2015–16 Brisbane Heat season

The Gabba, Brisbane
BBL	6th
BBL Finals	DNQ
Highest home attendance	33,783 vs Strikers; (8 January 2016)
Lowest home attendance	26,245 vs Renegades; (19 December 2015)
Average home attendance	29,352

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Adelaide Strikers	8	7	1	14	0.544	Advance to play-off phase
2	Melbourne Stars	8	5	3	10	0.366
3	Perth Scorchers	8	5	3	10	0.181
4	Sydney Thunder (C)	8	4	4	8	0.375
5	Melbourne Renegades	8	3	5	6	−0.041
6	Brisbane Heat	8	3	5	6	−0.204
7	Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	6	−0.955
8	Sydney Sixers	8	2	6	4	−0.330

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champion

Ladder progress

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

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

Regular season

19 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 5/180 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 3/184 (19.3 overs)
Chris Lynn 35 (20) Xavier Doherty 2/29 (4 overs)		Aaron Finch 65 (45) Andrew Fekete 2/44 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 26,245^[2]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Aaron Finch (Renegades)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Guy Walker (Renegades) made his T20 debut.

22 December
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Hobart Hurricanes 3/184 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 8/164 (20 overs)
Tim Paine 87* (58) Ben Cutting 1/32 (4 overs)		Jason Floros 42 (23) Sam Rainbird 3/37 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 20 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 14,848^[3]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Tim Paine (Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
The crowd of 14,848 is the highest in Tasmanian domestic cricket history, beating the previous record of 14,744 set in the previous season between the same teams.^[3]

26 December
16:10
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/117 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers (H) 1/118 (15.1 overs)
Chris Lynn 75* (58) Andrew Tye 3/23 (4 overs)		Michael Klinger 53* (42) Andrew Fekete 1/16 (2 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
#TheFurnace
Attendance: 19,225^[4]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: David Willey (Scorchers)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

29 December
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 4/194 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 9/179 (20 overs)
Daniel Christian 56* (24) Samuel Badree 2/27 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 101 (51) Jake Reed 3/31 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 15 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 29,876^[5]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Sam Heazlett (Heat) made his T20 debut.

3 January
18:10 (D/N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/186 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat (H) 4/189 (19.3 overs)
Michael Hussey 56 (43) Samuel Badree 1/26 (4 overs)		Chris Lynn 75 (32) Andre Russell 2/28 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 27,507^[6]
Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

8 January
18:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

(H) Brisbane Heat 6/175 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 2/179 (18.4 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 51 (36) Adil Rashid 2/17 (4 overs)		Tim Ludeman 57* (49) Samuel Badree 1/25 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets
The Gabba
Attendance: 33,783^[7]
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Strikers)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
The crowd of 33,783 is the highest crowd at the Gabba for a BBL match.^[7]

10 January
19:25 (D/N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 8/162 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers (H) 8/156 (20 overs)
Joe Burns 60 (51) Sean Abbott 3/8 (2 overs)		Michael Lumb 47 (38) Mitchell Swepson 2/26 (3 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 24,192^[8]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Joe Burns (Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
Nick Larkin (Sixers) and Mitchell Swepson (Heat) both made their T20 debuts.

14 January
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 7/188 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 9/132 (20 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (24) Adam Zampa 2/31 (4 overs)		Evan Gulbis 61* (52) Samuel Badree 5/22 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 56 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,649^[9]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Samuel Badree (Heat)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.

Squad

Ages are given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match played in the tournament

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
	Batsmen
62	Joe Burns	Australia	(1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
54	Lendl Simmons	West Indies	(1985-01-25)25 January 1985 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Overseas player (replaced McCullum)
14	Alex Doolan	Australia	(1985-11-29)29 November 1985 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Peter Forrest	Australia	(1985-11-15)15 November 1985 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
50	Chris Lynn	Australia	(1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
36	Nathan Reardon	Australia	(1984-11-08)8 November 1984 (aged 31)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
	All-rounders
52	Jason Floros	Australia	(1990-12-24)24 December 1990 (aged 24)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
39	James Hopes	Australia	(1978-11-24)24 November 1978 (aged 37)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
24	Jack Wildermuth	Australia	(1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
	Wicketkeepers
42	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	(1981-09-27)27 September 1981 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Overseas player (withdrew from BBL05)
59	James Peirson	Australia	(1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 23)	Right-handed	—
	Bowlers
16	Nick Buchanan	Australia	(1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
12	Andrew Fekete	Australia	(1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
58	Luke Feldman	Australia	(1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
2	Josh Lalor	Australia	(1987-11-04)4 November 1987 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
31	Ben Cutting	Australia	(1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
6	Mark Steketee	Australia	(1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
77	Samuel Badree	West Indies	(1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Overseas player
4	Mitchell Swepson	Australia	(1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin

Home attendance

Game	Opponent	Attendance
1	Melbourne Renegades	26,245
4	Hobart Hurricanes	29,876
5	Sydney Thunder	27,507
6	Adelaide Strikers	33,783
Total Attendance		117,411
Average Attendance		29,353

References

^ "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ 26,245 fans in the Gabba this evening! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 19 Dec, 2015
^ ^a ^b TAKE A BOW TASMANIA.... A RECORD crowd in just our first home match for #BBL05 twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 22 Dec, 2015
^ Official numbers are in.... and there are 19 225 people here at #TheFurnace today! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 26 Dec, 2015
^ Final crowd tonight is 29,876 - our 2nd biggest in BBL history! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved 29 Dec, 2015
^ Another great crowd of 27,507 in the house to watch a grandstand finish. 39 needed from 22 balls. #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL05 twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 Jan, 2016
^ ^a ^b Official crowd for tonight is 33,783. A Gabba @BBL record twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2016
^ OFFICIAL CROWD FOR TONIGHT IS 24,192! Thanks Sydney! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2015
^ Total attendance for #BBL05 = 163,944 fans, averaging over 40,000 per match. 30,649 is tonight's official crowd. #ThanksTeamGreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 14 January 2016

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[1] "Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[2] 26,245 fans in the Gabba this evening! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 19 Dec, 2015

[record_Blundstone_crowd-3] TAKE A BOW TASMANIA.... A RECORD crowd in just our first home match for #BBL05 twitter.com/HurricanesBBL. Retrieved on 22 Dec, 2015

[4] Official numbers are in.... and there are 19 225 people here at #TheFurnace today! twitter.com/ScorchersBBL. Retrieved on 26 Dec, 2015

[5] Final crowd tonight is 29,876 - our 2nd biggest in BBL history! twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved 29 Dec, 2015

[3_Jan-6] Another great crowd of 27,507 in the house to watch a grandstand finish. 39 needed from 22 balls. #TurnUpTheHeat #BBL05 twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 3 Jan, 2016

[8_Jan-7] Official crowd for tonight is 33,783. A Gabba @BBL record twitter.com/HeatBBL. Retrieved on 8 January 2016

[SixersHeat-8] OFFICIAL CROWD FOR TONIGHT IS 24,192! Thanks Sydney! twitter.com/SixersBBL. Retrieved 10 Jan, 2015

[9] Total attendance for #BBL05 = 163,944 fans, averaging over 40,000 per match. 30,649 is tonight's official crowd. #ThanksTeamGreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 14 January 2016

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