Key changes, they are a comin’ to WBBL
EVEN though the WNCL season has only just begun, the latest WBBL campaign is also just around the corner, with teams finalising their lists and fans keen for the competition to get underway on October 13.
Cricket Australia has today announced a few new rule changes that will be brought into the WBBL this season, including the introduction of DRS and the introduction of the Power Surge.
DRS is being brought into all BBL games, but only 24 WBBL games – the ones broadcasted on both Fox and Seven, including finals. The remaining broadcasts will not support DRS technology.
The Power Surge has been in the BBL competition for a few years now, but is now being introduced into the WBBL too.
It is similar to the power play at the beginning of the innings, but is called by the batting team between the 11th and 20th overs. For two overs, only two fielders are allowed outside the inner circle.
WBBL08 gets underway on October 13, when the Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers battle it out in Mackay. With the competition only a matter of weeks away, teams are busy finalising their lists for the upcoming season, with not too many list spots left to fill across the competition.
Below is what each team’s squad currently looks like, with only just over two weeks left until the first game.
WBBL08 SQUADS
As of September 29, 2022
Adelaide Strikers: Darcie Brown, Tahlia McGrath, Megan Schutt, Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), Deandra Dottin (West Indies), Jemma Barsby, Tegan McPharlin, Annie O’Neil, Bridget Patterson, Maddie Penna, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Ella Wilson, Meagan Dixon (1 spot left to fill)
Brisbane Heat: Jess Jonassen, Amelia Kerr (NZ), Pooja Vastrakar (India), Danni Wyatt (England), Zoe Cooke, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Mikayla Hinkley, Ellie Johnston, Charli Knott, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Courtney Sippell, Georgia Voll
Hobart Hurricanes: Elyse Vllani, Nicola Carey, Lizelle Lee (South Africa), Mignon du Preez (South Africa), Issy Wong (England), Maisy Gibson, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Emma Manix-Geeves, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Naomi Stalenberg, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman (1 spot left to fill)
Melbourne Renegades: Sophie Molineux, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Harmanpreet Kaur (India), Shabnim Ismail (South Africa), Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Ellen Falconer, Ella Hayward, Carly Leeson, Rhiann O’Donnell, Georgia Prestwidge, Courtney Webb (1 spot left to fill)
Melbourne Stars: Alice Capsey (England), Lucy Cripps, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Hasrat Gill, Olivia Henry, Rhys McKenna, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid, Jemimah Rodrigues (India), Annabel Sutherland, Lauren Winfield-Hill (England) (1 spot left to fill)
Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine (NZ), Maddy Green (NZ), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Alana King, Beth Mooney, Mathilda Carmichael, Piepa Cleary, Holly Ferling, Lilly Mills, Chloe Piparo, Taneale Peschel, Amy Edgar, Maddy Darke, Georgia Wyllie, Charis Bekker
Sydney Sixers: Ellyse Perry, Jade Allen, Suzie Bates (NZ), Nicole Bolton, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Stella Campbell, Lauren Cheatle, Sophie Ecclestone (England), Ash Gardner, Ange Genford, Alyssa Healy, Kate Peterson (2 spots left to fill)
Sydney Thunder: Rachael Haynes, Samantha Bates, Tammy Beaumont (England), Hannah Darlington, Jess Davidson, Corinne Hall, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Olivia Porter, Lauren Smith, Tahlia Wilson (3 spots left to fill)
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