Adelaide Strikers


The Adelaide Strikers, are an Australian men's and women’s franchise professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League. The Strikers are based in the state of South Australia and represent Adelaide in the Big Bash League. Their home ground is the Adelaide Oval. The Strikers wear a cornflower blue uniform with a West End Draught logo on it, due to a sponsorship agreement with brewers, West End. The Strikers were formed in 2011 to play in the Big Bash League, succeeding the Southern Redbacks, who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash competition.
The Strikers men’s are currently coached by former Australian cricketer Jason Gillespie and captained by Travis Head. The women’s team are coached by Luke Williams and captained by New Zealander Suzie Bates.

History

The Adelaide Strikers were formed in 2011, as a result of the formation of the Big Bash League. 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. 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.
In the 2016/17 Big Bash, the Adelaide Strikers were rated the most entertaining team in the BBL, with a BBEI of 2177.

New Year's Eve match

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. Though, in BBL09, the Strikers finally fell against the Sydney Thunder by 3 runs, the Strikers' first defeat on New Year's Eve.
List of New Year's Eve matches
No.YearWinnerLoserMarginAttendanceMoM
2013StrikersScorchers6 Wickets26,030Michael Klinger
2014StrikersHurricanes8 Wickets43,288Tim Ludeman
2015StrikersSixers5 Wickets46,389Travis Head
2016StrikersSixers48 Runs45,471Sean Abbott
2017StrikersHeat56 Runs46,594Michael Neser
2018StrikersThunder20 Runs41,987Peter Siddle
2019ThunderStrikers3 Runs41,414Callum Ferguson

Sponsors

Current squad

List of Captains

NamePeriodTies
Michael Klinger2011–20127250028.57
Johan Botha2012–2015211290257.14
Philip Hughes2014202000.00
Brad Hodge2015–2017171070058.82
Travis Head2017-141220083.33
Colin Ingram201812590035.71

List of international players

Series results

Records

Team records

Result summary v. opponent

Opposition
Brisbane Heat7430056.14
Hobart Hurricanes10630166.00
Melbourne Renegades8530062.50
Melbourne Stars7340042.85
Perth Scorchers12570041.66
Sydney Thunder8530062.50
Sydney Sixers9530162.50

Highest innings total

ScoreOversOppositionGroundDate
202/220.010.10Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide4 Feb 2018
198/620.09.90Perth ScorchersWACA Ground, Perth16 Jan 2014
196/620.09.80Brisbane HeatAdelaide Oval, Adelaide21 Dec 2016
189/520.09.45Melbourne RenegadesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide18 Dec 2011
187/520.09.35Melbourne StarsAdelaide Oval, Adelaide18 Dec 2015
187/420.09.35Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide17 Jan 2018

Batting

Most runs

BatsmanYearsRunsAverageStrike Rate
Travis Head2013–2019383751051101*32.84135.78
Tim Ludeman20123734684692*30.21123.86
Jake Weatherald2016-20193333082811525.09127.77
Alex Carey2017-20192424377210036.76131.29
Michael Klinger2011–20142222366386*34.89119.45
Colin Ingram2017-2019252556107530.50138.95
Brad Hodge2014-20172020659356*42.35128.91

Highest scores

BatsmanRunsBalls4s6sOppositionGroundDate
Jake Weatherald1157098164.28Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide4 Feb 2018
Travis Head101*5349190.56Sydney SixersAdelaide Oval, Adelaide31 Dec 2015
Alex Carey10056124178.57Hobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide17 Jan 2018
Tim Ludeman92*4495209.09Melbourne StarsAdelaide Oval, Adelaide18 Dec 2014
Michael Klinger86*5554156.36Perth ScorchersAdelaide Oval, Adelaide31 Dec 2013

Highest partnerships by wicket

RunsPartnersOppositionGroundDate
1st171Alex Carey & Jake WeatheraldHobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide17 Jan 2018
2nd140Jake Weatherald & Travis HeadHobart HurricanesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide4 Feb 2018
3rd102Travis Head & Colin IngramHobart HurricanesBellerive Oval, Hobart4 Jan 2018
4th104Matthew Short & Jonathan WellsMelbourne RenegadesAdelaide Oval, Adelaide23 Dec 2018
5th115Brad Hodge & Alex RossMelbourne StarsAdelaide Oval, Adelaide18 Dec 2015
6th59*Travis Head & Adil RashidSydney SixersAdelaide Oval, Adelaide31 Dec 2015
7th44Johan Botha & Michael NeserMelbourne RenegadesDocklands Stadium, Melbourne2 Jan 2013
8th55Michael Neser & Kane RichardsonPerth ScorchersWACA Ground, Perth23 Dec 2016
9th16*Cameron Valente & Peter SiddleBrisbane HeatAdelaide Oval, Adelaide3 Feb 2019
10th15Ben Laughlin & Billy StanlakeMelbourne StarsTed Summerton Reserve, Moe, Victoria23 Jan 2019

Bowling

Most wickets

BowlerYearsOversRuns
Ben Laughlin2014–20195049168.11357604/26
Michael Neser2012–20194847154.41307483/24
Rashid Khan2017-20192525100.0593373/19
Kane Richardson2011–20163635121.2964373/9
Billy Stanlake2015-20192828102.2783303/17
Shaun Tait2012–2015181764.0503283/22
Johan Botha2011–2015272592.2627202/11

Best bowling figures

BowlerOversOppositionGroundDate
Ish Sodhi3.36/113.14Sydney ThunderStadium Australia, Sydney18 Jan 2017
Ben Laughlin3.44/267.09Sydney ThunderAdelaide Oval, Adelaide22 Dec 2017
Kane Richardson3.43/92.45Sydney ThunderStadium Australia, Sydney20 Dec 2012
Ben Laughlin2.23/114.71Brisbane HeatAdelaide Oval, Adelaide31 Dec 2017
Travis Head2.03/168.00Melbourne RenegadesDocklands Stadium, Melbourne18 Jan 2016

Honours

Domestic