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{{Infobox Twenty20 club season
| club                 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]
| season               = 2012–13
| imagesize            = 
| caption              = 
| president            = [[James Brayshaw]]
| coach                = [[Simon Helmot]]
| captain              = [[Aaron Finch]]
| home ground          = [[Docklands Stadium|Etihad Stadium]]
| preseason comp       = 
| preseason result     = 
| regularseason comp   = [[2012–13 Big Bash League season|BBL Season]]
| regularseason result = 1st
| finals series        = [[2012–13 Big Bash League season#Knockout stage|BBL Finals]]
| finals result        = Semi-final
| leading runscorer    = [[Aaron Finch]] (332)
| leading wicket taker = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (11)
| player of the season =
| highest attendance   = 23,589
| lowest attendance    = 5,029
| average attendance   = 13,406
| club membership      =
| prevseason           = [[2011–12 Melbourne Renegades season|2011–12]]
| nextseason           = [[2013–14 Melbourne Renegades season|2013–14]]
}}

The '''2012–13 Melbourne Renegades season''' was the second in [[Melbourne Renegades|the club]]'s history. Coached by [[Simon Helmot]] and captained by [[Aaron Finch]], they competed in the [[Big Bash League|BBL]]'s [[2012–13 Big Bash League season|2012–13 season]].

==Summary==
The [[2012–13 Big Bash League season]] saw the Renegades release several star players including the previous seasons captain, Andrew McDonald. However the recruitment of consistent players such as [[Ben Rohrer]] and [[Peter Nevill]] and cricket legend [[Muttiah Muralitharan]], saw the season being the Renegades most successful season to date, finishing on top of the ladder, only losing to the [[Perth Scorchers]] in the regular season. Aaron Finch also became the first Renegades player to score a century after scoring 111 from 65 balls against the [[Melbourne Stars]]. Finch also won The Renegades were knocked out by the [[Brisbane Heat]] in the semi-finals, losing by 15 runs.

==Fixtures==

===Regular season===
{{main|2012–13 Big Bash League season}}
{{Limited overs matches| bg=#CCFFCC | date = {{anchor|match1}} 7 December | daynight = yes | time = 19:00 | team2 = [[Melbourne Renegades]] (H) | team1 = [[Melbourne Stars]]
| score2 = 2/168 (18.2 overs)
| score1 = 5/167 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aaron Finch]] 111[[Not out|*]] (65)
| wickets2 = [[Jackson Bird]] 1/29 (4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Luke Wright (cricketer)|Luke Wright]] 53 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Aaron O'Brien]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Docklands Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]<br />Attendance: 23,589
| toss = Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Aaron Finch]] (Melbourne Renegades)
| umpires = [[Simon Fry]] & [[Paul Reiffel]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571232.html Scorecard]
| result = Melbourne Renegades won by 8 wickets
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | bg=#CCFFCC | date = {{anchor|match7}} 14 December | daynight = yes | time = 19:00 | team1 = (H) [[Sydney Thunder]] | team2 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]
| score1 = 7/116 (20 overs)
| score2 = 5/117 (18.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chris Tremain (cricketer)|Chris Tremain]] 37* (23)
| wickets1 = [[Aaron O'Brien]] 3/15 (3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aaron Finch]] 31 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Azhar Mahmood]] 2/18 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Stadium Australia]], [[Sydney]]<br />Attendance: 7,413
| toss = Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Aaron O'Brien]] (Melbourne Renegades)
| umpires = [[Ashley Barrow]] & [[Tony Ward (cricket umpire)|Tony Ward]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571238.html Scorecard]
| result = Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | bg=#CCFFCC | date = {{anchor|match11}} 19 December | daynight = yes | time = 19:00 | team2 = [[Melbourne Renegades]] (H) | team1 = [[Hobart Hurricanes]]
| score1 = 9/102 (20 overs)
| score2 = 3/103 (13.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ricky Ponting]] 25 (25)
| wickets1 = [[Nathan Rimmington]] 3/18 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aaron Finch]] 46[[Not out|*]] (40)
| wickets2 = [[Xavier Doherty]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Docklands Stadium]], [[Melbourne]] <br />Attendance: 7,951
| toss = Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Marlon Samuels]] (Melbourne Renegades)
| umpires = [[Sam Nogajski]] & [[John Ward (umpire)|John Ward]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571242.html Scorecard]
| result = Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | bg=#CCFFCC | date = {{anchor|match14}} 22 December | daynight = yes | time = 19:00 | team2 = [[Melbourne Renegades]] (H) | team1 = [[Brisbane Heat]]
| score1 = 7/133 (20 overs)
| score2 = 4/137 (19.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Thisara Perera]] 38 (24)
| wickets1 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 2/22 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aaron Finch]] 33 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Ben Cutting]] 2/12 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Docklands Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]<br />Attendance: 7,023
| toss = Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Ben Cutting]] (Brisbane Heat)
| umpires = [[Gerard Abood]] & [[Bruce Oxenford]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571245.html Scorecard]
| notes = 
| result = Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | bg=#FFCCCC | date = {{anchor|match20}} 29 December | daynight = yes | time = 18:00 | team1 = (H) [[Perth Scorchers]] | team2 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]
| score1 = 3/187 (20 overs)
| score2 = 136 (19.1 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shaun Marsh]] 85 (52)
| wickets1 = [[Will Sheridan]] 1/22 (3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ben Rohrer]] 52 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Alfonso Thomas]] 4/8 (3 overs)
| venue = [[Western Australia Cricket Association Ground]], [[Perth]]<br />Attendance: 14,000<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/cricket/canberran-bags-classy-finch-20121230-2c1th.html | title=Canberran bags classy Finch | date=30 December 2012 }}</ref>
| toss = Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Shaun Marsh]] (Perth Scorchers)
| umpires = [[Geoff Joshua]] & [[Mick Martell]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571251.html Scorecard]
| notes = Twenty20 debut: [[Jason Behrendorff]] (Perth Scorchers)
| result = Perth Scorchers won by 51 runs
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | bg=#CCFFCC | date = {{anchor|match23}} 2 January | daynight = yes | time = 19:00 | team1 = (H) [[Melbourne Renegades]] | team2 = [[Adelaide Strikers]]
| score1 = 6/155 (20 overs)
| score2 = 107 (18.3 overs)
| runs1 = [[Tom Cooper (cricketer)|Tom Cooper]] 59 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Brad Young (cricketer)|Brad Young]] 2/37 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Johan Botha (cricketer)|Johan Botha]] 31 (31)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 3/18 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Docklands Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]<br />Attendance: 14,174
| toss = Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
| motm = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] (Melbourne Renegades)
| umpires = [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] and [[Sam Nogajski]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571254.html Scorecard]
| notes = 
| result = Melbourne Renegades won by 48 runs
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | bg=#CCFFCC | date = {{anchor|match27}} 6 January | daynight = yes | time = 19:00 | team1 = (H) [[Melbourne Stars]] | team2 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]
| score1 = 9/146 (20 overs)
| score2 = 1/147 (18.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Luke Wright]] 29 (22)
| wickets1 = [[Will Sheridan (cricketer)|Will Sheridan]] 3/36 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Aaron Finch]] 67[[Not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Warne]] 1/24 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Melbourne]]<br />Attendance: 46,581
| toss = Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Aaron Finch]] (Melbourne Renegades)
| umpires = [[Sam Nogajski]] & [[Simon Fry]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571258.html Scorecard]
| notes =  
| result = Melbourne Renegades won by 9 wickets
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | bg=#CCFFCC | date = {{anchor|match30}} 9 January | daynight = yes | time = 19:00 | team2 = [[Sydney Sixers]] (H) | team1 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]
| score2 = 149 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Stephen O'Keefe]] 41 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Nathan Rimmington]] 3/27 (4 overs)
| score1 = 5/178 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Alex Hales]] 89 (52)
| wickets1 = [[Moisés Henriques]] 1/9 (1 over)
| venue = [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]<br />Attendance: 17,801
| toss = Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
| motm = [[Alex Hales]] (Melbourne Renegades)
| umpires = [[Gerard Abood]] & [[Ashley Barrow]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571261.html Scorecard]
| notes = Twenty20 debut: [[Fawad Ahmed]] (Melbourne Renegades)
| result = Melbourne Renegades won by 29 runs
}}

===Knockout stage===
{{main|2012–13 Big Bash League season#Knockout stage}}
{{Limited overs matches | bg=#FFCCCC | date = {{anchor|match33}} 15 January | daynight = yes | time = 19:00 | team1 = [[Melbourne Renegades]] | team2 = [[Brisbane Heat]]
| score2 = 3/183 (20 overs)
| score1 = 9/168 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Luke Pomersbach]] 112[[Not out|*]] (70)
| wickets2 = [[Aaron Finch]] 1/23 (2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ben Rohrer]] 42 (22)
| wickets1 = [[Ben Cutting]] 3/24 (4 overs)
| venue = [[Docklands Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]<br />Attendance: 16,285
| toss = [[Brisbane Heat]] won the toss and elected to bat.
| motm = [[Luke Pomersbach]] (Brisbane Heat)
| umpires = [[John Ward (umpire)|John Ward]] & [[Paul Wilson (cricketer)|Paul Wilson]] 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/571264.html Scorecard]
| result = Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs
}}

==Ladder==
{{2012–13 Big Bash League table|team=MR}}

===Ladder progress===
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|header=Round
|label1= Ground
| res1=H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A
|label2= Result
| res2=W/enwiki/w/W/enwiki/w/L/enwiki/w/W/W
|label3= Position
| res3=1/1/1/1/2/1/1/1
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|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Lose
|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_18-=red1

|source=[[#Competitive|Competitive Matches]]

|date=October 2012
}}

==Squad information==
The current squad of the Melbourne Renegades for the [[2012–13 Big Bash League season]].

{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!style="background:red; color:white" align=center| {{Tooltip|S/N|Shirt number}}
!style="background:red; color:white" align=right| Name
!style="background:red; color:white" align=right| Nationality
!style="background:red; color:white" align=right| Date of birth (age)
!style="background:red; color:white" align=right| Batting style
!style="background:red; color:white" align=right| Bowling style
!style="background:red; color:white" align=right| Notes
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Batsmen
|-
| || [[Meyrick Buchanan]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1993|09|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off break]] || 
|-
| ||  [[Tom Cooper (cricketer)|Tom Cooper]] || {{cr|NED}} || {{birth date and age|1986|11|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off break]] || Non-visa Dutch international
|-
| || [[Alex Doolan]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1985|11|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || 
|-
| || [[Aaron Finch]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1986|11|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
| || [[Alex Hales]] || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1989|1|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || Visa contract, injury replacement player for [[Marlon Samuels]]
|-
| || [[Daniel Harris (cricketer)|Daniel Harris]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1979|12|31|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || 
|-
| || [[Michael Hill (cricketer, born 1988)|Michael Hill]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1988|09|29|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || 
|-
| || [[Ben Rohrer]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1981|03|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || style="text-align:center"|– || Vice captain
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| All-rounders
|-
| || [[Faf du Plessis]] || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age|1984|07|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[leg break]] || Visa contract
|-
| || [[Aaron O'Brien]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1981|10|02|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || 
|-
| || [[Marlon Samuels]] || {{cr|West Indies}} || {{birth date and age|1981|2|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off break]] || Visa contract, replacement player for [[Faf du Plessis]]
|-
| || [[Will Sheridan (cricketer)|Will Sheridan]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1987|5|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left arm [[fast bowling|fast medium]] || 
|-

! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Wicket-keepers
|-
| || [[Peter Nevill]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1985|10|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || style="text-align:center"|– || 
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Pace bowlers
|-
| || [[Brendan Drew]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1983|12|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast bowling|fast medium]] ||
|-
| || [[Jake Haberfield]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1986|06|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast bowling|fast medium]] ||
|-
| || [[Jayde Herrick]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1985|01|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast bowling|fast medium]] ||
|-
| || [[Darren Pattinson]] || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age|1979|08|02|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast bowling|fast medium]] ||Non-visa English international
|-
| || [[Nathan Rimmington]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1982|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[fast bowling|fast medium]] || 
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=right| Spin bowlers
|-
| || [[Fawad Ahmed]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1979|03|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
| || [[James Muirhead (cricketer)|James Muirhead]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age|1993|07|30|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[leg break]] ||
|-
| || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || {{cr|SRI}} || {{birth date and age|1972|04|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off break]] || Visa contract
|-
|}

==Season statistics==

===Home attendance===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
!style="background:red; color:white" align=right| Game
!style="background:red; color:white" align=right;" class="unsortable"| Opponent
!style="background:red; color:white" align=right| Attendance
|-
|1 || [[Melbourne Stars]] || 23,589
|-
|3 || [[Hobart Hurricanes]] || 7,951
|-
|4 || [[Brisbane Heat]] || 5,029
|-
|6 || [[Adelaide Strikers]] || 14,174
|-
|SF1 || [[Brisbane Heat]] ||16,285
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="2"|'''Total Attendance'''
| '''67,028'''
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="2"|''Average Attendance''
| ''13,406''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.melbournerenegades.com.au/ Official website of the Melbourne Renegades]
* [http://www.bigbash.com.au/ Official website of the Big Bash League]

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