The 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL, 01 was the first season of the

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(WBBL), the semi-professional women's

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domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 5 December 2015 to 24 January 2016. In the final at the

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defeated cross-town rivals, the

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, to win the inaugural championship title. Thunder all-rounder

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managed bowling figures of 3/21 in the decider and was named Player of the Final.

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captain

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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

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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

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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

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. 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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Statistics

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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

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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. The WBBL, 01 Young Gun title was awarded to

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Lauren Cheatle, who claimed 18 wickets at an

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of 5.81 across the season.

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

Notes

External links

Official fixtures
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