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Adelaide Strikers

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Adelaide Strikers (WBBL).

The Adelaide Strikers are an Australian professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia that compete in the Big Bash League (BBL).[2] Their home ground is the Adelaide Oval,[3] and they play in a cornflower blue uniform. The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the BBL, succeeding the Southern Redbacks, who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.[4] Their sole victory in the BBL came in 2017–18.[5]

Adelaide Strikers
Personnel
CaptainMatthew Short
CoachTim Paine
Team information
CityAdelaide
Colours  Blue
Founded2011
Home groundAdelaide Oval
Capacity53,583 (3,500 standing on hill)[1]
History
BBL wins1: BBL07
Official websiteOfficial Website

T20 kit

As of 30 December 2022

Over their 11-year history in the BBL, they have had many effective and popular players on their team, from all-rounders such as Johan Botha, Michael Neser, Kieron Pollard, Ryan ten Doeschate and Chris Jordan, to high-scoring batsmen Travis Head, Colin Ingram, Chris Lynn, Mahela Jayawardene, Jonathan Wells, Michael Klinger and Jake Weatherald, to effective bowlers Ben Laughlin, Billy Stanlake, Rashid Khan, Peter Siddle, Adil Rashid and Kane Richardson, and finally keepers Alex Carey and Tim Ludeman.

The Strikers are currently coached by former Australian cricketer Tim Paine and captained by Matthew Short.

History

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The Adelaide Strikers were formed in 2011, as a result of the formation of the Big Bash League.[4] When the competition was first formed, each team had an opportunity to sign up players and build their lists. The contracting window opened on 30 June 2011 at 9 am and closed on 22 July 2011. Each team was allowed to sign up to 18 players, including up to two from overseas.[6] The team's inaugural captain was South Australia captain, Michael Klinger, and the inaugural coach was Darren Berry, the then coach of the Southern Redbacks.[7]

In the 2016/17 Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers were rated the most entertaining team in the BBL, with a BBEI of 2177.[8]

New Year's Eve match

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Since BBL03, Cricket Australia started hosting a Strikers home match on 31 December night every year against different oppositions. It quickly gained popularity among the fans, turning into a tradition and attracting big crowds at the Adelaide Oval throughout the years. It is popularly termed as the New Year's Eve Match or NYE Clash in the media. Up until BBL08, the Strikers had maintained a clean 6–0 win record in the NYE Big Bash clashes. In season 3, Travis Head scored a brilliant century to take the Strikers home against Sydney Sixers in the NYE clash, which remains one of the most memorable NYE matches in the short history of BBL to date.[9] Though, in BBL09, the Strikers finally fell against the Sydney Thunder by 3 runs, the Strikers' first defeat on New Year's Eve.[10]

The Strikers haven't won a New Year's Eve game since 2018, currently going on a 5-year losing streak.

List of New Year's Eve matches

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Year Winner Loser Margin Attendance Player of the match
2013 Strikers Scorchers 6 wickets[11] 26,030 Michael Klinger
2014 Strikers Hurricanes 8 wickets[12] 43,288 Tim Ludeman
2015 Strikers Sixers 5 wickets[13] 46,389 Travis Head
2016 Strikers Sixers 48 runs[14] 45,471 Sean Abbott
2017 Strikers Heat 56 runs[15] 46,863 Michael Neser
2018 Strikers Thunder 20 runs[16] 41,987 Peter Siddle
2019 Thunder Strikers 3 runs[17] 41,414 Callum Ferguson
2020 Scorchers Strikers 7 wickets[18] 21,636 Jhye Richardson
2021 Thunder Strikers 22 runs[19] 9,555 Jason Sangha
2022 Stars Strikers 8 runs[20] 40,373 Marcus Stoinis
2023 Stars Strikers 7 Wickets 42,502 Marcus Stoinis

Current squad

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The current squad of the Adelaide Strikers for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 25 September 2023.[21]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
S/N Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
34 Travis Head   Australia (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break
21 Henry Hunt   Australia (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27) Right-handed —
31 Thomas Kelly   Australia (2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 24) Right-handed —
50 Chris Lynn   Australia (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox International
66 Alex Ross   Australia (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break
46 Jake Weatherald   Australia (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
7 Fabian Allen   West Indies (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Left-arm Orthodox
7 James Bazley   Australia (1995-04-08) 8 April 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
88 Jamie Overton   England (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas Draft Pick (Gold) & International
23 D'Arcy Short   Australia (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 34) Left-handed Left-arm leg spin International
2 Matthew Short   Australia (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain & International
28 Wicket-keepers
5 Alex Carey   Australia (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991 (age 33) Left-handed — International
4 Harry Nielsen   Australia (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Ollie Pope   England (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29) Right-handed —
Spin bowlers
87 Cameron Boyce   Australia (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm leg break International
26 Ben Manenti   Italy (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break International
24 Lloyd Pope   Australia (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
99 Jordan Buckingham   Australia (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium
35 Brendan Doggett   Australia (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
58 Henry Thornton   Australia (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium

Administration and support staff

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Current staff

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The current administration and support staff of the Adelaide Strikers for the 2024–25 Big Bash League season as of 23 June 2024.

Position Name
Head coach Tim Paine
Assistant coach Luke Williams
Assistant coach Ryan Harris
Batting coach
Bowling coach
Strength & Conditioning oach
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Coaching History

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List of captains

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Mathew Short is current captain for the Adelaide Strikers and has been since the beginning of the BBL 13 season.

As of 22nd of December 2023 [1]

Name Period Mat Won Lost Ties NR %
Michael Klinger 2011–2012 7 2 5 0 0 28.57
Johan Botha 2012–2015 23 12 9 0 2 57.14
Phillip Hughes 2014 2 0 2 0 0 0.00
Brad Hodge 2015–2017 17 10 7 0 0 58.82
Travis Head 2017–present 28 17 11 0 0 60.71
Colin Ingram 2018 14 5 9 0 0 35.71
Alex Carey 2019–present 16 7 8 0 1 46.66
Peter Siddle 2020–2023 27 12 15 0 0 44.44
Matthew Short 2023–present 13 8 5 0 0 61.53

List of overseas players

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Player Nationality Period Role Batting Bowling
Johan Botha   South Africa 2011/12–2014/15 All-rounder Right-handed Right-arm off break
James Franklin   New Zealand 2011/12 All-rounder Left-handed Left-arm medium fast
Alfonso Thomas   South Africa 2011/12 Bowler Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Kieron Pollard   West Indies 2012/13–2016/17 All-rounder Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
Saeed Ajmal   Pakistan 2012/13 Bowler Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Shakib Al Hasan   Bangladesh 2013/14 All-rounder Left-handed Left-arm orthodox
Alex Hales   England 2013/14 Batter Right-handed Right-arm medium
Ryan ten Doeschate   Netherlands 2014/15 All-rounder Right-handed Right-arm medium fast
Mahela Jayawardene   Sri Lanka 2015/16 Batter Right-handed Right-arm medium
Adil Rashid   England 2015/16 Bowler Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
Chris Jordan   England 2016/17 Bowler Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Ish Sodhi   New Zealand 2016/17 Bowler Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
Colin Ingram   South Africa 2017/18–2018/19 Batter Left-handed Right-arm leg spin
Rashid Khan   Afghanistan 2017/18–2022/23 Bowler Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
Phil Salt   England 2019/20–2020/21 Batter Right-handed Right-arm medium
Danny Briggs   England 2020/21 Bowler Right-handed Left-arm orthodox
George Garton   England 2021/22 Bowler Left-handed Left-arm fast
Ian Cockbain   England 2021/22 Batter Right-handed Right-arm medium
Colin de Grandhomme   New Zealand 2022/23 All-rounder Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Adam Hose   England 2022/23-present Batter Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Jamie Overton   England 2023/24 All-rounder Right-handed Right-arm fast
David Payne   England 2023/24 Bowler Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium

Season results

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Chart of yearly table positions for Adelaide Strikers in BBL
Season League position Finals position Table
2011–12 6th Did not qualify [2]
2012–13 5th Did not qualify [3]
2013–14 7th Did not qualify [4]
2014–15 1st Semi-finals (lost to Sydney Sixers) [5]
2015–16 1st Semi-finals (lost to Sydney Thunder) [6]
2016–17 6th Did not qualify [7]
2017–18 2nd Champions [8]
2018–19 7th Did not qualify [9]
2019–20 3rd Lost the Knockout match against Sydney Thunder [10]
2020–21 5th Lost the Eliminator match against Brisbane Heat [11]
2021–22 4th Lost the Challenger match against Sydney Sixers [12]
2022–23 7th Did not qualify [13]
2023-24 4th Lost the Challenger match against Brisbane Heat

Records

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Team records

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Result summary v. opponent

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As of 3 February 2024
Opposition Pld W L T T W T L NR %
Brisbane Heat 19 9 10 0 0 0 0 47.36%
Hobart Hurricanes 23 14 8 0 0 0 1 63.63%
Melbourne Renegades 19 11 8 0 0 0 0 57.89%
Melbourne Stars 18 8 10 0 0 0 0 44.44%
Perth Scorchers 25 12 13 0 0 0 0 48.00%
Sydney Sixers 20 7 13 0 0 0 0 35.00%
Sydney Thunder 23 12 9 0 0 0 2 57.14%
  • Source: CricInfo[22]

Highest innings score

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As of 22 December 2023[23]
Score Opposition Ground Date
3/230 Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval 5 January 2023
8/207 Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval 26 January 2020
4/205 Sydney Thunder Adelaide Oval 19 December 2023
2/202 Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval 4 February 2018
4/202 Melbourne Renegades Adelaide Oval 10 January 2023

Batting

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Most career runs

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As of 22 December 2023[24]
Batsman Years Matches Runs High score
Jake Weatherald 2016–present 81 1,904 115
Alex Carey 2017–present 55 1,801 101
Jonathan Wells 2017–2022 71 1,740 73
Travis Head 2013–present 57 1,394 101 not out
Matthew Short 2018–present 52 1,378 100 not out

Highest scores

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As of 30 August 2023[25]
Batsman Runs Opposition Ground Date
Jake Weatherald 115 Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval 4 February 2018
Travis Head 101 not out Sydney Sixers Adelaide Oval 31 December 2015
Alex Carey 101 Brisbane Heat Adelaide Oval 21 January 2021
Matthew Short 100 not out Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval 5 January 2023
Alex Carey 100 Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval 17 January 2018

Highest Averages

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As of 22 December 2023

Batsman Years Innings Average
D'Arcy Short 2023–present 1 66.00
Ian Cockbain 2022-2022 6 59.75
Ben Dunk 2016-2017 8 52.00
Adil Rashid 2015-2016 4 43.00
Brad Hodge 2014-2017 20 42.35

Highest Strike Rate

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Player Years Innings Strike Rate
Matthew Short 2018–present 60 140.46
Travis Head 2013–present 55 130.40
Alex Carey 2017–present 55 128.73
Jake Weatherald 2016–present 81 128.21

Most Sixes

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As of 22 December 2023

Player Years Innings Amount
Jake Weatherald 2016–present 81 72
Matthew Short 2018–present 60 64
Travis Head 2013–present 55 61
Alex Carey 2017–present 55 46

Most Ducks

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Player Years Innings Amount
Rashid Khan 2017–present 49 7
Matthew Short 2018–present 60 6
Peter Siddle 2017-2023 22 5
Jake Lehmann 2016-2019 25 5

Highest partnerships by wicket

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As of 22 December 2023[26]
Wicket Runs Batters Opposition Ground Date
1st 171 Alex Carey & Jake Weatherald Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval 17 January 2018
2nd 140 Jake Weatherald & Travis Head Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval 4 February 2018
3rd 107 Jake Weatherald & Alex Carey Hobart Hurricanes York Park, Launceston 15 December 2020
4th 104 Matthew Short & Jonathan Wells Melbourne Renegades Adelaide Oval 23 December 2018
5th 115 Brad Hodge & Alex Ross Melbourne Stars Adelaide Oval 18 December 2015
6th 59* Travis Head & Adil Rashid Sydney Sixers Adelaide Oval 31 December 2015
7th 44 Johan Botha & Michael Neser Melbourne Renegades Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 2 January 2013
8th 55 Michael Neser & Kane Richardson Perth Scorchers WACA Ground, Perth 23 December 2016
9th 16* Cameron Valente & Peter Siddle Brisbane Heat Adelaide Oval 3 February 2019
10th 61* Daniel Worrall & Danny Briggs Hobart Hurricanes Blundstone Arena, Hobart 13 December 2020

Bowling

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Most career wickets

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As of 30 August 2023[27]
Bowler Seasons Matches Wickets Best bowling
Rashid Khan 2017–present 69 98 6/17
Peter Siddle 2017–2023 72 91 5/16
Wes Agar 2017–present 52 68 4/6
Michael Neser 2012–2021 62 62 3/24
Ben Laughlin 2014–2019 50 60 4/26

Best bowling figures

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As of 30 August 2023[28]
Bowler Figures Opposition Ground Date
Ish Sodhi 6/11 Sydney Thunder Stadium Australia, Sydney 18 January 2017
Rashid Khan 6/17 Brisbane Heat The Gabba, Brisbane 12 January 2021
Henry Thornton 5/3 Sydney Thunder Stadium Australia, Sydney 16 December 2022
Peter Siddle 5/16 Hobart Hurricanes York Park, Launceston 15 December 2020
Peter Siddle 5/23 Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval 5 January 2022

Fielding

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Most Catches

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Player Seasons Matches Catches
Alex Carey 2017–present 55 51
Matthew Short 2018–present 62 35
Jake Weatherald 2016–present 82 31
Michael Neser 2012-2021 62 30

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Voss, Cameron (29 March 2014). "Adelaide Oval ready for showdown". Austadiums.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014
  2. ^ Cricket Australia (n.d), Teams and Players, Cricket Australia, accessed 1 December 2013, <"Teams". Big Bash League. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.>
  3. ^ Cricket Australia(n.d),Adelaide Strikers,Cricket Australia, accessed 1 December 2013, <http://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au>
  4. ^ a b Jelstad, J (2011), South Australia's Big Bash team to be renamed the Adelaide Strikers, The Advertiser, accessed 1 December 2013,<http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/big-bash-becomes-the-adelaide-strikers/story-e6frea6u-1226024720133>
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  8. ^ Stead, Chris (15 December 2017). "Big Bash T20 Statistics – Most entertaining BBL teams, stadiums and games revealed". Finder.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Adelaide Strikers defeat Brisbane Heat: Billy Stanlake fires as Heat rue dropped catches, touchy umpire call". Fox Sports. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Full Scorecard of Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, Big Bash League, Innings - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2013, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  12. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2014, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  13. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2015, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  14. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2016, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  15. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2017, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  16. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2018, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  17. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2019, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  18. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2020, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  19. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2021, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  20. ^ Scorecard 31 December 2022, CricInfo. Retrieved 30 August 2023
  21. ^ "Players". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Adelaide Strikers Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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