Big Bash League 2014/15

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Jacques Kallis has signed with Sydney Thunder for the next two seasons. Kallis stated that he is looking forward to playing alongside guys who he has spent most of his career playing against. He also spent time at this year's IPL champion Kolkata Knight Riders but had limited game time in the second half of the series.

In other news, Alex Hales has crossed from Adelaide Strikers to Hobart Hurriances for the 2014/15 BBL season as their first overseas player. Hales' record in T20's is fairly impressive, averaging 30.18 with the bat to compliment his strike rate of 140.34.

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/2014/06/12/king-jacques-kallis-joins-thunder

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-...hman-alex-hales-signs-hobart-hurricanes-bbl04
 
Kram81 said:
What's Kallis like in T20, good signing you reckon?

Well I guess he can't make them any worse..
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He'll help them for sure. He's a solid without being explosive bat and more than handy with the ball. Should give them a much needed boost.
 
Melbourne Renegades have made some good signings, securing Matthew Wade from the Melbourne Stars and New Zealand international Jesse Ryder who has been cleared to play from his domestic side Otago. Wade signed a four year deal with the Renegades, securing his long-term future at the club after seeking greater opportunities.

SACA have also been fined $50,000 for breaching BBL contracting rules, including entering into agreements for the 2014/15 BBL season with Brad Hodge and Kieron Pollard. The club also suffered a penalty for making contact with Jono Dean. $20,000 worth of the penalty has been suspended for the next three years.

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-...igns-with-melbourne-renegades-big-bash-league

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/2014/06/20/ryder-signs-with-renegades-for-bbl04

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/2014/06/19/saca-fined-for-bbl-breach
 
George Bailey and Ben Dunk have re-signed with Hobart Hurriances for the upcoming BBL season. Dunk has signed for the next two seasons while Bailey will spend another year at the Hurricanes.

Former Hurricane Ben Laughlin has joined Adelaide Strikers on a two year deal. He was Hobart's leading wicket-taker in the BBL last season and was ranked second overall.

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/2014/06/24/bailey-and-paine-return-for-bbl04
http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-...de-strikers-sign-ben-laughlin-big-bash-league
 
Sydney Thunder have announced they'll play two of their home games at Sydney Showground Stadium in January 2015. The move comes off the back of ANZ Stadium being unavailable for cricket at that time due to the venue helping host the Asian Cup in soccer.

Sydney Showground Stadium is more commonly known at the moment as Spotless Stadium and is the primary home ground for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League.

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/2014/06/26/sydney-thunder-new-home-ground-showground
 
So the draw has finally been announced for the 2014/15 Big Bash League season. The tournament is eight days shorter than last season, starting a week before Christmas and finishing in late January which coincides with the school holidays period for most states and territories in Australia. Once again there are games on Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with only one double-header on 11 January when Hobart host Perth and the Heat welcome the Sixers to the Gabba.


Big Bash League 2014/15 Fixtures

18 Dec: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars at Adelaide Oval
19 Dec: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades at Sydney Cricket Ground
20 Dec: Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes at Melbourne Cricket Ground
21 Dec: Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat at ANZ Stadium
22 Dec: Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers at WACA Ground
23 Dec: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers at Blundstone Arena
26 Dec: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades at WACA Ground
27 Dec: Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers at ANZ Stadium
28 Dec: Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars at Gabba
29 Dec: Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers at Sydney Cricket Ground
30 Dec: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder at Etihad Stadium
31 Dec: Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes at Adelaide Oval
1 Jan: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder at WACA Ground
2 Jan: Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat at Blundstone Arena
3 Jan: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars at Etihad Stadium
4 Jan: Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers at Gabba
5 Jan: Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers at Melbourne Cricket Ground
6 Jan: Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers at Adelaide Oval
7 Jan: Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes at Spotless Stadium
8 Jan: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat at WACA Ground
9 Jan: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder at Sydney Cricket Ground
10 Jan: Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades at Melbourne Cricket Ground
11 Jan: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers at Gabba
11 Jan: Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers at Blundstone Arena
12 Jan: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder at Adelaide Oval
13 Jan: Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat at Etihad Stadium
14 Jan: Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers at Sydney Cricket Ground
15 Jan: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades at Blundstone Arena
17 Jan: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars at Spotless Stadium
19 Jan: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers at Etihad Stadium
21 Jan: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers at Melbourne Cricket Ground
22 Jan: Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes at Gabba
24 Jan: First Semi-final at TBC
25 Jan: Second Semi-final at TBC
28 Jan: BIG Final at TBC
 
The BBL may be under six months away but things have started poorly for the Sydney Thunder. David Warner and Michael Clarke has ruled themselves out of the entire tournament, preferring instead to focus on Australia's hectic international schedule for the coming summer.

Warner not playing is a big blow for the Thunder with the master blaster averaging 76 with a strike rate of 181 although he did state he'd like to play in the next edition of the series. Clarke has yet to play for the Thunder in the last two seasons and has in fact never played an Australian domestic T20 game having not represented New South Wales in the time they played T20 cricket before the BBL was created.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/757405.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/757323.html
 
Ryan Duffield has joined Brisbane Heat after spending last season at Perth Scorchers. Duffield plays regularly for Western Australian in first-class and one-day cricket but couldn't crack a game with the Scorchers and heads east for more opportunity.

Aidan Blizzard has left Hobart Hurricanes to play with Sydney Thunder in an effort to boost their batting line-up. Blizzard played in IPL 4 and 5 and has a career strike rate of over 140.

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/2014/07/11/heat-beat-deadline-sign-speedster-ryan-duffield

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-videos/2014/07/10/blizzard-thunder-eye-perfect-storm
 
Simon Katich has announced his retirement from T20 cricket this morning. Katich initially left first-class cricket in June 2012 but has played the last three seasons at Perth Scorchers in the BBL and also played a handful of games for Western Australia in the Ryobi Cup domestic one-day competition last season.

"Kat" decided the time was right to call it quits, opting to end his career on a high and also give a chance for the younger players in the squad to get more opportunities. His retirement is immediate meaning he won't take part in the T20 Champions League later this season.

Katich is now a development coach and also runner for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League.

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-...n-katich-announces-retirement-perth-scorchers


Sad day for WA cricket. Katich didn't play a lot of cricket here but will always be a Western Australian boy. Shame his test career was cut short rather unfairly as he deserved to play more international cricket.
 
Pretty big week for signings in the Big Bash League. Kevin Pietersen has signed with Melbourne Stars for two years and then proceeded to get into a slanging match with Brisbane Heat which was played out over Twitter a couple of days ago. Pietersen labelled Brisbane as a boring city which sparked a war of words with KP saying the Big Bash shouldn't be played in Brisbane while the Heat responded by taunting Pietersen about his poor Ashes series. The sparks will fly when the Stars travel to Brisbane to face the Heat on 28 December.

Unsurprisingly, Michael Klinger has signed with Perth Scorchers after recently moving to Western Australia to further his career with the WA Warriors. Klinger was told opportunities at SA Redbacks would be hard to come by in 2014/15 so he promptly decided to pull up stumps and head elsewhere.

http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-...n-michael-klinger-for-kfc-t20-big-bash-league
http://www.bigbash.com.au/news-and-...pietersen-continues-twitter-war-with-brisbane
 
Cricket Australia has also announced the BBL final will be held in Canberra this season rather than the home ground of the highest placed winning semi finalist. The previous three finals have all been held at the WACA due to Perth Scorchers' dominance of the qualifying rounds however CA have opted for a left field choice this season and have decided to have the final at a neutral venue.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/765537.html


Worst. Decision. Ever.
 
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