The 2023–24 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the ninth in the team's history. Strikers enter the tournament as reigning champions having won the final of last year's tournament by defeating Sydney Sixers by 10 runs.[1]
| 2023-24 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach | Luke Williams | ||
| Captain(s) | Tahlia McGrath | ||
| Home ground | Karen Rolton Oval | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
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Squad
editTegan McPharlin (retired), Deandra Dottin and Meagan Dixon did not re-sign with Strikers. The 2023–24 season saw a players draft being held for the first time for Women's Big Bash League on 3 September 2023 for overseas players.
- Young English all-rounder Dannielle Gibson was their draft pick with South African opening batter Laura Wolvaardt was Strikers' retention pick while English all-rounder Georgia Adams was signed by direct nomination, skipping the draft.
- Local pacer Courtney Neale signed with Strikers for this season.[2][3]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Katie Mack | 
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14 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||||||||
| 5 | Annie O'Neil |
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18 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||||||||
| 8 | Madeline Penna |
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30 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||||||||
| 14 | Laura Wolvaardt | 
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26 April 1999 | Right-handed | – | Overseas | |||||||
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Tahlia McGrath |
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10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain, Australian marquee | |||||||
| 28 | Danielle Gibson | 
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30 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas | |||||||
| 1 | Georgia Adams |
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4 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Overseas | |||||||
| Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Bridget Patterson |
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4 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||||||||
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Jemma Barsby |
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4 October 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||||||||
| 20 | Darcie Brown |
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7 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Australian marquee | |||||||
| 61 | Anesu Mushangwe | 
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25 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||||||||
| 27 | Megan Schutt |
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15 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | Australian marquee | |||||||
| 10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington |
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29 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||||||||
| 8 | Ella Wilson |
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17 November 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | ||||||||
| Courtney Neale |
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4 July 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||||||||
| Reference:[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "SS-W vs AS-W, WBBL 2022/23, Final at Sydney, November 26, 2022 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Lock it in: All the squads for WBBL|09 | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "WBBL preview: Strikers well-placed for title defence | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Adelaide Strikers Women Squad - WBBL, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Official Website of the Adelaide Strikers | Adelaide Strikers - BBL". www.adelaidestrikers.com.au. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "WBBL preview: Strikers well-placed for title defence | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
