2017–18 Perth Scorchers WBBL season

The 2017–18 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Lisa Keightley and captained by Elyse Villani, the Scorchers ended the regular season of WBBL|03 in third place. They then defeated the Sydney Thunder by 27 runs in a semi-final at Optus Stadium to set up a re-match of the previous year's final against the Sydney Sixers. In the championship decider, held at Adelaide Oval, the Scorchers suffered a heavy nine-wicket loss to once again finish the tournament as runners-up.

Perth Scorchers
2017–18 season
Perth Scorchers 2017–18 cap logo
Perth Scorchers 2017–18 cap logo
CoachLisa Keightley
Captain(s)Elyse Villani
Home groundWACA Ground
LeagueWBBL
Record8–6 (3rd)
FinalsRunners-up
Leading Run ScorerElyse Villani – 535
Leading Wicket TakerKatherine Brunt – 23
Player of the SeasonKatherine Brunt

Squad

edit

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 ahead of the season included:[2][3]

  • New Zealand marquee Suzie Bates departed the Scorchers, signing with the Adelaide Strikers.
  • Meg Lanning signed with the Scorchers, departing the Melbourne Stars. However, due to a shoulder injury, Lanning would be unavailable for the entire season. New Zealand's Thamsyn Newton was subsequently signed as a marquee replacement player.
  • Due to the departure of Bates (outgoing captain with a 9–7 win–loss record) and the unavailability of Lanning, Elyse Villani assumed the captaincy for the season.
  • England marquee Nat Sciver signed with the Scorchers, departing the Melbourne Stars.
  • Mikayla Hinkley signed with the Scorchers, departing the Sydney Thunder.

Changes made during the season included the signing of Taneale Peschel as a local replacement player. Peschel played two games in the absence of Katherine Brunt who was sidelined with a back injury.[4][5][6]

The table below lists the Scorchers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[7]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
22 Lauren Ebsary   (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 Right-handed Right-arm medium 16 159 116.05 6
1 Mikayla Hinkley   (1998-05-01)1 May 1998 Right-handed Right-arm medium 5 11 73.33 3
7 Meg Lanning   (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium Australian marquee
28 Chloe Piparo   (1994-09-05)5 September 1994 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2 2 40.00 0
39 Natalie Sciver   (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 16 339 118.53 4 7.78 13 Overseas marquee
3 Elyse Villani   (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium 16 535 125.88 0 6.00 9 Captain, Australian marquee
All-rounders
12 Nicole Bolton   (1989-01-17)17 January 1989 Left-handed Right-arm off spin 16 482 101.47 8 6.33 4 Australian marquee
5 Mathilda Carmichael   (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 6 40 95.23 2
11 Heather Graham   (1996-10-05)5 October 1996 Right-handed Right-arm medium 15 136 89.47 14 6.96 4
Ravina Oa   (1995-04-24)24 April 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium Associate rookie
Wicket-keepers
4 Megan Banting   (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 Right-handed Right-arm medium 6 11 47.82 0
33 Emily Smith   (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium 16 0 0.00 2 3
Bowlers
26 Katherine Brunt   (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 Right-handed Right-arm fast 14 104 83.87 23 4.83 4 Overseas marquee
8 Piepa Cleary   (1996-07-17)17 July 1996 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 15 43 97.72 13 6.12 3
16 Katie-Jane Hartshorn   (1994-06-20)20 June 1994 Right-handed Left-arm wrist spin 1 0 9.75 0
2 Emma King   (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 16 9 64.28 15 6.00 2
79 Thamsyn Newton   (1995-06-03)3 June 1995 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 14 50 96.15 6 9.43 1 Overseas marquee (replacement)
6 Taneale Peschel   29 August 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2 1 9.20 0 Local replacement

Ladder

edit
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
Source: [8]
  •   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.


Fixtures

edit

All times are local time

Regular season

edit

Match 4
10 December 2017
10:45
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
6/188 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
9/170 (20 overs)
Natalie Sciver 84 (46)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/24 (4 overs)
Delissa Kimmince 87* (54)
Katherine Brunt 3/23 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 18 runs
North Sydney Oval No. 2
Umpires: Ryan Nelson and David Shepard
Player of the match: Natalie Sciver (Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Broadcast by Network Ten

Match 7
12 December 2017
12:00
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
8/122 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
1/123 (18.2 overs)
Erin Burns 33 (25)
Katherine Brunt, Emma King 2/19 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 74* (61)
Sarah Aley 1/22 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
North Dalton Park, Wollongong
Umpires: Ryan Nelson and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 9
15 December 2017
14:00
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/112 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
4/116 (18.5 overs)
Katherine Brunt 29 (32)
Delissa Kimmince 2/17 (4 overs)
Kirby Short 50* (48)
Katherine Brunt 2/17 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Murray Branch and Steven Farrell
Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (Heat)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 17
26 December 2017
11:20
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
4/163 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
1/164 (18.3 overs)
Lizelle Lee 76 (62)
Emma King 2/24 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 84* (53)
Erin Osborne 1/24 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Ashlee Kovalevs and John Taylor
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
  • Double header with Match 7 of the Men's BBL

Match 18
27 December 2017
11:30
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
6/149 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/137 (20 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 25 (24)
Katherine Brunt 2/13 (3 overs)
Elyse Villani 72 (44)
Alana King 1/11 (2 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 12 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and John Taylor
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 20
30 December 2017
13:00
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
138 (19.5 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/139 (18.5 overs)
Ellyse Perry 45 (47)
Nicole Bolton 2/15 (3 overs)
Elyse Villani 63 (43)
Dane van Niekerk 2/24 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: John Taylor and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 29
7 January 2018
10:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/145 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
6/144 (20 overs)
Rachel Priest 42 (32)
Piepa Cleary 3/19 (3 overs)
Nicole Bolton 71 (57)
Rene Farrell 2/19 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 1 run
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: A Kovalevs and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Rene Farrell (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 31
8 January 2018
13:30
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
4/134 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
2/136 (18.1 overs)
Alex Blackwell 81* (58)
Katherine Brunt 1/13 (4 overs)
Natalie Sciver 61* (50)
Maisy Gibson 1/18 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and A Kovalevs
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Thunder)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 34
13 January 2018
10:50
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
9/87 (16 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
4/88 (15.5 overs)
Heather Graham 19 (17)
Tahlia McGrath 3/17 (3 overs)
Suzie Bates 49* (47)
Katherine Brunt 2/17 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Traeger Park, Alice Springs
Umpires: Darren Close and Craig Thomas
Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Strikers)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
  • Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain delay
  • Broadcast by Network Ten

Match 38
14 January 2018
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
7/107 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
76 (17.3 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 34 (28)
Katherine Brunt 2/15 (4 overs)
Nicole Bolton 30 (38)
Alex Price 2/4 (1.3 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 31 runs
Traeger Park, Alice Springs
Umpires: Craig Thomas and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Strikers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 44
20 January 2018
13:30
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
4/122 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
1/126 (16 overs)
Isobel Joyce 52* (47)
Piepa Cleary 2/11 (3 overs)
Elyse Villani 70* (48)
Nicola Hancock 1/25 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: J Paterson and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 45
21 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
7/130 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/134 (18.5 overs)
Georgia Redmayne 53 (49)
Thamsyn Newton 1/7 (1 over)
Nicole Bolton 60* (61)
Katelyn Fryett 2/20 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Lilac Hill Park, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and J Paterson
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Scorchers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 51
27 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
7/124 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
6/125 (19.2 overs)
Lauren Ebsary 61* (44)
Maitlan Brown 2/18 (4 overs)
Sophie Molineux 62 (45)
Emma King 2/14 (3 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Camberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Dale Ireland
Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 54
28 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
9/112 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
6/113 (16.1 overs)
Emma Inglis 28 (19)
Katherine Brunt 3/11 (4 overs)
Natalie Sciver 39* (33)
Georgia Wareham 3/19 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Camberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers)

Knockout phase

edit

Semi-final 1
1 February 2018
12:10
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
2/148 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
8/121 (20 overs)
Natalie Sciver 38 (28)
Stafanie Taylor 1/23 (4 overs)
Fran Wilson 46 (28)
Emma King 3/17 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Emma King (Scorchers)

Final
4 February 2018
11:50
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
99 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
1/100 (15 overs)
Piepa Cleary 18* (14)
Sarah Coyte 4/17 (3 overs)
Alyssa Healy 41 (32)
Emma King 1/26
Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Greg Davidson and John Ward
Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Sixers)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Sydney Sixers won their second WBBL title
  • Played as a double header with BBL final
  • Broadcast by Network Ten

Statistics and awards

edit
  • Most runs: Elyse Villani – 535 (2nd in the league)[10]
  • Highest score in an innings: Elyse Villani – 84* (53) vs Melbourne Stars, 26 December 2017[11]
  • Most wickets: Katherine Brunt – 23 (equal 1st in the league)[12]
  • Best bowling figures in an innings: Katherine Brunt – 3/11 (4 overs) vs Melbourne Renegades, 28 January 2018[13]
  • Most catches (fielder): Nat Sciver – 13 (1st in the league)[14]
  • Player of the Match awards:
  • Scorchers Player of the Year: Katherine Brunt[15]
  • WBBL|03 Player of the Tournament: Elyse Villani (2nd)[16]
  • WBBL|03 Team of the Tournament: Nicole Bolton, Katherine Brunt, Elyse Villani[17]

References

edit
  1. ^ Cricket Network (5 December 2017). "Final WBBL|03 squads for each club". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. ^ Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (8 December 2017). "World Cup stars set to light up third WBBL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  3. ^ "WBBL|03: All you need to know guide". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Squad Announcement: WBBL|03 Game 6 | Perth Scorchers - BBL". 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Full Scorecard of Sixers Wmn vs Scorchers Wm 20th Match 2017/18 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Full Scorecard of Thunder Wmn vs Scorchers Wm 29th Match 2017/18 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 - Perth Scorchers Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2017–18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  9. ^ "All the WBBL squads so far". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Brilliant Brunt, Affable Agar Take Scorchers Gongs". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Satterthwaite named player of WBBL|03". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Bigbash.com.au's team of WBBL|03". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.