2011–12 Big Bash League season

The 2011–12 Big Bash League season or BBL|01 was the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament replaced the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, which ran each season from 2005–06 to 2010–11.

2011–12 Big Bash League
Dates16 December 2011 (2011-12-16) – 28 January 2012 (2012-01-28)
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Australia
ChampionsSydney Sixers (1st title)
Runners-upPerth Scorchers
Participants8
Matches31
Attendance544,920 (17,578 per match)
Player of the seriesDavid Hussey (Melbourne Stars)
Most runsTravis Birt (Hobart Hurricanes) (309)
Most wicketsRana Naved-ul-Hasan (Hobart Hurricanes) (15)
Official websitewww.bigbash.com.au

The tournament was won by the Sydney Sixers, which defeated the Perth Scorchers in the final at the WACA Ground on 28 January 2012. David Hussey of the Melbourne Stars was named the player of the tournament, having scored 243 runs and taken eight wickets in eight matches.

Teams

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The competition features eight city-based franchises, instead of the six state-based teams which had previously competed in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash. Each state's capital city features one team, with Sydney and Melbourne featuring two.

Team City State Home ground Coach Captain Overseas International player(s)
Adelaide Strikers Adelaide South Australia Adelaide Oval Darren Berry Michael Klinger Kieron Pollard, Alfonso Thomas, James Franklin
Brisbane Heat Brisbane Queensland The Gabba Darren Lehmann James Hopes Brendon McCullum, Roelof van der Merwe, Daniel Vettori
Hobart Hurricanes Hobart Tasmania Blundstone Arena Allister de Winter Tim Paine Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Owais Shah
Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Victoria Etihad Stadium Simon Helmot Andrew McDonald Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq
Melbourne Stars Melbourne Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground Greg Shipperd Cameron White Luke Wright, Jade Dernbach
Perth Scorchers Perth Western Australia WACA Ground Mickey Arthur Marcus North Paul Collingwood, Herschelle Gibbs
Sydney Sixers Sydney New South Wales Sydney Cricket Ground Trevor Bayliss Brad Haddin Michael Lumb, Dwayne Bravo, Nathan McCullum
Sydney Thunder Sydney New South Wales Stadium Australia Shane Duff David Warner Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle

Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Perth Scorchers 7 5 2 0 10 0.626 Advance to play-off phase
2   Hobart Hurricanes 7 5 2 0 10 0.569
3   Sydney Sixers (C) 7 5 2 0 10 0.262
4   Melbourne Stars 7 4 3 0 8 0.254
5   Brisbane Heat 7 3 4 0 6 0.324
6   Adelaide Strikers 7 2 5 0 4 −0.338
7   Melbourne Renegades 7 2 5 0 4 −0.582
8   Sydney Thunder 7 2 5 0 4 −1.250
Source: [1]
(C) Champion

Fixtures

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The fixtures were announced in July 2011.[2] The final was played on Saturday, 28 January 2012.

Round 1

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16 December 2011
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/139 (20 overs)
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(H) Sydney Sixers
3/140 (18.4 overs)
Daniel Christian 32 (22)
Stuart MacGill 2/21 (4 overs)
Brad Haddin 76 (59)
Daniel Christian 1/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 12,285
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel
Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Sydney Sixers)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

17 December 2011
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
7/153 (20 overs)
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Sydney Thunder
4/154 (19 overs)
David Hussey 52 (27)
Doug Bollinger 2/22 (3 overs)
David Warner 102* (51)
James Faulkner 2/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 23,496
Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: David Warner (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

18 December 2011
17:30 UTC+10:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Adelaide Strikers
5/189 (20 overs)
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Melbourne Renegades
122 (17.5 overs)
Daniel Harris 49 (33)
Aaron Heal 2/32 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 46 (31)
Kane Richardson 3/27 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 67 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 11,742
Umpires: Ashley Barrow And Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Michael Klinger (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

18 December 2011
18:00 UTC+8 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
140 (19.3 overs)
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(H) Perth Scorchers
109 (19.5 overs)
Travis Birt 40 (30)
Ben Edmondson 4/40 (4 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 35 (35)
Ben Hilfenhaus 2/10 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 31 runs
WACA Ground
Attendance: 13,307
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Tony Ward
Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 2

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20 December 2011
18:30 UTC+10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
7/177 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat (H)
7/169 (20 overs)
Robert Quiney 97 (60)
Nathan Hauritz 3/18 (4 Overs)
Brendon McCullum 36 (25)
Clint McKay 3/22 (4 Overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 29,241
Umpires: Paul Reiffel and Ian Lock
Player of the match: Robert Quiney
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

21 December 2011
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Hobart Hurricanes
3/169 (20 overs)
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Sydney Sixers
9/127 (20 overs)
Phil Jaques 73 (55)
Mitchell Starc 2/35 (4 overs)
Nic Maddinson 33 (27)
Naved-ul-Hasan 4/22 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 42 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 8,298
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Simon Fry
Player of the match: Travis Birt (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

22 December 2011
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
3/188 (20 overs)
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Perth Scorchers
2/192 (19.2 overs)
Andrew McDonald 50 (33)
Michael Beer 2/28 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 99* (52)
Andrew McDonald 1/21 (2 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 13,265
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bob Parry
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

23 December 2011
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
8/155 (20 overs)
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Sydney Thunder (H)
4/156 (18.3 overs)
Johan Botha 41 (33)
Sean Abbott 2/20 (4 overs)
Chris Gayle 100 (51)
Aaron O'Brien 3/26 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,337
Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Sydney Thunder)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 3

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27 December 2011
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
9/166 (20 overs)
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Melbourne Stars
8/164 (20 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 51 (39)
Clint McKay 2/35 (4 overs)
David Hussey 42 (30)
Steve Smith 2/27 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 2 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 27,520
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.

28 December 2011
19:00 UTC+10:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
4/171 (20 overs)
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
8/157 (20 overs)
Travis Birt 44 (26)
Xavier Doherty 4/17 (4 overs)
Tom Cooper 43* (27)
Johan Botha 2/28 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 14 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 27,380
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward
Player of the match: Xavier Doherty (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

29 December 2011
18:00 UTC+8 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
8/162 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat
6/152 (20 overs)
Marcus North 40 (29)
Michael Neser 2/23 (3 overs)
Peter Forrest 59 (42)
Ben Edmondson 2/33 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 10 runs
WACA Ground
Attendance: 15,454
Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Marcus North (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

30 December 2011
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
8/140 (20 overs)
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Sydney Thunder (H)
7/134 (20 overs)
Brad Hodge 44 (31)
Sean Abbott 2/21 (4 overs)
Chris Gayle 75 (54)
Shahid Afridi 3/21 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 runs
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 18,731
Umpires: Ian Lock and Tony Ward
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 4

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1 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
8/138 (20 overs)
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Hobart Hurricanes (H)
5/139 (18.4 overs)
Chris Gayle 53 (33)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/22 (4 overs)
Owais Shah 41* (32)
Scott Coyte 2/14 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 12,238
Umpires: Ian Lock and Bob Parry
Player of the match: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

2 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
6/161 (20 overs)
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Melbourne Renegades (H)
2/164 (17.4 overs)
Moises Henriques 41 (30)
Josh Hazlewood 1/19 (2 overs)
Brad Hodge 72* (51)
Dirk Nannes 2/36 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 10,818
Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Reiffel
Player of the match: Andrew McDonald (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.

3 January 2012
18:30 UTC+10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
4/166 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat (H)
135 (18 overs)
Michael Klinger 53 (44)
Kane Richardson 2/2 (2 overs)
Steve Paulsen 35* (26)
Alister McDermott 2/31 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 31 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 14,397
Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward
Player of the match: Tom Cooper (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

4 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
136 (20 overs)
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Melbourne Stars (H)
5/128 (20 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 69 (48)
James Faulkner 3/17 (4 overs)
Matthew Wade 53* (43)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/20 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 8 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 19,840
Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Herschelle Gibbs (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 5

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6 January 2012
18:30 UTC+10
Scorecard
(H) Brisbane Heat
4/201 (20 overs)
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Hobart Hurricanes
4/198 (20 overs)
Matthew Hayden 76 (51)
Rhett Lockyear 1/13 (1 over)
Travis Birt 74 (36)
Roelof van der Merwe 1/23 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 15,134
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Matthew Hayden (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

7 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Stars
5/167 (20 overs)
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Melbourne Renegades
3/58 (8.1 overs)
David Hussey 51 (42)
Shahid Afridi 2/20 (4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 28 (24)
Shane Warne 1/4 (1 over)
Melbourne Stars won by 11 runs (D/L)
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 40,227
Umpires: Simon Fry and Geoff Joshua
Player of the match: David Hussey (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain ended the match during the Melbourne Renegades' innings after 8.1 overs. Their target was 70 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.

8 January 2012
18:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/117 (16 overs)
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Sydney Thunder (H)
4/29 (5.3 overs)
Ben Rohrer 38 (24)
Sean Abbott 2/17 (2 overs)
Jason Floros 15 (10)
Mitchell Starc 3/17 (2.3 overs)
Sydney Sixers wins by 17 runs (D/L)
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 31,262
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel
Player of the match: Mitchell Starc
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain ended the match during the Sydney Thunder's innings after 5.3 overs.

8 January 2012
18:00 UTC+8 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
5/184 (20 overs)
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Adelaide Strikers
142 (19.3 overs)
Marcus North 70 (52)
Brad Hogg 3/20 [4 overs]
Michael Klinger 32 (22)
James Muirhead 2/37 [3 overs]
Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs
WACA Ground
Attendance: 15,953
Umpires: Robert Parry and Tony Ward
Player of the match: Brad Hogg
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 6

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9 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
3/203 (20 overs)
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(H) Hobart Hurricanes
9/184 (20 overs)
Luke Wright 117 (60)
Naved-ul-Hasan 2/38 (4 overs)
Owais Shah 55 (37)
James Faulkner 4/46 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 19 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 13,713
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and John Ward
Player of the match: Luke Wright (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.

10 January 2012
19:00 UTC+10:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/151 (20 overs)
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Adelaide Strikers (H)
87 (18.4 overs)
Moises Henriques 42 (37)
Alfonso Thomas 3/24 (4 overs)
Aiden Blizzard 27 (21)
Steve O'Keefe 3/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 64 runs
Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 26,837
Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Stephen O'Keefe (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.

11 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Thunder
99 (19.2 overs)
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Perth Scorchers
1/103 (14.1 overs)
Tim Armstrong 25 (25)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/9 (3 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 64* (58)
Scott Coyte 1/19 (3.1 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 12,363
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Mick Martell
Player of the match: Nathan Coulter-Nile (Perth Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.

12 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/168 (20 overs)
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Melbourne Renegades (H)
9/156 (20 overs)
Daniel Vettori 40 (25)
Shahid Afridi 3/35 (4 overs)
Aaron Finch 72 (46)
Alister McDermott 3/18 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 12 runs
Etihad Stadium
Attencance: 15,888
Umpires: Ian Lock and Tony Ward
Player of the match: Daniel Vettori (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 7

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17 January 2012
18:30 UTC+10
Scorecard
(H) Brisbane Heat
4/195 (20 overs)
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Sydney Thunder
6/104 (20 overs)
Daniel Christian 75* (47)
Nic Bills 2/44 (4 overs)
Usman Khawaja 37 (36)
Alister McDermott 2/25 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 91 runs
The Gabba
Attendance: 9,514
Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward
Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Brisbane Heat)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field

18 January 2012
16:00 UTC+11
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
4/173 (20 overs)
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Hobart Hurricanes (H)
3/174 (19.5 overs)
Aaron Finch 67 (45)
Jason Krejza 3/39 (4 overs)
Jonathan Wells 72 (61)
Dirk Nannes 1/22 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 7 wickets
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 7,820
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ashley Barrow
Player of the match: Owais Shah (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.

18 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
176 (20 overs)
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Perth Scorchers
6/175 (20 overs)
Steve Smith 51 (25)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/38 (4 overs)
Marcus North 59 (52)
Mitchell Starc 3/28 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 1 run
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 20,400
Umpires: Simon Fry and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Mitchell Starc (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat

19 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
125 (19.3 overs)
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Melbourne Stars (H)
4/129 (18.5 overs)
Callum Ferguson 41 (29)
Clint McKay 3/17 (4 overs)
David Hussey 41* (36)
James Franklin 2/21 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 26,133
Umpires: Ian Lock and Bob Parry
Player of the match: Clint McKay (Melbourne Stars)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat

Knockout phase

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Draw

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Semi-finals Final
      
1 Perth Scorchers (H) 3/174 (20)
4 Melbourne Stars 8/163 (20)
1 Perth Scorchers (H) 8/156 (20)
3 Sydney Sixers 3/158 (18.5)
2 Hobart Hurricanes (H) 7/146 (20)
3 Sydney Sixers 6/153 (20)

Semi-finals

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21 January 2012
17:00 UTC+8 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
3/174 (20 overs)
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Melbourne Stars
8/163 (20 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 71 (46)
Luke Wright 1/14 (2 overs)
James Faulkner 38 (27)
Brad Hogg 2/17 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 11 runs
WACA Ground
Attendance: 15,225
Umpires: Simon Fry and John Ward
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat

22 January 2012
19:00 UTC+11 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
6/153 (20 overs)
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Hobart Hurricanes (H)
7/146 (20 overs)
Nic Maddinson 68 (51)
Ben Laughlin 2/25 (4 overs)
Phil Jaques 63 (48)
Brett Lee 2/22 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs
Blundstone Arena
Attendance: 14,185
Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Reiffel
Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat

Final

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28 January 2012
17:00 UTC+8 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
5/156 (20 overs)
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Sydney Sixers
3/158 (18.5 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 77 (57)
Brett Lee 2/21 (4 overs)
Moisés Henriques 70 (41)
Ben Edmondson 2/25 (3.5 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets
WACA Ground
Attendance: 16,255
Umpires: Paul Reiffel and John Ward
Player of the match: Moisés Henriques (Sydney Sixers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat

Statistics

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Highest team totals

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The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.

Team Total Opponent Ground
Melbourne Stars 3/203 Hobart Hurricanes Blundstone Arena
Brisbane Heat 4/201 The Gabba, Brisbane
Hobart Hurricanes 4/198 Brisbane Heat
Brisbane Heat 4/195 Sydney Thunder
Perth Scorchers 2/192 Melbourne Renegades Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Adelaide Strikers 5/189 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Last Updated 29 January 2012.[3]

Most runs

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The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s
Travis Birt Hobart Hurricanes 345 8 43.12 168.29 74 0 3 27 19
Mitchell Marsh Perth Scorchers 309 9 34.33 121.65 77* 0 2 12 19
Herschelle Gibbs 302 7 43.14 151.75 71 0 4 41 6
Owais Shah Hobart Hurricanes 282 8 35.25 149.20 69 0 2 23 9
Nic Maddinson Sydney Sixers 275 9 30.55 125.57 68 0 1 24 7

Last Updated 29 January 2012.[4]

Highest scores

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This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.

Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground
Luke Wright Melbourne Stars 117 60 8 9 Hobart Hurricanes Blundstone Arena, Hobart
David Warner Sydney Thunder 102* 51 6 6 Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Chris Gayle 100* 54 4 11 Adelaide Strikers ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Shaun Marsh Perth Scorchers 99* 52 9 5 Melbourne Renegades Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Robert Quiney Melbourne Stars 97 60 5 6 Brisbane Heat Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

Last Updated 29 January 2012.[5]

Most wickets

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The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.

Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI
Naved-ul-Hasan Hobart Hurricanes 15 8 17.00 12.7 8.01 4/22
Ben Edmondson Perth Scorchers 14 9 21.21 15.0 8.44 4/40
Mitchell Starc Sydney Sixers 13 6 13.53 9.9 8.18 3/17
Brad Hogg Perth Scorchers 13 9 14.69 15.6 5.61 3/20
James Faulkner Melbourne Stars 13 8 17.61 13.3 7.89 4/46

Last Updated 29 January 2012.[6]

Best bowling figures

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This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.

Player Team Overs Figures Opponent Ground
Xavier Doherty Hobart Hurricanes 4.0 4/17 Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Naved-ul-Hasan 4.0 4/22 Sydney Sixers Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Ben Edmondson Perth Scorchers 4.0 4/40 Hobart Hurricanes Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
James Faulkner Melbourne Stars 4.0 4/46 Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Nathan Coulter-Nile Perth Scorchers 3.0 3/9 Sydney Thunder ANZ Stadium, Sydney

Last Updated 29 January 2012.[7]

Highest attendances

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The following table lists the matches with the highest attendance during this season.

Home Team Attendance Opponent Ground
Melbourne Stars 40,227 Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sydney Thunder 31,262 Sydney Sixers ANZ Stadium
Brisbane Heat 29,241 Melbourne Stars The Gabba
Sydney Sixers 27,520 Sydney Cricket Ground
Adelaide Strikers 27,380 Hobart Hurricanes Adelaide Oval
26,837 Sydney Sixers Adelaide Oval
Melbourne Stars 26,133 Adelaide Strikers Melbourne Cricket Ground

Last Updated 20 January 2012.[3]

Average attendance

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Team Ground Attendance
Melbourne Stars Melbourne Cricket Ground 27,424
Adelaide Strikers Adelaide Oval 21,986
Sydney Sixers Sydney Cricket Ground 20,068
Sydney Thunder ANZ Stadium 18,423
Brisbane Heat The Gabba 17,072
Perth Scorchers WACA Ground 14,905
Melbourne Renegades Etihad Stadium 13,324
Hobart Hurricanes Bellerive Oval 10,517

References

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  1. ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2011–12". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Fixtures – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Highest totals
  4. ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / High scores
  6. ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets Archived 12 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Best bowling figures in an innings