The 2021–22 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Ashley Noffke and captained by Jess Jonassen, the Heat were scheduled to play four of 14 regular season WBBL|07 games at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay—the only fixtures in their home state of Queensland for the tournament due to construction work taking place at regular primary ground Allan Border Field.[1] They finished in third place on the ladder, resulting in their fourth consecutive finals series appearance.[2] However, for the second year in a row, the Heat were eliminated by a lower-ranked opponent in their first match of the knockout stage—this time suffering a "crushing"[3] eight-wicket defeat at the hands of the Adelaide Strikers.
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Ashley Noffke | ||
| Captain(s) | Jess Jonassen | ||
| Home ground | Great Barrier Reef Arena | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 8–5 (3rd) | ||
| Finals | Lost the Eliminator | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Georgia Redmayne – 437 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Jess Jonassen – 21 | ||
| Player of the Season | Grace Harris | ||
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Squad
editEach 2021–22 squad is made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.[4]
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
- New Zealand marquees Amelia Kerr and Maddy Green did not re-sign with the Heat.
- South African marquee Anneke Bosch and Indian marquee Poonam Yadav signed with the Heat, marking their first appearances in the league.
- Delissa Kimmince departed the Heat, retiring from cricket after WBBL|06.
- Lilly Mills departed the Heat, signing with the Perth Scorchers.
The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[5][6]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Mikayla Hinkley | 
|
1 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 161 | 88.95 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 77 | Ellie Johnston | 
|
29 January 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 4 | 17 | 85.00 | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 4 | Laura Kimmince |
|
18 August 1990 | Right-handed | – | 14 | 148 | 140.95 | – | – | 7 | – | |
| 88 | Charli Knott |
|
5 May 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 6 | 20 | 90.90 | 1 | 7.83 | 0 | – | |
| 19 | Georgia Voll |
|
5 August 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 282 | 113.25 | – | – | 4 | – | |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Anneke Bosch | 
|
17 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 10 | 46 | 85.18 | 2 | 7.00 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 35 | Zoe Cooke |
|
17 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 32 | Nadine de Klerk |
|
16 January 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 9 | 59 | 95.16 | 4 | 6.60 | 4 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 17 | Grace Harris |
|
18 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 420 | 123.16 | 6 | 7.63 | 10 | – | |
| 21 | Jess Jonassen |
|
5 November 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 14 | 101 | 93.51 | 21 | 6.49 | 4 | – | Captain, Australian marquee |
| Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Georgia Redmayne |
|
8 December 1993 | Left-handed | – | 14 | 437 | 120.05 | – | – | 13 | 4 | |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 44 | Nicola Hancock |
|
8 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 12 | 76 | 146.15 | 14 | 7.06 | 3 | – | |
| 16 | Georgia Prestwidge |
|
17 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 8.05 | 1 | – | |
| 37 | Courtney Sippel |
|
27 April 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 9 | 14 | 100.00 | 12 | 6.80 | 2 | – | |
| 24 | Poonam Yadav | 
|
24 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 13 | 5 | 125.00 | 10 | 6.63 | 2 | – | Overseas marquee |
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.649 |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades (CF) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −0.149 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (EF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.517 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers (RU) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.707 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.385 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.258 |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | −0.301 |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.704 |
- The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase
Fixtures
editAll times are local
Regular season
editPerth Scorchers
7/137 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
9/137 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Start time swapped with Match 5[9]
- Super Over: Brisbane Heat 2/12 (1 over), Perth Scorchers 0/14 (0.4 overs).
Brisbane Heat
5/162 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
103 (17.2 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
5/104 (11 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
4/99 (11 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side after a wet outfield delayed the start of play.[10][11]
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
- Darcie Brown became the sixth player to take a WBBL hat-trick.[12]
Hobart Hurricanes
8/132 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
2/138 (18.3 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
6/170 (20 overs) |
v
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Hobart Hurricanes
9/156 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
9/95 (20 overs) |
v
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Melbourne Stars
2/99 (16.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
4/207 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
192 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
- The combined team totals of 399 runs set a new record for highest match aggregate in WBBL history.[13]
Sydney Thunder
7/143 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
5/144 (18.2 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
2/159 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
2/162 (18.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
7/91 (20 overs) |
v
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Brisbane Heat
7/92 (14.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Melbourne Renegades qualified for finals.[14]
Brisbane Heat
7/94 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
2/98 (16.2 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat) became the first player to appear in 100 WBBL matches.[15]
Sydney Thunder
5/162 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
9/153 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
5/156 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
113 (18.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Eliminator
editBrisbane Heat
8/114 (20 overs) |
v
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Adelaide Strikers
2/118 (16.3 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers) set a new WBBL record for best bowling figures in an innings.[16]
Statistics and awards
edit- Most runs: Georgia Redmayne – 437 (5th in the league)[17]
- Highest score in an innings: Grace Harris – 75 (51) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 30 October 2021[18]
- Most wickets: Jess Jonassen – 21 (2nd in the league)[19]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Jess Jonassen – 3/10 (3.1 overs) vs Melbourne Renegades, 20 November 2021[20]
- Most catches (fielder): Grace Harris – 10 (equal 2nd in the league)[21]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Georgia Redmayne – 3
- Grace Harris – 2
- Courtney Sippel – 1
- WBBL|07 Player of the Tournament: Grace Harris (4th), Georgia Redmayne (equal 5th)[22]
- WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament: Georgia Redmayne, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen[23]
- Brisbane Heat MVP: Grace Harris[24]
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- ^ "Adelaide Strikers stay alive in WBBL finals with win over Brisbane Heat". ABC News. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Lock it in: all the final squads for WBBL|07". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Players | Brisbane Heat - BBL". www.brisbaneheat.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 - Brisbane Heat Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "WBBL07 Standings". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Women's BBL Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ "WBBL to go ahead despite Hobart snap lockdown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Hat-trick, century headline thrilling WBBL Sunday". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
... a wet outfield delayed the start of play... the Invermay Park match got underway with 11 overs a side.
- ^ "Not an ideal start to the morning - the bat flip for Strikers v Heat at Invermay Park has been delayed thanks to some stubborn water on the field". Twitter. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Hat-trick, century headline thrilling WBBL Sunday". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
... Brown became the sixth player, and the first from the Strikers, to take a WBBL hat-trick.
- ^ "Renegades beat the Heat in record WBBL run-fest". ABC News. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Pace bowlers shine to help Strikers, Heat register crucial wins". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Jess Jonassen became the first WBBL player to appear in 100 matches | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Wellington's record 5-8 knocks Heat out of WBBL|07". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Tournament's leading players honoured with WBBL awards". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Official WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament revealed". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Our Big Bash MVPs! Congrats Gracie and Ducky 👏 #BringtheHEAT #BBL11 #WBBL07". Twitter. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
