2017–18 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Coach | Joanne Broadbent | ||
Captain(s) | Alex Blackwell | ||
Home ground | North Sydney Oval | ||
League | WBBL | ||
Record | 10–4 (2nd) | ||
Finals | Semi-finalists | ||
Leading Run Scorer | Rachael Haynes – 426 | ||
Leading Wicket Taker | Carey, Farrell – 17 | ||
Player of the Season | Rachael Haynes | ||
|
The 2017–18 Sydney Thunder Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Joanne Broadbent and captained by Alex Blackwell, the Thunder finished the regular season of WBBL|03 in second place. They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament via a 27-run semi-final loss to the Perth Scorchers at Optus Stadium.
Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017). [1]
Personnel changes for ahead of the season included: [2] [3] [4]
Changes made during the season included the signing of England marquee Fran Wilson as a replacement player. [5]
The table below lists the Sixers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season. [6]
No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batters | |||||||||||||
2 | Alex Blackwell | 31 August 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 338 | 95.48 | – | – | 4 | – | Captain, Australian marquee | |
15 | Rachael Haynes | 26 December 1986 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 15 | 426 | 120.67 | – | – | 4 | – | ||
45 | Harmanpreet Kaur | 8 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 9 | 107 | 95.53 | 3 | 7.00 | 5 | – | Overseas marquee | |
10 | Naomi Stalenberg | 18 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 227 | 112.37 | 0 | 14.00 | 9 | – | ||
35 | Fran Wilson | 7 November 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 6 | 50 | 125.00 | – | – | 1 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) | |
All-rounders | |||||||||||||
5 | Nicola Carey | 10 September 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 149 | 126.27 | 17 | 6.70 | 6 | – | ||
25 | Hannah Darlington | 25 January 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Sterre Kalis | 30 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Associate rookie | ||
24 | Stafanie Taylor | 11 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 168 | 84.00 | 15 | 6.21 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee | |
Wicket-keepers | |||||||||||||
3 | Rachel Priest | 13 July 1985 | Right-handed | – | 15 | 264 | 118.91 | – | – | 4 | 7 | Overseas marquee | |
Hannah Trethewy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
Bowlers | |||||||||||||
34 | Samantha Bates | 7 August 1992 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 14 | 7 | 140.00 | 16 | 5.87 | 3 | – | ||
88 | Rene Farrell | 13 January 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 15 | 61 | 141.86 | 17 | 6.03 | 4 | – | Australian marquee | |
13 | Maisy Gibson | 14 September 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 15 | 4 | 50.00 | 9 | 6.59 | 2 | – | ||
54 | Lisa Griffith | 28 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 6 | 2 | 33.33 | 0 | 10.02 | 3 | – | ||
8 | Rachel Trenaman | 18 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
47 | Belinda Vakarewa | 22 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 11 | – | – | 11 | 5.68 | 3 | – |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.890 |
2 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.684 |
3 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.266 |
4 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.250 |
5 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.147 |
6 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.092 |
7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.634 |
8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −1.733 |
All times are local time
Sydney Thunder
6/200 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
6/189 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
6/142 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
4/146 (18.4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
8/114 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
2/115 (14.3 overs) |
Melbourne Stars
4/132 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
1/135 (15.1 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
8/112 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
3/116 (16.2 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes
97 (19.4 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
2/99 (15 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
6/145 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
6/144 (20 overs) |
The Scorchers were well poised to chase down their target of 146 until a catch on the boundary by Thunder fielder Lisa Griffith dismissed Nicole Bolton for 71 in the 18th over, leaving the hosts needing 20 runs from the final 14 deliveries. On the last ball of the match, Scorchers batter Mathilda Carmichael was run out by a metre while attempting a game-tying run, therefore securing victory for the Thunder by the narrowest of margins.
Sydney Thunder
4/134 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
2/136 (18.1 overs) |
Sydney Sixers
113 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
6/114 (19 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
4/148 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
111 (19.2 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers
5/114 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
4/114 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades
68 (15.5 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
6/69 (16 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
5/145 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
4/146 (18 overs) |
Sydney Thunder
8/117 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
115 (17.4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers
2/148 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
8/121 (20 overs) |