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.
In the final at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadiu ...
, the
Sydney Thunder defeated cross-town rivals, the
Sydney Sixers, to win the inaugural championship title. Thunder all-rounder
Erin Osborne
Erin Alyse Osborne (born 27 June 1989) is an Australian former cricketer and current cricket coach and commentator, who appeared in 2 Test matches, 60 One Day Internationals and 59 Twenty20 Internationals for Australia between 2009 and 2016. ...
managed bowling figures of 3/21 in the decider and was named Player of the Final.
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.
Teams
Teams were aligned with franchises in the men's
Big Bash League
The Big Bash League (known as the KFC Big Bash League for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to BBL or Big Bash) is an Australian professional club Twenty20 cricket league, which was established in 2011 by Cricket Australia. The Big Bash Le ...
and each squad consisted of 14 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 between 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2015.
Points table
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.
Fixtures
The format of the group stage was a double
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...
. 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.
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Knockout phase
Semi-finals
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Final
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Statistics
Highest totals
Most runs
Most wickets
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.
Team of the tournament
An honorary XI recognising the standout performers of WBBL, 01 was named b
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Meg Lanning (
Melbourne Stars)
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Beth Mooney
Bethany Louise Mooney (born 14 January 1994) is an Australian professional cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a batter in all three formats of the game. At the domestic level, she plays as a wicket-keeper-batter for Western ...
(
Brisbane Heat) – ''
wicket-keeper''
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Charlotte Edwards (
Perth Scorchers)
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Ellyse Perry (
Sydney Sixers)
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Heather Knight (
Hobart Hurricanes
The Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian professional men's T20 franchise cricket team based in Tasmania, Australia. They compete in Australia's domestic T20 cricket competition known as the Big Bash League, which is a league where many in ...
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captain
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Alex Blackwell (
Sydney Thunder)
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Sara McGlashan
Sara Jade McGlashan (born 28 March 1982) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She appeared in 2 Test matches, 134 One Day Internationals and 76 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2 ...
(
Sydney Sixers)
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Morna Nielsen
Morna Jessie Godwin Nielsen (born 24 February 1990) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She appeared in 52 One Day Internationals and 44 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2010 and 2016 ...
(
Melbourne Stars)
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Marizanne Kapp (
Sydney Sixers)
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Veronica Pyke
Veronica Pyke (born 11 April 1981) is an Australian former cricketer who played for Tasmanian Roar and Hobart Hurricanes.
Early life
From Orford on the east coast of Tasmania, Pyke first played senior cricket with the men's team in her home to ...
(
Hobart Hurricanes
The Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian professional men's T20 franchise cricket team based in Tasmania, Australia. They compete in Australia's domestic T20 cricket competition known as the Big Bash League, which is a league where many in ...
)
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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
A rebel is a participant in a rebellion.
Rebel or rebels may also refer to:
People
* Rebel (given name)
* Rebel (surname)
* Patriot (American Revolution), during the American Revolution
* American Southerners, as a form of self-identification; s ...
gift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program.
The WBBL, 01 Young Gun title was awarded to
Sydney Thunder fast bowler Lauren Cheatle
Lauren Roma Cheatle (born 6 November 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a left-arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batter. She plays domestic cricket for New South Wales in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Sydn ...
, who claimed 18 wickets at an
economy rate of 5.81 across the season.
"Player of the match" tally
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, 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.
References
Further reading
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Notes
External links
Official fixtures
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