The 2018–19 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by Andrea McCauley and captained by Suzie Bates, they finished sixth in the regular season of WBBL|04 and failed to qualify for finals.
| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach | Andrea McCauley | ||
| Captain(s) | Suzie Bates | ||
| Home ground | Karen Rolton Oval | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 5–8 (6th) | ||
| Finals | DNQ | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Sophie Devine – 556 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Sophie Devine – 14 | ||
| Player of the Season | Sophie Devine | ||
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Squad
editEach 2018–19 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Under a new rule, Australian marquees were classed as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|04 team.[1]
Personnel changes before and during the season included:
- Sarah Coyte returned to the team for the first time since WBBL|02, having won the WBBL|03 championship playing with the Sydney Sixers.[2]
- Overseas marquee Tammy Beaumont did not re-sign for the Strikers. The resulting vacant roster spot was filled by fellow England player Danielle Hazell.[3]
- Local teenage all-rounder Eliza Doddridge completed the 15-player squad.[4]
- Bridget Patterson fulfilled the wicket-keeping duties for the team in a 5 January 2019 match against the Brisbane Heat at Harrup Park, covering for Tegan McPharlin who had been granted leave.[5]
The table below lists the Strikers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[6][7][8]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Suzie Bates | 
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16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 421 | 112.26 | – | – | 7 | – | Captain, overseas marquee |
| 9 | Tahlia McGrath | 
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10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 276 | 126.02 | 5 | 8.49 | 4 | – | |
| 13 | Tabatha Saville |
|
13 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 11 | 56 | 82.35 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 77 | Sophie Devine |
|
1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 13 | 556 | 136.60 | 14 | 8.85 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 16 | Eliza Doddridge |
|
15 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Tegan McPharlin |
|
7 August 1988 | Right-handed | – | 13 | 156 | 112.23 | – | – | 10 | 4 | |
| 21 | Bridget Patterson |
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4 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 204 | 100.00 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Samantha Betts |
|
16 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 5 | 5 | 45.45 | 1 | 12.40 | 2 | – | |
| 15 | Sarah Coyte |
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30 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 31 | 163.15 | 9 | 7.19 | 1 | – | |
| 3 | Ellie Falconer |
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3 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 71 | Danielle Hazell | 
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13 May 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 6 | 54.54 | 9 | 7.81 | 1 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 18 | Katelyn Pope |
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29 March 1996 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | 2 | – | – | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | – | |
| 12 | Alex Price |
|
5 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 20 | 90.90 | 5 | 7.16 | 1 | – | |
| 27 | Megan Schutt |
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15 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 66 | 108.19 | 13 | 6.46 | 6 | – | Australian marquee |
| 10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington |
|
29 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 63 | 123.52 | 10 | 7.12 | 5 | – | Australian marquee |
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.509 |
| 2 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.479 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.118 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −0.079 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.476 |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.336 |
| 7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.905 |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.364 |
Source: [9]
- The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi finals
Fixtures
editAll times are local time
Adelaide Strikers
7/172 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
2/136 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Adelaide Strikers
7/153 (20.0 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
4/154 (20.0 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Melbourne Renegades
4/83 (14.3 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
2/27 (4.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
- Melbourne Renegades' innings reduced to 14.3 overs due to rain delay
- Adelaide Strikers' target revised to 78 runs from 11 overs
- Match abandoned due to further rain delays
Adelaide Strikers
132 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
4/134 (17.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Adelaide Strikers
5/145 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
5/146 (18.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Adelaide Strikers
7/144 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
6/145 (19.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
Adelaide Strikers
3/172 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars
9/153 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Sydney Sixers
1/206 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
132 (19.1 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
Sydney Sixers
4/147 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
8/139 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Brisbane Heat
7/160 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
7/117 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
- The crowd of 5,650 set a new record for highest attendance at a standalone WBBL match[10]
Adelaide Strikers
5/189 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
8/189 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
Adelaide Strikers
5/165 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
9/141 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Adelaide Strikers
7/138 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
108 (18.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Venue changed to Albrecht Oval due to an unsafe outfield at Traeger Park[11]
Adelaide Strikers
6/140 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
0/144 (16.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Venue changed to Albrecht Oval due to an unsafe outfield at Traeger Park[11]
- Former Australian player Lauren Ebsary made her last WBBL appearance[12]
Statistics and awards
edit- Most runs: Sophie Devine – 556 (2nd in the league)[13]
- Highest score in an innings: Sophie Devine – 99* (53) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 8 January 2019[14]
- Most wickets: Sophie Devine – 14 (equal 14th in the league)[15]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Sophie Devine – 5/41 (4 overs) vs Melbourne Stars, 23 December 2018[16]
- Most catches (fielder): Suzie Bates – 7 (equal 9th in the league)[17]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Sophie Devine – 4
- Suzie Bates, Tahlia McGrath – 1 each
- Strikers Most Valuable Player: Sophie Devine[18]
- WBBL|04 Player of the Tournament: Sophie Devine (2nd)
- WBBL|04 Team of the Tournament: Sophie Devine
References
edit- ^ "All the WBBL squads so far". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Coyte returns to Adelaide". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "England spinner Hazell joins Strikers". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Doddridge completes Strikers squad". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Strikers to tackle Heat in Mackay". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "WBBL|04: All you need to know guide". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Players | Adelaide Strikers - BBL". www.adelaidestrikers.com.au. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 - Adelaide Strikers Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2018–19".
- ^ a b "Record Breaking WBBL Mackay Weekend". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ a b Strikers Media (8 January 2019). "Venue change for Alice Springs WBBL matches". Adelaide Strikers website. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ebsary Calls Stumps On WBBL Career". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Consecutive MVP crowns for dominant Devine". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
