2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season
Logo of the 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season | |
Dates | 5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) – 24 January 2016 (2016-01-24)[1] |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and knockout finals |
Champions | Sydney Thunder (1st title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 59 |
Player of the series | Meg Lanning (MLS) |
Most runs | Meg Lanning (MLS) – 560 |
Most wickets | Rene Farrell (SYT) – 26 |
Official website | bigbash |
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The 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|01 was the first season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 5 December 2015 to 24 January 2016.[2]
In the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Sydney Thunder defeated cross-town rivals, the Sydney Sixers, to win the inaugural championship title. Thunder all-rounder Erin Osborne managed bowling figures of 3/21 in the decider and was named Player of the Final.[3]
Melbourne Stars captain Meg Lanning was the leading run-scorer of WBBL|01 and was consequently named Player of the Tournament, although her team narrowly missed out on qualifying for finals. Sydney Thunder medium-pace bowler Rene Farrell was the tournament's leading wicket-taker.[4]
Teams
Teams were aligned with franchises in the men's Big Bash League and each squad consisted of 14 players,[5] with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas.[6] Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team between 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2015.[7]
Points table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Sydney Thunder (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.358 |
2 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.190 |
3 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.070 |
4 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.166 |
5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.034 |
6 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.094 |
7 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.131 |
8 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.463 |
- The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.
Win–loss table
Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | SF | F | Pos. |
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Adelaide Strikers (ADS) | HBH 2 runs | HBH 9 wkts | SYT 18 runs | BRH 8 wkts | SYT 6 wkts | PRS 35 runs | PRS 6 wkts | MLS 19 runs | SYS 23 runs | SYS 36 runs | MLS 50 runs | MLR S/O | BRH 6 runs | MLR 15 runs | X | X | 7th |
Brisbane Heat (BRH) | MLS 20 runs | MLS 10 runs | PRS 2 runs | SYS 35 runs | SYS 9 wkts | PRS 5 wkts | MLR 27 runs | ADS 8 wkts | MLR 7 wkts | SYT 14 runs | HBH 33 runs | SYT 5 wkts | HBH 6 wkts | ADS 6 runs | X | X | 6th |
Hobart Hurricanes (HBH) | MLR 35 runs | MLR 4 runs | ADS 2 runs | ADS 9 wkts | PRS 1 run | PRS 4 wkts | MLS 30 runs | BRH 33 runs | SYT 8 runs | SYT 26 runs | BRH 6 wkts | SYS 25 runs | MLS 6 wkts | SYS 2 wkts | SYS 10 wkts | X | 2nd (SF) |
Melbourne Renegades (MLR) | HBH 35 runs | HBH 4 runs | BRH 27 runs | SYT 6 wkts | BRH 7 wkts | MLS 5 wkts | MLS 8 runs | SYS 25 runs | SYT 36 runs | SYS 8 wkts | ADS S/O | PRS 9 wkts | ADS 15 runs | PRS 9 wkts | X | X | 8th |
Melbourne Stars (MLS) | BRH 20 runs | BRH 10 runs | SYS 9 wkts | SYS 7 wkts | HBH 30 runs | PRS 6 wkts | PRS 8 wkts | MLR 5 wkts | MLR 8 runs | ADS 19 runs | ADS 50 runs | SYT 14 runs | HBH 6 wkts | SYT 6 runs | X | X | 5th |
Perth Scorchers (PRS) | BRH 2 runs | SYS 9 wkts | BRH 5 wkts | HBH 1 run | HBH 4 wkts | SYS 5 wkts | MLS 6 wkts | MLS 8 wkts | SYT 22 runs | SYT 8 wkts | ADS 35 runs | ADS 6 wkts | MLR 9 wkts | MLR 9 wkts | SYT 8 runs | X | 4th (SF) |
Sydney Sixers (SYS) | SYT 9 wkts | PRS 9 wkts | BRH 35 runs | BRH 9 wkts | MLS 9 wkts | MLS 7 wkts | PRS 5 wkts | MLR 25 runs | ADS 23 runs | ADS 36 runs | MLR 8 wkts | HBH 25 runs | SYT 21 runs | HBH 2 wkts | HBH 10 wkts | SYT 3 wkts | 3rd (RU) |
Sydney Thunder (SYT) | SYS 9 wkts | ADS 18 runs | MLR 6 wkts | ADS 6 wkts | BRH 14 runs | PRS 22 runs | PRS 8 wkts | BRH 5 wkts | HBH 8 runs | HBH 26 runs | MLR 36 runs | MLS 14 runs | SYS 21 runs | PRS 6 runs | PRS 8 runs | SYS 3 wkts | 1st (C) |
Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
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Fixtures
The format of the group stage was a double round-robin tournament. Several matches were scheduled at neutral venues with as many as five teams playing multiple matches in one city on the same weekend. There were 8 double-header regular season fixtures with the men's Big Bash League, as well as the semi-finals and final.
Weekend 1
Match 1 5 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 7/156 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 136 (19.4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 20 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Attendance: 1,500[9] Umpires: AJ Sammartino, D Brigham Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Match 2 5 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 4/147 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/137 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 10 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Attendance: 1,500[9] Umpires: AJ Sammartino, D Brigham Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Match 3 6 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 9/101 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 1/103 (13.2 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 40 balls remaining) Howell Oval, Sydney Attendance: 1,000[10] Umpires: K Knight, M Nickl Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Weekend 2
Match 4 11 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 9/106 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 104 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 2 runs Aquinas College, Perth Umpires: W Barron, H Botes Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Played as double header with Perth Scorchers exhibition game
Hobart Hurricanes 5/121 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 86 (18 overs) |
Sarah Elliot 27 (33) Veronica Pyke 2/12 (4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 35 runs Aurora Stadium, Launceston Umpires: D Close, H Wolff Player of the match: Corinne Hall (Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades) made her women's Twenty20 debut
Match 6 12 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 81 (18.4 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/82 (13.1 overs) |
Sarah Aley 29 (28) Heather Graham 3/19 (3.4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 41 balls remaining) Aquinas College, Perth Umpires: T Rann, J Hewitt Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Scorchers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 7 12 December 13:30 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 7/125 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 7/121 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 38 (38) Jenny Taffs 1/6 (1 over) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 runs Aurora Stadium, Launceston Umpires: D Close, M Qureshi Player of the match: Veronica Pyke (Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
Match 8 12 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Brisbane Heat 3/190 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 7/155 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 35 runs Aquinas College, Perth Umpires: W Barron, T Steenholdt Player of the match: Grace Harris (Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
- Grace Harris scored the first WBBL century
Hobart Hurricanes 7/117 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 6/115 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 50 (49) Megan Schutt 3/8 (4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 runs Aurora Stadium, Launceston Umpires: D Close, H Wolff Player of the match: Heather Knight (Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
Match 10 13 December 11:00 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 83 (18.5 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 1/84 (16.2 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 9 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) Aurora Stadium, Launceston Umpires: D Close, M Qureshi Player of the match: Julie Hunter (Hurricanes) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 11 13 December 9:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 7/114 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/115 (18 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) Aquinas College, Perth Umpires: H Botes, N Johnstone Player of the match: Grace Harris (Heat) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 12 13 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 8/119 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/122 (19.1 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: T Rann, J Taylor Player of the match: Lauren Winfield (Heat) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Weekend 3
Match 13 18 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Brisbane Heat 4/151 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 124 (19.5 overs) |
Sarah Elliott 49 (37) Delissa Kimmince 3/23 (3 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 27 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: M Brnch, J Ruddick-Collins Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
Match 14 18 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 9/101 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 1/104 (16.1 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Umpires: D Taylor, B Treloar Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 15 18 December 14:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Thunder 5/121 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/103 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 18 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: B Farrell, D Koch Player of the match: Rene Farrell (Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Match 16 19 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 6/133 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 7/132 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 74 (59) Nicole Bolton 3/24 (4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 1 run Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: K Knight, D Taylor Player of the match: Heather Knight (Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Nicole Bolton took the first WBBL hat-trick
Match 17 19 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 9/128 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/130 (19.3 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: M Branch, B Farrell Player of the match: Lauren Cheatle (Thunder) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
Match 18 19 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 9/80 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/81 (15.5 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Umpires: A Hobson, B Treloar Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 19 19 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/109 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/110 (19 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: M Nickl, M Wilds Player of the match: Katie-Jane Hartshorn (Scorchers) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
Match 20 19 December 13:40 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 9/125 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/128 (19 overs) |
Sarah Taylor 37 (33) Jess Jonassen 3/11 (4 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: D Koch, D Measley Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Heat) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with men's BBL match
Match 21 20 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 6/144 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 114 (19.2 overs) |
Katie Mack 34 (32) Amy Satterthwaite 2/13 (3.2 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 30 runs Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: KA Knight, D Taylor Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
Match 22 20 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Brisbane Heat 110 (19.1 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 3/112 (16.5 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: MS Branch, BR Farrell Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Renegades) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
Match 23 20 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Thunder 6/148 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/149 (19 overs) |
Naomi Stalenberg 39 (19) Hannah Perry 3/21 (4) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: SJ Farrell, DM Koch Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Strikers) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Match 24 20 December 11:40 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 8/107 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/108 (18.5 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 2,000[11] Umpires: A Hobson, CA Polosak Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field
- Double header with men's BBL match
Match 25 20 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Brisbane Heat 8/141 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/127 (20 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 14 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: DB Mealey, J Ruddick-Collins Player of the match: Holly Ferling (Heat) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
Weekend 4
Match 26 26 December 11:15 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 6/102 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/103 (19.2 overs) |
Katie Mack 32 (30) Katherine Brunt 2/11 (4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: TR Rann, T Steenholdt Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Scorchers) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with men's BBL match
Match 27 27 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 6/127 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/130 (17.1 overs) |
Charlotte Edwards 61 (50) Hayley Jensen 2/14 (3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: H Botes, J Hewitt Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Match 28 27 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Thunder 3/139 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 117 (19.1 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 22 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: NR Johnstone, D Krieg Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Match 29 28 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 3/152 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 2/156 (19.4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: W Barron, T Steenholdt Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Weekend 5
Match 30 31 December 14:10 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 6/135 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 100 (19.2 overs) |
Sarah Taylor 48 (37) Katie-Jane Hartshorn 2/20 (4 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 35 runs Adelaide Oval Attendance: 10,500[12] Umpires: L Uthenwoldt, AK Wilds Player of the match: Megan Schutt (Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with men's BBL match
Match 31 1 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 6/136 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/139 (18.3 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval Umpires: C Kemp, DB Mealey Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Strikers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 32 1 January 14:40 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 5/130 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 97 (18.5 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 33 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Attendance: 4,283[13] Umpires: DR Close, CA Polosak Player of the match: Erin Burns (Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with men's BBL match
- Former Australian player Jodie Fields made her last WBBL appearance
Match 33 2 January 12:00 Scorecard |
Brisbane Heat 94 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 5/97 (12.4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 44 balls remaining) Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart Umpires: CA Polosak, M Qureshi Player of the match: Naomi Stalenberg (Thunder) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
Match 34 2 January 13:40 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 9/85 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/86 (19.5 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,901[14][15] Umpires: D Ireland, DJ Shepard Player of the match: Molly Strano (Renegades) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with men's BBL match
- Molly Strano took the first five-wicket haul in the WBBL
Sydney Thunder 7/135 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/127 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 26 (32) Rene Farrell 2/15 (4 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 8 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: W Stewart, H Wolff Player of the match: Naomi Stalenberg (Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Match 36 3 January 15:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Thunder 5/121 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 95 (18.2 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 26 runs Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart Umpires: W Stewart, H Wolff Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
- Former Australian player Megan White made her last WBBL appearance
Match 37 3 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 4/120 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 8/112 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 8 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: D Brigham, S Brne Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Match 38 3 January 11:00 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 4/107 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 4/110 (18.5 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart Umpires: M Qureshi, W Stewart Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
Weekend 6
Match 39 8 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 1/158 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 5/139 (20 overs) |
Meg Lanning 84* (61) |
Melbourne Stars won by 19 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: D Ireland, S Brne Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Match 40 8 January 14:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 5/164 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 8/139 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 25 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: D Ireland, D Brigham Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 41 9 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 4/156 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 133 (20 overs) |
Sarah Taylor 47 (46) Lisa Sthalekar 4/23 (4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 23 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: S Brne, D Ireland Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 42 9 January 14:40 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 8/139 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 103 (19.4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 36 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 14,611[16] Umpires: D Shepard, S Lightbody Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with men's BBL match
Match 43 9 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 6/146 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 8/110 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 36 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: S Brne, D Brigham Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Match 44 10 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 6/128 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/129 (14.4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 32 balls remaining) Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: D Brigham, S Brne Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
Match 45 10 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 4/169 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 7/119 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 50 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: D Ireland, D Shepard Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Weekend 7
Match 46 15 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 7/114 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 7/49 (10 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 14 runs (D/L method) Sydney Showground Stadium Umpires: D Taylor, D Young Player of the match: Gemma Triscari (Stars) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Sydney Thunder's target was revised to 64 runs off 10 overs due to rain
- Gemma Triscari became the second player to take a WBBL hat-trick
Match 47 15 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 7/98 (15 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 7/74 (15 overs) |
Heather Knight 23 (25) Sarah Aley 4/8 (3 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 25 runs (D/L method) Waverley Oval, Sydney Umpires: S Lightbody, B Treloar Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Match reduced to 15 overs per team due to rain
- Hobart Hurricanes' target revised to 100 runs
Match 48 15 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 8/141 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 141 (19.3 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won in Super Over Adelaide Oval No.2 Umpires: C Black, C Thomas Player of the match: Lauren Ebsary (Strikers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Melbourne Renegades eliminated from finals contention
Match 49 16 January 13:40 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 6/172 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/151 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 21 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,220[17] Umpires: A Hobson, DB Mealey Player of the match: Sara McGlashan (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with men's BBL match
Match 50 16 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 7/96 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 4/97 (20 overs) |
Meg Lanning 22 (33) Heather Knight 3/7 (3 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: A Dolin, AK Wilds Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Hurricanes) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Match 51 16 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 5/140 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/134 (20 overs) |
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 runs Adelaide Oval No.2 Umpires: C Kemp, L Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Bridget Patterson (Strikers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder qualified for finals[18]
Match 52 16 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 6/130 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/133 (16 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 24 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval No.2 Umpires: C Black, C Thomas Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
Match 53 17 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Thunder 9/104 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 8/98 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 6 runs University Oval No.1, Sydney Umpires: A Hobson, BC Treloar Player of the match: Rene Farrell (Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Match 54 17 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 4/126 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/127 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: AGDSJ Bandara, SA Lightbody Player of the match: Sara McGlashan (Sixers) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Sydney Sixers qualified for finals, Brisbane Heat eliminated from finals contention
Match 55 17 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 8/128 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 113 (19 overs) |
Sarah Taylor 32 (31) Danielle Wyatt 3/20 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 15 runs Adelaide Oval No.2 Umpires: C Black, C Kemp Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Adelaide Strikers eliminated from finals contention
Match 56 17 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 8/108 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/111 (15.2 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval No.2 Umpires: C Thomas, L Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Perth Scorchers qualified for finals, Melbourne Stars eliminated from finals contention
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1 21 January 14:10 Scorecard |
Sydney Thunder 6/118 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 9/110 (20 overs) |
Alex Blackwell 39 (41) Heather Graham 2/15 (3 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 8 runs Adelaide Oval Umpires: PJ Gillespie, DB Mealey Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Thunder) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
- Played as a double header with men's BBL semi-final
Semi-final 2 22 January 14:40 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/86 (14 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 0/55 (6.2 overs) |
Alyssa Healy 32* (22) |
Sydney Sixers won by 10 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) (D/L method) Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: GJ Davidson, AK Wilds Player of the match: Lisa Sthalekar (Sixers) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Match reduced to 14 overs per team due to rain
- Sydney Sixers' target revised to 55 runs from 8 overs
- Played as a double header with men's BBL semi-final
Final
24 January 13:40 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 7/115 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 7/116 (19.3 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: Shawn Craig and Ashley Barrow Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Thunder) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Sydney Thunder won the inaugural WBBL title
- Played as a double header with men's BBL final
Statistics
Highest totals
Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brisbane Heat | 3/190 (20 overs) | Sydney Sixers | Aquinas College | 12 December 2015 |
Sydney Sixers | 6/172 (20 overs) | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Cricket Ground | 16 January 2016 |
Adelaide Strikers | 4/169 (20 overs) | Melbourne Stars | Junction Oval | 10 January 2016 |
Sydney Sixers | 5/164 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | Junction Oval | 8 January 2016 |
Melbourne Stars | 1/158 (20 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | Junction Oval | 8 January 2016 |
Last Updated: 25 January 2016 |
Most runs
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 14 | 560 | 56.00 | 113.82 | 90 | 0 | 5 |
Charlotte Edwards | Perth Scorchers | 15 | 15 | 462 | 42.00 | 103.58 | 88* | 0 | 4 |
Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | 16 | 16 | 430 | 33.07 | 94.29 | 67* | 0 | 3 |
Alex Blackwell | Sydney Thunder | 16 | 16 | 410 | 35.55 | 101.23 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 14 | 400 | 33.33 | 103.62 | 64 | 0 | 4 |
Last Updated: 24 January 2016 |
Most wickets
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rene Farrell | Sydney Thunder | 16 | 16 | 26 | 12.96 | 5.50 | 4/18 | 15.1 | |
Veronica Pyke | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 14 | 22 | 13.09 | 5.53 | 3/19 | 14.1 | |
Sarah Aley | Sydney Sixers | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15.78 | 6.20 | 4/8 | 15.2 | |
Morna Nielsen | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 10 | 18 | 11.00 | 5.21 | 3/12 | 12.6 | |
Molly Strano | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16.72 | 6.12 | 5/15 | 16.3 | |
Last Updated: 24 January 2016 |
Awards
Player of the tournament
Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match, meaning a player can receive a maximum of six votes per game.[4][19]
Pos. | Player | Team | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars | 36 |
2nd | Charlotte Edwards | Perth Scorchers | 31 |
3rd | Heather Knight | Hobart Hurricanes | 28 |
4th | Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | 26 |
=5th | Stafanie Taylor | Sydney Thunder | 23 |
=5th | Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 23 |
7th | Jess Jonassen | Brisbane Heat | 20 |
=8th | Marizanne Kapp | Sydney Sixers | 19 |
=8th | Danielle Wyatt | Melbourne Renegades | 19 |
10th | Amy Satterthwaite | Hobart Hurricanes | 18 |
Team of the tournament
An honorary XI recognising the standout performers of WBBL|01 was named by bigbash.com.au:
- Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars)
- Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat) – wicket-keeper
- Charlotte Edwards (Perth Scorchers)
- Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
- Heather Knight (Hobart Hurricanes) – captain
- Alex Blackwell (Sydney Thunder)
- Sara McGlashan (Sydney Sixers)
- Morna Nielsen (Melbourne Stars)
- Marizanne Kapp (Sydney Sixers)
- Veronica Pyke (Hobart Hurricanes)
- Rene Farrell (Sydney Thunder)
Young gun award
Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season are eligible for the Young Gun Award. Weekly winners are selected over the course of the season by a panel of Cricket Australia officials based on match performance, on-field and off-field attitude, and their demonstration of skill, tenacity and good sportsmanship. Each weekly winner receives a $500 Rebel gift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program.[20]
The WBBL|01 Young Gun title was awarded to Sydney Thunder fast bowler Lauren Cheatle, who claimed 18 wickets at an economy rate of 5.81 across the season.[19][21]
"Player of the match" tally
Player | Team | Won |
---|---|---|
Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars | 6 |
Charlotte Edwards | Perth Scorchers | 4 |
Heather Knight | Hobart Hurricanes | 3 |
Alex Blackwell | Sydney Thunder | 2 |
Sarah Coyte | Adelaide Strikers | 2 |
Rene Farrell | Sydney Thunder | 2 |
Grace Harris | Brisbane Heat | 2 |
Marizanne Kapp | Sydney Sixers | 2 |
Sara McGlashan | Sydney Sixers | 2 |
Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 2 |
Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | 2 |
Naomi Stalenberg | Sydney Thunder | 2 |
Stafanie Taylor | Sydney Thunder | 2 |
Elyse Villani | Perth Scorchers | 2 |
Danni Wyatt | Melbourne Renegades | 2 |
Sarah Aley | Sydney Sixers | 1 |
Katherine Brunt | Perth Scorchers | 1 |
Erin Burns | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 |
Lauren Cheatle | Sydney Thunder | 1 |
Lauren Ebsary | Adelaide Strikers | 1 |
Holly Ferling | Brisbane Heat | 1 |
Corinne Hall | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 |
Katie-Jane Hartshorn | Perth Scorchers | 1 |
Alyssa Healy | Sydney Sixers | 1 |
Julie Hunter | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 |
Jess Jonassen | Brisbane Heat | 1 |
Hayley Matthews | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 |
Erin Osborne | Sydney Thunder | 1 |
Bridget Patterson | Adelaide Strikers | 1 |
Rachel Priest | Melbourne Renegades | 1 |
Amy Satterthwaite | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 |
Megan Schutt | Adelaide Strikers | 1 |
Lisa Sthalekar | Sydney Sixers | 1 |
Molly Strano | Melbourne Renegades | 1 |
Sarah Taylor | Adelaide Strikers | 1 |
Gemma Triscari | Melbourne Stars | 1 |
Lauren Winfield | Brisbane Heat | 1 |
Audience
A total of ten matches were televised on free-to-air in the first season of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) on One HD and Channel Ten. The average TV ratings for these matches are given below.
Initially only eight matches (seven regular season double-headers and the grand final) were scheduled to be televised on One HD. Due to higher than expected viewership, Channel Ten decided to move the Melbourne Derby on 2 January,[22] the Sydney Smash on 16 January and the grand final to the primary channel, and also added coverage of the two semi finals on One.[23][24]
Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | References | Broadcast Channel | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | 5 metros | ||||
20 | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers | 250,000 | 165,000 | [25][26][27] | One HD |
24 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers | 183,000 | 132,000 | [25][27] | One HD |
30 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | 126,000 | [27] | One HD | |
32 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat | 158,000 | [27] | One HD | |
34 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | 372,000 | 254,000 | [27][28] | Channel Ten |
43 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder | 9 January 2016 | One HD | ||
50 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | 16 January 2016 | Channel Ten | ||
SF1 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder | 21 January 2016 | One HD | ||
SF2 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers | 22 January 2016 | One HD | ||
Final | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | 24 January 2016 | Channel Ten |
References
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- ^ "MAJOR SIGNINGS UNVEILED AT WBBL LAUNCH". cricket.com.au. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Thunder claim the first WBBL title". CA. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Lanning named WBBL Player of the Tournament". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Decent, Tom (10 July 2015). "Women's Big Bash League a groundbreaking step forward for female sport". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "WBBL: All you need to know". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Cameron Launches Scorchers WBBL". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2015–16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b HISTORY MADE IN MELBOURNE brisbaneheat.com.au. Retrieved on 7 Dec 2015
- ^ @SydneyThunderGM (5 December 2015). "Crowd of around 1,000 at the @ThunderWBBL v @SixersWBBL match" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 December 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ Perth Scorchers WBBL twitter.com/ScorchersWBBL. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 15
- ^ Thank you to the amazing @StrikersWBBL and @StrikersBBL supporters there were 10,500 of you seeing the girls win twitter.com/StrikersWBBL. Retrieved on 31 Dec 2015
- ^ A fantastic victory in front of an equally fantastic crowd of 4,283 twitter.com/HurricanesWBBL. Retrieved on 1 Jan 2016
- ^ Crowd by end of #WBBL01 at @MCG: 12,901. Great turn-out. Retrieved on 2 January 2016
- ^ 12,900 through the gate already #teamgreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 2 January 2016
- ^ What an amazing crowd - 14,611 at @EtihadStadiumAU! #WBBL01 twitter.com/RenegadesWBBL. Retrieved on 9 January 2016
- ^ 12,220 people is the official crowd for the #WBBL01 game! A brilliant effort Sydney, thanks for your support! twitter.com/SixersWBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016
- ^ "Hurricanes seal semi-final berth". cricket.com.au. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Meg Lanning named Rebel WBBL|01 player of the tournament". RSN927. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Rebel renews as naming rights partner of WBBL | Cricket Australia". www.cricketaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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- ^ a b Women's Big Bash League hits football's A-League out of park in television ratings smh.com.au. Retrieved on 22 Dec 2015
- ^ Saturday 19 December 2015 tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved on 21 Dec 2015
- ^ a b c d e KFC Big Bash League Season 5 2015/16 TV ratings mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved on 21 Dec 2015
- ^ Women's Big Bash League cricket now an Australian television ratings hit theguardian.com. Retrieved on 3 Jan 2016
Further reading
- Isaac, Georgia (4 December 2015). "WBBL launches tomorrow". Cricket Victoria website. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- Macpherson, Will (11 February 2016). "Women's Big Bash success opens doors and minds". The Cricket Monthly. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
Notes
- ^ a b Number of games hosted at each venue is indicated in brackets
- ^ Only includes players who debuted for Australia before the tournament
- ^ Englishwoman Nicky Shaw was classed as a local player when signing for the Scorchers due to her permanent residence in Australia and having made a lack of recent international cricket appearances
- ^ a b c d e f g h Did not qualify as a marquee player
- ^ a b c Replacement player
External links
- Official fixtures