The 2018–19 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by Lisa Keightley and captained by Meg Lanning, they finished fifth in the regular season of WBBL|04 and consequently failed to qualify for the finals for the first time.
| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach | Lisa Keightley | ||
| Captain(s) | Meg Lanning | ||
| Home ground | Lilac Hill Park | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 7–7 (5th) | ||
| Finals | DNQ | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Elyse Villani – 403 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Heather Graham – 22 | ||
| Player of the Season | Heather Graham | ||
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Squad edit
Each 2018–19 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Under a new rule, Australian marquees were classed as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|04 team.[1]
Personnel changes before and during the season included:
- Overseas marquee Katherine Brunt, who had won the team's Most Valuable Player award for the first three seasons, and fellow English player Nat Sciver would not return for WBBL|04.[2]
- The Scorchers filled their vacant marquee positions with England players Kate Cross and Amy Jones. Cross, who had previously played in the WBBL for the Brisbane Heat, and Jones, who had previously won a WBBL title as a replacement player with the Sydney Sixers, entered the season with cricket experience in Perth as members of the Western Fury in the WNCL.[2]
- 19-year-old fast bowler Hayleigh Brennan joined the Scorchers, having played for the Melbourne Stars in the previous season.[2]
- Meg Lanning assumed the captaincy, having missed the entirety of the previous season after undergoing shoulder surgery. She would, however, continue to deal with more injury issues throughout WBBL|04, leaving Elyse Villani to stand in as acting captain for five matches.[3]
- Nicole Bolton withdrew from the squad for the last three games of the season due to personal reasons.[4]
- Hayley Jensen was signed as a replacement player for six games that Lanning and Bolton were collectively unavailable for.[4][5] A permanent Australian resident, Jensen had played in the two previous WBBL seasons as a local player for the Melbourne Renegades. However, due to earning re-selection in her native New Zealand national team, she could only compete in WBBL|04 as an overseas marquee.[6][7]
- Bhavisha Devchand joined the squad initially as a local replacement player for Amy Jones who would miss the first game of the season due to a resting policy enforced by the England and Wales Cricket Board.[8] Devchand continued to serve as a replacement player throughout the season for Piepa Cleary, who would miss several games after undergoing surgery on a fractured and dislocated thumb sustained during a practice match,[9] and later for Elyse Villani, who would sit out three games with a hamstring injury.[4]
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.[10][11][12]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth Date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Mathilda Carmichael | 
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4 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 3 | 20 | 111.11 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 22 | Lauren Ebsary |
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15 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 185 | 108.82 | – | – | 6 | – | |
| 7 | Meg Lanning |
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25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 9 | 389 | 137.45 | – | – | 6 | – | Captain, Australian marquee |
| 28 | Chloe Piparo |
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5 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 93 | 102.19 | – | – | 4 | – | |
| 3 | Elyse Villani |
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6 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 11 | 403 | 112.88 | – | – | 6 | – | Australian marquee |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Nicole Bolton |
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17 January 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 11 | 192 | 102.67 | 12 | 6.78 | 3 | – | Australian marquee |
| 11 | Heather Graham |
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10 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 161 | 87.50 | 22 | 7.36 | 6 | – | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Megan Banting |
|
11 February 1996 | Right-handed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 40 | Amy Jones | 
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13 June 1993 | Right-handed | – | 13 | 240 | 118.22 | – | – | 3 | 4 | Overseas marquee |
| 33 | Emily Smith |
|
9 January 1995 | Right-handed | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Hayleigh Brennan |
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5 March 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 9 | 11 | 100.00 | 1 | 8.14 | 1 | – | |
| 8 | Piepa Cleary |
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17 July 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 8.53 | 0 | – | |
| 61 | Kate Cross |
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3 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 70 | 109.37 | 6 | 7.29 | 7 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 24 | Bhavisha Devchand |
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24 December 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 4 | 17 | 77.27 | 1 | 9.60 | 1 | – | Local replacement |
| 31 | Hayley Jensen | 
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7 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 6 | 30 | 96.77 | 8 | 7.95 | 1 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| 2 | Emma King |
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25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 8 | 72.72 | 8 | 7.05 | 2 | – | |
| 6 | Taneale Peschel |
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29 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 13 | 11 | 78.57 | 9 | 7.60 | 1 | – | |
Ladder edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.509 |
| 2 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.479 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.118 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −0.079 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.476 |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.336 |
| 7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.905 |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.364 |
Source: [13]
- The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi finals
Fixtures edit
All times are local time
Hobart Hurricanes
7/143 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
4/147 (19.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Perth Scorchers
9/167 (20.0 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
4/171 (18.4 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Perth Scorchers
8/103 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
3/104 (12.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Melbourne Stars
9/124 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
2/125 (19 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Perth Scorchers
7/90 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
6/91 (15.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
Hobart Hurricanes
7/173 (20 overs) |
v
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Perth Scorchers
6/173 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
Perth Scorchers
6/122 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Renegades
6/123 (17.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Perth Scorchers
2/172 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
6/157 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Perth Scorchers
5/136 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
5/139 (19.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
- Played as a double-header after a men's BBL match
Sydney Thunder
5/179 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
4/180 (19.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Perth Scorchers set a new record for the highest successful run chase in a WBBL match[15]
The Thunder were catapulted to a score of 5/179 by a late 49-run partnership between Harmanpreet Kaur and Stafanie Taylor (which included 21 runs off the 18th over against the bowling of Taneale Peschel, who had taken 1/12 in her first three overs). Eight overs into the second innings, captain Meg Lanning had scored 71 of the Scorchers' 83 runs. Although Lanning was run out for 76 in the tenth over, Elyse Villani went on to score 66 not out, guiding the Scorchers to a six-wicket victory with one ball remaining. In doing so, the Scorchers set a new WBBL record for highest successful run chase.[16]
Perth Scorchers
7/127 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
5/124 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Sydney Sixers
2/183 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
151 (19.4 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Adelaide Strikers
7/138 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
108 (18.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Venue changed to Albrecht Oval due to an unsafe outfield at Traeger Park[17]
Adelaide Strikers
6/140 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
0/144 (16.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Venue changed to Albrecht Oval due to an unsafe outfield at Traeger Park[17]
- Former Australian player Lauren Ebsary made her last WBBL appearance[18]
Statistics and awards edit
- Most runs: Elyse Villani – 403 (6th in the league)[19]
- Highest score in an innings: Meg Lanning – 76 (40) vs Sydney Thunder, 29 December 2018[20]
- Most wickets: Heather Graham – 22 (equal 1st in the league)[21]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Nicole Bolton – 3/20 (4 overs) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 18 December 2018[22]
- Most catches (fielder): Kate Cross – 7 (equal 9th in the league)[23]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Heather Graham – 3
- Meg Lanning – 2
- Nicole Bolton, Amy Jones, Elyse Villani – 1 each
- Scorchers Player of the Year: Heather Graham[24]
- WBBL|04 Player of the Tournament: Meg Lanning (equal 4th), Elyse Villani (7th)[25]
- WBBL|04 Team of the Tournament: Heather Graham, Meg Lanning[26]
References edit
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- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 - Perth Scorchers Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2018–19".
- ^ "Thrilling finals cap off successful WBBL|04". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Lanning, Villani lead Perth to record win". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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- ^ a b Strikers Media (8 January 2019). "Venue change for Alice Springs WBBL matches". Adelaide Strikers website. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ebsary Calls Stumps On WBBL Career". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Graham, Turner Named Players Of The Year". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Perry rewarded for outstanding WBBL|04". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Our WBBL|04 team of the tournament". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
