2023–24 Perth Scorchers season

Perth Scorchers
2023–24 season
Coach	Adam Voges
Captain(s)	Ashton Turner; Aaron Hardie
Home ground	Perth Stadium
League	BBL
BBL season	3rd
BBL finals	Knock-out 4th Place
Leading Run Scorer	Aaron Hardie (334)
Leading Wicket Taker	Jason Behrendorff (16)
← 2022–23	2024–25 →

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]

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
16	Zak Crawley	Australia	(1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	—	Overseas Draft Pick (Gold) & International
8	Cooper Connolly	Australia	(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 21)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
17	Ashton Turner	Australia	(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain & International
19	Nick Hobson	Australia	(1994-08-22) 22 August 1994 (age 30)	Left-handed	—
28	Stephen Eskinazi	England	(1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	—
32	Laurie Evans	England	(1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Overseas Draft Pick (Silver)
All-rounders
10	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	(1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	International
21	Aaron Hardie	Australia	(1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	International
Wicket-keepers
95	Josh Inglis	Australia	(1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	—	International
9	Sam Whiteman	Australia	(1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed	—
Pace bowlers
2	Jhye Richardson	Australia	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	International
5	Jason Behrendorff	Australia	(1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	International
12	Matthew Kelly	Australia	(1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
28	Lance Morris	Australia	(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	Cricket Australia contract
68	Andrew Tye	Australia	(1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	International
-	Liam Haskett	Australia	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23)	Right-handed	Left-arm medium-fast
Spin bowlers
18	Ashton Agar	Australia	(1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	International
15	Hamish McKenzie	Australia	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm unorthodox

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to Qualifier
3	Perth Scorchers	10	6	3	1	13	0.725	Advance to Knockout
4	Adelaide Strikers	10	5	4	1	11	0.331	Advance to Knockout
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	Melbourne Renegades
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

^ "Perth Scorchers have appointed Aaron Hardie to captain the side for the remainder of the KFC BBL 13 season". 24 December 2023.
^ "The dates for this season's new-look KFC Big Bash League Finals Series have been confirmed, with a new four-match structure to take place from January 19-24". Perth Scorchers.com.au. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "New-look BBL schedule to light up summer". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Early start, early finish for the BBL might see overseas players stay longer". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Perth Scorchers - Players". www.perthscorchers.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers • GMHBA Stadium • 2023".
^ "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers • MCG • 2023".
^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes • Optus Stadium • 2023".
^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades • Optus Stadium • 2023".
^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers • Optus Stadium • 2024".
^ "BBL: Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers • Adelaide Oval • 2024".
^ "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers • Engie Stadium • 2024".
^ "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers • Gabba • 2024".
^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat • Optus Stadium • 2024".
^ "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers • Optus Stadium • 2024".
^ "BBL: Knockout - Scorchers v Strikers • Optus Stadium • 2024".

[1] "Perth Scorchers have appointed Aaron Hardie to captain the side for the remainder of the KFC BBL 13 season". 24 December 2023.

[2] "The dates for this season's new-look KFC Big Bash League Finals Series have been confirmed, with a new four-match structure to take place from January 19-24". Perth Scorchers.com.au. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[3] "New-look BBL schedule to light up summer". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[4] "Early start, early finish for the BBL might see overseas players stay longer". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[5] "Perth Scorchers - Players". www.perthscorchers.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[crowd4-6] "BBL: Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers • GMHBA Stadium • 2023".

[crowd7-7] "BBL: Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers • MCG • 2023".

[crowd9-8] "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes • Optus Stadium • 2023".

[crowd15-9] "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades • Optus Stadium • 2023".

[crowd25-10] "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers • Optus Stadium • 2024".

[crowd27-11] "BBL: Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers • Adelaide Oval • 2024".

[crowd30/-12] "BBL: Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers • Engie Stadium • 2024".

[crowd32/-13] "BBL: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers • Gabba • 2024".

[crowd35/-14] "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat • Optus Stadium • 2024".

[crowd39/-15] "BBL: Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers • Optus Stadium • 2024".

[crowdK-16] "BBL: Knockout - Scorchers v Strikers • Optus Stadium • 2024".

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v t e Perth Scorchers
Est. 2011 in Perth, Western Australia Men Women Players
History	Overview
Home stadium	WACA Ground Perth Stadium (2018–)
Leagues	Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League
Seasons (men)	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Seasons (women)	2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Coaches (men)	Mickey Arthur (2011) Lachlan Stevens (2011–2012) Justin Langer (2012–2018) Adam Voges (2018–)
Captains (men)	Marcus North (2011–2012) Simon Katich (2012–2014) Adam Voges (2014–2018) Mitchell Marsh (2018–) Ashton Turner (Acting, 2018–)
Coaches (women)	Lisa Keightley (2015–2020) Shelley Nitschke (2020–current)
Captains (women)	Nicole Bolton (2015–16) Suzie Bates (2016–17) Elyse Villani (2017–18) Meg Lanning (2018–2020) Sophie Devine (2020–current)