Melbourne Vs Richmond
MELBOURNE STARS WBBL|04 V JANUARY 1, 2019 MELBOURNE RENEGADES FACT SHEET LIBRARY Path to the Australian Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) Women’s T20 interstate cricket dates back to December 2006 when Cricket Victoria arranged a match between Victoria and New South Wales at the Punt Road Oval, Richmond, which Victoria won. From the 2007/08 season onwards, various women’s T20 tournaments have been held featuring combinations of states and the ACT. The Australian Women’s T20 Cup began in the 2009/10 season and continued to the end of 2014/15. At that time the seven teams from the states and the ACT played each other twice leading up to a final. Establishment of the WBBL In July 2015, Cricket Australia announced the establishment of the Australian Women’s Big Bash League, to be known as the WBBL, beginning in season 2015/16. The tournament is currently contested by eight teams across the six states, aligned with the eight sides in the men’s T20 Big Bash League (BBL). There are two teams in Sydney and Melbourne and one each in the other state capitals. WBBL|04 runs from December 1, 2018 until January 26, 2019. The fixture comprises 59 matches - 56 qualifying matches played at major centres around Australia with teams playing each other twice, followed by both semi-finals on January 19 to be played at the same location and hosted by the top-ranked team, with the final to be played on Australia Day. Today’s Match Squads Melbourne Stars Kristen Beams (Capt), Makinley Blows, Elly Donald, Mignon Du Preez (South Africa), Georgia Elwiss (England), Nicole Faltum, Holly Ferling, Nicola Hancock, Alana King, Lizelle Lee (South Africa), Katie Mack, Erin Osborne (VCapt), Chloe Rafferty, Angela Reakes, Annabel Sutherland.
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