2016–17 Adelaide Strikers season

The 2016–17 Adelaide Strikers season is stated as follows:

Adelaide Strikers

2016–17 season
Coach	Jason Gillespie (6th season)
Captain(s)	Brad Hodge (6th season)
Home ground	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Highest home attendance	45,471 vs Sixers (31 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance	38,011 vs Brisbane Heat (21 December 2015)
Average home attendance	43,689

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Perth Scorchers (C)	8	5	3	0	10	0.618	Advanced to semi-finals
2	Brisbane Heat	8	5	3	0	10	0.516
3	Sydney Sixers	8	5	3	0	10	−0.848
4	Melbourne Stars	8	4	4	0	8	0.397
5	Melbourne Renegades	8	4	4	0	8	0.042
6	Adelaide Strikers	8	3	5	0	6	0.334
7	Hobart Hurricanes	8	3	5	0	6	−0.530
8	Sydney Thunder	8	3	5	0	6	−0.600

Source: ^[1]
(C) Champions

Ladder progress

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	L	W	L	-	-
Position	4	6	6	6	5	6	-	-

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Regular season

Main article: 2016–17 Big Bash League season

21 December 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 5/206 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 6/196 (20 overs)
Alex Ross 64 (36) Kieron Pollard 2/27 (4 overs)		Ben Dunk 85 (43) Mark Steketee 3/32 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 10 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 38,011[2] Umpires: Shawn Craig and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (Heat)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
• Liam O'Connor, Jake Weatherald (Strikers) and Jack Wildermuth (Heat) all made their T20 debuts.

23 December 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Perth Scorchers 7/197 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 9/149 (20 overs)
Ian Bell 61 (42) Michael Neser 2/37 (4 overs)		Brad Hodge 56 (33) Mitchell Johnson 3/33 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 48 runs #TheFurnace Attendance: 20,430[3] Umpires: Greg Davidson and Mick Martell Player of the match: Ashton Turner (Scorchers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

31 December 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Adelaide Strikers 9/152 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 104 (18.2 overs)
Ben Dunk 37 (20) Sean Abbott 5/16 (4 overs)		Sam Billings 40 (30) Billy Stanlake 3/17 (3.2 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 48 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 45,471[4] Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Sixers)

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Tom Andrews (Strikers) made his T20 debut.

2 January 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 143 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes (H) 2/144 (17.4 overs)
Brad Hodge 55 (45) Daniel Christian 5/14 (4 overs)		D'Arcy Short 60 (39) Billy Stanlake 1/17 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets Blundstone Arena Attendance: 16,815[5] Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and John Ward Player of the match: Daniel Christian (Hurricanes)

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
• Beau Webster (Hurricanes) made his T20 debut.

6 January 18:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 8/161 (20 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers (H) 5/164 (18.2 overs)
Beau Webster 67* (43) Chris Jordan 3/24 (4 overs)		Ben Dunk 79* (49) Daniel Christian 2/24 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 5 wickets Adelaide Oval Attendance: 39,229[6] Umpires: Simon Fry and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Ben Dunk (Strikers)

• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

10 January 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 8/152 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars (H) 8/153 (19.3 overs)
Ben Dunk 35 (25) Scott Boland 4/30 (4 overs)		Ben Hilfenhaus 32* (24) Ben Laughlin 3/19 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 2 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,254[7] Umpires: John Ward and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Ben Hilfenhaus (Stars)

• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
• Liam Bowe (Stars) and Wes Agar (Strikers) both made their T20 debuts.
• The crowd of 40,254 is the highest crowd for a non-derby BBL match at the MCG.

Squad

• Ages are given as of the opening date of the tournament, 20 December 2016

S/N	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
17	Brad Hodge	Australia	(1974-12-29)29 December 1974 (aged 41)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Captain & International Cap
77	Jono Dean	Australia	(1984-06-23)23 June 1984 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
34	Travis Head	Australia	(1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin	International Cap
19	Kelvin Smith	Australia	(1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
33	Jake Lehmann	Australia	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 24)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
28	Jake Weatherald	Australia	(1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin
–	Patrick Page	Australia	(1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 18)	Left-handed	Right arm medium	Development Rookie
All-rounders
55	Kieron Pollard	West Indies	(1987-05-12)12 May 1987 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast	Overseas Player & International Cap
20	Michael Neser	Australia	(1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
8	Chris Jordan	England	(1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Overseas Player & International Cap
Wicketkeepers
15	Tim Ludeman	Australia	(1987-06-23)23 June 1987 (aged 29)	Right-handed	–
51	Ben Dunk	Australia	(1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 29)	Left-handed	–	International Cap
5	Alex Carey	Australia	(1991-08-27)27 August 1991 (aged 25)	Left-handed	–
Pace bowlers
13	Kane Richardson	Australia	(1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	International Cap
56	Ben Laughlin	Australia	(1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	International Cap
3	Billy Stanlake	Australia	(1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right arm fast	International Cap
21	Wes Agar	Australia	(1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
9	Liam O'Connor	Australia	(1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin
61	Ish Sodhi	New Zealand	(1992-10-31)31 October 1992 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right arm leg spin	Visa Contract & Injury Replacement for Chris Jordan
-	Tom Andrews	Australia	(1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Left arm orthodox