The 2011–12 Big Bash League season or BBL|01 was the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament replaced the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, which ran each season from 2005–06 to 2010–11.
| Dates | 16 December 2011 – 28 January 2012 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | Australia |
| Champions | Sydney Sixers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Perth Scorchers |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 31 |
| Attendance | 544,920 (17,578 per match) |
| Player of the series | David Hussey (Melbourne Stars) |
| Most runs | Travis Birt (Hobart Hurricanes) (309) |
| Most wickets | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Hobart Hurricanes) (15) |
| Official website | www |
The tournament was won by the Sydney Sixers, which defeated the Perth Scorchers in the final at the WACA Ground on 28 January 2012. David Hussey of the Melbourne Stars was named the player of the tournament, having scored 243 runs and taken eight wickets in eight matches.
Teams
editThe competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the six state-based teams which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with Sydney and Melbourne featuring two.
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Scorchers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.626 | Advance to play-off phase |
| 2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.569 | |
| 3 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.262 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.254 | |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.324 | |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.338 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.582 | |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −1.250 |
Fixtures
editThe fixtures were announced in July 2011.[2] The final was played on Saturday, 28 January 2012.
Round 1
editBrisbane Heat
8/139 (20 overs) |
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(H) Sydney Sixers
3/140 (18.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Stars
7/153 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
4/154 (19 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/189 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
122 (17.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Hobart Hurricanes
140 (19.3 overs) |
v
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(H) Perth Scorchers
109 (19.5 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 2
editMelbourne Stars
7/177 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat (H)
7/169 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
3/169 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
9/127 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Renegades
3/188 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
2/192 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
8/155 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder (H)
4/156 (18.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 3
edit(H) Sydney Sixers
9/166 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
8/164 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hobart Hurricanes
4/171 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
8/157 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Perth Scorchers
8/162 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
6/152 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Melbourne Renegades
8/140 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder (H)
7/134 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 4
editSydney Thunder
8/138 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes (H)
5/139 (18.4 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers
6/161 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/164 (17.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Adelaide Strikers
4/166 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat (H)
135 (18 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Perth Scorchers
136 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Stars (H)
5/128 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5
edit(H) Brisbane Heat
4/201 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/198 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Melbourne Stars
5/167 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
3/58 (8.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain ended the match during the Melbourne Renegades' innings after 8.1 overs. Their target was 70 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Sydney Sixers
7/117 (16 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder (H)
4/29 (5.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain ended the match during the Sydney Thunder's innings after 5.3 overs.
(H) Perth Scorchers
5/184 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers
142 (19.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 6
editMelbourne Stars
3/203 (20 overs) |
v
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(H) Hobart Hurricanes
9/184 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Sydney Sixers
8/151 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
87 (18.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Thunder
99 (19.2 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
1/103 (14.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Brisbane Heat
7/168 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades (H)
9/156 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 7
edit(H) Brisbane Heat
4/195 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Thunder
6/104 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Melbourne Renegades
4/173 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes (H)
3/174 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sydney Sixers
176 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
6/175 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Adelaide Strikers
125 (19.3 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars (H)
4/129 (18.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Knockout phase
editDraw
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 3/174 (20) | |||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Stars | 8/163 (20) | |||||||
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 8/156 (20) | |||||||
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 3/158 (18.5) | |||||||
| 2 | Hobart Hurricanes (H) | 7/146 (20) | |||||||
| 3 | Sydney Sixers | 6/153 (20) | |||||||
Semi-finals
edit(H) Perth Scorchers
3/174 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
8/163 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Sydney Sixers
6/153 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
7/146 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Final
edit(H) Perth Scorchers
5/156 (20 overs) |
v
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Sydney Sixers
3/158 (18.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Statistics
editHighest team totals
editThe following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Stars | 3/203 | Hobart Hurricanes | Blundstone Arena |
| Brisbane Heat | 4/201 | The Gabba, Brisbane | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | 4/198 | Brisbane Heat | |
| Brisbane Heat | 4/195 | Sydney Thunder | |
| Perth Scorchers | 2/192 | Melbourne Renegades | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
| Adelaide Strikers | 5/189 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[3]
Most runs
editThe top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Birt | Hobart Hurricanes | 345 | 8 | 43.12 | 168.29 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Perth Scorchers | 309 | 9 | 34.33 | 121.65 | 77* | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 302 | 7 | 43.14 | 151.75 | 71 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 6 | |
| Owais Shah | Hobart Hurricanes | 282 | 8 | 35.25 | 149.20 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 |
| Nic Maddinson | Sydney Sixers | 275 | 9 | 30.55 | 125.57 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[4]
Highest scores
editThis table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
| Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wright | Melbourne Stars | 117 | 60 | 8 | 9 | Hobart Hurricanes | Blundstone Arena, Hobart |
| David Warner | Sydney Thunder | 102* | 51 | 6 | 6 | Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| Chris Gayle | 100* | 54 | 4 | 11 | Adelaide Strikers | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |
| Shaun Marsh | Perth Scorchers | 99* | 52 | 9 | 5 | Melbourne Renegades | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
| Robert Quiney | Melbourne Stars | 97 | 60 | 5 | 6 | Brisbane Heat | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[5]
Most wickets
editThe following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naved-ul-Hasan | Hobart Hurricanes | 15 | 8 | 17.00 | 12.7 | 8.01 | 4/22 |
| Ben Edmondson | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 9 | 21.21 | 15.0 | 8.44 | 4/40 |
| Mitchell Starc | Sydney Sixers | 13 | 6 | 13.53 | 9.9 | 8.18 | 3/17 |
| Brad Hogg | Perth Scorchers | 13 | 9 | 14.69 | 15.6 | 5.61 | 3/20 |
| James Faulkner | Melbourne Stars | 13 | 8 | 17.61 | 13.3 | 7.89 | 4/46 |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[6]
Best bowling figures
editThis table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
| Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Doherty | Hobart Hurricanes | 4.0 | 4/17 | Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Naved-ul-Hasan | 4.0 | 4/22 | Sydney Sixers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | |
| Ben Edmondson | Perth Scorchers | 4.0 | 4/40 | Hobart Hurricanes | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth |
| James Faulkner | Melbourne Stars | 4.0 | 4/46 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | Perth Scorchers | 3.0 | 3/9 | Sydney Thunder | ANZ Stadium, Sydney |
Last Updated 29 January 2012.[7]
Highest attendances
editThe following table lists the matches with the highest attendance during this season.
| Home Team | Attendance | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Stars | 40,227 | Melbourne Renegades | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Sydney Thunder | 31,262 | Sydney Sixers | ANZ Stadium |
| Brisbane Heat | 29,241 | Melbourne Stars | The Gabba |
| Sydney Sixers | 27,520 | Sydney Cricket Ground | |
| Adelaide Strikers | 27,380 | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval |
| 26,837 | Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Oval | |
| Melbourne Stars | 26,133 | Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Last Updated 20 January 2012.[3]
Average attendance
edit| Team | Ground | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Stars | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 27,424 |
| Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Oval | 21,986 |
| Sydney Sixers | Sydney Cricket Ground | 20,068 |
| Sydney Thunder | ANZ Stadium | 18,423 |
| Brisbane Heat | The Gabba | 17,072 |
| Perth Scorchers | WACA Ground | 14,905 |
| Melbourne Renegades | Etihad Stadium | 13,324 |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Bellerive Oval | 10,517 |
References
edit- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2011–12". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Fixtures – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ a b Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Highest totals
- ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / High scores
- ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Best bowling figures in an innings