2021–22 Sydney Sixers WBBL season

The 2021–22 Sydney Sixers Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Ben Sawyer and captained by Ellyse Perry, the Sixers were not scheduled to play any WBBL|07 games in their home state of New South Wales due to ongoing border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] They finished the regular season on the bottom of the ladder, and recorded more losses than wins, for the first time in the league's initial seven editions. The Sixers also ended the tournament with six consecutive losses, mirroring their equal-longest losing streak which occurred at the beginning of WBBL|01.[2]

Sydney Sixers
2021–22 season
Sydney Sixers 2021–22 cap logo
Sydney Sixers 2021–22 cap logo
CoachBen Sawyer
Captain(s)Ellyse Perry
Home groundN/A
LeagueWBBL
Record4–9 (8th)
FinalsDid not qualify
Leading Run ScorerEllyse Perry – 358
Leading Wicket TakerLauren Cheatle – 10
Player of the SeasonNicole Bolton

Squad

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Each 2021–22 squad was 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 defined as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.[3]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

Squad details during the season included:

  • After electing to spend the beginning of the tournament at home for family reasons, Erin Burns could not secure a government exemption to travel from New South Wales to any of the states hosting WBBL|07 matches (including Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland). Burns was consequently ruled out from participating in the entire season.[6]

The table below lists the Sixers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[7][8]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
29 Erin Burns   22 June 1988 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Unavailable for the season
85 Claire Moore   28 October 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium 9 1 33.33 0 Replacement player
30 Angela Reakes   27 December 1990 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 13 78 82.10 3
17 Shafali Verma   28 January 2004 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 13 191 105.52 5 Overseas marquee
All-rounders
12 Nicole Bolton   17 January 1989 Left-handed Right-arm off spin 13 247 96.10 8 7.43 6
6 Ashleigh Gardner   15 April 1997 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 12 197 105.91 7 6.50 8 Australian marquee
8 Ellyse Perry   3 November 1990 Right-handed Right-arm fast 13 358 91.32 5 7.95 2 Captain, Australian marquee
Wicket-keepers
77 Alyssa Healy   24 March 1990 Right-handed 13 231 115.50 2 1 Australian marquee
3 Matilda Lugg   11 December 1999 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bowlers
9 Jade Allen   13 November 2003 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 4 0 10.50 0
88 Maitlan Brown   5 June 1997 Right-handed Right-arm fast 13 79 106.75 8 7.13 0
33 Stella Campbell   15 June 2002 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 13 15 55.55 6 7.08 2
5 Lauren Cheatle   6 November 1998 Left-handed Left-arm fast medium 8 34 109.67 10 5.37 4
22 Emma Hughes   13 November 2000 Right-handed Right-arm medium 7 2 25.00 0 10.20 1
4 Hayley Silver-Holmes   18 August 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium Unavailable for the season
21 Radha Yadav   21 April 2000 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 12 43 87.75 9 6.81 5 Overseas marquee

Ladder

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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
Source: cricket.com.au,[9] ESPN Cricinfo[10]
  •   The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase

Fixtures

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All times are local


Match 1
14 October 2021
19:40 (N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
1/99 (11 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
4/100 (10.2 overs)
Alyssa Healy 57 (27)
Rhys McKenna 1/9 (1 over)
Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Roberto Howard and David Taylor
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel

Match 5
17 October 2021
10:15
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
9/125 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
5/129 (19.3 overs)
Richa Ghosh 46 (46)
Ellyse Perry 2/9 (2 overs)
Shafali Verma 57 (50)
Molly Strano 3/19 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Roberto Howard and David Taylor
Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
  • Start time swapped with Match 4

Match 9
20 October 2021
16:50 (D/N)
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
3/139 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
8/109 (20 overs)
Annabel Sutherland 57 (50)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/16 (4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 40 (43)
Kim Garth 3/17 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 30 runs
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars)

Match 12
23 October 2021
15:40
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Muhammad Qureshi

Match 15
24 October 2021
13:40
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
4/118 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
3/120 (17 overs)
Ellyse Perry 50* (51)
Harmanpreet Kaur 2/17 (4 overs)
Evelyn Jones 38 (30)
Radha Yadav 1/12 (2 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Melbourne Renegades)

Match 21
30 October 2021
10:25
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
7/142 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
9/130 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 43 (32)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/8 (2 overs)
Maitlan Brown 31 (20)
Ellie Falconer 2/28 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 12 runs
Lilac Hill Park, Perth
Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and Jamie Thomas
Player of the match: Jess Duffin (Melbourne Renegades)

Match 28
31 October 2021
13:50
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
3/161 (20 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
9/117 (20 overs)
Alyssa Healy 94* (57)
Taneale Peschel 2/34 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 30 (29)
Nicole Bolton 3/11 (2 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 44 runs
Lilac Hill Park, Perth
Umpires: Jarryd Buscall and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)

Match 29
3 November 2021
10:25
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
4/141 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
7/110 (20 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 51 (49)
Tayla Vlaeminck 1/22 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 27 (29)
Maitlan Brown 2/15 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 31 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and Dean Trigg
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)

Match 37
9 November 2021
14:05
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
2/159 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat
2/162 (18.3 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 86* (52)
Georgia Prestwidge 1/23 (3 overs)
Grace Harris 54 (39)
Radha Yadav 1/33 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: D Bhatt and David Taylor
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)

Match 40
10 November 2021
16:20 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
4/142 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
2/148 (18.4 overs)
Shafali Verma 53* (43)
Darcie Brown 2/34 (4 overs)
Katie Mack 67* (55)
Maitlan Brown 1/30 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and David Taylor
Player of the match: Katie Mack (Adelaide Strikers)

Match 44
13 November 2021
18:05 (N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/91 (20 overs)
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Brisbane Heat
7/92 (14.1 overs)
Nicole Bolton 25 (31)
Jess Jonassen 3/15 (4 overs)
Georgia Redmayne 19 (16)
Lauren Cheatle 3/16 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
Harrup Park, Mackay
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Courtney Sippel (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
  • Melbourne Renegades qualified for finals.[11]

Match 46
14 November 2021
12:40
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
6/94 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
4/96 (15.2 overs)
Ellyse Perry 40* (40)
Hannah Darlington 2/15 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 45 (39)
Lauren Cheatle 3/15 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Harrup Park, Mackay
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and David Taylor
Player of the match: Issy Wong (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
  • Brisbane Heat qualified for finals.

Match 52
20 November 2021
13:10
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
82 (19.2 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
2/84 (10.2 overs)
Lauren Cheatle 16 (16)
Sarah Coyte 3/12 (3.2 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 33 (22)
Maitlan Brown 1/13 (2 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 58 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Harsimran Singh and David Taylor
Player of the match: Darcie Brown (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
  • Sydney Sixers were eliminated from finals contention and Adelaide Strikers qualified for finals.[12]

Match 55
21 November 2021
09:45
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
4/128 (20 overs)
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Perth Scorchers
2/131 (17.1 overs)
Ellyse Perry 39* (37)
Alana King 3/18 (4 overs)
Chloe Piparo 50* (39)
Nicole Bolton 1/20 (3 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Alana King (Perth Scorchers)

Statistics and awards

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  • Most runs: Ellyse Perry – 358 (11th in the league)[13]
  • Highest score in an innings: Alyssa Healy – 94* (57) vs Perth Scorchers, 31 October 2021[14]
  • Most wickets: Lauren Cheatle – 10 (equal 23rd in the league)[15]
  • Best bowling figures in an innings: Nicole Bolton – 3/11 (2 overs) vs Perth Scorchers, 31 October 2021[16]
  • Most catches (fielder): Ashleigh Gardner – 8 (equal 5th in the league)[17]
  • Player of the Match awards:
    • Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy – 2 each
    • Shafali Verma – 1
  • Sixers Most Valuable Player: Nicole Bolton[18]

References

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  2. ^ "Sixers secure first ever wooden spoon to end miserable WBBL campaign". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Lock it in: all the final squads for WBBL|07". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Mott re-signs as Aussies add Sawyer to coaching stocks". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Sixers go back to the future in coaching search". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ "'Bewildered' Sixers lose Burns for entire WBBL season". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Player Profiles | Sydney Sixers - BBL". www.sydneysixers.com.au. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 - Sydney Sixers Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  9. ^ "WBBL07 Standings". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ Women's BBL Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
  11. ^ "Pace bowlers shine to help Strikers, Heat register crucial wins". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Sixers carnage as Strikers secure finals berth". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Tremain and Brown shine at Cricket NSW Awards". Cricket NSW. Retrieved 8 April 2022.