BBL 2016-17 schedule announced
The sixth edition of the BBL will feature 35 games in 40 days during the Australian summer school holidays. There will be no Big Bash games played on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. The most anticipated fixture of the BBL is undoubtedly the Melbourne derby match between the Stars and Renegades scheduled on Sunday, January 1, which is poised to break the attendance of last year’s matchup at the MCG, which attracted a record crowd of 80,883.
The BBL starts with reigning champions Sydney Thunder hosting the Sydney Sixers at Spotless Stadium on December 20 and the season culminates in the final on January 28, which will be hosted by the highest qualifying team.
In a change from recent seasons, the Boxing Day action will take place at Blundstone Arena in Hobart instead of the WACA in Perth. The WACA will instead host the second match of the New Year’s Day double-header when the Perth Scorchers play the Sydney Thunder.
A notable feature of the schedule is the greater integration of the BBL and WBBL, including 14 double-headers. Mike McKenna, CA executive general manager operations, said there had been an emphasis on cross-promoting the two leagues. “We operate on a ‘one-club, two teams’ mentality with the men’s and women’s Big Bash Leagues to give greater options with this integrated schedule,” he said. “The Big Bash has become a family favourite during the summer school holidays and the way the public embraced the Women’s Big Bash League last year shows there is strong demand that this schedule is designed to grow.
“We are spending the off-season looking at more innovative ways to build on the league’s strengths and enhancing our fans’ experiences in the fun, fast-paced atmosphere of every match,” he added. “As part of our commitment to value for families, entry level ticket prices will remain unchanged for the sixth straight season.”
General public tickets go on sale on October 6.
WOMEN’S BIG BASH 2016-17 FIXTURE LIST
| Fixture | Date |
|---|---|
| Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers | Sat, 10 Dec 2016 |
| Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades | Sat, 10 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars | Sat, 10 Dec 2016 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers | Sun, 11 Dec 2016 |
| Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes | Sun, 11 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat | Sun, 11 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat | Mon, 12 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars | Tue, 13 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers | Fri, 16 Dec 2016 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes | Sat, 17 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars | Sat, 17 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers | Sat, 17 Dec 2016 |
| Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat | Sat, 17 Dec 2016 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes | Sun, 18 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars | Sun, 18 Dec 2016 |
| Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat | Sun, 18 Dec 2016 |
| Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes | Mon, 26 Dec 2016 |
| Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars | Mon, 26 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades | Mon, 26 Dec 2016 |
| Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars | Tue, 27 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades | Tue, 27 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers | Wed, 28 Dec 2016 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers | Thu, 29 Dec 2016 |
| Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes | Thu, 29 Dec 2016 |
| Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers | Sat, 31 Dec 2016 |
| Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades | Sun, 1 Jan 2017 |
| Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers | Mon, 2 Jan 2017 |
| Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat | Mon, 2 Jan 2017 |
| Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers | Tue, 3 Jan 2017 |
| Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat | Tue, 3 Jan 2017 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers | Wed, 4 Jan 2017 |
| Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers | Thu, 5 Jan 2017 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder | Thu, 5 Jan 2017 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars | Sat, 7 Jan 2017 |
| Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers | Sun, 8 Jan 2017 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat | Sun, 8 Jan 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers | Sun, 8 Jan 2017 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat | Mon, 9 Jan 2017 |
| Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers= | Fri, 13 Jan 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes | Fri, 13 Jan 2017 |
| Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 |
| Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 |
| Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars | Sun, 15 Jan 2017 |
| Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades | Sun, 15 Jan 2017 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder | Mon, 16 Jan 2017 |
| Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers | Fri, 20 Jan 2017 |
| Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers | Fri, 20 Jan 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades | Fri, 20 Jan 2017 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars | Fri, 20 Jan 2017 |
| Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers | Sat, 21 Jan 2017 |
| Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers | Sat, 21 Jan 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades | Sat, 21 Jan 2017 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars | Sat, 21 Jan 2017 |
| WBBL Semi Final 1 | Tue, 24 Jan 2017 |
| WBBL Semi Final 2 | Wed, 25 Jan 2017 |
| WBBL Final | Sat, 28 Jan 2017 |
| FIXTURES | DATE |
|---|---|
| Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers | Tuesday 20 December 2016 |
| Adelaide Strikers v Brisbane Heat | Wednesday, 21 December 2016 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder | Thursday, 22 December 2016 |
| Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes | Friday, 23 December 2016 |
| Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers | Friday, 23 December 2016 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars | Monday, 26 December 2016 |
| Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers | Tuesday, 27 December 2016 |
| Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat | Wednesday, 28 December 2016 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers | Thursday, 29 December 2016 |
| Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes | Friday, 30 December 2016 |
| Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers | Saturday, 31 December 2016 |
| Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades | Sunday, 1 January 2017 |
| Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder | Sunday, 1 January 2017 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers | Monday, 2 January 2017 |
| Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers | Tuesday, 3 January 2017 |
| Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars | Wednesday, 4 January 2017 |
| Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat | Thursday, 5 January 2017 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars | Saturday, 7 January 2017 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder | Sunday, 8 January 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades | Monday, 9 January 2017 |
| Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers | Tuesday, 10 January 2017 |
| Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers | Wednesday, 11 January 2017 |
| Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes | Thursday, 12 January 2017 |
| Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder | Saturday, 14 January 2017 |
| Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars | Saturday, 14 January 2017 |
| Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades | Monday, 16 January 2017 |
| Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat | Tuesday, 17 January 2017 |
| Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers | Wednesday, 18 January 2017 |
| Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades | Friday, 20 January 2017 |
| Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers | Saturday, 21 January 2017 |
| Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers | Saturday, 21 January 2017 |
| BBL Semi Final 1 Tuesday | 24 January 2017 |
| BBL Semi Final 2 Wednesday | 25 January 2017 |
| BBL Final Saturday, 28 January 2017 | Saturday, 28 January 2017 |