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2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season

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Melbourne Renegades
2012–13 season
PresidentJames Brayshaw
CoachSimon Helmot
Captain(s)Aaron Finch
Home groundEtihad Stadium
BBL Season1st
BBL FinalsSemi-final
Leading Run ScorerAaron Finch (332)
Leading Wicket TakerMuttiah Muralitharan (11)
Highest home attendance23,589
Lowest home attendance5,029
Average home attendance13,406

The 2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2012–13 season.

Summary

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The 2012–13 Big Bash League season saw the Renegades release several star players including the previous seasons captain, Andrew McDonald. However the recruitment of consistent players such as Ben Rohrer and Peter Nevill and cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan, saw the season being the Renegades most successful season to date, finishing on top of the ladder, only losing to the Perth Scorchers in the regular season. Aaron Finch also became the first Renegades player to score a century after scoring 111 from 65 balls against the Melbourne Stars. Finch also won The Renegades were knocked out by the Brisbane Heat in the semi-finals, losing by 15 runs.

Fixtures

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Regular season

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7 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
5/167 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/168 (18.2 overs)
Luke Wright 53 (41)
Aaron O'Brien 2/27 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 111* (65)
Jackson Bird 1/29 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 23,589
Umpires: Simon Fry & Paul Reiffel
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

14 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
7/116 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
5/117 (18.2 overs)
Chris Tremain 37* (23)
Aaron O'Brien 3/15 (3 overs)
Aaron Finch 31 (33)
Azhar Mahmood 2/18 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 7,413
Umpires: Ashley Barrow & Tony Ward
Player of the match: Aaron O'Brien (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

19 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
9/102 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
3/103 (13.2 overs)
Ricky Ponting 25 (25)
Nathan Rimmington 3/18 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 46* (40)
Xavier Doherty 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,951
Umpires: Sam Nogajski & John Ward
Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field

22 December
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/133 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
4/137 (19.1 overs)
Thisara Perera 38 (24)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2/22 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 33 (34)
Ben Cutting 2/12 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,023
Umpires: Gerard Abood & Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Ben Cutting (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat

29 December
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
3/187 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
136 (19.1 overs)
Shaun Marsh 85 (52)
Will Sheridan 1/22 (3 overs)
Ben Rohrer 52 (33)
Alfonso Thomas 4/8 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 51 runs
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Attendance: 14,000[1]
Umpires: Geoff Joshua & Mick Martell
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Twenty20 debut: Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers)

2 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
6/155 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
107 (18.3 overs)
Tom Cooper 59 (46)
Brad Young 2/37 (4 overs)
Johan Botha 31 (31)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/18 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 48 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,174
Umpires: Paul Wilson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field

6 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
9/146 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
1/147 (18.5 overs)
Luke Wright 29 (22)
Will Sheridan 3/36 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 67* (47)
Shane Warne 1/24 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 46,581
Umpires: Sam Nogajski & Simon Fry
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

9 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
5/178 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers (H)
149 (20 overs)
Alex Hales 89 (52)
Moisés Henriques 1/9 (1 over)
Stephen O'Keefe 41 (29)
Nathan Rimmington 3/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 29 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 17,801
Umpires: Gerard Abood & Ashley Barrow
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
  • Twenty20 debut: Fawad Ahmed (Melbourne Renegades)

Knockout stage

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15 January
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/168 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
3/183 (20 overs)
Ben Rohrer 42 (22)
Ben Cutting 3/24 (4 overs)
Luke Pomersbach 112* (70)
Aaron Finch 1/23 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 16,285
Umpires: John Ward & Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Luke Pomersbach (Brisbane Heat)

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Melbourne Renegades 8 7 1 0 14 0.791 Advance to play-off phase
2   Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 0 10 1.322
3   Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 0 10 0.246
4   Brisbane Heat (C) 8 4 4 0 8 0.464
5   Adelaide Strikers 8 4 4 0 8 −0.162
6   Hobart Hurricanes 8 4 4 0 8 −0.569
7   Sydney Sixers 8 3 5 0 6 −0.380
8   Sydney Thunder 8 0 8 0 0 −1.360
Source: [2]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress

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Round12345678
GroundHAHAAHAA
ResultWWWWLWWW
Position11112111
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Squad information

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The current squad of the Melbourne Renegades for the 2012–13 Big Bash League season.

S/N Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Meyrick Buchanan  Australia (1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm off break
Tom Cooper  Netherlands (1986-11-26) 26 November 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm off break Non-visa Dutch international
Alex Doolan  Australia (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm medium
Aaron Finch  Australia (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Captain
Alex Hales  England (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract, injury replacement player for Marlon Samuels
Daniel Harris  Australia (1979-12-31) 31 December 1979 (age 44) Right-handed Right arm medium
Michael Hill  Australia (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 36) Left-handed Right arm medium
Ben Rohrer  Australia (1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43) Left-handed Vice captain
All-rounders
Faf du Plessis  South Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm leg break Visa contract
Aaron O'Brien  Australia (1981-10-02) 2 October 1981 (age 43) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Marlon Samuels  West Indies (1981-02-05) 5 February 1981 (age 43) Right-handed Right arm off break Visa contract, replacement player for Faf du Plessis
Will Sheridan  Australia (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Left arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
Peter Nevill  Australia (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 39) Right-handed
Pace bowlers
Brendan Drew  Australia (1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Jake Haberfield  Australia (1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Jayde Herrick  Australia (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Darren Pattinson  England (1979-08-02) 2 August 1979 (age 45) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Non-visa English international
Nathan Rimmington  Australia (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 41) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
Fawad Ahmed  Australia (1979-03-10) 10 March 1979 (age 45) Right-handed Right arm leg break
James Muirhead  Australia (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm leg break
Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka (1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52) Right-handed Right arm off break Visa contract

Season statistics

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Home attendance

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Game Opponent Attendance
1 Melbourne Stars 23,589
3 Hobart Hurricanes 7,951
4 Brisbane Heat 5,029
6 Adelaide Strikers 14,174
SF1 Brisbane Heat 16,285
Total Attendance 67,028
Average Attendance 13,406

References

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  1. ^ "Canberran bags classy Finch". 30 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2012–13". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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