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2023–24 Melbourne Renegades season

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Melbourne Renegades
2023–24 season
CoachDavid Saker
Captain(s)Nic Maddinson
Home groundMarvel Stadium
GMHBA Stadium
BBL season7th
BBL finalsDid not qualify
Leading Run ScorerJake Fraser-McGurk (257)
Leading Wicket TakerTom Rogers (8)
Player of the SeasonJake Fraser-McGurk
Highest home attendance41,205
vs. Melbourne Stars
at GMHBA Stadium
(13 January 2024)
Lowest home attendance6,601
vs. Perth Scorchers
at Marvel Stadium
(10 December 2023)
Average home attendance18,251
Club membership11,903

The 2023–24 Melbourne Renegades season is the thirteenth in the club's history. Coached by David Saker[1] and captained by Nic Maddinson,[2] they competed in the BBL's 2023–24 season.[3]

Summary

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The club posted a record 11,903 members for the season.

Squad information

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Playing squad

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The squad for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season is shown below.[4]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages are given as of 7 December 2023, the date of the first match played in the 2023–24 competition
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
5 Aaron Finch  Australia (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 37) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
18 Harry Dixon  Australia (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 18) Left-handed Right-arm off break
23 Jake Fraser-McGurk  Australia (2002-04-11)11 April 2002 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm leg break
3 Mackenzie Harvey  Australia (2000-09-18)18 September 2000 (aged 23) Left-handed
53 Nic Maddinson  Australia (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 31) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Captain
9 Shaun Marsh  Australia (1983-07-09)9 July 1983 (aged 40) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
29 Jonathan Wells  Australia (1988-08-13)13 August 1988 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
69 Fergus O'Neill  Australia (2001-01-27)27 January 2001 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
12 Will Sutherland  Australia (1999-10-27)27 October 1999 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Vice captain
Wicketkeepers
10 Joe Clarke  England (1996-05-26)26 May 1996 (aged 27) Right-handed Visa contract
77 Jordan Cox  England (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 23) Right-handed Visa contract, replacement player for Quinton de Kock
13 Quinton de Kock  South Africa (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 30) Left-handed Visa contract
Scott Edwards  Netherlands (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Replacement player for Joe Clarke
Pace bowlers
55 Kane Richardson  Australia (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
8 Tom Rogers  Australia (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 29) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium
64 Peter Siddle  Australia (1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 39) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
21 Akeal Hosein  West Indies (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox Visa contract, replacement player for Mujeeb Ur Rahman
4 Ruwantha Kellepotha  Sri Lanka (1991-07-13)13 July 1991 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg-spin
67 Nathan Lyon  Australia (1987-12-20)20 December 1987 (aged 35) Right-handed Right arm off break
7 Mujeeb Ur Rahman  Afghanistan (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break Visa contract
88 Adam Zampa  Australia (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Coaching staff

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The administration and support staff of the Melbourne Renegades for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 23 November 2023.[5][6]

Position Name
Head coach David Saker
List manager Andrew Lynch
Assistant coach Simon Helmot
Assistant coach Ian Bell
Assistant coach Andre Borovec
Bowling coach Michael Lewis
Strength & Conditioning oach Richard Johnson
Physiotherapist Nick Adcock

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Brisbane Heat (C) 10 7 1 2 16 0.972 Advance to Qualifier
2   Sydney Sixers 10 6 2 2 14 0.339
3   Perth Scorchers 10 6 3 1 13 0.725 Advance to Knockout
4   Adelaide Strikers 10 5 4 1 11 0.331
5   Hobart Hurricanes 10 4 6 0 8 −0.268
6   Melbourne Stars 10 4 6 0 8 −1.051
7   Melbourne Renegades 10 2 6 2 6 −0.289
8   Sydney Thunder 10 1 7 2 4 −0.652
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Result by round

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Round12345678910
GroundAHHAAHAHHA
ResultLNRLLLWLLWNR
Position6357877877
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2023. Source: Big Bash League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No result

Matches

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Match 2
8 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Sydney Sixers
6/175 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
7/167 (20 overs)
Steve Smith 61 (42)
Will Sutherland 2/21 (4 overs)
Will Sutherland 51* (30)
Ben Dwarshuis 3/36 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 8 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 13,089[7]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Steve Smith (Sydney Sixers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
10 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
2/30 (6.5 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
Aaron Hardie 20* (23)
Tom Rogers 1/7 (2 overs)
No result
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Attendance: 6,601[8]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Ben Treloar
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match abandoned due to unsafe pitch.

Match 10
21 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
8/162 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
4/163 (18.1 overs)
Jake Fraser-McGurk 55 (23)
Paul Walter 3/27 (4 overs)
Matt Renshaw 49* (37)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/27 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 14,893[9]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Paul Walter (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
23 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
5/183 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes (H)
4/187 (19 overs)
Jonathan Wells 40* (24)
Nathan Ellis 2/32 (4 overs)
Patrick Dooley 2/32 (4 overs)
Matthew Wade 82 (50)
Tom Rogers 2/32 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Attendance: 8,186[10]
Umpires: Sam Nogajski and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Matthew Wade (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
26 December 2023
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Perth Scorchers
162 (19.4 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
8/149 (20 overs)
Josh Inglis 64 (44)
Tom Rogers 3/18 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 59 (36)
Andrew Tye 2/21 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 13 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 42,226[11]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
29 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
6/177 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
6/178 (18.4 overs)
Chris Lynn 56 (34)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/20 (4 overs)
Jake Fraser-McGurk 70 (37)
David Payne 3/37 (3.4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,449[12]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Bruce Oxenford
Player of the match: Jake Fraser-McGurk (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 23
2 January 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/97 (14 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars (H)
2/98 (12 overs)
Quinton de Kock 23 (16)
Dan Lawrence 2/8 (2 overs)
Thomas Rogers 42* (34)
Tom Rogers 1/21 (3 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 8 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 27,024[13]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Melbourne Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.

Match 26
4 January 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Melbourne Renegades
4/147 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
4/148 (18.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 47 (36)
Tim David 1/0 (1 over)
Sam Hain 51 (36)
Fergus O'Neill 2/25 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 13,107[14]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Sam Hain (Hobart Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.

Match 36
13 January 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
8/137 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades (H)
4/139 (17.2 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 38 (30)
Kane Richardson 2/17 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 64* (49)
Nathan Coulter-Nile 2/25 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,205[15]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Gerard Abood
Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 40
17 January 2024
19:15 AEDT (N)
Scorecard
v
Melbourne Renegades
No result
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: –[16]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Ben Treloar
  • No toss.
  • Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to weather.

Season statistics

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Most runs

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Most wickets

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Attendances

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Match Teams Date Venue Location Attendance Capacity %[a]
2 Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades 8 December 2023 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney 13,089 27%
4 Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers 10 December 2023 GMHBA Stadium Geelong 6,601 18%
10 Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat 21 December 2023 Marvel Stadium Melbourne 14,893 26%
13 Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades 23 December 2023 Blundstone Arena Hobart 8,186 42%
15 Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades 26 December 2023 Optus Stadium Perth 42,226 69%
18 Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers 29 December 2023 Marvel Stadium Melbourne 15,449 33%
23 Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades 2 January 2024 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne 27,024 27%
26 Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes 4 January 2024 Marvel Stadium Melbourne 13,107 28%
36 Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars 13 January 2024 Marvel Stadium Melbourne 41,205 88%
40 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades 17 January 2024 Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney
Home Average 18,251 39%
Home Total 91,255
Overall Average %
Overall Total
  •   denotes home matches.

Notes

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  1. ^ Based on general venue capacity, which will vary depending on cricket capacity.

References

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  1. ^ "Big Bash squads: How each team is shaping up". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Maddinson to lead Gades for third-straight season | Melbourne Renegades". 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "A four-game secret weapon... And the Sydney coups to spark revival: BBL State of Play". 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Bell joins Renegades as an assistant coach for the BBL". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Our Coaches". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ^ "BBL: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades • Sydney Cricket Ground • 2023".
  8. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers • GMHBA Stadium • 2023".
  9. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat • Marvel Stadium • 2023".
  10. ^ "BBL: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades • Blundstone Arena • 2023".
  11. ^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades • Optus Stadium • 2023".
  12. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers • Marvel Stadium • 2023".
  13. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades • Melbourne Cricket Ground • 2024".
  14. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes • Marvel Stadium • 2024".
  15. ^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars • Marvel Stadium • 2024".
  16. ^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades • Engie Stadium • 2024".
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