List of Big Bash League captains

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In cricket, a captain is a player who leads the team and has additional roles and responsibilities.[1][2] The Big Bash League (BBL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Australia, which has been held annually since its first season in 2011–12.[3] In the nine seasons played, 49 players have captained their team in at least one match.[4]

Aaron Finch, from the Melbourne Renegades, has played the most matches as a captain, leading the team in 59 matches with a win–loss percentage of 47.45.[4] Among the captains who have captained more than ten matches, the Sydney Sixers' Steve Smith has the best win–loss percentage: 77.27.[4] Chris Rogers has captained the most matches without registering a win; he led the Sydney Thunder in six matches and all of them were lost.[4] There have been seven non-Australian captains in the BBL: two from New Zealand, South Africa, and the West Indies each, and one from the Netherlands.[4] Eight players have captained more than one team in their BBL career.[4]

The list includes those players who have captained their team in at least one BBL match. The list is initially organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by last name.[α][β][γ]

Key

Symbol Meaning
First Year of the first BBL match as a captain
Last Year of latest BBL match as a captain
Mat Number of matches as a captain
Team(s) Team(s) for which the player has played as captain in at least one match
Won Number of games won
Lost Number of games lost
Tied Number of games tied
NR Number of games with no result
Win% Percentage of games won to those captained[δ]

List of BBL captains

Moises Henriques
Cameron White
Johan Botha
Shane Watson
Big Bash League captains[4]
Player[4] Nationality[ε] First Last Mat Team(s) Won Lost Tied NR Win%
Moises Henriques Australia 2013 2020 57 Sydney Sixers 30 23 3 1 56.25
Aaron Finch Australia 2012 2020 58 Melbourne Renegades 28 31 0 0 47.25
Chris Lynn Australia 2015 2020 35 Brisbane Heat 15 20 0 1 42.85
Cameron White Australia 2011 2018 32 18 13 1 0 57.81
Johan Botha South Africa 2012 2018 31 16 13 0 2 55.17
Adam Voges Australia 2014 2018 31 Perth Scorchers 21 10 0 0 67.74
Shane Watson Australia 2016 2019 31 Sydney Thunder 13 17 0 1 43.33
George Bailey Australia 2012 2018 29 Hobart Hurricanes 14 14 0 1 50.00
Glenn Maxwell Australia 2018 2020 27 Melbourne Stars 18 9 0 0 66.66
Tim Paine Australia 2013 2017 25 Hobart Hurricanes 9 16 0 0 36.00
James Hopes Australia 2011 2015 24 Brisbane Heat 9 15 0 0 37.50
Michael Hussey Australia 2013 2016 23 Sydney Thunder 9 14 0 0 39.13
Matthew Wade Australia 2018 2020 24 Hobart Hurricanes 13 10 0 1 56.52
Simon Katich Australia 2012 2014 20 Perth Scorchers 12 7 1 0 62.50
Travis Head Australia 2017 2020 19 Adelaide Strikers 15 6 0 0 75.00
Mitchell Marsh Australia 2018 2020 20 Perth Scorchers 6 14 0 0 30.00
David Hussey Australia 2015 2017 19 Melbourne Stars 10 9 0 0 52.63
Brad Hodge Australia 2014 2017 18 11 7 0 0 61.11
Brendon McCullum New Zealand 2016 2018 18 Brisbane Heat 8 9 1 0 47.22
Michael Klinger Australia 2011 2019 16 8 8 0 0 50.00
Callum Ferguson Australia 2019 2020 14 Sydney Thunder 8 6 1 1 56.66
Colin Ingram South Africa 2018 2019 14 Adelaide Strikers 5 9 0 0 35.71
Steve Smith Australia 2011 2014 11 Sydney Sixers 8 2 1 0 77.27
Brad Haddin Australia 2011 2016 10 Sydney Sixers 5 5 0 0 50.00
John Hastings Australia 2017 2018 10 Melbourne Stars 2 8 0 0 20.00
Marcus North Australia 2011 2014 10 6 4 0 0 60.00
Tom Cooper Netherlands 2018 2019 8 Melbourne Renegades 4 4 0 0 50.00
Xavier Doherty Australia 2011 2012 8 Hobart Hurricanes 5 3 0 0 62.50
Nic Maddinson Australia 2015 2019 8 1 7 0 0 12.50
Ashton Turner Australia 2018 2019 8 Perth Scorchers 4 4 0 0 50.00
Alex Carey Australia 2019 2020 7 Adelaide Strikers 3 3 0 1 50.00
Andrew McDonald Australia 2011 2012 7 Melbourne Renegades 2 5 0 0 28.57
Ben Rohrer Australia 2013 2016 7 3 4 0 0 42.85
Peter Forrest Australia 2011 2012 6 Brisbane Heat 3 3 0 0 50.00
Ben McDermott Australia 2019 2020 6 Hobart Hurricanes 3 3 0 0 50.00
Chris Rogers Australia 2012 2012 6 Sydney Thunder 0 6 0 0 0.00
Daniel Smith Australia 2011 2012 6 Sydney Thunder 1 5 0 0 16.66
Shane Warne Australia 2012 2013 6 Melbourne Stars 3 3 0 0 50.00
Daniel Christian Australia 2020 2020 5 Melbourne Renegades 2 3 0 0 40.00
Chris Hartley Australia 2013 2015 4 2 1 0 1 66.66
Dwayne Bravo West Indies 2018 2018 3 Melbourne Renegades 2 1 0 0 66.66
Chris Gayle West Indies 2013 2013 2 Sydney Thunder 0 2 0 0 0.00
Daniel Hughes Australia 2020 2020 2 Sydney Sixers 2 0 0 0 100.00
Phillip Hughes Australia 2014 2014 2 Adelaide Strikers 0 2 0 0 0.00
Joe Burns Australia 2017 2017 1 Brisbane Heat 1 0 0 0 100.00
James Faulkner Australia 2013 2013 1 Melbourne Stars 0 1 0 0 0.00
Peter Handscomb Australia 2020 2020 1 Melbourne Stars 0 1 0 0 0.00
Daniel Vettori New Zealand 2013 2013 1 Brisbane Heat 0 1 0 0 0.00
David Warner Australia 2011 2011 1 Sydney Thunder 1 0 0 0 100.00

Notes

  1. ^ To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the Table sort icon icon in the column title.
  2. ^ These statistics do not cover the games played in other tournaments such as the Champions League Twenty20.
  3. ^ These statistics are correct as of 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
  5. ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

References

  1. ^ Cricket Australia; Frank Pyke; Ken Davis (8 March 2010). Cutting Edge Cricket. Human Kinetics. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7360-7902-0. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ Ken Davis; Neil Buszard (5 April 2011). Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game. Human Kinetics. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7360-9078-0. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ "New look and feel for freshly formed Big Bash teams". ESPNcricinfo. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Records / Big Bash League / Most matches as captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2020.