2013–14 Sydney Sixers season
2012–13 season | |||
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President | Stuart Clark | ||
Coach | Trevor Bayliss (3rd season) | ||
Captain(s) | Brad Haddin (3rd season) | ||
Home ground | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | ||
CLT20 | DNQ | ||
Big Bash League | 2nd | ||
BBL Finals | Semi-finalist | ||
Player of the Season | Nic Maddinson | ||
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The 2013–14 Sydney Sixers season was the club's third consecutive season in the Big Bash League (BBL).
Players
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
45 | Michael Lumb | ![]() | (1980-02-12) 12 February 1980 (age 44) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player |
53 | Nic Maddinson | ![]() | (1991-12-21) 21 December 1991 (age 32) | Left-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
14 | Jordan Silk | ![]() | (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | - | |
All-rounders | ||||||
- | Sean Abbott | ![]() | (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
10 | Ravi Bopara | ![]() | (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas player |
21 | Moisés Henriques | ![]() | (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
72 | Stephen O'Keefe | ![]() | (1984-12-09) 9 December 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
49 | Steve Smith | ![]() | (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
26 | Marcus North | ![]() | (1979-07-28) 28 July 1979 (age 45) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | |
99 | Mark Cosgrove | ![]() | (1984-06-14) 14 June 1984 (age 40) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | |
- | Ben Dwarshuis | ![]() | (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
- | Charles Amini | ![]() | (1992-04-14) 14 April 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right arm leg spin | Rookie contract |
Wicketkeepers | ||||||
24 | Brad Haddin | ![]() | (1977-10-23) 23 October 1977 (age 46) | Right-handed | – | Captain |
13 | Daniel Smith | ![]() | (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | – | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
9 | Trent Copeland | ![]() | (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
8 | Josh Hazlewood | ![]() | (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
58 | Brett Lee | ![]() | (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 47) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | |
56 | Mitchell Starc | ![]() | (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
33 | Chris Tremlett | ![]() | (1981-09-02) 2 September 1981 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Overseas Player |
2 | Josh Lalor | ![]() | (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Left arm fast medium | |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
67 | Nathan Lyon | ![]() | (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
- | Shane Cassel | ![]() | (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right arm leg spin | Rookie contract |
Transfers
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Review
Sydney Sixers were much improved from the previous season's disappointing result. The club registered six wins from the eight in the group stage to qualify for the finals series. However, they lost in the semi-final against Perth Scorchers.
The first match of the campaign began against cross-town rivals Sydney Thunder at home (Sydney Cricket Ground). Sixers won the toss, electing to field. They were able to restrict the Thunder to 166 runs, with Usman Khawaja scoring 66. Sixers chased down the runs with 10 balls to spare. Player of the Match, Nic Maddinson expertly guided the Sixers to victory with 61 runs.[1]
The second match was a very lopsided encounter. After sending the Melbourne Stars in, the Sixers were unable to restrict their opponents total effectively. The Stars scored 200 runs which proved very difficult to chase down. The Sixers ended with a total of 9/123 by the end of the allotted 20 overs.[2]
The Sixers went on a two-game winning streak, defeating Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers on the road. After losing both tosses, the Sixers were able to firstly restrict the Heat to 7/136 when chasing the 140 runs posted by the Sixers,[3] and then successfully chase down the Strikers 7/149 with 5 balls to spare.[4]
The Sixers fifth match of the tournament proved to be one of the most exciting in BBL03, with the game going to a super over. However it was not meant to be for the Sixers. The club lost this game in heartbreaking fashion after only being able to conjure up one run from their super over. Scorchers all rounder Adam Voges picked off the run with a boundary from the first ball of Brett Lee's super over. The game itself was a thrilling one for the spectators with many twists and turns. The Scorchers began proceedings horrifically losing two wickets without score from the first over of the game by Brett Lee. A superb 129 run partnership between Simon Katich and Sam Whiteman steadied the ship before Whiteman was eventually bowled by Lee in the eighteenth over. Voges then guided the Scorchers to a total of 153. In reply, the Sixers had trouble of their own keeping wickets in hand. With regular opener Michael Lumb out for the game, Stephen O'Keefe partnered Nic Maddinson at the top of the order. Both looked to move the scores on but fell cheaply. Then when Moises Henriques and Marcus North both returned to the pavilion without troubling the scorers the Sixers were 4/20. Scorchers bowler Tim Behrendorff was the destroyer with 3/21 from his four overs. Steve Smith and Jordan Silk did some rebuilding of their own before Silk gifted Voges an easy return catch. Smith continued scoring runs and looked in fine form as he reached his half century. The Sixers seemed like they would now easily make the runs. However, the game turned on its head once more when Dan Smith attempted to play a reverse sweep only to scoop the ball to fine leg. With the Scorchers eyeing off the Sixers tail-enders, Steve Smith took it upon himself to finish the game. A mistimed shot of the bowling of Yasir Arafat saw him caught at short third man by Voges with the Sixers 7/131. Lyon quickly departed and the Scorchers looked destined to win. However, the nineteenth over by Thomas saw some big hitting by Lee and Chris Tremlett leaving the Sixers with just 7 runs of the final over by Arafat to win. Neither side could quite find the slice of luck to get the win in ordinary time. With Lee out bowled, Tremlett faced the final delivery needing two runs to win. He dug out the ball from Arafat who couldn't quite hold onto out bumping it out to cover. The Sixers scampered through for a single leaving the scores tied. The Sixers super over was disastrous as Steve Smith was out bowled from the first ball attempting a low-percentage lap sweep. Henriques soon followed caught in the gully region for a pair of ducks for the night. Their super over ended at 2/1 from four balls. The one run scored by Maddinson was easily surpassed by the Scorchers as Voges flicked Lee's first ball through the leg side for a boundary.
The Sixers then returned to the winners circle, going on a three-game streak. They defeated Hobart Hurricanes at home, Melbourne Renegades at Docklands Stadium and Sydney Thunder at Stadium Australia on their way to finishing second on the ladder.
In a rain-affected final against soon-becoming-rival Perth Scorchers, the Scorchers fell 6 runs short of the 54-run target set by Scorchers according to the Duckworth–Lewis method. The semi-finals loss saw them bow out of the tournament. The result means they did not qualify for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
Champions League Twenty20
As the Sydney Sixers finished seventh in the 2012–13 Big Bash League season, they did not qualify for the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 tournament. This means they are unable to defend their title that they won in 2012.
Big Bash League
Regular season
Ladder
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Stars | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.189 | Advance to play-off phase |
2 | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −0.218 | |
3 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.064 | |
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0.321 | |
5 | Brisbane Heat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.197 | |
6 | Melbourne Renegades | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.475 | |
7 | Adelaide Strikers | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | −0.933 | |
8 | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | −0.654 |
(C) Champion
Matches
21 December | Sydney Thunder 6/166 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 4/167 (18.2 overs) | Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets | |
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19:10 (D/N) Scorecard | Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 18,180 Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ashley Barrow Player of the match: Nic Maddinson (Sixers) | ||||
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29 December | Melbourne Stars 5/200 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 9/123 (20 overs) | Melbourne Stars won by 77 runs | |
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19:10 (D/N) Scorecard | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Attendance: 20,368[6] Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Stars) | ||||
Michael Lumb 29 (19) Glenn Maxwell 3/26 (4 overs) | |||||
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2 January | Sydney Sixers 8/140 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat (H) 7/136 (20 overs) | Sydney Sixers won by 4 runs | |
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18:40 (D/N) Scorecard | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Attendance: 22,324 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and John Ward Player of the match: Brett Lee (Sixers) | ||||
Michael Lumb 56 (42) Cameron Gannon 4/24 (4 overs) | |||||
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5 January | (H) Adelaide Strikers 7/149 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 4/150 (19.1 overs) | Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets | |
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19:40 (D/N) Scorecard | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 26,506 Umpires: Simon Fry and Sam Nogajski Player of the match: Michael Lumb (Sixers) | ||||
Michael Lumb 54 (41) Shakib Al Hasan 2/21 (4 overs) | |||||
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10 January | Perth Scorchers 5/153 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 9/153 (20 overs) | Scores level; Perth Scorchers won the Super Over | |
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19:40 (D/N) Scorecard | |||||
Steve Smith 65 (48) Yasir Arafat 4/24 (4 overs) | |||||
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15 January | (H) Sydney Sixers 6/179 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/172 (20 overs) | Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs | |
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19:40 (D/N) Scorecard | Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 17,264 Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Steve Smith | ||||
Steve Smith 52 (32) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/25 (4 overs) | |||||
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18 January | Sydney Sixers 6/151 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades (H) 5/149 (20 overs) | Sydney Sixers won by 2 runs | |
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19:40 (D/N) Scorecard | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 14,152 Umpires: Damien Mealey and Tony Ward Player of the match: Moisés Henriques (Sixers) | ||||
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25 January | (H) Sydney Thunder 6/128 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/131 (19.2 overs) | Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets | |
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19:10 (D/N) Scorecard | Stadium Australia, Sydney Attendance: 25,726 Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Nathan Lyon (Sixers) | ||||
Daniel Hughes 32 (33) Nathan Lyon 3/14 (4 overs) | |||||
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Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Melbourne Stars (H) | 8/141 (20 ovs) | |||||||
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 3/142 (18.1 ovs) | |||||||
3 | Perth Scorchers (H) | 4/191 (20 ovs) | |||||||
4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 7/152 (20 ovs) | |||||||
3 | Perth Scorchers (D/L) | 5/193 (20 ovs) | |||||||
2 | Sydney Sixers (H) | 6/48 (5 ovs) |
5 February | Perth Scorchers 5/193 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers (H) 6/48 (5 overs) | Perth Scorchers won by 5 runs (D/L) | |
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Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,570 Umpires: Mick Martell and Paul Wilson Player of the match: Craig Simmons (Scorchers) | |||||
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References
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Thunder vs Sixers 2013/14 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Stars vs Sixers 2013/14 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Sixers vs Heat 2013/14 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Strikers vs Sixers 2013/14 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ^ "Big Bash League Table – 2013–14". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Stars slaughter Sixers". Big Bash League. 29 December 2013.
External links
- Official site