Melbourne Renegades

Melbourne Renegades
Coach:	Simon Helmot
Captain:	Andrew McDonald
Colours:	red
Founded:	2011
Home ground:	Etihad Stadium
Capacity:	56,347
Big Bash League wins:	0
Official website:	Official Website Official Facebook Page official Twitter page

The Melbourne Renegades is a franchise in Australia's newly announced Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League.^[1] The Renegades will wear a red kit.^[2]

The Renegades will play their home matches at Etihad Stadium. They will be coached by Victorian Bushrangers 2010/11 One Day winning coach Simon Helmot. Their captain is Victorian Bushrangers' All Rounder Andrew McDonald. They have a strong supporter base in Northern Tasmania.^{[citation needed]}

The Renegades have been described as representing the modern Melbourne which is vibrant, diverse and progressive. They have a healthy streak of anti-establishment and will also play at a non-traditional cricket venue, Etihad Stadium. As T20 is also the newest form of Cricket which is mostly about big hitting, Renegades have been described as a team specially made for it.^[3]

Mascot

Official Mascot

The official mascot of the team was revealed on November 2, 2011 after online voting on the team's official facebook page. It is currently nicknamed the "Cricketer from the year 2020" and its official name will be decided later. 2 other potential mascots were up for voting: "Renegade Knight" and "Mr Attitude" but the "cricketer" received the most number of votes and was declared as the official mascot.^[4][5]

The mascot has been described as the future of cricket. He comes from the year 2020 and wears industrial gear clad in corrugated shin pads and a futuristic helmet that hides his true identity.^[6]

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
	Aaron Finch[7]		17 November 1986 (1986-11-17) (age 25)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
	Michael Hill[7]		29 September 1988 (1988-09-29) (age 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
	Brad Hodge[7]		29 December 1974 (1974-12-29) (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
	Brenton McDonald[7]		30 April 1984 (1984-04-30) (age 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg-break
	Nathan Reardon[7]		8 November 1984 (1984-11-08) (age 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
	Shahid Afridi[8]		1 March 1980 (1980-03-01) (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas Player
	Glenn Maxwell[7]		14 October 1988 (1988-10-14) (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
	Andrew McDonald[7]		5 June 1981 (1981-06-05) (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Captain
	Abdul Razzaq[8]		2 December 1979 (1979-12-02) (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	Overseas Player
	William Sheridan [7]		6 May 1987 (1987-05-06) (age 24)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
	Ryan Carters[7]		25 June 1990 (1990-06-25) (age 21)	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
	Aaron Heal[7]		13 March 1983 (1983-03-13) (age 28)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
	Shane Harwood[7]		1 March 1974 (1974-03-01) (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
	Jayde Herrick[7]		16 January 1985 (1985-01-16) (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
	Dirk Nannes[7]		16 May 1976 (1976-05-16) (age 35)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast
	Shaun Tait[7]		22 February 1983 (1983-02-22) (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast

Source(s):

See also

• Big Bash League
• Victorian Bushrangers
• Melbourne Stars
• Cricket Victoria

References

1. ^ "BBL team names and colours". 6 April 2011. http://www.bigbash.com.au/announcements/bbl-team-names. Retrieved 22 April 2011. 
2. ^ "New Twenty20 Big Bash league to feature teams in pink, orange and purple as tradition is abandoned". Fox Sports (Australia). 6 April 2011. http://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/domestic-cricket/new-twenty20-big-bash-league-to-feature-teams-in-pink-orange-and-purple-as-tradition-is-abandoned/story-e6frf3kl-1226034885187. Retrieved 22 April 2011. 
3. ^ Renegades description. bigbash.com.au Retrieved on 2 Nov 2011.
4. ^ Renegades fans, we need your help choosing our mascot!. Facebook.com. Retrieved on 2 Nov 2011.
5. ^ Meet the future of Cricket. Facebook.com. Retrieved on 2 Nov 2011.
6. ^ The fans have spoken!. Facebook.com/MelbourneRenegades. Retrieved on 2 Nov 2011.
7. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Horan, Michael. "Renegades sign 13 players". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/brad-hodge-signs-for-renegades/story-e6frfg8o-1226087691517. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
8. ^ ^{a b} http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/current/story/522301.html Afridi & Razzaq sign for Renegades