The 2017–18 Melbourne Renegades season is the seventh in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McDonald and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2017–18 season.

Fixtures

Pre-season

10 December 2017
Report
Team Red
8/189 (20 overs)
v
Team Black
1/190 (17.1 overs)
Team Black won by 9 wickets
Geelong Cricket Ground, Geelong
15 December 2017
Report
Melbourne Renegades
6/169 (20 overs)
v
(H) Brisbane Heat
8/150 (20 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 19 runs
John Blank Oval, Maroochydore
16 December 2017
Report
Brisbane Heat (H)
6/136 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
1/139 (13 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets
John Blank Oval, Maroochydore

Regular season

Main article: 2017–18 Big Bash League season
21 December 2017
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
8/164 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
3/165 (18.3 overs)
D'Arcy Short 34 (19)
Dwayne Bravo 5/28 (4 overs)
Cameron White 79 (59)
Jofra Archer 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Attendance: 11,010[1]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Aaron Summers (Hobart Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.
23 December 2017
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/132 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
3/137 (18.4 overs)
Alex Ross 48 (44)
Jack Wildermuth 3/16 (4 overs)
Tom Cooper 52* (44)
Shadab Khan 2/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,567[2]
Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Jack Wildermuth (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
29 December 2017
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
9/130 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
7/133 (19 overs)
Tom Cooper 34 (24)
Mitchell Johnson 3/13 (4 overs)
Michael Klinger 37 (27)
Brad Hogg 2/16 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 3 wickets
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 30,018[3]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
3 January 2018
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/111 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/112 (15.3 overs)
Johan Botha 32* (23)
Dwayne Bravo 3/29 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 51 (38)
Ben Dwarshuis 1/19 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 23,586[4]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Mickey Edwards (Sydney Sixers) made his T20 debut.
6 January 2018
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
4/157 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
4/159 (17.5 overs)
Ben Dunk 47 (30)
Mohammad Nabi 1/27 (4 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 52 (30)
John Hastings 2/24 (3.5 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 48,086[5]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Jackson Coleman (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
8 January 2018
18:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
3/185 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers (H)
5/186 (19.5 overs)
Cameron White 68* (30)
Andrew Tye 2/36 (4 overs)
Ashton Turner 70 (32)
Mohammed Nabi 1/30 (3.5 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Attendance: 22,475[6]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith & Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
12 January 2018
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/167 (20 overs)
v
(H) Melbourne Renegades
9/144 (20 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 74 (46)
Mohammad Nabi 2/15 (4 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 26 (18)
Jackson Coleman 3/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 23 runs
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 44,316[7]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Daniel Fallins (Melbourne Stars) made his T20 debut.
22 January 2018
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
5/173 (20 overs)
v
(H) Melbourne Renegades
7/147 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 68 (36)
Dwayne Bravo 2/30 (4 overs)
Brad Hodge 30* (18)
Ben Laughlin 2/18 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 26 runs
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 23,089[8]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
24 January 2018
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
6/189 (20 overs)
v
(H) Sydney Thunder
180 (20 overs)
Marcus Harris 64 (41)
Gurinder Sandhu 2/37 (4 overs)
Ben Rohrer 48 (21)
Kane Richardson 4/22 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 9 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 11,319[9]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and John Ward
Player of the match: Kane Richardson (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
27 January 2018
18:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
3/187 (20 overs)
v
(H) Brisbane Heat
161 (19.5 overs)
Tom Cooper 65* (36)
Mitchell Swepson 1/27 (4 overs)
Alex Ross 36 (27)
Kane Richardson 4/35 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 26 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 34,543[10]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field

Knockout phase

Main article: 2017–18 Big Bash League season § Knockout Phase

Semi final

2 February 2018
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/178 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
4/177 (20 overs)
Travis Head 85* (57)
Joe Mennie 1/21 (4 overs)
Marcus Harris 45 (27)
Travis Head 1/27 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 1 run
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 36,298[11]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Travis Head (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Harry Nielsen (Adelaide Strikers) made his T20 debut.

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers 10 8 2 0 16 0.154 Advanced to semi-finals
2   Adelaide Strikers (C) 10 7 3 0 14 0.801
3   Melbourne Renegades 10 6 4 0 12 0.297
4   Hobart Hurricanes 10 5 5 0 10 −0.291
5   Sydney Sixers 10 4 6 0 8 0.331
6   Sydney Thunder 10 4 6 0 8 −0.039
7   Brisbane Heat 10 4 6 0 8 −0.437
8   Melbourne Stars 10 2 8 0 4 −0.926
Source: [12]
(C) Champions

Squad information

The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2017–18 Big Bash League season as of 28 January 2018.[13]

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
9 Matt Short  Australia (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm off spin
7 Cameron White  Australia (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right arm leg break
21 Marcus Harris  Australia (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32) Left-handed –
17 Brad Hodge  Australia (1974-12-29) 29 December 1974 (age 50) Right-handed Right Arm off spin
20 Beau Webster  Australia (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm off break
29 Travis Dean  Australia (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 33) Right-handed – Replacement player for Cameron White
All-rounders
47 Dwayne Bravo  West Indies (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right arm medium fast Visa contract
10 Jack Wildermuth  Australia (1993-12-21) 21 December 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
12 Will Sutherland  Australia (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Rookie contract
77 Mohammad Nabi  Afghanistan (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm off break Visa contract
00 Kieron Pollard  West Indies (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right arm medium fast Visa contract, replacement player for Mohammad Nabi
3 Mackenzie Harvey  Australia (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right arm medium fast Replacement player for Aaron Finch
Wicketkeepers
15 Tim Ludeman  Australia (1987-06-23) 23 June 1987 (age 37) Right-handed –
Pace bowlers
19 James Pattinson  Australia (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Right arm fast
34 Chris Tremain  Australia (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
4 Guy Walker  Australia (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right arm medium fast
55 Kane Richardson  Australia (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
16 Joe Mennie  Australia (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
2 Xavier Crone  Australia (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
31 Brad Hogg  Australia (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 (age 54) Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin
18 Jon Holland  Australia (1987-05-29) 29 May 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin

Transfers

Season statistics

Most runs

Player Mat Inns Runs Ave SR HS 100 50
Marcus Harris 11 11 324 29.45 129.08 64 0 2
Cameron White 8 8 304 76.00 111.35 79* 0 3
Tom Cooper 11 9 298 49.66 141.23 65* 0 3
Aaron Finch 6 6 108 18.00 136.70 51 0 1
Matthew Short 3 3 106 35.33 121.83 62 0 1

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2018

Most wickets

Player Mat Inns Wkts Ave Econ BBI SR
Dwayne Bravo 11 11 18 20.16 8.47 5/28 14.2
Kane Richardson 10 10 12 26.16 8.05 4/22 19.5
Jack Wildermuth 11 11 10 31.10 8.18 3/16 22.8
Mohammad Nabi 7 7 8 18.62 5.76 2/15 19.3
Chris Tremain 4 4 7 17.00 7.93 3/29 12.8

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 February 2018

Home attendance

Match Opponent Attendance
2 Brisbane Heat 20,567
3 Perth Scorchers 30,018
4 Sydney Sixers 23,586
7 Melbourne Stars 44,316
8 Adelaide Strikers 23,089
Total Attendance 141,576
Average Attendance 28,315

TV audience

BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air channel Network Ten.

Following are the television ratings for the Melbourne Renegades's 2017–18 BBL season matches in Australia.[14]

Match No Teams Average TV Ratings
National 5 metro cities
Session 1 Session 2 Session 1 Session 2
1 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades[15] 1,100,000 1,230,000 747,000 856,000
2 Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat[16] 975,000 1,090,000 660,000 765,000
3 Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers[17] 865,000 1,100,000 600,000 788,000
4 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers[18] 916,000 1,170,000 594,000 771,000
5 Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades[19] 876,000 1,120,000 620,000 789,000
6 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades[20] 971,000 621,000 687,000 452,000
7 Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars[21] 1,040,000 1,120,000 670,000 751,000
8 Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers[22] 883,000 853,000 603,000 607,000
9 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades [23] 808,000 873,000 532,000 597,000
10 Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades [24] 742,000 797,000 481,000 553,000
SF Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades [25] 1,050,000 1,340,000 739,000 991,000

References

  1. ^ [1] Crowd just 11,010 tonight. Cricket tas expected a sell out. #BBL07 Retrieved on 22 Dec 2017
  2. ^ Official crowd at Etihad Stadium is 20,567. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 23 Dec 2017
  3. ^ BBL LIVE – Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | All the action from Etihad Stadium 3aw.com.au. Retrieved on 29 Dec 2017
  4. ^ Thanks for having us #Geelong! #GETONRED twitter.com/RenegadesBBL. Retrieved on 3 Jan 2018
  5. ^ Official attendance tonight is 48,086 #BBL07 twitter.com/MCG. Retrieved on 6 Jan 2018
  6. ^ Apologies Scorchers fans... final crowd number is actually 22,475 not 22,312 -- smashed the record out of the park tonight! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL/. Retrieved on 9 Jan 2018
  7. ^ Official crowd at Etihad Stadium is 44,316. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 11 Jan 2018
  8. ^ Official crowd at Etihad Stadium tonight is 23,089. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 23 Jan 2018
  9. ^ Official crowd at Manuka Oval tonight is 11,319. #BBL07 twitter.com/MRNCricket/. Retrieved on 24 Jan 2018
  10. ^ Official crowd figure - 34,543! #TurnUpTheHeattwitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 27 Jan 2018
  11. ^ Live: Adelaide Strikers host Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash League semi-final adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved on 2 Feb 2018
  12. ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2017–18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  14. ^ Mediaweek Australia twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 20 December 2017
  15. ^ Thu TV TEN #1 20.7% – #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 3: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 22 December 2017
  16. ^ Sat TV #TEN 20.1% – #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 6: Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 24 December 2017
  17. ^ Fri TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 10: Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 30 December 2017
  18. ^ Wednesday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 16: Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 4 January 2018
  19. ^ Saturday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 19: Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 7 January 2018
  20. ^ Monday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 22: Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 9 January 2018
  21. ^ Friday TV #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 26: Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 13 January 2018
  22. ^ Monday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 35: Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 23 January 2018
  23. ^ Wednesday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 37: Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 25 January 2018
  24. ^ Saturday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Game 40: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 28 January 2018
  25. ^ Friday #TEN #KFC #BBL07 @tensporttv Second semi final: Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades twitter.com/MediaweekAUS. Retrieved on 3 February 2018
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Melbourne_Renegades_season
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