IN our weekly wrap-up of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), let us catch up on all that happened in the WBBL in the past week, as the round robin portion of the season came to an end and the finalists were decided.
Brisbane Heat (6/114) defeated Adelaide Strikers (10/115) by DLS
Top Heat performers: Amelia Kerr (32 runs and three wickets), Nicola Hancock (two wickets)
Top Strikers performers: Megan Schutt (three wickets), Deandra Dottin (two wickets), Laura Wolvaardt (45 runs)
Melbourne Stars (6/132) defeated Hobart Hurricanes (8/130)
Top Stars performers: Alice Capsey (80 not out), Annabel Sutherland (three wickets), Sasha Moloney (two wickets)
Top Hurricanes performers: Molly Strano (three wickets), Nicola Carey (two wickets)
Melbourne Renegades (2/98) defeated Sydney Thunder (10/95)
Top Renegades performers: Hayley Matthews (46 not out and a wicket), Georgia Prestwidge (three wickets), Ella Hayward (two wickets), Sarah Coyte (two wickets)
Hobart Hurricanes (7/152) defeated Melbourne Stars (6/114)
Top Hurricanes performers: Hayley Jensen (two wickets), Mignon du Preez (50 not out)
Top Stars performers: Annabel Sutherland (two wickets)
Sydney Sixers (5/164) defeated Brisbane Heat (5/163)
Top Sixers performers: Erin Burns (51 not out), Sophie Ecclestone (47 not out), Suzie Bates (41 runs), Kate Peterson (four wickets)
Top Heat performers: Jess Jonassen (38 not out)
Adelaide Strikers (2/155) defeated Hobart Hurricanes (10/154)
Top Strikers performers: Tahlia McGrath (93 not out), Jemma Barsby (three wickets), Amanda-Jade Wellington (two wickets)
Top Hurricanes performers: Mignon du Preez (75 runs)
Sydney Sixers (6/178) defeated Sydney Thunder (7/160)
Top Sixers performers: Kate Peterson (three wickets), Sophie Ecclestone (two wickets), Ellyse Perry (45 runs), Ash Gardner (85 runs)
Top Thunder performers: Tammy Beaumont (51 runs), Samantha Bates (three wickets)
Melbourne Stars (8/179) defeated Perth Scorchers (7/173)
Top Stars performers: Lauren Winfield-Hill (36 runs), Alice Capsey (three wickets)
Top Scorchers performers: Amy Edgar (three wickets), Marizanne Kapp (two wickets), Piepa Cleary (two wickets)
Melbourne Renegades (4/58) defeated Perth Scorchers (2/46) by DLS
Top Scorchers performers: Lilly Mills (three wickets)
Top Renegades performers: Erica Kershaw (34 not out)
Sydney Sixers (2/157) defeated Hobart Hurricanes (10/156)
Top Sixers performers: Ellyse Perry (56 not out and two wickets), Ash Gardner (45 not out), Kate Peterson (three wickets), Sophie Ecclestone (two wickets)
Top Hurricanes performers: Mignon du Preez (38 runs)
Brisbane Heat (5/104) versus Melbourne Stars (1/49) – No Result
Adelaide Strikers (4/144) defeated Sydney Thunder (10/118)
Top Strikers performers: Laura Wolvaardt (75 not out), Megan Schutt (six wickets), Deandra Dottin (two wickets)
Top Thunder performers: Hannah Darlington (two wickets), Tammy Beaumont (37 runs)
WBBL08 FINALS
Eliminator – Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes – 23rd November
Challenger – Adelaide Strikers vs winner of Eliminator – 24th November
Final – Sydney Sixers vs winner of Challenger – 26th November
WBBL TEAM OF THE TOURNAMENT
- Beth Mooney
- Georgia Redmayne (WK)
- Alyssa Healy
- Ash Gardner
- Annabel Sutherland
- Erin Burns
- Amelia Kerr
- Jess Jonassen (C)
- Amanda-Jade Wellington
- Nicola Hancock
- Megan Schutt
- Molly Strano
Adelaide holds nerve to Strike out Heat and go back to back in WBBL
ADELAIDE Strikers are back-to-back WBBL champions, after downing the Brisbane Heat by three runs in an entertaining decider tonight. After only putting a small total on the board, a strong bowling performance from the Strikers helped them claim a second title in as many seasons. The Strikers batted first, and after making an okay start […]
PREVIEW | WBBL09 Final
TONIGHT is the big one. The WBBL09 Final. After an enthralling season, only two teams are left standing – the Adelaide Strikers and the Brisbane Heat. Their uniforms may both be shades of blue, but no one is sure to be left feeling blue by the final they are sure to give fans tonight. These […]
Brisbane continues hot form to move into WBBL decider
BRISBANE Heat have continued their slaying mission through the WBBL09 finals series, defeating the Perth Scorchers by 67 runs to make the WBBL09 Final. The Heat batted first and made an impressive 5/197, before restricting their hosts to only 8/130. Much like in the Eliminator the night prior, the Heat got off to a quick […]
Brisbane’s Heat silences Sydney Thunder’s season
BRISBANE Heat have survived the WBBL09 Eliminator and move on to tonight’s Challenger after they defeated the Sydney Thunder by 44 runs last night. Brisbane batted first and made a very competitive 8/169, before it restricted the Thunder to only 9/125. Much of the Heat’s total and drive came from the opening partnership, where Grace […]
PREVIEW | WBBL09 Finals
AFTER an exciting home and away portion of the WBBL season, the teams left in the running has halved and it is time for the finals. Four teams, three matches, to determine one overall champion. That is all that stands between now and the end of the season. The four teams left are the Adelaide […]
Regular season ends, finalists set in WBBL
THE regular season of the WBBL09 campaign came to an end yesterday, as the finalists were confirmed and attention shifts to finals this week. Adelaide Strikers up for finals with thumping win Adelaide Strikers finished their regular season with a thumping win, defeating the Hobart Hurricanes by 77 runs. After posting 3/164, the Strikers then […]
Melbourne remains green after anti-climatic Derby end
IT TOOK a reliance on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method to get the job done, but Melbourne Stars won a rain-delayed second WBBL09 Melbourne Derby yesterday. Although the Stars were defending a small total, two rain delays in the second innings proved to be in their favour as they went on to win by eight runs. […]
Post season positions starting to be secured in WBBL
YESTERDAY’s double header of action in the WBBL helped set a few things in place, including who would host the Grand Final and another team’s place in the finals. Heat book place in finals The Brisbane Heat will be playing finals again after they defeated Sydney Thunder by 22 runs in the first match of […]
Hurricanes hammer Renegades in huge win
THE Hobart Hurricanes pulled off a big win in the WBBL last night, smashing the Melbourne Renegades to the tune of 93 runs. The Hurricanes posted 3/212 from their 20 overs, before bowling the Renegades out for a mere 119. After a bit of a wobble a quarter of the way through their innings, the […]
