2016–17 Women's National Cricket League Season
The 2016–17 Women's National Cricket League season was the 21st season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 13 October 2016 and finished on 3 December 2016. Defending champions South Australian Scorpions finished fourth. New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 18th time after finishing second on the ladder and beating Queensland Fire in the final. Meg Lanning was named player of the tournament. Ladder Fixtures Round 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Round 3 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final ---- ---- Statistics Highest totals Most runs Most wickets References Notes Bibliography * * * * * * * * External links WNCL 2016–17 on cricket.com.auSeries home at ESPNcricinfo {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Women's National Cricket League season 2016–17 Wome ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia (CA), formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the 'Australian Board of Control for International Cricket'. It is incorporated as an Australian Public Company, limited by guarantee. Cricket Australia operates all of the Australian national representative cricket sides, including the Men's, the Women's and Youth sides. CA is also responsible for organising and hosting Test tours and one day internationals with other nations, and scheduling the home international fixtures. Background Cricket Australia is an administrative organisation responsible for cricket in Australia. Cricket Australia has six member organisations that represent each of the Australian states. These organisations are: * New South Wales – Cricket NSW * Queensland – Queensland Cricket * South Australia – South Australian Cricket Association * Tasmania – Cricket ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brooke Hepburn
Brooke Louise Hepburn (born 19 April 1990) is an Australian former cricketer who played for Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket), Tasmanian Tigers and Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL), Hobart Hurricanes. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston, Hepburn did not begin playing cricket until she was 19 years old. Just one year later, the Tasmanian Roar gave her a Rookie contract for the 2010–11 season. She has said that "Although I missed out on playing underage cricket for Tassie, I got plenty of competitive bowling practice in the backyard against my older (and very competitive!) sister!" From May to August 2015, Hepburn played in Ireland for Scorchers (women's cricket), Scorchers in the Women's Super Series, Women's Super 3s, a competition involving both 50 over and T20 matches. At the start of the 2016–17 season, Hepburn was appointed vice-captain of Tasmanian Roar. According to Roar coach Julia Price, "Brooke's elevation to vice-captain comes from her 'lead by example' approach ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heather Graham (cricketer)
Heather Louise Graham (born 5 October 1996) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket), Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL), Hobart Hurricanes, Northern Superchargers and Mumbai Indians (WPL), Mumbai Indians. Domestic career In November 2018, she was named in the Perth Scorchers (WBBL), Perth Scorchers' squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season. In April 2019, Cricket Australia awarded her with a contract with the National Performance Squad ahead of the 2019–20 season. In 2020, Graham moved to the Tasmanian Tigers (women's cricket), Tasmanian Tigers so she could spend more time with her partner, all-rounder Emily Smith (cricketer), Emily Smith, who had moved to Tasmania in the previous season. In 2021, she was drafted by Trent Rockets for the 2021 season of The Hundred, inaugural season of The Hundred (cricket), The Hundred. In November 2021, Graham reached 2 milestones in the Women's Big Bash League, during the same game against ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Natasha Farrant
Natasha Eleni Farrant (born 29 May 1996) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent Women cricket team, Kent, South East Stars, Oval Invincibles and England women's cricket team, England. She plays as a left-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium Bowling (cricket), bowler. She has previously played for Southern Vipers in the Women's Cricket Super League, as well as spending a season with Western Fury, Western Australia. Early life Farrant was born in Athens, Greece. She started playing for a Kent Women cricket team, Kent Women junior team at the age of eight. She attended Sevenoaks School, and at the age of 11, she joined the boys' school team. Domestic career Farrant made her Kent senior team debut in 2012, and took 5/9 in the match. She was part of the Kent side that won the 2016 Women's County Championship after winning seven of their eight matches. In that season's match between Kent Women and Staffordshire Women cricket team, Staffordshire Women, Farrant took six wickets ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kris Britt
Kris Lynsey Britt (born 13 April 1984) is an Australian former cricketer. She debuted for the Australian women's cricket team in 2002 in the second test against England in Sydney, becoming the 144th woman to play Test cricket for Australia. She played 17 One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals for the Australian women's team, and was the 96th woman to play One Day International cricket for Australia. Britt began her domestic cricket career with the South Australian Scorpions in 2001, and was their player of the year in 2006/2006. She started playing with the ACT Meteors in 2009. and went on to captain the side in the Women's National Cricket League. References External links *Kris Brittat Cricket Australia Cricket Australia (CA), formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board (ACB), is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the 'Australian Board of Control for International Crick ... ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ashleigh Gardner
Ashleigh Katherine Gardner (born 15 April 1997) is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for the national women's team as an all-rounder. A right-handed batter and right-arm off spinner, Gardner also plays for New South Wales in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and for the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She has won three world championships and four national titles with her respective teams, while also gaining numerous individual honours, including the Belinda Clark Award. Domestic career Following standout performances throughout the 2014–15 Imparja Cup, Gardner made her WNCL debut for New South Wales in the 2015–16 season, and joined the Sydney Sixers for the inaugural WBBL season. In the same summer, she played one T20 and one 50-over game in New Zealand for Northern Districts (not to be confused with one of her local NSW Premier Cricket teams, Northern District Cricket Club). Gardner enjoyed a breakout 2016–17 season, winnin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isobel Joyce
Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia Joyce (born 25 July 1983) is an Irish former cricketer. She played as a right-handed batter and left-arm medium pace bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 79 One Day Internationals and 55 Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 1999 and 2018. She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. She played domestic cricket for Scorchers, Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes. Playing career Joyce made her debut for Ireland in a One-Day International (ODI) against India in Milton Keynes in June 1999. She then played in the Women's European Championship the following month. In 2000, she played four ODIs against PakistanWomen's ODIs played by Isobel Joyce at CricketArchive and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alyssa Healy
Alyssa Jean Healy (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Australian women's national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL. She made her international debut in February 2010. A right-handed batter and wicket-keeper, she is the daughter of Greg Healy, who was part of the Queensland squad, while her uncle Ian Healy was Australia's Test wicket-keeper and held the world record for the most Test dismissals. Healy first came to prominence in late 2006 when she became the first girl to play among boys in the private schools' competition in New South Wales. She moved up the state age group ranks and made her debut for the senior New South Wales team in the 2007–08 season. She played most of her first two seasons as a specialist batsman due to the presence of Leonie Coleman—also a wicket-keeper for Australia—in the state side. Coleman left New South Wales at the start of the 2009–10 s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Delissa Kimmince
Delissa Maree Kimmince (born 14 May 1989) is an Australian former cricketer and Australian rules footballer who played for the national cricket team as an all-rounder. She is a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). In April 2021, Kimmince announced her retirement from top-level cricket. Cricket Kimmince made her debut for Queensland aged 17 and her debut for Australia aged 18 against New Zealand in March 2008. The following year, she played in the Women's Cricket World Cup, but she then took a long break from cricket, during which time Kimmince moved to London and worked in the Princess Louise pub in Holborn. During this time, Kimmince was talked into playing for Warwickshire and took a three-hour train journey each way to matches each week without attending training. Kimmince returned to state cricket for the 2012–13 seaso ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charlotte Edwards
Charlotte Marie Edwards (born 17 December 1979) is an English former cricketer and current cricket coach and commentator. She played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 23 Test matches, 191 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 1996 and 2016. She played domestic cricket in England for East Anglia, Kent, Hampshire and Southern Vipers, as well as overseas for Northern Districts, Western Australia, Perth Scorchers, South Australia and Adelaide Strikers. Edwards is considered one of the most significant figures in women's cricket. At the time of her international debut in 1996, in a Test match against New Zealand, she was the youngest woman to play for England. In 1997, the day before her 18th birthday, she scored what remains the highest score for an English player in a Women's One Day International (WODI), scoring 173 * against Ireland. She has the second most appearances in Women's Test matches, and the most appearances for Eng ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jemma Barsby
Jemma Louise Barsby (born 4 October 1995) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Queensland Fire and Adelaide Strikers (WBBL), Adelaide Strikers. An all-rounder who can bowl with both hands, Barsby is the daughter of former Queensland cricket team, Queensland Bulls opening batsman and coach Trevor Barsby. She developed her ambidextrous off spin bowling skills as a child in her backyard, with assistance from her brother and encouragement from her father, and also has a penchant for switch hitting while batting. In October 2010, Barsby made her debut for Queensland Fire, after touring with the Shooting Stars squad. She has been a member of the Brisbane Heat squad since its inaugural 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season, WBBL01 season (2015–16). As she was preparing for that inaugural season, she started experiencing shoulder pain and later numbness in her fingers; after testing, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Barsby and her Brisbane Heat teammates have sin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jess Jonassen
Jessica Louise Jonassen (born 5 November 1992) is an Australian cricketer from Rockhampton, Queensland. A left-arm orthodox bowling all-rounder, Jonassen has been a member of the national women's team since 2012, going on to win four ICC T20 World Cups while becoming the fourth woman to have taken 100 One Day International wickets for Australia. Domestically, she is the current captain of both the Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). Early life and education Jonassen was born in Emerald, a rural town in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland, but grew up approximately away in the coastal city of Rockhampton. She attended high school at Emmaus College, Rockhampton, graduating in 2009. When Jonassen was 10 or 11, she started playing cricket, initially at school and later for Rockhampton Brothers. She played in boys' teams; at that time, there were no girls only cricket programs in rural ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |