Melbourne Renegades Cricket

Full Name: Melbourne Renegades

Nick Name: MR

Founded: 2011

Ground: Marvel Stadium

Prominent Players: Aaron Finch, Nic Madinson, Akeal Hosein, Kane Richardson

Captain - Nic Maddinson

Jersey - Red coloured tracks and t-shirts with a strap of black near the waist

Logo - A red coloured capital letter R with a circle around it

History

2011-12

1. Andrew McDonald led the Renegades in the first-ever BBL tournament
2. Finished 7th on the points table

2012-13

1. Aaron Finch took over the captaincy of the men in red
2. Muttiah Muralitharan, Alex Hales, Fawad Ahmed and Marlon Samuels joined the squad
3. Finished at the top of the points table but lost in the semi-finals

2013-14

1. Jos Buttler, Solomon Mire and Peter Siddle joined MR
2. Finished 6th on the points table

2014-15

1. Ben Stokes, Callum Ferguson, Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Jesse Ryder and Matthew Wade added to the Renegades’ firepower in BBL04
2. Finished 6th on the points table again

2015-16

1. Chris Gayle and Cameron White added to the star-studded Melbourne Renegades squad
2. Finished 5th on the points table

2016-17

1. Brad Hogg and Sunil Narine were included in the Renegades spin department
2. Finished 5th on the points table

2017-18

1. Kieron Pollard and Kane Richardson were new recruits for MR
2. Dwayne Bravo picked the joint-most wickets in BBL 2017-18 (18)
3. Finished 3rd on the points table and lost the semi-finals

2018-19

1. Daniel Christian, Harry Gurney and Usman Shinwari joined the Renegades
2. Kane Richardson was the highest wicket-taker in the tournament (24)
3. Finished 2nd on the points table and won the BBL title for the first time in the history of the tournament

2019-20

1. Shaun Marsh joined MR
2. Finished 8th (last) on the points table

2020-21

The Renegades suffered a disastrous season as they could only manage 4 wins in 14 outings, thereby finishing at the last spot in the points table.

2021-22

The following season proved to be no better as the beleaguered Renegades discovered new levels of lows, despite the head coach Michael Klinger and captain Aaron Finch giving up their positions after a wretched experience last year.

Nic Maddinson was appointed Finch's successor, but the end result remained the same as the Renegades once again finished with the dreaded wooden spoon. This time, they managed 1 fewer win in 14 outings than the 2020/21 season- 3 wins & 10 defeats with 1 game ending in a No Result.

2022-23

The ongoing season has been a middling one for the Nic Madinson-led Melbourne Renegades. As of December 31, 2022, they had won 3 games out of 6.

Administration and Support Staff

Head Coach: David Saker
List Manager: Andrew Lynch
Assistant Coaches: Simon Helmet and Andre Borovec
Bowling Coach: Mick Lewis
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Richard Johnson
Physiotherapist: Nick Adcock

Team Sponsors

The Renegades have sponsorships from TCL Electronics, KFC, Weber, Nike, Rebel, 47 Brand, Majestic Athletic, for BBL 2022-23.

Melbourne Renegades - Batting Stats

Most Runs: Aaron Finch: 2988 runs

Most Centuries: Aaron Finch: 2

Most Fifties: Aaron Finch: 23

Best Batting Average: Brad Hodge: 43.00

Best Strike Rate: Chris Gayle: 155.68

Most Sixes: Aaron Finch: 108

Most Fours: Aaron Finch: 261

Highest Individual Score: Aaron Finch: 111*

Highest Batting Partnerships: Aaron Finch and Brad Hodge 126 for the 1st wicket

Melbourne Renegades - Bowling Stats

Most Wickets: Kane Richardson: 83

Best Economy: Muttiah Muralitharan: 5.70

Best Bowling Figures: Cameron Boyce: 4.0-0-21-5 (v Sydney Thunder, January 2022)

Best Bowling Average: Nick Winter: 11.60

Most Runs Conceded: Kane Richardson: 4.0-0-63-0 (vs Hobart Hurricanes, BBL 2021)

Most 4 Wickets: Kane Richardson: 5

Most Hat-tricks: Cameron Boyce (4 wickets in 4 balls v Sydney Thunder in BBL 2021/22)

Click here to see Melbourne Renegades fixtures for 2022-23.

Melbourne Renegades - Team Stats

Highest score: 222/4

Lowest score: 57

Fanbase

The Renegades’ fanbase from home gets divided into two franchise. The Melbourne Stars being the more successful franchise has managed to capture a lot of fans who share their home city with the Melbourne Renegades. Their dynamic squads over the years have not helped MR keep a loyal fanbase. Even then, they can say that they are doing well considering the social media fans they have acquired.

Overall, the Melbourne Renegades have 151K followers on Twitter and 163K followers on Instagram.

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Performance over the years

Melbourne Renegades 2022/23 squad - Players to watch out

Nic Maddinson

The skipper started the 2022-23 campaign on a glorious note as he smashed a 49-ball 87 to help the Melbourne Renegades beat the Brisbane Heat in their season opener.

But, he has managed to add just 42 runs in his next 5 innings so far (as of 31st December 2022). The Renegades will desperately hope for their captain to regain his touch as we approach the business end of the tournament.

Aaron Finch

The former skipper might be averaging 42.75 after 6 innings but his strike rate of 106.21 leaves a lot to be desired. If Renegades have to go all the way in this season, they will need Finch to beef up his strike rate to at least 130.

Akeal Hosein

The West Indian left-arm orthodox is enjoying his time in the Big Bash League, as is evident from his bowling figures. With 12 wickets in 6 games @ 12.08, Hosein is currently the joint 2nd highest wicket-taker of the season and certainly the leader of the Melbourne Renegades attack.