – 31 Cassie Brock 30 January 1991 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 10 58 81.69 0 9.00 3 – 23 Sarah Elliot 4 January 1982 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 14 206 92.37 4 6.37 8 – Captain All-rounders Makinley Blows 12 December 1997 Right-handed Right-arm medium – – – – – – – Development rookie Mariko Hill 20 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium – – – – – – – Associate rookie 5 Molly Strano 5 October 1992 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 14 116 103.57 18 6.12 3 – 9 Jenny Taffs 18 June 1995 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 13 61 75.30 1 6.00 5 – 20 Dane van Niekerk 14 May 1993 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 14 275 99.27 9 6.95 0 – Overseas marquee 28 Danielle Wyatt 22 April 1991 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 13 249 104.18 14 5.69 2 – Overseas marquee Wicketkeepers 15 Erica Kershaw 23 December 1991 Left-handed – 7 27 100.00 – – 3 0 13 Rachel Priest 13 July 1985 Right-handed – 12 249 103.31 – – 4 10 Overseas marquee Bowlers 12 Briana Binch 18 June 1987 Right-handed Right-arm medium 13 21 72.41 9 7.37 0 – 4 Nicola Hancock 8 November 1995 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 9 32 82.05 1 8.12 2 – 2 Shabnim Ismail 5 October 1988 Left-handed Right-arm fast 2 11 57.89 3 4.00 1 – Overseas marquee (replacement) 27 Kirsty Lamb 27 June 1994 Right-handed Left-arm medium 8 7 70.00 1 9.60 0 – 25 Sophie Molineux 17 January 1998 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 10 49 76.56 8 5.88 4 – 32 Georgia Wareham 26 May 1999 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 1 – – 0 10.00 1 –

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