WBBL 08

[CURVE]

Elyse Perry is about sign a new contract with the Sixers. Looks like we can eliminate them as possible champions.

 

[CURVE]

Charlotte Edwards has been signed by the Sixers as their new WBBL Head Coach. Hopefully a positive selection.

 

[idel one]

Amelia Kerr back with the Heat this season after missing last year.

Amelia Kerr Returns

The WBBL Brisbane Heat will welcome back star New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr for this summer’s Weber Women’s Big Bash League.

www.brisbaneheat.com.au

Current squad is: Jess Jonassen (c), Amelia Kerr (Int), Nicola Hancock, Ellie Johnston, Charli Knott, Georgia Redmayne, Courtney Sippel, Georgia Voll

 

[toml]

Not WBBL related but looks like Beth Mooney will be at WA for next season.

 

[The Victorian]

WBBL TV schedule to be revamped thanks to AFLW

Cricket Australia is set to home in on Thursday night as its primary marquee free-to-air television slot for women’s cricket when the Women’s Big Bash League schedule is unveiled next week.

www.codesports.com.au

WBBL fixture released this week. FTA marquee slots will be Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons to avoid clashing with the AFLW FTA slots also broadcast on Channel 7 on Friday and Saturdays

Both AFLW and WBBL GF set for the same weekend that will clash with a Socceroos WC game and Victorian election.

 

[idel one]

Few more signings/re-signings emerging - Kaur back for the Renegades, Erin Burns to the Sixers, Hannah Darlington extends her Thunder deal which is good to see after she missed the World Cup.
News Ltd did a reasonable recap of where the squads are sitting at the moment if you can get past the paywalls

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/cricket-2022-latest-signings-and-contract-news-from-the-wbbl/news-story/0d2f76d9b6bec975309c817c2c1334ec

 

[The Victorian]

WBBL08 starts Thursday October 18

 

[idel one]

WBBL08 starts Thursday October 18

October 18 is Tuesday so it must be October 13 or 20?

 

[The Victorian]

October 18 is Tuesday so it must be October 13 or 20?

13. Sorry typo

 

[The Victorian]

FULL WBBL08 SCHEDULE​

ADELAIDE STRIKERS
Sat Oct 15 v Sydney Sixers at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 3.40pm
Sun Oct 16 v Melbourne Renegades at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 10.15am
Fri Oct 21 v Sydney Sixers at Karen Rolton Oval, 3.25pm
Mon Oct 24 v Melbourne Renegades at Karen Rolton Oval, 3.30pm
Thurs Oct 27 v Brisbane Heat at Allan Border Field, 7.10pm
Fri Oct 28 v Perth Scorchers at Allan Border Field, 3.15pm
Wed Nov 2 v Melbourne Stars at Blacktown International Sportspark, 3.30pm
Sat Nov 5 v Melbourne Stars at Lilac Hill, 1pm
Sun Nov 6 v Perth Scorchers at Lilac Hill, 4.50pm
Fri Nov 11 v Hobart Hurricanes at Karen Rolton Oval, 6pm
Sun Nov 13 v Sydney Thunder at Centennial Park Oval, 3pm
Mon Nov 14 v Brisbane Heat at Karen Rolton Oval, 6pm
Fri Nov 18 v Hobart Hurricanes at North Sydney Oval, 3.40pm
Sun Nov 20 v Sydney Thunder at North Sydney Oval, 5.15pm
HOBART HURRICANES
Fri Oct 14 v Sydney Thunder at Blacktown International Sportspark, 3pm
Mon Oct 17 v Perth Scorchers at Blacktown International Sportspark, 7.05pm
Tues Oct 18 v Sydney Thunder at Blacktown International Sportspark, 7.05pm
Sun Oct 23 v Perth Scorchers at WACA Ground, 2.15pm
Sat Oct 29 v Sydney Sixers at Eastern Oval, 10.15am
Thurs Nov 3 v Melbourne Renegades at Blundstone Arena, 7.10pm
Sun Nov 6 v Brisbane Heat at Blundstone Arena, 10.15am
Mon Nov 7 v Melbourne Renegades at Blundstone Arena, 7.10pm
Fri Nov 11 v Adelaide Strikers at Karen Rolton Oval, 6pm
Sat Nov 12 v Brisbane Heat at Karen Rolton Oval, 6pm
Tues Nov 15 v Melbourne Stars at Latrobe Recreation Ground, 3pm
Wed Nov 16 v Melbourne Stars at Latrobe Recreation Ground, 3pm
Fri Nov 18 v Adelaide Strikers at North Sydney Oval, 3.40pm
Sun Nov 20 v Sydney Sixers at North Sydney Oval, 1.40pm
MELBOURNE STARS
Sat Oct 15 v Brisbane Heat at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 7.05pm
Sun Oct 16 v Sydney Sixers at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 1.40pm
Thurs Oct 20 v Perth Scorchers at WACA Ground, 8.10pm
Sun Oct 23 v Melbourne Stars at WACA Ground, 1.40pm
Sat Oct 29 v Melbourne Renegades at Eastern Oval, 2pm
Mon Oct 31 v Sydney Thunder at Eastern Oval, 3pm
Wed Nov 2 v Adelaide Strikers at Blacktown International Sportspark, 3.30pm
Sat Nov 5 v Adelaide Strikers at Lilac Hill, 1pm
Sat Nov 12 v Sydney Sixers at CitiPower Centre, 1.40pm
Sun Nov 13 v Melbourne Renegades at CitiPower Centre, 1.40pm
Tues Nov 15 v Hobart Hurricanes at Latrobe Recreation Ground, 3pm
Wed Nov 16 v Hobart Hurricanes at Latrobe Recreation Ground, 3pm
Sat Nov 19 v Perth Scorchers at Ted Summerton Reserve, 10.40am
Sun Nov 20 v Brisbane Heat at Ted Summerton Reserve, 2pm
SYDNEY SIXERS
Thurs Oct 13 v Brisbane Heat at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 7.40pm
Sat Oct 15 v Adelaide Strikers at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 3.40pm
Sun Oct 16 v Melbourne Stars at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 1.40pm
Fri Oct 21 v Adelaide Strikers at Karen Rolton Oval, 3.25pm
Sat Oct 29 v Hobart Hurricanes at Eastern Oval, 10.15am
Sun Oct 30 v Melbourne Renegades at Eastern Oval, 3pm
Wed Nov 2 v Sydney Thunder at Blacktown International Sportspark, 7.05pm
Sat Nov 5 v Perth Scorchers at Lilac Hill, 4.25pm
Thurs Nov 10 v Melbourne Renegades at CitiPower Centre, 3pm
Sat Nov 12 v Melbourne Stars at CitiPower Centre, 1.40pm
Sun Nov 13 v Perth Scorchers at CitiPower Centre, 10.15am
Wed Nov 16 v Brisbane Heat at North Sydney Oval, 7.10pm
Fri Nov 18 v Sydney Thunder at North Sydney Oval, 7.05pm
Sun Nov 20 v Hobart Hurricanes at North Sydney Oval, 1.40pm
BRISBANE HEAT
Thurs Oct 13 v Sydney Sixers at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 7.40pm
Sat Oct 15 v Melbourne Stars at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 7.05pm
Tues Oct 18 v Melbourne Renegades at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 3.30pm
Fri Oct 21 v Melbourne Renegades at Karen Rolton Oval, 12pm
Tues Oct 25 v Sydney Thunder at Allan Border Field, 6.15pm
Thurs Oct 27 v Adelaide Strikers at Allan Border Field, 7.10pm
Sat Oct 29 v Perth Scorchers at Allan Border Field, 7.10pm
Fri Nov 4 v Sydney Thunder at Blundstone Arena, 3.30pm
Sun Nov 6 v Hobart Hurricanes at Blundstone Arena, 10.15am
Wed Nov 9 v Perth Scorchers at Lilac Hill, 3pm
Sat Nov 12 v Hobart Hurricanesat Karen Rolton Oval, 6pm
Mon Nov 14 v Adelaide Strikers at Karen Rolton Oval, 6pm
Wed Nov 16 v Sydney Sixers at North Sydney Oval, 7.10pm
Sun Nov 20 v Melbourne Stars at Ted Summerton Reserve, 2pm
MELBOURNE RENEGADES
Sun Oct 16 v Adelaide Strikers at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 10.15am
Tues Oct 18 v Brisbane Heat at Great Barrier Reef Arena, 3.30pm
Fri Oct 21 v Brisbane Heat at Karen Rolton Oval, 12pm
Mon Oct 24 v Adelaide Strikers at Karen Rolton Oval, 3.30pm
Sat Oct 29 v Melbourne Stars at Eastern Oval, 2pm
Sun Oct 30 v Sydney Sixers at Eastern Oval, 3pm
Thurs Nov 3 v Hobart Hurricanes at Blundstone Arena, 7.10pm
Sun Nov 6 v Sydney Thunder at Blundstone Arena, 1.40pm
Mon Nov 7 v Hobart Hurricanes at Blundstone Arena, 7.10pm
Thurs Nov 10 v Sydney Sixers at CitiPower Centre, 3pm
Sat Nov 12 v Perth Scorchers at CitiPower Centre, 10.15am
Sun Nov 13 v Melbourne Stars at CitiPower Centre, 1.40pm
Tues Nov 15 v Sydney Thunder at Manuka Oval, 7.10pm
Sun Nov 20 v Perth Scorchers at Ted Summerton Reserve, 10.15am
PERTH SCORCHERS
Sun Oct 16 v Sydney Thunder at Blacktown International Sportspark, 5pm
Mon Oct 17 v Hobart Hurricanes at Blacktown International Sportspark, 7.05pm
Thurs Oct 20 v Melbourne Stars at WACA Ground, 8.10pm
Sat Oct 22 v Sydney Thunder at WACA Ground, 2.30pm
Sun Oct 23 v Hobart Hurricanes at WACA Ground, 2.15pm
Fri Oct 28 v Adelaide Strikers at Allan Border Field, 3.15pm
Sat Oct 29 v Brisbane Heat at Allan Border Field, 7.10pm
Sat Nov 5 v Sydney Sixers at Lilac Hill, 4.25pm
Sun Nov 6 v Adelaide Strikers at Lilac Hill, 4.50pm
Wed Nov 9 v Brisbane Heat at Lilac Hill, 3pm
Sat Nov 12 v Melbourne Renegades at CitiPower Centre, 10.15am
Sun Nov 13 v Sydney Sixers at CitiPower Centre, 10.15am
Sat Nov 19 v Melbourne Stars at Ted Summerton Reserve, 10.40am
Sun Nov 20 v Melbourne Renegades at Ted Summerton Reserve, 10.15am
SYDNEY THUNDER
Fri Oct 14 v Hobart Hurricanes at Blacktown International Sportspark, 3pm
Sun Oct 16 v Perth Scorchers at Blacktown International Sportspark, 5pm
Tues Oct 18 v Hobart Hurricanes at Blacktown International Sportspark, 7.05pm
Sat Oct 22 v Perth Scorchers at WACA Ground, 2.30pm
Sun Oct 23 v Melbourne Stars at WACA Ground, 1.40pm
Tues Oct 25 v Brisbane Heat at Allan Border Field, 6.15pm
Mon Oct 31 v Melbourne Stars at Eastern Oval, 3pm
Wed Nov 2 v Sydney Sixers at Blacktown International Sportspark, 7.05pm
Fri Nov 4 v Brisbane Heat at Blundstone Arena, 3.30pm
Sun Nov 6 v Melbourne Renegades at Blundstone Arena, 1.40pm
Sun Nov 13 v Adelaide Strikers at Centennial Park Oval, 3pm
Tues Nov 15 v Melbourne Renegades at Manuka Oval, 7.10pm
Fri Nov 18 v Sydney Sixers at North Sydney Oval, 7.05pm
Sun Nov 20 v Adelaide Strikers at North Sydney Oval, 5.15pm

 

[Clark G]

Danni Wyatt has joined the Heat.

Heat Welcome Wyatt

Dynamic English batter Danni Wyatt will make her debut for the Brisbane Heat this summer as she returns to the Weber Women’s Big Bash League.

www.brisbaneheat.com.au

 

[CURVE]

Bit of a coup for the Sixers

 

[CURVE]

Former NZ Captain Susie Bates has also signed for the Sixers.

A little left field idea for the Sixers, I’d like to see them make Gardner Captain, with all the experienced players in the line up to assist her it would be a great learning experience and I think it could be the next step in her development, especially if she does have ambitions of Captaining Australia at some stage.

 

[Aussie_boy]

McGrath hits Sutherland for 3 consecutive 6's to win the game for SA. Fair knock.

 

[toml]

Georgia Voll has a massive future ahead of her, could be anything. Could have also been playing in the WNRL by now if she hadn't chose cricket.

 

[The Victorian]

Meg Lanning to miss WBBL|08

Melbourne Stars Captain Meg Lanning will continue her indefinite break from cricket and will not play for the Melbourne Stars in WBBL|08.

www.melbournestars.com.au

We are gonna really struggle this year… who is gonna captain?

 

[010203]

DRS will be used in this year's WBBL but It will only be available for 24 matches.

 

[NYRB]

Perth WBBL|08 squad so far: Sophie Devine (c) (NZ), Maddy Green (NZ), Marizanne Kapp (SA), Alana King*, Beth Mooney*, Mathilda Carmichael, Piepa Cleary, Holly Ferling, Lilly Mills, Chloe Piparo, Taneale Peschel

Sydney Sixers WBBL|08 squad so far: Ellyse Perry* (c), Ashleigh Gardner*, Alyssa Healy*, Sophie Ecclestone (Eng), Jade Allen, Nicole Bolton, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Stella Campbell, Lauren Cheatle, Angela Genford

Melbourne Stars WBBL|08 squad so far: Meg Lanning* (c), Annabel Sutherland*, Alice Capsey (Eng), Jemimah Rodrigues (Ind), Lucy Cripps, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Rhys McKenna, Sasha Moloney, Sophie Reid

Renegades WBBL|08 squad so far: Sophie Molineux (c), Tayla Vlaeminck*, Georgia Wareham*, Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind), Shabnim Ismail (SA), Hayley Matthews (WI), Sarah Coyte, Josie Dooley, Ellen Falconer, Ella Hayward, Carly Leeson, Rhiann O’Donnell, Georgia Prestwidge, Courtney Webb

Hobart WBBL|08 squad so far: Elyse Vllani (c), Nicola Carey*, Lizelle Lee (SA), Mignon du Preez (SA), Issy Wong (Eng), Maisy Gibson, Heather Graham, Ruth Johnston, Emma Manix-Geeves, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Amy Smith, Naomi Stalenberg, Molly Strano, Rachel Trenaman

Thunder WBBL|08 squad so far: Rachael Haynes*, Sam Bates, Hannah Darlington, Jessica Davidson, Phoebe Litchfield, Olivia Porter, Lauren Smith, Tahlia Wilson

Ranking those squads:

Sixers> Perth> Stars> Hobart> Renegades> Thunder


Someone mentioned Bates had signed for Sixers. At the time of publishing from Cricket Australia, maybe they had a typo?

If Sixers have Bates, id imagine they would be even further stronger favourite.

 

[NYRB]

Chloe Tyron signs with the Sydney Thunder

 

[NYRB]

Issy Wong wont playing in upcoming WBBL season because of injury.

 

[CURVE]

Sydney Sixers WBBL|08 squad so far: Ellyse Perry* (c), Ashleigh Gardner*, Alyssa Healy*, Sophie Ecclestone (Eng), Jade Allen, Nicole Bolton, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Stella Campbell, Lauren Cheatle, Angela Genford & Susie Bates

Someone mentioned Bates had signed for Sixers. At the time of publishing from Cricket Australia, maybe they had a typo?

If Sixers have Bates, id imagine they would be even further stronger favourite.

Bates signing takes Sixers star power to the next level

The Sixers squad looks good on paper, but I thought last season's squad was pretty good too and they finished last. This season will depend on their batting line up, the performances of Healy and Gardner and where Perry sits in the order. If Healy can find her feet quickly, she and Susie Bates could be one of the more exciting opening partnerships in the WBBL this season. Gardner's finish to last season was terrible with four ducks in her last four innings, hopefully she can begin to show her international form (was the #2 ranked allrounder up to August) in the WBBL and Perry can continue in a similar vein as she did in the Hundred which was encouraging.

Cheatle's return last season was just about the only highlight, a left arm inswingers are unique in the women's game, there aren't too many around, so I hope she can replicate last season's performances. Who know a return to Green and Gold could follow, she is only 23 and has time on her side.

I'll be a little disappointed if Perry is made Captain this season, I really hope they give the Captaincy to Gardner and let her learn with all that experience and knowledge in the team to assist her.

 

[idel one]

Full squads for those playing at home - underway from Thursday (which has snuck up a bit on me)

Full squads: How your club shapes up for WBBL|08 | cricket.com.au

With the world's best talent arriving in Australia on the eve of Weber WBBL|08, we take a…

www.cricket.com.au

 

[CURVE]

An interesting article about Lauren Cheatle and the injuries that have stalled her career.

‘Fingers and toes crossed’: Sydney Sixers weapon Lauren Cheatle returns after fourth shoulder reconstruction

Unfortunately, the article has been blighted a little by an embarrassing mistake.

Despite boasting a squad packed with superstar talent, the Sixers finished bottom of the WBBL ladder last season with four wins from 14 matches, but they head into the competition’s eighth instalment with a plethora of bowling options,

Accompanying Cheatle is young gun Stella Campbell, reigning Belinda Clark Medal recipient Maitlan Brown and England spinner Sophie Ecclestone, the world’s No. 1 ranked T20 and ODI bowler.

Sometimes you have to laugh at the stupidity of Australian journalists these days.

 

[Teen Wolf]

An interesting article about Lauren Cheatle and the injuries that have stalled her career.

‘Fingers and toes crossed’: Sydney Sixers weapon Lauren Cheatle returns after fourth shoulder reconstruction

Unfortunately, the article has been blighted a little by an embarrassing mistake.

Despite boasting a squad packed with superstar talent, the Sixers finished bottom of the WBBL ladder last season with four wins from 14 matches, but they head into the competition’s eighth instalment with a plethora of bowling options,​

​

Accompanying Cheatle is young gun Stella Campbell, reigning Belinda Clark Medal recipient Maitlan Brown and England spinner Sophie Ecclestone, the world’s No. 1 ranked T20 and ODI bowler.​

Sometimes you have to laugh at the stupidity of Australian journalists these days.

Dunno about stupid, but he probably shouldn't assume the average reader/layman knows the significance of the Belinda Clark Medal.

Any attentive follower of women's cricket would be aware that it's different to the Belinda Clark Award, though.

Maitlan Brown Belinda Clark Medal Winning Interview

Hear what Maitlan Brown had to say after taking home the coveted Belinda Clark Medal at the 20th Annual Cricket NSW Awards

www.cricketnsw.com.au

 

[NYRB]

nice to see the Great Barrier Reef Arena get 6 games in this tournament. Sixers , Heat and Adelaide all playing their round robin games against each other.