2011–12 Big Bash League season
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The 2011–12 Big Bash League season or BBL|01 was the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament replaced the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, which ran each season from 2005–06 to 2010–11.
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Dates | 16 December 2011 (2011-12-16) – 28 January 2012 (2012-01-28) |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Host(s) | Australia |
Champions | Sydney Sixers (1st title) |
Runners-up | Perth Scorchers |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 31 |
Attendance | 544,920 (17,578 per match) |
Player of the series | David Hussey (Melbourne Stars) |
Most runs | Travis Birt (Hobart Hurricanes) (309) |
Most wickets | Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Hobart Hurricanes) (15) |
Official website | www |
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The tournament was won by the Sydney Sixers, which defeated the Perth Scorchers in the final at the WACA Ground on 28 January 2012. David Hussey of the Melbourne Stars was named the player of the tournament, having scored 243 runs and taken eight wickets in eight matches.