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.
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.

Average attendance

27,424
Adelaide Strikers 21,986
Sydney Sixers 20,068
Sydney Thunder 18,423
Brisbane Heat 17,072
Perth Scorchers 14,905
Melbourne Renegades 13,324
Hobart Hurricanes 10,517

Teams

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.
TeamCityStateHome groundCoachCaptainOverseas International player
Adelaide StrikersAdelaideSouth AustraliaAdelaide OvalDarren BerryMichael KlingerKieron Pollard, Alfonso Thomas, James Franklin
Brisbane HeatBrisbaneQueenslandThe GabbaDarren LehmannJames HopesBrendon McCullum, Roelof van der Merwe, Daniel Vettori
Hobart HurricanesHobartTasmaniaBlundstone ArenaAllister de WinterTim PaineRana Naved-ul-Hasan, Owais Shah
Melbourne RenegadesMelbourneVictoriaEtihad StadiumSimon HelmotAndrew McDonaldShahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq
Melbourne StarsMelbourneVictoriaMelbourne Cricket GroundGreg ShipperdCameron WhiteLuke Wright, Jade Dernbach
Perth ScorchersPerthWestern AustraliaWACA GroundMickey ArthurMarcus NorthPaul Collingwood, Herschelle Gibbs
Sydney SixersSydneyNew South WalesSydney Cricket GroundTrevor BaylissBrad HaddinMichael Lumb, Dwayne Bravo, Nathan McCullum
Sydney ThunderSydneyNew South WalesStadium AustraliaShane DuffDavid WarnerFidel Edwards, Chris Gayle

Points table

Fixtures

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

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Knockout phase

Draw

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Highest team totals

The following table lists the six highest team scores during this season.
TeamTotalOpponentGround
Melbourne Stars3/203Hobart HurricanesBlundstone Arena
Brisbane Heat4/201Hobart HurricanesThe Gabba, Brisbane
Hobart Hurricanes4/198Brisbane HeatThe Gabba, Brisbane
Brisbane Heat4/195Sydney ThunderThe Gabba, Brisbane
Perth Scorchers2/192Melbourne RenegadesEtihad Stadium, Melbourne
Adelaide Strikers5/189Melbourne RenegadesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide

Last Updated 29 January 2012.

Most runs

The top five highest run scorers in the season are included in this table.
PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgS/RHS100s50s4s6s
Travis BirtHobart Hurricanes345843.12168.2974032719
Mitchell MarshPerth Scorchers309934.33121.6577*021219
Herschelle GibbsPerth Scorchers302743.14151.757104416
Owais ShahHobart Hurricanes282835.25149.206902239
Nic MaddinsonSydney Sixers275930.55125.576801247

Last Updated 29 January 2012.

Highest scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
PlayerTeamScoreBalls4s6sOpponentGround
Luke WrightMelbourne Stars1176089Hobart HurricanesBlundstone Arena, Hobart
David WarnerSydney Thunder102*5166Melbourne StarsMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Chris GayleSydney Thunder100*54411Adelaide StrikersANZ Stadium, Sydney
Shaun MarshPerth Scorchers99*5295Melbourne RenegadesEtihad Stadium, Melbourne
Robert QuineyMelbourne Stars976056Brisbane HeatBrisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

Last Updated 29 January 2012.

Most wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
PlayerTeamWktsMtsAveS/REconBBI
Naved-ul-HasanHobart Hurricanes15817.0012.78.014/22
Ben EdmondsonPerth Scorchers14921.2115.08.444/40
Mitchell StarcSydney Sixers13613.539.98.183/17
Brad HoggPerth Scorchers13914.6915.65.613/20
James FaulknerMelbourne Stars13817.6113.37.894/46

Last Updated 29 January 2012.

Best bowling figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
PlayerTeamOversFiguresOpponentGround
Xavier DohertyHobart Hurricanes4.04/17Adelaide StrikersAdelaide Oval, Adelaide
Naved-ul-HasanHobart Hurricanes4.04/22Sydney SixersBellerive Oval, Hobart
Ben EdmondsonPerth Scorchers4.04/40Hobart HurricanesWestern Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
James FaulknerMelbourne Stars4.04/46Hobart HurricanesBellerive Oval, Hobart
Nathan Coulter-NilePerth Scorchers3.03/9Sydney ThunderANZ Stadium, Sydney

Last Updated 29 January 2012.

Highest attendances

The following table lists the matches with the highest attendance during this season.
Home TeamAttendanceOpponentGround
Melbourne Stars40,227Melbourne RenegadesMelbourne Cricket Ground
Sydney Thunder31,262Sydney SixersANZ Stadium
Brisbane Heat29,241Melbourne StarsThe Gabba
Sydney Sixers27,520Melbourne StarsSydney Cricket Ground
Adelaide Strikers27,380Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval
Adelaide Strikers26,837Sydney SixersAdelaide Oval
Melbourne Stars26,133Adelaide StrikersMelbourne Cricket Ground

Last Updated 20 January 2012.