The 2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL, 03 was the third season of the

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(WBBL), the semi-professional

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domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament was scheduled from 9 December 2017 to 4 February 2018. The final, held at

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, pitted the

Sydney Sixers The Sydney Sixers are an Australian professional franchise men's cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL). Along with the Sydney Thunder, the Sixers are the successors of the New ...

against the

Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers is an Australian domestic Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the Western Australian city of Perth in the Big Bash League (BBL). The Scorchers are the current BBL Champions, having defeated the Sydney Sixers in the ...

for the second season running. Sydney comfortably won the match by nine wickets to claim back-to-back championships. Punctuating an emphatic comeback from retirement, Sixers medium-pace bowler

Sarah Coyte Sarah Jane Cady ( née Coyte; born 30 March 1991) is an Australian cricketer from Camden, New South Wales. A right-arm medium fast bowler, Coyte has taken a total of 100 wickets for the national women's team across Tests, ODIs and T20Is. S ...

managed figures of 4/17 in the decider and was named Player of the Final.

Melbourne Renegades The Melbourne Renegades are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket club based in Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria. They compete in the Australian Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash ...

captain

Amy Satterthwaite Amy Ella Satterthwaite (born 7 October 1986) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling either right-arm medium or off break. She appeared in 145 One Day Internationals and 111 Twenty20 Inter ...

was named Player of the Tournament, although her team failed to qualify for the finals. Sixers captain

Ellyse Perry Ellyse Alexandra Perry (born 3 November 1990) is an Australian sportswoman who has represented her country in cricket and association football. Having debuted for both the national cricket team and the national soccer team at the age of 16, s ...

was the leading run-scorer of the season, while the leading wicket-taker title was shared between the Sixers'

Sarah Aley Sarah Elizabeth Aley (born 3 June 1984) is a former Australian cricketer. She played domestic cricket for New South Wales in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). In 2017 she pla ...

and the Scorchers'

Katherine Brunt Katherine Helen Brunt (born 2 July 1985) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire, Northern Diamonds, Trent Rockets and England. She plays as a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed lower-order batter. She has won two Worl ...

Teams

Each 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

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in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017). The table below lists each team's marquee players and other key details for the season.

Personnel changes

Local players

The table below lists local player movements made ahead of the season. Changes made during the season included: *

signed with the

as a marquee replacement player.

Overseas players

The table below lists changes to overseas marquee allocations made ahead of the season. Changes made during the season included: *

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marquee

Laura Wolvaardt Laura Wolvaardt (born 26 April 1999) is a South African cricketer who currently plays for Western Province, Adelaide Strikers, Gujarat Giants and South Africa. She plays as a right-handed opening batter. She has previously played for Northern S ...

signed with the

Brisbane Heat The Brisbane Heat are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Heat wears a teal uniform and are based in Brisbane in the Australian state Queensland. Their home ground is the Br ...

as a replacement player. *

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

marquee

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 ...

returned to the

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 ...

as a replacement player. *

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marquee

Katey Martin Katey Jane Martin (born 6 February 1985) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in one Test match, 103 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand between 2 ...

signed with the

Melbourne Stars The Melbourne Stars are an Australian Twenty20 franchise cricket team, based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in Australia's Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League. The Stars wear a green uniform and play their home matches at the Melb ...

as a replacement player. *

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marquee Amy Jones signed with the Sydney Sixers as a replacement player. *England marquee

Fran Wilson Frances Claire Wilson (born 7 November 1991) is an English cricketer. A right handed batter and right arm off break bowler, she was born in Farnham in Surrey and plays for Gloucestershire, Western Storm and Welsh Fire. She previously played ...

signed with the

Sydney Thunder The Sydney Thunder are an Australian franchise professional cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League. Along with the Sydney Sixers, the Thunder are the successors of the New South Wale ...

as a replacement player.

Leadership

Coaching changes made ahead of the season included: * Peter McGiffin was appointed head coach of the Brisbane Heat, replacing Andy Richards. *

Tim Coyle Timothy Charles Coyle (born 22 July 1960) is a former Australian cricketer, who played first class cricket for Tasmania. He has been the coach of Tasmania since 15 June 2005. After being a member of St Patricks College's state title winning ...

was appointed head coach of the

, replacing Lachlan Stevens. Captaincy changes made ahead of the season included: *

Suzie Bates Suzannah Wilson Bates (born 16 September 1987) is a New Zealand cricketer and former captain of national women cricket team. Born at Dunedin, she plays domestic cricket for the Otago Sparks, as well as playing for the White Ferns. She currently ...

was appointed captain of the

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, replacing Tegan McPharlin ( 3–9 win–loss record). *

Corinne Hall Corinne Louise Hall (born 12 October 1987) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler for Sydney Thunder in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She has previously played for New Sou ...

was appointed captain of the Hobart Hurricanes, replacing Heather Knight ( 15–14 win–loss record). *

was appointed captain of the Melbourne Renegades, replacing

Rachel Priest Rachel Holly Priest (born 13 June 1985 in New Plymouth, Taranaki) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She played for New Zealand between 2007 and 2020. Career Domestic and franchise In May 2018, ...

( 6–10 win–loss record). *

Kristen Beams Kristen Maree Beams (born 6 November 1984) is an Australian former cricket player. Beams played one Test, thirty One Day Internationals and eighteen Twenty20 Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team between 2014 and 2017. ...

was appointed captain of the Melbourne Stars, replacing

Meg Lanning Meghann Moira Lanning (born 25 March 1992) is an Australian cricketer who currently Captain (cricket), captains the Australia national women's cricket team, national women's team. She has been a member of six successful world championship camp ...

( 13–14 win–loss record). *

Elyse Villani Elyse Jayne Villani (born 6 October 1989) is an Australian cricketer who played for the Australia national women's team from 2009 to 2019. She has also played domestic cricket for various teams in both the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) ...

assumed the captaincy of the

, replacing Suzie Bates ( 9–7 win–loss record). Captaincy changes made during the season included: *Isobel Joyce stood in as acting captain of the Hobart Hurricanes for five games. *

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. ...

stood in as acting captain of the Melbourne Stars for two games.

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

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Knockout phase

All knockout phase matches were played as double headers with the men's tournament, hence the venues for both semi-finals and the final were determined using the standings of the BBL07 points table.

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Statistics

Highest totals

Most runs

Most wickets

Awards

Player of the tournament

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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

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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

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gift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program.

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Sophie Molineux Sophie Grace Molineux (born 17 January 1998) is an Australian cricketer from Bairnsdale, Victoria. A left-arm orthodox bowling all-rounder, Molineux has been a member of the national women's team since 2018. At domestic level, she currently pl ...

was named the Young Gun of WBBL, 03 after scoring 318 runs and taking 6 wickets. The other nominees for the award were Sydney Sixers'

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 Wome ...

(who took out the accolade in WBBL02), Renegades teammates

Georgia Wareham Georgia Lee Wareham (born 26 May 1999) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a leg spin bowler. At the domestic level, she plays for Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades. In April 2018, she played six matches ...

and

Maitlan Brown Maitlan Joy Brown (born 5 June 1997) is an Australian cricketer. She plays as a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batter for the New South Wales Breakers in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), and for the Sydney Sixers in the Wom ...

batter Tabatha Saville, as well as bowlers

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Belinda Vakarewa Belinda Waimakare Vakarewa (born 22 January 1998) is an Australian cricketer from Griffith, New South Wales. She plays as a fast bowler for the Sydney Thunder in the Women's Big Bash League. Vakarewa has also made one international appearance f ...

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"Player of the match" tally

The table below shows the number of Player of the Match awards won by each player throughout the season. The career tally indicates the number of awards won by a player throughout her entire time in the league at the conclusion of the season, including awards won while previously playing for a different WBBL team.

Audience

A total of twelve matches were televised on free-to-air in the third season of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) on

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References

Notes

External links

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Teams

Personnel changes

Local players

Overseas players

Leadership

Points table

Win–loss table

Fixtures

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Highest totals

Most runs

Most wickets

Awards

Player of the tournament

Team of the tournament

Young gun award

"Player of the match" tally

Audience

References

Further reading

Notes

External links