2023–24 Melbourne Renegades season

Melbourne Renegades
2023–24 season
Coach	David Saker
Captain(s)	Nic Maddinson
Home ground	Marvel Stadium; GMHBA Stadium
BBL season	7th
BBL finals	Did not qualify
Leading Run Scorer	Jake Fraser-McGurk (257)
Leading Wicket Taker	Tom Rogers (8)
Player of the Season	Jake Fraser-McGurk
Highest home attendance	41,205; vs. Melbourne Stars; at GMHBA Stadium; (13 January 2024)
Lowest home attendance	6,601; vs. Perth Scorchers; at Marvel Stadium; (10 December 2023)
Average home attendance	18,251
Club membership	11,903
← 2022–23	2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Melbourne Renegades season is the thirteenth in the club's history. Coached by David Saker^[1] and captained by Nic Maddinson,^[2] they competed in the BBL's 2023–24 season.^[3]

Summary

The club posted a record 11,903 members for the season.

Squad information

Playing squad

The squad for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season is shown below.^[4]

Players with international caps are listed in bold
Ages are given as of 7 December 2023, the date of the first match played in the 2023–24 competition
* denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
* denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
5	Aaron Finch	Australia	(1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 37)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
18	Harry Dixon	Australia	(2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 18)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
23	Jake Fraser-McGurk	Australia	(2002-04-11)11 April 2002 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
3	Mackenzie Harvey	Australia	(2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 23)	Left-handed	—
53	Nic Maddinson	Australia	(1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 31)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Captain
9	Shaun Marsh	Australia	(1983-07-09)9 July 1983 (aged 40)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
29	Jonathan Wells	Australia	(1988-08-13)13 August 1988 (aged 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
69	Fergus O'Neill	Australia	(2001-01-27)27 January 2001 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
12	Will Sutherland	Australia	(1999-10-27)27 October 1999 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Vice captain
Wicketkeepers
10	Joe Clarke	England	(1996-05-26)26 May 1996 (aged 27)	Right-handed	—	Visa contract
77	Jordan Cox	England	(2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 23)	Right-handed	—	Visa contract, replacement player for Quinton de Kock
13	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 30)	Left-handed	—	Visa contract
–	Scott Edwards	Netherlands	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	—	Replacement player for Joe Clarke
Pace bowlers
55	Kane Richardson	Australia	(1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
8	Tom Rogers	Australia	(1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 29)	Left-handed	Right arm fast-medium
64	Peter Siddle	Australia	(1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 39)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
21	Akeal Hosein	West Indies	(1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	Visa contract, replacement player for Mujeeb Ur Rahman
4	Ruwantha Kellepotha	Sri Lanka	(1991-07-13)13 July 1991 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-spin
67	Nathan Lyon	Australia	(1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 35)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
7	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	Afghanistan	(2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Visa contract
88	Adam Zampa	Australia	(1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

Coaching staff

The administration and support staff of the Melbourne Renegades for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 23 November 2023.^[5]^[6]

Position	Name
Head coach	David Saker
List manager	Andrew Lynch
Assistant coach	Simon Helmot
Assistant coach	Ian Bell
Assistant coach	Andre Borovec
Bowling coach	Michael Lewis
Strength & Conditioning oach	Richard Johnson
Physiotherapist	Nick Adcock

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Brisbane Heat (C)	10	7	1	2	16	0.972	Advance to Qualifier
2	Sydney Sixers	10	6	2	2	14	0.339	Advance to Qualifier
3	Perth Scorchers	10	6	3	1	13	0.725	Advance to Knockout
4	Adelaide Strikers	10	5	4	1	11	0.331	Advance to Knockout
5	Hobart Hurricanes	10	4	6	0	8	−0.268
6	Melbourne Stars	10	4	6	0	8	−1.051
7	Melbourne Renegades	10	2	6	2	6	−0.289
8	Sydney Thunder	10	1	7	2	4	−0.652

Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	NR	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	NR
Position	6	3	5	7	8	7	7	8	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2023. Source: Big Bash League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No result

Matches

Match 2
8 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

(H) Sydney Sixers 6/175 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 7/167 (20 overs)
Steve Smith 61 (42) Will Sutherland 2/21 (4 overs)		Will Sutherland 51* (30) Ben Dwarshuis 3/36 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 8 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 13,089^[7]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Steve Smith (Sydney Sixers)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
10 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 2/30 (6.5 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H)
Aaron Hardie 20* (23) Tom Rogers 1/7 (2 overs)

No result
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 6,601^[8]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Ben Treloar

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
Match abandoned due to unsafe pitch.

Match 10
21 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 8/162 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 4/163 (18.1 overs)
Jake Fraser-McGurk 55 (23) Paul Walter 3/27 (4 overs)		Matt Renshaw 49* (37) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/27 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,893^[9]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
23 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 5/183 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 4/187 (19 overs)
Jonathan Wells 40* (24) Nathan Ellis 2/32 (4 overs) Patrick Dooley 2/32 (4 overs)		Matthew Wade 82 (50) Tom Rogers 2/32 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Attendance: 8,186^[10]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
26 December 2023
18:15 (N)
Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 162 (19.4 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 8/149 (20 overs)
Josh Inglis 64 (44) Tom Rogers 3/18 (4 overs)		Shaun Marsh 59 (36) Andrew Tye 2/21 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 13 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 42,226^[11]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
29 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 6/177 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 6/178 (18.4 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (34) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/20 (4 overs)		Jake Fraser-McGurk 70 (37) David Payne 3/37 (3.4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,449^[12]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Jake Fraser-McGurk (Melbourne Renegades)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 23
2 January 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 7/97 (14 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 2/98 (12 overs)
Quinton de Kock 23 (16) Dan Lawrence 2/8 (2 overs)		Thomas Rogers 42* (34) Tom Rogers 1/21 (3 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 27,024^[13]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Match reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.

Match 26
4 January 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 4/147 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 4/148 (18.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 47 (36) Tim David 1/0 (1 over)		Sam Hain 51 (36) Fergus O'Neill 2/25 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 13,107^[14]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Sam Hain (Hobart Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

Match 36
13 January 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 8/137 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 4/139 (17.2 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 38 (30) Kane Richardson 2/17 (4 overs)		Shaun Marsh 64* (49) Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/25 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,205^[15]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Gerard Abood
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Melbourne Renegades)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 40
17 January 2024
19:15 AEDT (N)
Scorecard

(H) Sydney Thunder	v	Melbourne Renegades

No result
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: –^[16]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Ben Treloar

No toss.
Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to weather.

Season statistics

Most runs

Most wickets

Attendances

Match	Teams	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance	Capacity %^[a]
2	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades	8 December 2023	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney	13,089	27%
4	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	10 December 2023	GMHBA Stadium	Geelong	6,601	18%
10	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	21 December 2023	Marvel Stadium	Melbourne	14,893	26%
13	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	23 December 2023	Blundstone Arena	Hobart	8,186	42%
15	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	26 December 2023	Optus Stadium	Perth	42,226	69%
18	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	29 December 2023	Marvel Stadium	Melbourne	15,449	33%
23	Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades	2 January 2024	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	27,024	27%
26	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes	4 January 2024	Marvel Stadium	Melbourne	13,107	28%
36	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	13 January 2024	Marvel Stadium	Melbourne	41,205	88%
40	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	17 January 2024	Sydney Showground Stadium	Sydney
Home Average					18,251	39%
Home Total					91,255	—
Overall Average						%
Overall Total						—

denotes home matches.

Notes

^ Based on general venue capacity, which will vary depending on cricket capacity.

References

^ "Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ "Maddinson to lead Gades for third-straight season | Melbourne Renegades". 7 December 2023.
^ "A four-game secret weapon... And the Sydney coups to spark revival: BBL State of Play". 3 December 2023.
^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ "Bell joins Renegades as an assistant coach for the BBL". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "Our Coaches". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades • Sydney Cricket Ground • 2023".
^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers • GMHBA Stadium • 2023".
^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat • Marvel Stadium • 2023".
^ "BBL: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades • Blundstone Arena • 2023".
^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades • Optus Stadium • 2023".
^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers • Marvel Stadium • 2023".
^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades • Melbourne Cricket Ground • 2024".
^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes • Marvel Stadium • 2024".
^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars • Marvel Stadium • 2024".
^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades • Engie Stadium • 2024".

External links

[17] Based on general venue capacity, which will vary depending on cricket capacity.

[1] "Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[2] "Maddinson to lead Gades for third-straight season | Melbourne Renegades". 7 December 2023.

[3] "A four-game secret weapon... And the Sydney coups to spark revival: BBL State of Play". 3 December 2023.

[4] "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

[5] "Bell joins Renegades as an assistant coach for the BBL". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

[6] "Our Coaches". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[7] "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades • Sydney Cricket Ground • 2023".

[8] "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers • GMHBA Stadium • 2023".

[crowd10-9] "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat • Marvel Stadium • 2023".

[crowd13-10] "BBL: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades • Blundstone Arena • 2023".

[crowd15-11] "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades • Optus Stadium • 2023".

[crowd18-12] "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers • Marvel Stadium • 2023".

[crowd23-13] "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades • Melbourne Cricket Ground • 2024".

[crowd26-14] "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes • Marvel Stadium • 2024".

[crowd36/-15] "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars • Marvel Stadium • 2024".

[crowd40/-16] "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades • Engie Stadium • 2024".

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