WBBL1 FINAL SYDNEY SIXERS JANUARY 24, 2016 V FACT SHEET SYDNEY THUNDER LIBRARY The establishment of the Australian Women’s Big Bash League 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 being contested by eight teams across the six states aligned with the eight sides in the men’s T20 Big Bash league. There are, as a result, two teams in Sydney and Melbourne and one each in the other state capitals. The WBBL fixture list comprises 56 first round matches played at major centres around Australia with teams playing each other twice followed by semi-finals and a final. Final WBBL Table for 2015/16 Team M W L N/R A Pts NetRR Sydney Thunder 14 9 5 0 0 18 0.358 Hobart Hurricanes 14 8 6 0 0 16 0.190 Sydney Sixers 14 8 6 0 0 16 -0.070 Perth Scorchers 14 7 7 0 0 14 0.166 Melbourne Stars 14 7 7 0 0 14 0.034 Brisbane Heat 14 7 7 0 0 14 -0.094 Adelaide Strikers 14 6 8 0 0 12 -0.131 Melbourne Renegades 14 4 10 0 0 8 -0.463 *Table at completion of the home & away season 17/01/2016 WBBL Home and Away Round results Visitor team → Strikers Heat Hurricanes Renegades Stars Scorchers Sixers Thunder Home team ↓ Adelaide Strikers Strikers Hurricanes Strikers Stars Strikers Sixers Strikers 6 runs 9 wickets Super Over 19 runs 35 runs 23 runs 6 wickets Heat Heat Renegades Stars Heat Heat Heat Brisbane Heat 8 wickets 6 wickets 7 wickets 20 runs 5 wickets 35 runs 14 runs Sixers Hurricanes Hurricanes Hurricanes Hurricanes Hurricanes Thunder Hobart Hurricanes 25 runs 2 runs 33 runs 4 runs 6 wickets 1 run 26 runs (D/L) Melbourne Renegades Heat Hurricanes Stars Scorchers Sixers Renegades Renegades 15 runs 27 runs 35 runs 8 runs 9 wickets 25 runs 36 runs Strikers Stars Hurricanes Renegades Scorchers Stars Stars Melbourne Stars 50 runs 10 runs 30 runs 5 wickets 6 wickets 9 wickets 14 runs (D/L) Strikers Scorchers Scorchers Scorchers Scorchers Scorchers Thunder Perth Scorchers 6 wickets 2 runs 4 wickets 9 wickets 8 wickets 9 wickets 22 runs Sixers Heat Sixers Sixers Stars Sixers Sixers Sydney Sixers 36 runs 9 wickets 2 wickets 8 wickets 7 wickets 5 wickets 21 runs Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Thunder Sydney Thunder 18 runs 5 wickets 8 runs 6 wickets 6 runs 8 wickets 9 wickets Today’s Final Match Squads SYDNEY SIXERS WBBL SQUAD Coach: Ben Sawyer. Ellyse Perry (C), Sarah Aley, Rhiannon Dick, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Jodie Hicks, Sara Hungerford, Marizanne Kapp, Emily Leys, Sara McGlashan, Laura Marsh, Ange Reakes, Lauren Smith, Lisa Sthalekar and Kara Sutherland. SYDNEY THUNDER WBBL SQUAD Coach: Jo Broadbent Alex Blackwell (C), Charlotte Anneveld, Sam Bates, Nicola Carey, Lauren Cheatle, Stefanie Daffara, Rene Farrell, Maisy Gibson, Rachael Haynes, Mikayla Hinkley, Claire Koski, Erin Osborne, Naomi Stalenberg, Stafanie Taylor, Belinda Vakarewa Australian Women’s Domestic Twenty20 (T20) – A Brief History Victoria Spirit (4/135) defeated the New South Wales Breakers (6/118) by 17 runs in an unofficial women’s domestic T20 match which was organised by Cricket Victoria at the Richmond Cricket Ground on December 20, 2006. Victoria batted first with player-of-the-match Catherine Fitzpatrick top scoring with 42 runs off 30 balls (1 six, 4 fours). She was supported by Sarah Edwards 37 (32 balls, 1 four) and Rachael Haynes 25 (31 balls, 3 fours). In reply for NSW Lisa Sthalekar top scored with 36 (26 balls, 6 fours) supported by Kate Blackwell 30 (22 balls, 4 fours). Vic Spirit’s Clea Smith was the only multiple wicket taker of the match with figures of 2/19 off four overs. Although she went wicketless Vic Spirit’s Catherine Fitzpatrick, was the most economical bowler of the match conceding only 14 runs from her four overs. It was the tight bowling by the Victorians that contained the New South Wales batters and won the match. In November 2007 a series of five matches were played as part of a women’s interstate T20 tournament. Each state played two matches but no final was programmed. The participating teams were New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. In the 2008/09 season the women’s domestic T20 competition was expanded with two tournaments being staged. The Women’s Interstate T20 tournament consisted of a series of five matches played by the same states that had played the previous season. Each state played two matches but there was no final. The second tournament was the Cricket Australia Women’s Cup. This was the first extended Australian women’s T20 tournament and was contested by Queensland 2nd XI, New South Wales 2nd XI, Victoria 2nd XI, South Australia 2nd XI, Western Australia 2nd XI and Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) (1st XIs). The tournament comprised 21 matches with the seven teams playing each other once. The cup was won by New South Wales and Victoria was runner-up. In 2009/10 one T20 tournament was played - the Australian Women’s T20 Cup. It commenced with seven first eleven teams from the six states and the ACT competing in 21 matches with all teams playing each other once. At the end of the round-robin series New South Wales and Victoria had each won five matches but the former had a superior run rate. However in the final Victoria defeated New South Wales to win the Cup. From 2010/11 onwards the same seven teams have contested the tournament but the programme was extended to 42 matches with all teams playing each other twice. In 2013/14 semi-finals were added to the programme but were deleted for the 2014/15 season. Final placings from 2009/10 onwards are shown below. Season Winner Runner Up Location 2009/10 Victoria New South Wales Adelaide Oval 2010/11 Victoria New South Wales Adelaide Oval 2011/12 Victoria New South Wales Docklands Stadium, Melb. 2012/13 New South Wales Western Australia WACA Ground, Perth 2013/14 Queensland Australian Capital Territory WACA Ground, Perth 2014/15 New South Wales Victoria Manuka Oval, Canberra The Journey to the WBBL#1 Semi Finals 3rd Match: Sydney Thunder Women v Sydney Sixers Women at 34th Match: Hobart Hurricanes Women v Sydney Thunder Women Sydney - Dec 6, 2015 Sydney Sixers Women 101/9 (20/20 ov); at Hobart - Jan 2, 2016. Sydney Thunder Women 135/7 (20/20 Sydney Thunder Women 103/1 (13.2/20 ov). Sydney Thunder ov); Hobart Hurricanes Women 127/8 (20/20 ov). Sydney Women won by 9 wickets (with 40 balls remaining) Thunder Women won by 8 runs 6th Match: Perth Scorchers Women v Sydney Sixers Women at 37th Match: Hobart Hurricanes Women v Sydney Thunder Women Perth - Dec 12, 2015 Sydney Sixers Women 81 (18.4/20 ov); at Hobart - Jan 3, 2016. Sydney Thunder Women 121/5 (20/20 Perth Scorchers Women 82/1 (13.2/20 ov) Perth Scorchers ov); Hobart Hurricanes Women 95 (18.2/20 ov). Sydney Thunder Women won by 9 wickets (with 40 balls remaining) Women won by 26 runs 8th Match: Brisbane Heat Women v Sydney Sixers Women at Perth 40th Match: Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Sixers - Dec 12, 2015 Brisbane Heat Women 190/3 (20/20 ov); Sydney Women at Melbourne - Jan 8, 2016. Sydney Sixers Women Sixers Women 155/7 (20/20 ov) Brisbane Heat Women won by 164/5 (20/20 ov); Melbourne Renegades Women 139/8 (20/20 35 runs ov). Sydney Sixers Women won by 25 runs 10th Match: Sydney Sixers Women v Brisbane Heat Women at 41st Match: Sydney Sixers Women v Adelaide Strikers Women at Perth - Dec 13, 2015. Sydney Sixers Women 114/7 (20/20 ov); Melbourne - Jan 9, 2016. Sydney Sixers Women 156/4 (20/20 Brisbane Heat Women 115/1 (18/20 ov). Brisbane Heat Women ov); Adelaide Strikers Women 133 (20/20 ov). Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) Women won by 23 runs 14th Match: Sydney Thunder Women v Adelaide Strikers Women at 42nd Match: Melbourne Renegades Women v Sydney Thunder Brisbane - Dec 18, 2015. Sydney Thunder Women 121/5 (20/20 Women at Melbourne (Docklands) - Jan 9, 2016. Melbourne ov); Adelaide Strikers Women 103/9 (20/20 ov). Sydney Thunder Renegades Women 139/8 (20/20 ov); Sydney Thunder Women Women won by 18 runs 103 (19.4/20 ov) Melbourne Renegades Women won by 36 runs 15th Match: Melbourne Stars Women v Sydney Sixers Women at 43rd Match: Adelaide Strikers Women v Sydney Sixers Women at Sydney - Dec 18, 2015. Sydney Sixers Women 101/9 (20/20 ov); Melbourne - Jan 9, 2016 Sydney Sixers Women 146/6 (20/20 Melbourne Stars Women 104/1 (16.1/20 ov). Melbourne Stars ov); Adelaide Strikers Women 110/8 (20/20 ov). Sydney Sixers Women won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) Women won by 36 runs 17th Match: Sydney Thunder Women v Melbourne Renegades 44th Match: Sydney Sixers Women v Melbourne Renegades Women at Brisbane - Dec 19, 2015. Melbourne Renegades Women at Melbourne - Jan 10, 2016. Melbourne Renegades Women 128/9 (20/20 ov); Sydney Thunder Women 130/4 Women 128/6 (20/20 ov); Sydney Sixers Women 129/2 (14.3/20 (19.3/20 ov). Sydney Thunder Women won by 6 wickets (with 3 ov). Sydney Sixers Women won by 8 wickets (with 33 balls balls remaining) remaining) 18th Match: Sydney Sixers Women v Melbourne Stars Women at 46th Match: Melbourne Stars Women v Sydney Thunder Women at Sydney - Dec 19, 2015.