2015–16 Big Bash League season squads

The 2015–16 Big Bash League season is the fifth season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. Each team can sign a minimum of 18 players, including two rookie contracts and two visa contacted players.

     Adelaide Strikers

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
17	Brad Hodge		29 December 1974	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Captain
50	Craig Simmons		1 December 1982	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
77	Jono Dean		23 June 1984	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
34	Travis Head		29 December 1993	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
49	Alex Ross		April 17, 1992	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
19	Kelvin Smith		September 5, 1994	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
–	Patrick Page		January 15, 1998	Left-handed	Right arm medium fast	Development rookie contract
33	Jake Lehmann		July 8, 1992	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
27	Mahela Jayawardene		27 May 1977	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract, injury replacement player for Kieron Pollard
All-rounders
55	Kieron Pollard		12 May 1987	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast	Visa contract
20	Michael Neser		29 March 1990	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
29	Hamish Kingston		17 December 1990	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
42	Alexander Keath		20 January 1992	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Wicketkeepers
15	Tim Ludeman		23 June 1987	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
23	Kane Richardson		12 February 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
56	Ben Laughlin		3 October 1982	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
10	Gary Putland		10 February 1986	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
3	Billy Stanlake		11 April 1994	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
25	Jon Holland		29 May 1987	Right-handed	Left arm off spin
95	Adil Rashid		17 February 1988	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Visa contract

     Brisbane Heat

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
62	Joe Burns		6 September 1989	Right-handed	Right arm medium
54	Lendl Simmons		25 January 1985	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract, replacement player for Brendon McCullum
14	Alex Doolan		29 November 1985	Right-handed	Right arm medium
00	Peter Forrest		15 November 1985	Right-handed	Right arm medium
50	Chris Lynn		10 April 1990	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
36	Nathan Reardon		8 November 1984	Left-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
52	Jason Floros		24 December 1990	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
39	James Hopes		24 November 1978	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
24	Jack Wildermuth		1 September 1993	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
Wicketkeepers
42	Brendon McCullum		27 September 1981	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract
59	James Peirson		13 October 1992	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
16	Nick Buchanan		4 March 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
12	Andrew Fekete		18 May 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
58	Luke Feldman		1 August 1984	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
2	Josh Lalor		4 November 1987	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
31	Ben Cutting		30 January 1987	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
6	Mark Steketee		17 January 1994	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
77	Samuel Badree		8 March 1981	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Visa contract
4	Mitchell Swepson		4 October 1993	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin

     Hobart Hurricanes

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
10	George Bailey		7 September 1982	Right-handed	Right arm medium
11	Kumar Sangakkara		27 October 1977	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract
9	Jonathan Wells		13 August 1988	Right-handed	Right arm medium
20	Beau Webster		1 December 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
33	Michael Hill		29 September 1988	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
46	Dominic Michael		8 October 1987	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
88	Darren Sammy		20 December 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
54	Daniel Christian		4 May 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
15	Simon Milenko		24 November 1988	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
27	Tim Paine		8 December 1984	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Captain
51	Ben Dunk		11 March 1987	Left-handed	–
Pace bowlers
32	Shaun Tait		22 February 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast
25	Timm van der Gugten		25 February 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Non-visa Dutch international
44	Jake Reed		28 September 1990	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
43	Sam Rainbird		5 June 1992	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium
15	Joe Mennie		24 December 1988	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
13	Cameron Boyce		27 July 1989	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
31	Clive Rose		13 October 1989	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox

     Melbourne Renegades

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
5	Aaron Finch		17 November 1986	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
6	Tom Beaton		28 November 1990	Right-handed	Right arm medium
26	Tom Cooper		26 November 1986	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Non-visa Dutch international
12	Callum Ferguson		21 November 1984	Right-handed	Right arm medium
9	Matt Short		8 November 1995	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
7	Cameron White		18 August 1983	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
–	Ben McDermott		12 December 1994	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Injury replacement player for Callum Ferguson
All-rounders
47	Dwayne Bravo		7 October 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
333	Chris Gayle		21 September 1979	Left-handed	Right arm off spin	Visa contract
3	Cameron Stevenson			Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Supplementary listed player
Wicketkeepers
20	Peter Nevill		13 October 1985	Right-handed	–
13	Matthew Wade		26 December 1987	Left-handed	Right arm medium
Pace bowlers
19	James Pattinson		3 May 1990	Left-handed	Right arm fast
35	Nathan Rimmington		11 November 1982	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
10	Peter Siddle		25 November 1984	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
14	Chris Tremain		10 August 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
4	Guy Walker		12 September 1995	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
44	Nick Winter		19 June 1993	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
21	Cameron Gannon		23 January 1989	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Injury replacement player for Nick Winter
–	Tom O’Donnell				Left arm fast	Development rookie contract
Spin bowlers
24	Xavier Doherty		22 November 1982	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
43	Nathan Hauritz		18 October 1981	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
–	Gehan Seneviratne					Community rookie contract

     Melbourne Stars

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
24	Kevin Pietersen		27 June 1980	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Visa contract
8	David Hussey		15 July 1977	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Captain
21	Robert Quiney		20 August 1982	Left-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
6	Luke Wright		7 March 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
5	James Faulkner		29 April 1990	Right-handed	Left arm fast medium	Vice-captain
32	Glenn Maxwell		14 October 1988	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
11	John Hastings		4 November 1985	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
16	Marcus Stoinis		16 August 1989	Right-handed	Right arm medium
4	Evan Gulbis		26 March 1986	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Wicketkeepers
54	Peter Handscomb		26 April 1991	Right-handed	–
7	Tom Triffitt		13 November 1990	Right-handed	–
2	Sam Harper		10 December 1996	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
17	Daniel Worrall		10 July 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
25	Scott Boland		11 April 1989	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
20	Ben Hilfenhaus		15 March 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
19	Michael Beer		9 June 1984	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox
63	Adam Zampa		31 March 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break

     Perth Scorchers

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
32	Adam Voges		4 October 1979	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox	Captain
6	Cameron Bancroft		19 November 1992	Right-handed	–
20	Shaun Marsh		9 July 1983	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
7	Michael Klinger		4 July 1980	Right-handed	–
15	Michael Carberry		29 September 1980	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Visa contract
14	Marcus Harris		21 July 1992	Left-handed	Right-arm offbreak
All-rounders
13	Nathan Coulter-Nile		11 October 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
31	Brad Hogg		6 February 1971	Left-handed	Left-arm chinaman
10	Mitch Marsh		20 October 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
17	Ashton Turner		25 January 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak
Wicket-keepers
9	Sam Whiteman		19 March 1992	Left-handed	–
Pace bowlers
5	Jason Behrendorff		20 April 1990	Right-handed	Left-arm fast medium
33	Simon Mackin		1 September 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
68	Andrew Tye		12 December 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast
3	Joel Paris		11 December 1992	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium
8	David Willey		28 February 1990	Left-handed	Left-arm fast medium	Visa contract
Spin bowlers
18	Ashton Agar		14 October 1993	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
67	James Muirhead		30 July 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin

     Sydney Sixers

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
41	Michael Lumb		12 February 1980	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Visa contract
27	Ed Cowan		16 June 1982	Left-handed	Right arm leg spin
49	Steve Smith		2 June 1989	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
53	Nic Maddinson		21 December 1991	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
14	Jordan Silk		13 April 1992	Right-handed	–
36	Nick Larkin		1 May 1990	Right-handed	–	Injury replacement player
All-rounders
21	Moises Henriques		1 February 1987	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Captain
22	Johan Botha		2 May 1982	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Visa contract
72	Stephen O'Keefe		9 December 1984	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox
77	Sean Abbott		29 February 1992	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
23	Ben Dwarshuis		23 June 1994	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
37	Trent Lawford		18 April 1988	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Wicket-keepers
24	Brad Haddin		23 October 1977	Right-handed	–
1	Ryan Carters		25 July 1990	Right-handed	–
Pace bowlers
56	Mitchell Starc		30 January 1990	Left-handed	Left-arm fast
8	Josh Hazlewood		8 January 1991	Left-handed	Right arm fast medium
4	Doug Bollinger		24 July 1981	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
33	Jackson Bird		11 December 1986	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
79	Mickey Edwards		unknown	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
67	Nathan Lyon		20 November 1987	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
5	Riley Ayre		2 April 1996	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Replacement player for Nathan Lyon
–	Soumil Chhibber		16 June 1995	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Development rookie contract
88	Li Kai Ming		5 July 1991	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Community rookie contract

     Sydney Thunder

S/N	Name	Nat.	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
48	Michael Hussey		27 May 1975	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Captain
18	Usman Khawaja		18 December 1986	Left-handed	Right arm medium
6	Aiden Blizzard		27 June 1984	Left-handed	Left arm medium
17	Kurtis Patterson		5 April 1993	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
99	Ben Rohrer		26 March 1981	Left-handed	–
29	Ahillen Beadle		29 August 1986	Left-handed	Left arm orthodox
23	Jake Doran		2 December 1996	Left-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
3	Jacques Kallis		16 October 1975	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Visa contract
12	Andre Russell		29 April 1988	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Visa contract
4	Andrew McDonald		15 June 1981	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
33	Shane Watson		17 June 1981	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
21	Chris Hartley		24 May 1982	Left-handed	–
Pace bowlers
30	Pat Cummins		8 May 1993	Right-handed	Right arm fast
27	Clint McKay		22 February 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
11	Gurinder Sandhu		14 February 1993	Left-handed	Right arm fast medium
8	Alister McDermott		7 June 1991	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
93	Chris Green		1 October 1993	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
52	Fawad Ahmed		5 February 1982	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin

See also

• 2015–16 Big Bash League

References