Melbourne Renegades
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| Captain: | Aaron Finch |
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| Coach: | Andrew McDonald |
| Chairman: | Jason Dunstall |
| Colours: | Red |
| Founded: | 2011 |
| Home ground: | Docklands Stadium |
| Capacity: | 56,347 |
| Chief executive: | Stuart Coventry |
| First-class debut: |
Adelaide Strikers in 2011 at Adelaide Oval |
| BBL wins: | Nil |
| Official website: | melbournerenegades.com.au |
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The Melbourne Renegades is an Australian professional men's Twenty20 cricket team based in the Australian state, Victoria. They compete in Australia's Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League. Their home ground is Etihad Stadium. The Renegades wear a red cricket uniform.
The Renegades were coached by Victorian Bushrangers 2010/11 One Day winning coach, Simon Helmot and captained by Victorian Bushrangers batsman, Aaron Finch. Aaron Finch was awarded Player of the Season in 2012–13 Big Bash League season after striking 332 runs at an average of 66.40. On 29 January 2015, the Renegades parted ways with Helmot.
The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2016–17 Big Bash League season as of 31 December 2016.
The Renegades' foundation captain was Victorian all-rounder Andrew McDonald and coached by then Victorian Bushrangers one-day coach, Simon Helmot. In their first season, the Renegade signed local state players such as Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Hodge and Dirk Nannes, along with Pakistani imports Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq. The Renegades struggled in their first season, only winning two games against the Sydney Thunder and the Sydney Sixers respectively. Aaron Finch scored 259 runs, whilst Shahid Afridi took 10 wickets.
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