Sydney Sixers

The Sydney Sixers are an Australian professional men’s cricket team, competing in Australia’s domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL). Along with the Sydney Thunder, the Sixers are the successors of the New South Wales Blues who played in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.  They play their home games at Sydney Cricket Ground.

History:

2011-2012 season:

Sydney Sixers started their journey in the BBL at their home ground – Sydney Cricket Ground – in style, beating Brisbane Heat before losing the next game to Hobart Hurricanes. They eventually ended the league stage with three consecutive wins to storm into the semifinal. In the semifinal, they beat Hobart Hurricanes by seven runss to enter the final. The Sixers went on to win the inaugural 2011–12 BBL, defeating the Perth Scorchers at the WACA Ground.

2012-2013 season:

Sydney Sixers had their task cut out as the defending champions. However, they just could not deliver as per the expectations. They started their title-defence on a good note by beating Sydney Thunder. However, they found themselves well out of contention to progress to the next stage after losing the next four games. They eventually ended the season at the seventh place after winning just three of their eight games.

2013-2014 season:

The Sixers finished the league stage at the second place after winning 6 of the games. However, their hopes of winning the title again was ended by Perth Scorchers in the semifinal. In a rain-effected match, the Sixers target was reduced to 54 in 5 overs and the seemingly impossible target was realised when they fell short at 6/48.

2014-2015 season:

After the disappointing loss in the final of the previous season, the Sixers entered the new season with renewed hopes. They signed some new faces whilst retaining the more experienced core group of players. The Sixers looked very good throughout the entire regular season winning five games, losing two games (to Perth Scorchers and Adelaide Strikers) in regular time and losing an absolutely enthralling Super Over to the Melbourne Stars to make it to the semifinal.

In the semifinal, they crushed Strikers by 87 runs to set-up a mouth-watering clash with defending champions Perth Scorchers. But they once again ended up being heartbroken after losing the final on the last delivery of the game.

2015-2016 season:

The Sixers started the season on a losing note with defending champions Sydney Thunder beating them by 36 runs. However, they bounced back in style by winning their next two games. But sadly for them, the rest of the season did not yield any more win as they finished at the bottom of the heap with just 2 wins.

2016-2017 season:

After the disappointing campaign in the previous season where they had ended with the wooden spoon, the Sixers finished third on the BBL ladder after eight regular season games.

In the Semifinal against the Brisbane Heat, the Sixers won the game in a Super Over. The Sixers travelled to Perth for the Big Final after the first-placed Scorchers defeated the Melbourne Stars in their Semi Final. However, the Sydney Sixers fell short at the last hurdle, losing the Big Bash League final to the Scorchers by nine wickets at the WACA Ground. It was the second time in three years the Sixers made the final against the Scorchers but couldn’t grasp the title.

2017-2018 season:

The seventh season of the competition saw the teams playing ten games instead of eight like the previous seasons. The Sixers had a disastrous start to the season as they lost their opening six games. They went on to win the remaining four games but the damage was already done. The Sydney-based outfit eventually ended at fifth position with 4 wins from ten games.

Here are some other details about the team:

Most runs for Sydney Sixers:

 

Player	Span	Mat	Inns
NJ Maddinson	2011-2018	61	60
MC Henriques	2011-2018	59	56
MJ Lumb	2011-2017	48	48
BJ Haddin	2011-2017	32	31
JC Silk	2013-2018	37	31	Runs	HS	Ave
DP Hughes	2012-2018	20	20	1408	85	25.14
SPD Smith	2011-2014	26	24	1275	77	28.33
SNJ O’Keefe	2012-2018	42	28	1212	82*	26.93
J Botha	2015-2018	28	21	735	76	26.25
SW Billings	2016-2018	11	10	670	69*	27.91
MH Wessels	2014-2015	9	9	613	85	38.31
JJ Roy	2016-2018	10	10	594	65	31.26
RGL Carters	2014-2016	14	12	389	48	19.45
SA Abbott	2014-2018	40	24	312	38*	18.35
JL Denly	2018-2018	4	4	283	61*	31.44
BJ Rohrer	2011-2012	11	8	205	50	22.77
PM Nevill	2011-2018	17	12	154	40	15.4
BJ Dwarshuis	2014-2018	25	14	148	35*	18.5
DJ Thornely	2011-2013	15	13	148	33*	7.4
MJ North	2013-2014	8	7	146	72*	73
SR Watson	2012-2012	3	3	137	38	19.57
B Lee	2011-2015	36	15	132	33	16.5
DLR Smith	2012-2014	13	10	128	21*	18.28
RS Bopara	2013-2014	5	5	113	29	14.12
EJM Cowan	2011-2016	7	6	110	38	22
DJ Bravo	2011-2012	4	3	104	47	34.66
NL McCullum	2012-2012	6	5	92	22*	10.22
MJ Cosgrove	2013-2014	3	3	88	32	9.77
NM Lyon	2014-2018	21	9	68	27*	22.66
C Munro	2017-2017	3	3	67	43	13.4
IA Moran	2012-2012	5	2	61	51	20.33
JM Bird	2015-2018	14	6	43	20*	14.33
PJ Cummins	2012-2012	6	2	38	32	12.66
NCR Larkin	2016-2016	1	1	33	9*	6.6
BMAJ Mendis	2012-2012	4	3	27	23	9
DE Bollinger	2014-2017	24	8	21	20	10.5
LW Feldman	2012-2013	8	2	21	14*	21
TL Lawford	2015-2015	3	3	18	14*	–
MA Starc	2011-2014	16	6	15	15	15
SP Narine	2012-2012	5	2	15	8	5
CR Brathwaite	2018-2018	4	1	15	9	3
JK Lalor	2012-2014	6	3	14	12*	–
CT Tremlett	2014-2014	1	1	13	6*	13
SCG MacGill	2011-2012	8	1	13	8*	13
SMSM Senanayake	2013-2013	2	1	11	6*	11
JR Hazlewood	2011-2014	20	4	9	9	9
KR Patterson	2012-2012	1	1	9	5*	–
JM Mennie	2016-2016	2	1	8	8*	–
WER Somerville	2016-2018	7	1	6	6*	–
LA Doran	2014-2014	4	2	6	6	6

 

Most wickets for Sydney Sixers:

 

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ
SA Abbott	2014-2018	40	40	129.5	0	1134	53	1/7
B Lee	2011-2015	36	36	140.2	2	993	35	1/6
MA Starc	2011-2014	16	16	61.3	1	470	34	1/6
NM Lyon	2014-2018	21	21	79.5	0	529	34	1/5
BJ Dwarshuis	2014-2018	25	25	88.3	0	718	29	1/7
JR Hazlewood	2011-2014	20	20	77	2	537	28	1/5
MC Henriques	2011-2018	59	36	95.2	0	766	25	1/7
SNJ O’Keefe	2012-2018	42	38	122.5	1	807	22	1/5
DE Bollinger	2014-2017	24	24	80.4	0	708	21	1/7
J Botha	2015-2018	28	28	86.5	0	643	11	1/6
LW Feldman	2012-2013	8	8	26.2	0	172	10	1/5
SCG MacGill	2011-2012	8	7	25	0	166	7	1/5
DR Sams	2017-2018	6	6	22.3	0	178	7	1/6
NL McCullum	2012-2012	6	5	13	0	84	6	1/5
CR Brathwaite	2018-2018	4	4	14.4	0	108	6	1/6
SPD Smith	2011-2014	26	6	18	0	145	6	1/7
PJ Cummins	2012-2012	6	6	24	0	187	6	1/6
SR Watson	2012-2012	3	3	11	0	83	5	1/6
JM Bird	2015-2018	14	14	47	1	402	5	1/7
IA Moran	2012-2012	5	3	9	0	77	4	1/7
JK Lalor	2012-2014	6	6	21	1	169	4	1/7
LA Doran	2014-2014	4	4	8	0	69	3	1/7
DJ Thornely	2011-2013	15	7	14	0	116	3	1/7
WER Somerville	2016-2018	7	7	22	0	158	3	1/6
JM Mennie	2016-2016	2	2	3	1	36	2	1/11
MJ North	2013-2014	8	5	10	0	65	2	1/5
RS Bopara	2013-2014	5	5	14	0	111	2	1/6
MJ Cosgrove	2013-2014	3	1	1	0	10	1	1/9
JL Denly	2018-2018	4	2	4	0	23	1	1/4
SMSM Senanayake	2013-2013	2	2	8	2	38	1	1/3
HTRY Thornton	2017-2017	1	1	4	0	40	1	10
DJ Bravo	2011-2012	4	3	6	0	55	1	1/8
TL Lawford	2015-2015	3	3	7	0	60	1	1/7
BMAJ Mendis	2012-2012	4	3	10	0	73	1	1/6
SP Narine	2012-2012	5	5	20	0	136	1	1/5
CT Tremlett	2014-2014	1	1	1	0	9	0	9
SJC Keen	2015-2015	1	1	1	0	10	0	10
TA Copeland	2014-2014	1	1	2	0	16	0	8
NJ Maddinson	2011-2018	61	2	2	0	23	0	11.5
MW Edwards	2018-2018	1	1	3	0	31	0	10.33

 

Most dismissals as wicketkeeper for Sydney Sixers:

 

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Dismissals	Ct	Stumping
BJ Haddin	2011-2017	32	32	29	24	5
RGL Carters	2014-2016	14	11	15	15	0
DLR Smith	2012-2014	13	10	13	8	5
PM Nevill	2011-2018	17	16	11	8	3
SW Billings	2016-2018	11	1	1	0	1

 

Current squad of Sydney Sixers:

 

Sean Abbott

Justin Avendano

Tom Curran (OS)

Ben Dwarshuis

Joe Denly (OS)

Jack Edwards

Mickey Edwards

Dan Fallins

Moises Henriques

Daniel Hughes

Nathan Lyon

Peter Nevill

Stephen O’Keefe

Josh Philippe

Lloyd Pope

Jordan Silk

Henry Thornton

Greg West

 

*Stats and squad updated before the start of BBL 2018-19