2014–15 Melbourne Renegades season

The 2014–15 Melbourne Renegades season was the fourth in the club's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Aaron Finch, they are competed in the BBL's 2014–15 season.

Melbourne Renegades

2014–15 season
President	James Brayshaw
Coach	Simon Helmot
Captain(s)	Aaron Finch
Home ground	Etihad Stadium
BBL Season	6th
BBL Finals	DNQ
Leading Run Scorer	Matthew Wade (168)
Leading Wicket Taker	James Pattinson and Shakib Al Hasan (7)
Player of the Season	James Pattinson
Highest home attendance	33,430
Lowest home attendance	16,481
Average home attendance	22,301
Club membership	5,510
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Summary

Similarly to the previous season, the Renegades headed into the 2014–15 Big Bash League season with confidence after signing Matthew Wade and Callum Ferguson in the pre-season, but failed to qualify for the finals yet again, finishing 6th. The poor run from the previous season resulted in the coach Simon Helmot being sacked.

Squad

S/N	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
5	Aaron Finch	Australia	(1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
26	Tom Cooper	Netherlands	(1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Non-visa Dutch international
–	Lega Siaka	Papua New Guinea	(1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Community rookie contract
12	Callum Ferguson	Australia	(1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
14	Alex Doolan	Australia	(1985-11-29) 29 November 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
99	Ben Rohrer	Australia	(1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 44)	Left-handed	–	Vice captain
–	Jesse Ryder	New Zealand	(1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 41)	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract
6	Tom Beaton	Australia	(1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
75	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	(1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 38)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Visa contract, replacement player for Dwayne Bravo
47	Dwayne Bravo	West Indies	(1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 41)	Right-Handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
7	Andre Russell	West Indies	(1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract, injury replacement player for Jesse Ryder
9	Matthew Short	Australia	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
38	Ben Stokes	England	(1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 34)	Left-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract, replacement player for Andre Russell
Wicketkeepers
13	Matthew Wade	Australia	(1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 37)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
20	Peter Nevill	Australia	(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	-
Pace bowlers
10	Peter Siddle	Australia	(1984-11-25) 25 November 1984 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
19	James Pattinson	Australia	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 35)	Left-handed	Right arm fast
35	Nathan Rimmington	Australia	(1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 42)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
28	Jayde Herrick	Australia	(1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
17	Andrew Fekete	Australia	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Injury replacement player for Jayde Herrick
44	Nicholas Winter	Australia	(1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 32)	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
–	Ben Ashkenazi	Australia	(1994-10-05) 5 October 1994 (age 30)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Development rookie contract
Spin bowlers
23	Fawad Ahmed	Australia	(1982-02-05) 5 February 1982 (age 43)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
11	Aaron O'Brien	Australia	(1981-10-02) 2 October 1981 (age 43)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox

Fixtures

Pre-season

14 December 12:00 Scorecard

(H) Melbourne Renegades 5/164 (20 overs)	v	Premier Cricket All Stars 5/127 (20 overs)
Aaron Finch 93 (60) Jake Haberfield 2/27 (4 overs)		Hayden Butterworth 37* (32) Fawad Ahmed 2/22 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 37 runs Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray Attendance: 1,500 Umpires: D Brigham and A Sammartino

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat

Regular season

Main article: 2014–15 Big Bash League season

19 December 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 7/154 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 2/158 (18.5 overs)
Callum Ferguson 40 (32) Sean Abbott 2/20 (4 overs)		Nic Maddinson 84* (54) Nathan Rimmington 1/22 (3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,789 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Sydney Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
• Ben Dwarshuis (Sixers) made his Twenty20 debut

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26 December 16:10 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 3/192 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 9/157 (20 overs)
Michael Klinger 105* (60) Matthew Short 1/26 (3 overs)		Andre Russell 43 (21) Jason Behrendorff 2/16 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 35 runs #TheFurnace, Perth Attendance: 18,207 Umpires: Mick Martell and Gerard Abood Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Perth Scorchers)

• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
• Matt Dixon (Scorchers), Nicholas Winter and Matthew Short (both Renegades) made their Twenty20 debuts

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30 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 6/114 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 2/118 (13.5 overs)
Daniel Hughes 40* (35) James Pattinson 3/24 (4 overs)		Aaron Finch 48 (37) Dirk Nannes 1/18 (2 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 22,108 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Rod Tucker Player of the match: James Pattinson (Melbourne Renegades)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

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3 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 6/169 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 57 (12.4 overs)
Luke Wright 39 (21) Dwayne Bravo 3/22 (3 overs)		Tom Cooper 10 (15) Scott Boland 2/10 (2 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 112 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 33,430 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Michael Beer (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
• Melbourne Renegades score of 57 was the lowest score in BBL history

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7 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 7/163 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 126 (19.2 overs)
Ben Stokes 77* (37) Ben Hilfenhaus 3/32 (4 overs)		George Bailey 20 (24) Nicholas Winter 3/19 (3.2 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 37 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 13,918 Umpires: John Ward and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Ben Stokes (Melbourne Renegades)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field

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10 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 6/153 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 7/154 (20 overs)
Matthew Wade 71 (49) James Faulkner 3/19 (3 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 66 (44) Ben Stokes 2/22 (2 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 37,323 Umpires: Mick Martell and Shawn Craig Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat

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13 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 80 (17.3 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 5/81 (14 overs)
Ben Cutting 30 (35) Shakib Al Hasan 4/13 (4 overs)		Tom Beaton 31* (16) Dan Christian 2/13 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 17,276 Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Melbourne Renegades)

• Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

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19 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 5/166 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades (H) 7/144 (20 overs)
Travis Head 71 (34) Nathan Rimmington 2/40 (3 overs)		Ben Stokes 33 (19) Ben Laughlin 2/24 (3 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 22 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 16,481 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
• Kelvin Smith (Strikers) made his Twenty20 debut

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Adelaide Strikers	8	6	1	1	13	1.159	Advanced to semi-finals
2	Perth Scorchers (C)	8	5	3	0	10	0.705
3	Melbourne Stars	8	5	3	0	10	0.336
4	Sydney Sixers	8	5	3	0	10	−0.014
5	Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	0	6	−0.280
6	Melbourne Renegades	8	3	5	0	6	−0.331
7	Sydney Thunder	8	2	5	1	5	−0.485
8	Brisbane Heat	8	2	6	0	4	−1.116

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champions

Ladder progress

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

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Home attendance

Match	Opponent	Attendance
3	Sydney Thunder	22,018
4	Melbourne Stars	33,430
7	Brisbane Heat	17,276
8	Adelaide Strikers	16,481
Total Attendance		89,205
Average Attendance		22,301