2023–24 Perth Scorchers season

The 2023–24 Perth Scorchers season was the thirteenth in the club's history. Coached by Adam Voges, captained by Ashton Turner, and vice captained by Aaron Hardie.[1] They competed in the BBL|13 season.[2][3][4]

Perth Scorchers
2023–24 season
CoachAdam Voges
Captain(s)Ashton Turner
Aaron Hardie
Home groundPerth Stadium
LeagueBBL
BBL season3rd
BBL finalsKnock-out 4th Place
Leading Run ScorerAaron Hardie (334)
Leading Wicket TakerJason Behrendorff (16)

The Perth Scorchers are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Scorchers wears a teal uniform and are based in Perth in the Australian state of Western Australia. Their home ground is the Perth Stadium.

Squad information

The squad of the Perth Scorchers for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season as of 5 December 2023.[5]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
16Zak Crawley Australia (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998Right-handedOverseas Draft Pick (Gold) & International
8 Cooper Connolly Australia (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
17 Ashton Turner Australia (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain & International
19 Nick Hobson Australia (1994-08-22) 22 August 1994 Left-handed
28 Stephen Eskinazi England (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 Right-handed
32 Laurie Evans England (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas Draft Pick (Silver)
All-rounders
10 Mitchell Marsh Australia (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 Right-handedRight-arm mediumInternational
21 Aaron Hardie Australia (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastInternational
Wicket-keepers
95 Josh Inglis Australia (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 Right-handedInternational
9 Sam Whiteman Australia (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 Left-handed
Pace bowlers
2 Jhye Richardson Australia (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 Right-handedRight-arm fastInternational
5 Jason Behrendorff Australia (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 Right-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumInternational
12 Matthew Kelly Australia (1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
28 Lance Morris Australia (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 Right-handedRight-arm fastCricket Australia contract
68 Andrew Tye Australia (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastInternational
- Liam Haskett Australia (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Spin bowlers
18 Ashton Agar Australia (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxInternational
15 Hamish McKenzie Australia (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   Brisbane Heat (C) 10 7 1 2 16 0.972 Advance to Qualifier
2   Sydney Sixers 10 6 2 2 14 0.339
3   Perth Scorchers 10 6 3 1 13 0.725 Advance to Knockout
4   Adelaide Strikers 10 5 4 1 11 0.331
5   Hobart Hurricanes 10 4 6 0 8 −0.268
6   Melbourne Stars 10 4 6 0 8 −1.051
7   Melbourne Renegades 10 2 6 2 6 −0.289
8   Sydney Thunder 10 1 7 2 4 −0.652
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

Regular season

Matches

Match 4
10 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
2/30 (6.5 overs)
v
Aaron Hardie 20* (23)
Tom Rogers 1/7 (2 overs)
No result
Kardinia Park, Geelong
Attendance: 6,601[6]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Ben Treloar
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match abandoned due to unsafe pitch.
  • Hamish McKenzie (Perth Scorchers) made his T20 debut.

Match 7
13 December 2023
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
101 (19.1 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
3/102 (13.5 overs)
Hilton Cartwright 24 (18)
Jason Behrendorff 3/28 (4 overs)
Stephen Eskinazi 25 (25)
Joel Paris 1/17 (2 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 13,522[7]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Hamish McKenzie (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 9
20 December 2023
16:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
8/172 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
1/173 (16.1 overs)
Chris Jordan 59 (20)
Jason Behrendorff 4/25 (4 overs)
Aaron Hardie 85* (45)
Chris Jordan 1/25 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 28,494[8]
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Paul Wilson
Player of the match: Jason Behrendorff (Perth Scorchers)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 15
26 December 2023
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
162 (19.4 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
8/149 (20 overs)
Josh Inglis 64 (44)
Tom Rogers 3/18 (4 overs)
Shaun Marsh 59 (36)
Andrew Tye 2/21 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 13 runs
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 42,226[9]
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Josh Inglis (Perth Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.

Match 25
3 January 2024
18:15 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
4/211 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
169 (19.2 overs)
Laurie Evans 85* (28)
Henry Thornton 2/31 (4 overs)
Matthew Short 74 (44)
Lance Morris 5/24 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 42 runs
Perth Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 41,576[10]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Laurie Evans (Perth Scorchers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 27
5 January 2024
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/153 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
1/154 (16.1 overs)
Josh Inglis 39 (25)
David Payne 2/22 (3 overs)
Matthew Short 76* (51)
Lance Morris 1/25 (3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 9 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: –[11]
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Matthew Short (Adelaide strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 30
8 January 2024
19:15 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
8/137 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
3/140 (19.1 overs)
Alex Hales 72 (55)
Cooper Connolly 3/25 (4 overs)
Zak Crawley 58 (56)
Nathan McAndrew 2/27 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets
Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: –[12]
Umpires: Troy Penman and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 32
10 January 2024
18:40 (N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
6/191 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
9/168 (20 overs)
Michael Neser 64* (30)
Ashton Agar 2/29 (4 overs)
Laurie Evans 51 (29)
Spencer Johnson 2/23 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 23 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: –[13]
Umpires: Greg Davidson and David Taylor
Player of the match: Michael Neser (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 35
13 January 2024
13:15
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
6/163 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
128 (19.5 overs)
Nick Hobson 48* (30)
Michael Neser 2/21 (3 overs)
Jimmy Peirson 42 (41)
Andrew Tye 4/14 (3.5 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 35 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 32,583[14]
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Nick Hobson (Perth Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 39
16 January 2024
16:40 AWST (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
4/197 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
7/201 (20 overs)
Laurie Evans 72 (34)
Ben Dwarshuis 2/23 (4 overs)
Daniel Hughes 74 (43)
Jason Behrendorff 3/35 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 3 wickets
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: –[15]
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Sam Nogajski
Player of the match: Daniel Hughes (Sydney Sixers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.

Play-offs

Knockout
20 January 2024
16:40 AWST (N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
7/155 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
105 (16.2 overs)
Jake Weatherald 56 (32)
Cooper Connolly 2/17 (3 overs)
Sam Fanning 31 (20)
Lloyd Pope 4/24 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 50 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance: –[16]
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Shawn Craig
Player of the match: Lloyd Pope (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.

References

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