The 2015–16 Big Bash League season was the fifth season of the Big Bash League, the top-level Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. Each team signed a minimum of 18 players, including two rookie contracts and two visa contacted players.

Adelaide Strikers Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen17 Brad Hodge Right-handed Right arm off spin Captain50 Craig Simmons Left-handed Left arm orthodox 77 Jono Dean Right-handed Right arm off spin 34 Travis Head Left-handed Right arm off spin 49 Alex Ross Right-handed Right arm off spin 19 Kelvin Smith Left-handed Right arm off spin – Patrick Page Left-handed Right arm medium fast Development rookie contract33 Jake Lehmann Left-handed Left arm orthodox 27 Mahela Jayawardene Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract, injury replacement player for Kieron Pollard All-rounders55 Kieron Pollard Right-handed Right arm medium fast Visa contract20 Michael Neser Right-handed Right arm medium fast 29 Hamish Kingston Right-handed Right arm medium fast 42 Alexander Keath Right-handed Right arm medium Wicketkeepers15 Tim Ludeman Right-handed – Pace bowlers23 Kane Richardson Right-handed Right arm fast medium 56 Ben Laughlin Right-handed Right arm fast medium 10 Gary Putland Right-handed Left arm fast medium 3 Billy Stanlake Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers25 Jon Holland Right-handed Left arm off spin 95 Adil Rashid Right-handed Right arm leg spin Visa contract

Brisbane Heat Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen62 Joe Burns Right-handed Right arm medium 54 Lendl Simmons Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract, replacement player for Brendon McCullum14 Alex Doolan Right-handed Right arm medium 00 Peter Forrest Right-handed Right arm medium 50 Chris Lynn Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain36 Nathan Reardon Left-handed Right arm medium All-rounders52 Jason Floros Left-handed Right arm off spin 39 James Hopes Right-handed Right arm fast medium 24 Jack Wildermuth Right-handed Right arm medium fast Wicketkeepers42 Brendon McCullum Right-handed Right arm medium Visa contract59 James Peirson Right-handed – Pace bowlers16 Nick Buchanan Right-handed Right arm fast medium 12 Andrew Fekete Right-handed Right arm fast medium 58 Luke Feldman Right-handed Right arm fast medium 2 Josh Lalor Right-handed Left arm fast medium 31 Ben Cutting Right-handed Right arm fast medium 6 Mark Steketee Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers77 Samuel Badree Right-handed Right arm leg spin Visa contract4 Mitchell Swepson Right-handed Right arm leg spin

Hobart Hurricanes Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen10 George Bailey Right-handed Right arm medium 11 Kumar Sangakkara Left-handed Right arm medium Visa contract9 Jonathan Wells Right-handed Right arm medium 20Beau Webster Right-handed Right-arm off-break 33Michael Hill Left-handed Right-arm medium 46Dominic Michael Left-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders88 Darren Sammy Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract54 Daniel Christian Right-handed Right arm fast medium 15 Simon Milenko Right-handed Right arm fast medium Wicketkeepers27 Tim Paine Right-handed Right arm medium Captain51 Ben Dunk Left-handed – Pace bowlers32 Shaun Tait Right-handed Right arm fast 25 Timm van der Gugten Right-handed Right arm fast medium Non-visa Dutch international44 Jake Reed Right-handed Right arm fast medium 43 Sam Rainbird Right-handed Left arm fast medium 15 Joe Mennie Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers13 Cameron Boyce Right-handed Right arm leg spin 31 Clive Rose Right-handed Left arm orthodox

Melbourne Renegades Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen5 Aaron Finch Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain6 Tom Beaton Right-handed Right arm medium 26 Tom Cooper Right-handed Right arm off spin Non-visa Dutch international12 Callum Ferguson Right-handed Right arm medium 9 Matt Short Right-handed Right arm off spin 7 Cameron White Right-handed Right arm leg break – Ben McDermott Right-handed Right arm medium Injury replacement player for Callum Ferguson All-rounders47 Dwayne Bravo Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract333 Chris Gayle Left-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract3 Cameron Stevenson Right-handed Right arm fast medium Supplementary listed player Wicketkeepers20 Peter Nevill Right-handed – 13 Matthew Wade Left-handed Right arm medium Pace bowlers19 James Pattinson Left-handed Right arm fast 35 Nathan Rimmington Right-handed Right arm fast medium 10 Peter Siddle Right-handed Right arm fast medium 14 Chris Tremain Right-handed Right arm fast medium 4 Guy Walker Right-handed Right arm fast medium 44 Nick Winter Left-handed Left arm fast medium 21 Cameron Gannon Right-handed Right arm fast medium Injury replacement player for Nick Winter– Tom O'Donnell Right-handed Left arm medium Development rookie contract Spin bowlers24 Xavier Doherty Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 43 Nathan Hauritz Right-handed Right arm off spin – Gehan Seneviratne Community rookie contract

Melbourne Stars Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen24 Kevin Pietersen Right-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract8 David Hussey Right-handed Right arm off spin Captain21 Robert Quiney Left-handed Right arm medium All-rounders6 Luke Wright Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract5 James Faulkner Right-handed Left arm fast medium Vice-captain32 Glenn Maxwell Right-handed Right arm off spin 11 John Hastings Right-handed Right arm fast medium 16 Marcus Stoinis Right-handed Right arm medium 4 Evan Gulbis Right-handed Right arm fast medium Wicketkeepers54 Peter Handscomb Right-handed – 7 Tom Triffitt Right-handed – 2 Sam Harper Right-handed – Pace bowlers17 Daniel Worrall Right-handed Right arm fast medium 25 Scott Boland Right-handed Right arm fast medium 20 Ben Hilfenhaus Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers19 Michael Beer Right-handed Left arm orthodox 63 Adam Zampa Right-handed Right-arm leg break

Perth Scorchers Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen32 Adam Voges Right-handed Left arm orthodox Captain6 Cameron Bancroft Right-handed – 20 Shaun Marsh Left-handed Left arm orthodox 7 Michael Klinger Right-handed – 15 Michael Carberry Left-handed Right-arm offbreak Visa contract14 Marcus Harris Left-handed Right-arm offbreak All-rounders13 Nathan Coulter-Nile Right-handed Right-arm fast 31 Brad Hogg Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 10 Mitchell Marsh Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 17 Ashton Turner Right-handed Right-arm offbreak Wicket-keepers9 Sam Whiteman Left-handed – Pace bowlers5 Jason Behrendorff Right-handed Left-arm fast medium 33 Simon Mackin Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 68 Andrew Tye Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 3 Joel Paris Left-handed Left-arm fast medium 8 David Willey Left-handed Left-arm fast medium Visa contract Spin bowlers18 Ashton Agar Left-handed Left arm orthodox 67 James Muirhead Right-handed Right-arm leg spin

Sydney Sixers Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen41 Michael Lumb Left-handed Right arm medium Visa contract27 Ed Cowan Left-handed Right arm leg spin 49 Steve Smith Right-handed Right arm leg spin 53 Nic Maddinson Left-handed Left arm orthodox 14 Jordan Silk Right-handed – 36 Nick Larkin Right-handed – Injury replacement player All-rounders21 Moises Henriques Right-handed Right arm fast medium Captain22 Johan Botha Right-handed Right arm off spin Visa contract72 Stephen O'Keefe Right-handed Left arm orthodox 77 Sean Abbott Right-handed Right arm fast medium 23Ben Dwarshuis Left-handed Left arm fast medium 37Trent Lawford Right-handed Right arm fast medium Wicket-keepers24 Brad Haddin Right-handed – 1 Ryan Carters Right-handed – Pace bowlers56 Mitchell Starc Left-handed Left-arm fast 8 Josh Hazlewood Left-handed Right arm fast medium 4 Doug Bollinger Left-handed Left arm fast medium 33 Jackson Bird Right-handed Right arm fast medium 79 Mickey Edwards unknown Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers67 Nathan Lyon Right-handed Right arm off spin 5 Riley Ayre Right-handed Right arm off spin Replacement player for Nathan Lyon – Soumil Chhibber Right-handed Right arm off spin Development rookie contract88 Li Kai Ming Right-handed Right arm leg spin Community rookie contract

Sydney Thunder Ages given as of 17 December 2015, the date of the first match of the season No.NameNational sideDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes Batsmen48 Michael Hussey Left-handed Right arm medium Captain18 Usman Khawaja Left-handed Right arm medium 6 Aiden Blizzard Left-handed Left arm medium 17 Kurtis Patterson Left-handed Right arm off spin 99 Ben Rohrer Left-handed – 29 Ahillen Beadle Left-handed Left arm orthodox 23 Jake Doran Left-handed Right arm medium All-rounders3 Jacques Kallis Right-handed Right arm fast Visa contract12 Andre Russell Right-handed Right arm fast medium Visa contract4 Andrew McDonald Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 33 Shane Watson Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Wicket-keepers21 Chris Hartley Left-handed – Pace bowlers30 Pat Cummins Right-handed Right arm fast 27 Clint McKay Right-handed Right arm fast medium 11 Gurinder Sandhu Left-handed Right arm fast medium 8 Alister McDermott Right-handed Right arm fast medium Spin bowlers93 Chris Green Right-handed Right arm off spin 52 Fawad Ahmed Right-handed Right arm leg spin

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