Hobart Hurricanes


Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Hobart, Tasmania. They compete in Australia's domestic Big Bash League competition. The Hurricanes play the majority of their home matches at Bellerive Oval in Hobart, with additional home matches at the University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston and at Traeger Park in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. The Hurricanes wear a purple cricket uniform.

History

Inaugural season

The Hobart Hurricanes' inaugural coach was Allister de Winter and their inaugural captain was Tim Paine.
The Hobart Hurricanes made a great start to the inaugural Big Bash League season in 2011/12, winning their first game at the WACA Ground against the Perth Scorchers, making 140 before bowling out the Scorchers for 109, with the performance of fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus resulting in his selection for the annual Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the Hurricanes' second match they faced fancied favorites Sydney Sixers before inflicting a 42-run defeat on the Sixers at Bellerive Oval in Hobart.
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan was the leading wicket taker in Big Bash League 2011–12 [Big Bash League season|2011–12], taking 15 wickets for the Hurricanes.

2012/13–2023/24 seasons

The Hurricanes played a total of 8 games in the 2012–13 Big Bash League. They ended up losing 4 and winning the same number of games. They finished the tournament in 6th position out of 8 teams. The Hurricanes qualified for the semi-finals in 2013–14 Big Bash by just 1 point ahead of Brisbane Heat. They won the semi-final against the Stars. They were outclassed by Perth Scorchers in the final by 39 runs. They finished as the runners-up. Ben Dunk was named the Man of the Tournament with 395 runs and Jonathan Wells was the young gun of the tournament. They only won 3 games in the 2014–15 season and ended up 5th on the table.
In July 2018, they were one of the six teams invited to play in the first edition of the Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy, scheduled to start in October 2018. The 2018-19 season would also be the first time that the team finished a season on top of the ladder, though they would lose in the semi-finals against the Melbourne Renegades.

2024–2025 season

The 2024-2025 season of the Big Bash League was the team's most successful season, reaching the top of the ladder in the competition for the first time since the 2018-19 season. The team would then go on to win the Big Bash Title against the Sydney Thunder by 7 wickets, largely thanks to Mitchell Owen's batting performance, who set the record for the fastest 50 runs in a Big Bash Final and tied the record of fastest century in the Big Bash League with Craig Simmons.

Season summaries

SeasonFinalsCoachCaptainMost RunsMost WicketsRefs
2ndSF–
4–46thDNQAllister de WinterTim Paine – 260Ben Laughlin – 14*–
3–44thRUDamien WrightGeorge BaileyBen Dunk – 395*Ben Laughlin – 14–
3–55thDNQDamien WrightGeorge BaileyBen Dunk – 175Cameron Boyce – 10–
3–57thDNQDamien WrightTim PaineGeorge Bailey – 240Cameron Boyce – 11Dan Christian
3–57thDNQDamien WrightTim PaineDan Christian – 9Stuart Broad
5–54thRUGary KirstenGeorge BaileyD'Arcy Short – 572*Jofra Archer – 16D'Arcy Short
1st*SFAdam GriffithMatthew WadeD'Arcy Short – 572*Jofra Archer – 18D'Arcy Short
6–74thEFAdam GriffithD'Arcy Short – 357Scott Boland – 15D'Arcy Short
7–76thDNQAdam GriffithBen McDermott – 402Nathan Ellis – 20Scott Boland
7–75thEFAdam GriffithMatthew WadeTom Rogers – 20Ben McDermott
6–86thDNQJeff VaughanMatthew WadeTim David – 354Riley Meredith – 21Nathan Ellis
4–65thDNQJeff VaughanNathan EllisBen McDermott – 261Nathan Ellis – 12Chris Jordan
7–2*1st*CJeff VaughanNathan EllisMitchell Owen – 452*Riley Meredith – 16Mitchell Owen

Captaincy records

There have been 13 captains in the Hurricanes' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
CaptainSpanWonLostTied
Xavier Doherty2011–128530062.5
George Bailey2012–182914140150
Tim Paine2013–173012180040
Matthew Wade2018–235224270147.06
Ben McDermott2019–257430057.14
Peter Handscomb2020–2213760053.85
Nathan Ellis2022–25231480163.64

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Current squad

The squad of the Hobart Hurricanes for the 2025–26 Big Bash League season as of 21 November 2025.
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Players

Australian representatives

The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Hurricanes after making their debut in the national men's team :

Overseas marquees

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Honours

Statistics and Awards

Team Stats

Win–loss record:
Big Bash League:
OppositionWonLostTied
Adelaide Strikers2510140141.67
Brisbane Heat2414100058.33
Melbourne Renegades211290057.14
Melbourne Stars228140036.36
Perth Scorchers218130038.1
Sydney Sixers201090152.63
Sydney Thunder231480163.64
Total15777770350

Champions League Twenty20:
OppositionWonLostTied
Barbados Tridents11000100
Cape Cobras11000100
Kolkata Knight Riders101000
Northern Knights11000100
Kings XI Punjab101000
Total5320060
Highest score in an innings: 4/229 vs Adelaide Strikers, 5 January 2023Highest successful chase: 8/223 vs Melbourne Renegades, 12 January 2017Lowest successful defence: 9/120 vs Brisbane Heat, 25 January 2023Largest victory:
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Individual stats

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Individual awards

Player of the Match:

Team song

The Hurricanes were the first BBL franchise to have their own team song, the lyrics of which were written by Tim Paine performed to the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home. The team also uses the song Rock You Like a Hurricane to lead the team onto the field, and Hurricane by Australian band Faker, the anthem for team mascot Captain Hurricane.