2016–17 Perth Scorchers WBBL season
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach |  Lisa Keightley | ||
| Captain(s) |  Suzie Bates | ||
| Home ground | WACA Ground, Lilac Hill Park | ||
| WBBL Season | 2nd | ||
| WBBL Finals | 2nd | ||
| |||
The 2016–17 Perth Scorchers WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Lisa Keightley and captained by Suzie Bates, the team competed in the WBBL|02 competition.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Scorchers team was second on the table. The Scorchers then defeated the Brisbane Heat in a semi-final, but lost to the Sydney Sixers in the final, to emerge as the WBBL|02 runners-up.
Squad
The following is the Scorchers women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 12 | Nicole Bolton | | (1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 22 | Lauren Ebsary | | (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 11 | Heather Graham | | (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | |
| 28 | Chloe Piparo | | (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 3 | Elyse Villani | | (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 10 | Suzie Bates | | (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Captain / Overseas international |
| 5 | Mathilda Carmichael | | (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | |
| Emma Lai |  | (1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Associate Rookie | |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| 4 | Megan Banting | | (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 33 | Emily Smith | | (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 20 | Emma Biss | | (1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 26 | Katherine Brunt |  | (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | Overseas international |
| 8 | Piepa Cleary | | (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 16 | Katie-Jane Hartshorn | | (1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | |
| 41 | Anya Shrubsole | | (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas international / fifth game onwards[1] |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 14 | Rebecca Grundy | | (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | Overseas international / first four games[1] |
| 2 | Emma King | | (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
Ladder
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.442 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.300 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.046 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | −0.034 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.256 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.046 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | −0.519 |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.541 |
Source: [5]
- The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.
Fixtures
Group stage
Match 1 10 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 5/120 (19 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/119 (20 overs) |
Katherine Brunt 41 (24) Heather Knight 2/31 (4 overs) |
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval No. 2 Umpires: Glen Stubbings and Marc Nickl Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Hurricanes) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 5 11 December 10:45 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 4/142 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 9/125 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 17 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Donovan Koch and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
Match 10 17 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Brisbane Heat 9/101 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/102 (17.1 overs) |
Smriti Mandhana 21 (25) Emma King 2/10 (4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Hennie Botes and John Taylor Player of the match: Nicole Bolton |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 16 18 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 9/94 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/95 (12.5 overs) |
Elyse Villani 19 (23) Jemma Barsby 2/12 (4 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 43 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and John Taylor Player of the match: Beth Mooney |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 25 29 December 14:35 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 7/123 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 5/155 (20 overs) |
Sophie Molineux 37 (37) Emma King 2/25 (4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 32 runs Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Dale Ireland Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Melbourne Renegades were penalised 0.5 points for slow over rate
- Double header with BBL game
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 26 31 December 12:45 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 9/82 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/85 (15.5 overs) |
Tahlia McGrath 27 (31) Heather Graham 2/12 (3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with BBL game
- Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
Match 32 4 January 13:00 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 7/131 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 5/132 (18.1 overs) |
Heather Graham 30 (25) Molly Strano 2/18 (4 overs) | Danielle Wyatt 43 (42) Emma King 2/30 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Camberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne Player of the match: Grace Harris (Renegades) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 33 5 January 13:00 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 1/118 (16.1 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/117 (20 overs) |
Meg Lanning 30 (27) Emma King 1/19 (4 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) Toorak Park, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepherd Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 37 8 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 6/120 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/132 (20 overs) |
Suzie Bates 52 (53) Lauren Smith 2/23 (4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 12 runs Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: T Pennman and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 38 9 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 6/133 (19.3 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 9/129 (20 overs) |
Lauren Ebsary 37 (28) Lauren Smith 4/23 (4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Sydney Cricket Ground Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with BBL game
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 45 14 January 13:35 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 3/122 (18 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 6/120 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match: Heather Graham |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Double header with BBL game
- Streamed by cricket.com.au
Match 47 15 January 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 9/97 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/130 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 33 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: Hennie Botes and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed by cricket.com.au
Match 50 20 January 14:00 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 5/149 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 6/145 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 4 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: James Hewitt and Todd Rann Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed by cricket.com.au
Match 56 21 January 14:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Thunder 5/134 (19.1 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/131 (20 overs) |
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: James Hewitt and A Kovalevs Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed by cricket.com.au
Knockout phase
Semi-final
24 January 11:40 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 1/125 (15.4 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/124 (20 overs) |
Kirby Short 39 (49) Emma King 2/17 (4 overs) | Elyse Villani 52 (48) |
Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Emma King (Scorchers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Was played as a double header prior to Semi Final 1 of the Men's BBL. Both matches were broadcast on Network Ten
Final
28 January 10:45 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 7/117 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/124 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Sydney Sixers won their first WBBL title
References
- ^ a b Battrick, Jake (5 December 2016). "Scorchers sign English spinner". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Players". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "2016-17 Women's Big Bash League". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Battrick, Jake (16 November 2016). "Hong Kong skipper to join Scorchers". Perth Scorchers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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