18 Facts About Perth Scorchers

1.

Perth Scorchers is an Australian domestic Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the Western Australian city of Perth in the Big Bash League.

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2.

Perth Scorchers was replaced by his former assistant, Lachlan Stevens.

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3.

The majority of the initial Perth Scorchers squad was recruited from the Western Australia cricket team, with the addition of West Australian Simon Katich and international imports South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs and England's Paul Collingwood.

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4.

The Perth Scorchers then won the semi-final against the Melbourne Stars by 11 runs but lost to the Sydney Sixers in the final by 7 wickets.

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5.

Perth Scorchers again started the season poorly, losing to the Melbourne Stars in their second match when they scored an Australian record low team total of 69 runs.

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6.

Perth Scorchers was replaced in the team by Yasir Arafat from Pakistan.

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7.

Perth Scorchers finished third with five wins from eight games and defeated the Sydney Sixers in their semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground to advance final.

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8.

The Perth Scorchers finally won their first BBL title, and brought silverware to Western Australian cricket for the first time in over a decade.

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However, the final was not played the WACA Ground and was instead played at Manuka Oval due to World Cup and tri-series constraints, despite Perth Scorchers technically earning a Home final after finishing ahead of their finals opponents the Sydney Sixers.

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10.

On 30 December 2015 the Perth Scorchers completed the first ever 10-wicket win in BBL history against Melbourne Renegades.

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11.

Perth Scorchers was economical again in the final, conceding only 13 runs as Perth won their third BBL trophy, against the Sydney Sixers.

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12.

Perth Scorchers unveiled an updated logo ready for the upcoming seventh Big Bash season.

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13.

Perth Scorchers roster saw significant overhaul preceding BBL09, which included the retirement of Klinger as well as the departures of Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and Shaun Marsh.

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14.

Perth Scorchers loaded up on import bats for BBL10, returning Livingstone as well as bringing on Joe Clarke, Colin Munro, and Jason Roy.

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15.

The Perth Scorchers stumbled out of the gates, with three defeats and a no result in their first four matches.

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16.

Perth Scorchers was joined by Jhye Richardson, who led the tournament with 29 wickets.

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17.

The Perth Scorchers fell to the Sixers in the Qualifier before cruising to a 49 run victory over the Brisbane Heat in the Challenger.

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18.

Perth Scorchers bowling was unable to contain the opposition's bats as the Sixers won by 27 runs to claim consecutive BBL titles.

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