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

Women's Big Bash League The Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) also known as Weber WBBL for sponsorship reasons, is the Australian professional Women's Twenty20 Cricket league. The WBBL replaced the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, which ran from the 2007–08 season ...

(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

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against the

Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers are an Australian men's professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the Big Bash League. The Scorchers wear an orange uniform and are based in Perth in the Australian state of Western Australia. Their home gr ...

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 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. She currently p ...

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

Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Renegades are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket club based in Melbourne, the capital city of the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. They compete in the Australian Twenty20 cricket competit ...

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 In ...

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

Ellyse Perry Ellyse Perry (born 3 November 1990) is an Australian cricketer and former soccer, soccer player. Having debuted for both the Australia women's national cricket team, national cricket and Australia women's national soccer team, national soccer t ...

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 an Australian former 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 pl ...

and the Scorchers'

Katherine Brunt Katherine Helen Sciver-Brunt (; born 2 July 1985) is an English former cricketer who played as a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed lower-order batter. She played for England between 2004 and 2023, appearing in 14 Test matches, 141 One ...

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, Manchester Originals and South Africa. She plays as a right-handed opening batter. She has previo ...

signed with the

Brisbane Heat The Brisbane Heat are an Australian professional franchise men's and women's cricket team, competing in Australia's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition, the Big Bash League (BBL). The Heat are the successors of the Queensland Bulls who playe ...

as a replacement player. *

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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 fo ...

returned to the

Hobart Hurricanes Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian professional men's Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Hobart, Tasmania. They compete in Australia's domestic Big Bash League. The Hurricanes play the majority of their home matches at Ninja Stadium ...

as a replacement player. *

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marquee

Katey Martin Katey Jane Martin (born 7 February 1985) is a New Zealand cricket commentator and 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 ...

signed with the

Melbourne Stars 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 Melbou ...

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 Birmingham Phoenix. She previously played for Somerset, Middlesex, Kent ...

signed with the

Sydney Thunder The Sydney Thunder is 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 is the successor to the Speed Blitz Blues, ...

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 Lachlan McRae Stevens (born 31 December 1978) is an Australian former cricketer and current cricket coach. He played as a left-handed batsman for South Australia and Queensland. He is currently the batting and assistant coach at Somerset, and ha ...

. 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 in Dunedin, she plays domestic cricket for the Otago Sparks, as well as for the White Ferns. She currently holds t ...

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 former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler. She played for New South Wales, Tasmanian Tigers, Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder ...

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 was appointed captain of the Melbourne Stars, replacing

Meg Lanning Meghann Moira Lanning (born 25 March 1992) is an Australian cricketer who formerly captained the national women's team. Lanning has been a member of seven successful world championship campaigns, winning two Women's Cricket World Cup and five ...

( 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 (WNC ...

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 Alyce Osborne (born 27 June 1989) is an Australian former cricketer and current cricket coach and commentator, who appeared in 2 Women's Test cricket, Test matches, 60 Women's One Day International, One Day Internationals and 59 Women's T ...

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

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Awards

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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 pla ...

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'

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(who took out the accolade in WBBL02), Renegades teammates Georgia Wareham and Maitlan Brown,

batter Tabatha Saville, as well as bowlers Annabel Sutherland from the

and

Belinda Vakarewa Belinda Waimakare Vakarewa (born 22 January 1998) is an Australian cricketer from Griffith, New South Wales. She plays as a fast bowler. Vakarewa has made one international appearance for the national women's team. Early life Vakarewa atten ...

from the

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

Audience

References

Further reading

Notes

External links