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This is the new Sydney Thunder First Nations Round Jersey 2022/23, a special edition indigenous kit to be worn by the Thunder in the Big Bash League in select games during January 2023. The new Thunder BBL 2023 indigenous jersey has been designed by Rheanna Lotter (Yuin) and is a tribute to Aboriginal and Strait Island culture.
The green shirt has been made by Nike and also carries the Homestar and Home World logos on the front, as can be seen below.
Here are the list of attendances and crowd figures for the Big Bash League 2022-23 season (Australian T20 domestic cricket league)
Last updated after Scorchers v Heat BBL Final Attendance 53,886 (Optus Stadium Perth- February 4, 2023)
Highest attendance in the BBL 2022/23 season so far?
The highest attendance for the Big Bash League 12 season was the 53,886 crowd for the BBL final between Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat at the Optus Stadium in Perth on 4 February, 2023. The second highest was 41,126 in Perth for the Scorchers v Sixers Qualifier on 28 January, 2023. The third biggest was the 40,373 crowd for the Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars game at the Adelaide Oval on December 31 2022. The fourth best attendance at BBL 12 was for the Sydney Thunder v Sixers game on 21 January, 2023, with 38,757 fans at the SCG. The five biggest attendance was for the Melbourne Derby between the Stars and the Renegades at the MCG on January 3, 2023, which attracted a crowd of 38,564.
Which has been the best attended BBL venue for the 2022/23 season?
The Optus Stadium in Perth has been the venue with the most consistent crowds for BBL 12, comfortably drawing a crowd of 20,000 to all of the Scorchers’ games.
Lowest crowd at a BBL 12 game for the current 22/23 season?
As of date, the lowest crowd attendance is the 3,697 at the Junction Oval, Melbourne for Stars v Perth Scorchers on 23 December, 2022. So, both the biggest and smallest crowds at the 2022/23 BBL have seen the Melbourne Stars involved! Continue reading “BBL Attendance Stats 2022-23 | Australia T20 Big Bash League 12 Crowds 2022-2023”
Edit- 26 February, 2023– this Sydney Thunder record was broken by Isle of Man (10 all out in 8.4 overs) vs Spain (13/0 in 2 balls)
15 all out- yes, you read that right! The lowest ever T20 score by a professional men’s team as the Thunder were bowled out for just 15 while chasing 140 against the Adelaide Strikers!
Thunder 15 all out vs Strikers scorecard BBL 16 December 2022 at Sydney Showground Stadium
List of lowest BBL scores ever (Sydney Thunder now hold the record with 15 all out!)
Who was top scorer for Sydney Thunder when they made 15 all out against Adelaide Strikers?
No.10 batsman Brendan Doggett (4 runs from 2 balls) was Thunder’s top scorer in their 15 all out game vs Adelaide. Rilee Rossouw was the next highest scorer with 3 runs from five balls.
This is the new Sydney Sixers jersey for 2022/23, the Sixers’ new kit for the upcoming Big Bash League season. Made by Nike, it features a significant change in shirt sponsor from the 2021 edition, with Aware Super now on the front of the jersey (the 2021 Sixers T20 uniform had IINet as its principal partner)
The Sixers finished second in the 2021/22 edition of the BBL and were beaten in the grand final by the Perth Scorchers.
Continue reading “New Sydney Sixers Aware Super Jersey Sponsor 2022-23 | Sixers BBL Nike Kit 22-23”
Here are the list of Hobart Hurricanes players who are going to feature in the Big Bash League.
The squad features the likes of D’Arcy Short, Tim David, Matthew Wade and Zak Crawley.
Hobart Hurricanes opening game will be against Melbourne Stars on 16 December 2022.
Hobart Hurricanes Squad 2022
Matthew Wade (wk), D’Arcy Short, Zak Crawley, Caleb Jewell, Asif Ali, Macalister Wright, Mitchell Owen, Tim David, Faheem Ashraf, Ben McDermott, Joel Paris, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake, Wil Parker, Patrick Dooley & Chris Tremain
Here are the list of full squad of all eight teams of the Big Bash League after the International draft.
The Big Bash League will commence from December 13 to February 4 2023.
List of BBL 2022-23 Squads
Adelaide Strikers:
Travis Head, Ryan Gibson, Adam Hose, Henry Hunt, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Jake Weatherald, Colin de Grandhomme, Matthew Short, Rashid Khan, Alex Carey (wk), Harry Nielsen (wk), Wes Agar, Cameron Boyce, Harry Conway, Peter Siddle & Henry Thornton
Brisbane Heat:
Usman Khawaja, Max Bryant, James Bazley, Sam Heazlett, Matt Renshaw, Sam Hain, Colin Munro, Ross Whitely, Marnus Labuschagne, Michael Neser, Jack Wildermuth, Sam Billings (wk), Jimmy Peirson (wk), Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mark Steketee & Will Prestwidge
Hobart Hurricanes:
Hobart Hurricanes Squad
Matthew Wade (wk), D’Arcy Short, Zak Crawley, Caleb Jewell, Asif Ali, Macalister Wright, Mitchell Owen, Tim David, Faheem Ashraf, Ben McDermott, Joel Paris, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake, Wil Parker, Patrick Dooley & Chris Tremain
Melbourne Renegades:
Nic Maddinson, Aaron Finch, Jake Fraser McGurk, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Jonathan Wells, Shaun Marsh, Martin Guptill, Andre Russell, Tom Rogers, Will Sutherland, Sam Harper, Zak Evans, Akeal Hosein, Kane Richardson, Jack Prestwidge, Mujeeb Ur Rahman & Ruwantha Kellepotha
Melbourne Stars:
Brody Couch, Hilton Cartwright, Clint Hinchliffe, Joe Burns, Nik Larkin, Beau Webster, Marcus Stoinis, Campbell Kellaway, Luke Wood, Joe Clarke (wk), Liam Hatcher, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa & Trent Boult
Perth Scorchers:
Ashton Turner, Nick Hobson, Faf du Plessis, Cooper Connolly, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Josh Inglis (wk), Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Matthew Kelly, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson & Andrew Tye
Sydney Sixers:
Moises Henriques, Jordan Silk, Daniel Hughes, James Vince, Kurtis Patterson, Hayden Kerr, Sean Abbott, Steve O’Keefe, Daniel Christian, Josh Philippe, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Nathan Lyon, Izharulhaq Naveed & Chris Jordan
Sydney Thunder:
Alex Hales, Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw, Jason Sangha, David Warner, Oliver Davies, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Matthew Gilkes (wk), Baxter Holt (wk), Brendan Doggett, Nathan McAndrew, Usman Qadir, Tanveer Sangha & Fazalhaq Farooqi
