Big Bash League 2014-15: Richard Isaacs reveals last year's key stats
See how Flintoff fared and how many sixes were smashed
Monday 14 December 2015 13:39, UK
The 2014-15 Big Bash League came to a thrilling conclusion with a nail-biting, last-ball victory for the reigning champions Perth Scorchers over the Sydney Sixers.
Let’s have a look at a few stats from the last year's edition of the T20 tournament before the 2015-16 competition gets underway on Thursday...
2 - Title wins by the Perth Scorchers, completing back-to-back successes
4.6 - Balls faced by the two Tims – Paine and Ludeman – for each boundary they hit during BBL04
5.33 - Brad Hogg’s economy rate through 24 overs for the champions, Perth Scorchers
7.01 - Balls faced by the batsmen per boundary hit
7.82 - Runs per over across the tournament
10 - Grounds used in BBL04 – Sydney Thunder used two different stadiums, due to Stadium Australia being used for the Asia Football Cup, while the final was held in neutral Canberra
11.33 - Andrew Flintoff’s economy rate across his 12 overs for Brisbane Heat, conceding 136 runs. He did claim three wickets, though!
13 - English players in BBL04 (Tim Bresnan, Michael Carberry, Andrew Flintoff, Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Eoin Morgan, Stephen Parry, Kevin Pietersen, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Ryan ten Doeschate, Riki Wessels, Luke Wright
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16 - Amount of sixes hit by Sydney Sixer Nic Maddinson – the most of BBL04 – and also the tally of wickets taken, by “The Duke” – John Wayne Hastings!
22 - The amount of dot balls Hobart Hurricanes faced in chasing down 208/6 at the Blundstone Arena, winning by six wickets with an over to spare
35 - Matches played in BBL04
43y, 356d - Brad Hogg’s age in the Final at Canberra
60 - Runs conceded by Daniel Worrall of Melbourne Stars in his four overs during their defeat to the Hobart Hurricanes – the most runs ever conceded in an BBL match
137 - Total amount of players participating in BBL04 – of which 51 were over 30
160 - The opening partnership shared by the 39-year-old duo of Michael Hussey and Jacques Kallis in the Sydney Thunder’s victory over Brisbane Heat
312 - Sixes hit
326 - Michael Klinger’s run tally, the leading run-scorer in the tournament
377.77 - Dan Christian’s strike rate in scoring 34 off just nine balls in Brisbane Heat’s innings against Hobart Hurricanes – a game they lost!
424 - Wickets taken
1,111 - Amount of boundaries hit during the tournament
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10,138 - Total runs scored
11,741 - Attendance at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, where the BBL04 final was staged. This was the second lowest crowd of the 35 games played.
23,538 - Average BBL04 crowd
52,633 - The crowd at the Adelaide Oval for the semi-final – the biggest-ever cricket attendance at that venue
Watch the whole of the 2015-16 Big Bash live on Sky Sports, starting with Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers from 8.30am, Thursday, Sky Sports 1.
