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2022–23 Adelaide Strikers WBBL season
The 2022–23 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Luke Williams and captained by Tahlia McGrath, the Strikers finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in second position.[1] They subsequently defeated the Brisbane Heat in the Challenger, thereby qualifying for a third Final appearance in four seasons. In the championship decider, the Strikers pulled off an upset victory against the Sydney Sixers to claim their maiden Women's Big Bash League title.[2][3]
| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Luke Williams |
| Captain(s) | Tahlia McGrath |
| Home ground | Karen Rolton Oval |
| League | WBBL |
| Record | 8–5 (2nd) |
| Finals | Champions |
| Leading Run Scorer | Laura Wolvaardt – 403 |
| Leading Wicket Taker | Megan Schutt – 27 |
| Player of the Season | Megan Schutt |
Squad edit
Each 2022–23 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|08 signing period.
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:[4]
- South African marquee Dane van Niekerk did not re-sign with the Strikers.
- Barbadian marquee Deandra Dottin signed with the Strikers, having previously played for the Perth Scorchers and Brisbane Heat.
- Sarah Coyte departed the Strikers, signing with the Melbourne Renegades.
- Anesu Mushangwe signed with the Strikers as a local player due to her permanent residence in Australia, despite having recently played international cricket for Zimbabwe.[5]
Changes made during the season included:
- Megan Schutt stood in as acting captain for two games while Tahlia McGrath was rested with a back complaint.[6][7]
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.[8][9]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Katie Mack | 14 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 350 | 108.69 | – | – | 5 | – | ||
| 9 | Tahlia McGrath | 10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 244 | 117.87 | 3 | 8.71 | 7 | – | Captain, Australian marquee | |
| 5 | Annie O'Neil | 18 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2 | 3 | 60.00 | – | – | 0 | – | ||
| 21 | Bridget Patterson | 4 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 216 | 114.28 | – | – | 12 | – | ||
| 8 | Madeline Penna | 30 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 271 | 105.44 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | – | ||
| 14 | Laura Wolvaardt | 26 April 1999 | Right-handed | – | 16 | 403 | 106.05 | – | – | 4 | – | Overseas marquee | |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Meagan Dixon | 23 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 91 | Deandra Dottin | 21 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 16 | 362 | 114.19 | 14 | 7.53 | 6 | – | Overseas marquee | |
| Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Tegan McPharlin | 7 August 1988 | Right-handed | – | 16 | 43 | 138.70 | – | – | 5 | 8 | ||
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Jemma Barsby | 4 October 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 4 | 44.44 | 18 | 5.86 | 8 | – | ||
| 20 | Darcie Brown | 7 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 16 | 3 | 75.00 | 16 | 6.54 | 4 | – | Australian marquee | |
| 61 | Anesu Mushangwe | 25 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5.72 | 2 | – | ||
| 27 | Megan Schutt | 15 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 15 | 23 | 153.33 | 27 | 6.39 | 4 | – | Australian marquee | |
| 10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | 29 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 40 | 86.95 | 23 | 6.85 | 8 | – | ||
| Ella Wilson | 17 November 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Ladder edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0.695 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.390 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (CF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.276 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes (EF) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.457 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.373 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | −0.339 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −1.042 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | −1.000 |
- The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase
Fixtures edit
All times are AEDT.
Regular season edit
Match 3 15 October 2022 15:40 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 2/151 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/134 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Match 5 16 October 2022 10:15 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 7/126 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/128 (19.5 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Match 13 21 October 2022 15:25 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 6/142 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/139 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
- Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers) became the first player to captain 100 WBBL games.[12]
Match 17 24 October 2022 15:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 101 (19.5 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/102 (17 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
- Amanda-Jade Wellington (Adelaide Strikers) equalled the WBBL record for best bowling figures in an innings.[13]
Adelaide Strikers 8/140 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 109 (16.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Match 20 28 October 2022 15:15 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 5/111 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/112 (18.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Match 26 2 November 2022 15:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 5/186 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 8/164 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
- Venue changed from Blacktown ISP Oval to North Sydney Oval[14]
- Tess Flintoff (Melbourne Stars) set a new WBBL record for the fastest half-century (16 balls).[15]
Match 30 5 November 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 8/112 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 5/113 (19.1 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Match 34 6 November 2022 16:50 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 9/119 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 3/120 (16 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes 4/152 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/129 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Match 44 13 November 2022 15:00 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 3/92 (14.3 overs) | v | |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat 6/114 (16 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 115 (16 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain. Adelaide Strikers were set a revised target of 118 for victory.
- Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
Match 50 18 November 2022 15:40 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 154 (19.4 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/155 (14.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Adelaide Strikers 4/144 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 118 (19.3 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Megan Schutt (Adelaide Strikers) set a new WBBL record for best bowling figures in an innings.[16]
- Former Australian player Rachael Haynes (Sydney Thunder) made her last WBBL appearance.
Challenger edit
Brisbane Heat 8/154 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/156 (19.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Final edit
Adelaide Strikers 5/147 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 137 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Former Australian player Nicole Bolton (Sydney Sixers) made her last WBBL appearance.
- Adelaide Strikers won their first WBBL title.
Statistics and awards edit
- Most runs: Laura Wolvaardt – 403 (3rd in the league)[18]
- Highest score in an innings: Laura Wolvaardt – 75* (56) vs Sydney Thunder, 20 November 2022[19]
- Most wickets: Megan Schutt – 27 (1st in the league)[20]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Megan Schutt – 6/19 (3.3 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 20 November 2022[21]
- Most catches (fielder): Bridget Patterson – 12 (equal 2nd in the league)[22]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Megan Schutt – 2
- Darcie Brown, Deandra Dottin, Katie Mack, Tahlia McGrath, Bridget Patterson, Madeline Penna, Amanda-Jade Wellington – 1 each
- WBBL|08 Player of the Tournament: Megan Schutt (equal 3rd)[23]
- WBBL|08 Team of the Tournament: Megan Schutt, Amanda-Jade Wellington[24]
- Strikers Most Valuable Player: Megan Schutt[25]
References edit
- ^ "In the spotlight: WBBL|08 steps into prime time". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Warren, Adrian (26 November 2022). "Strikers stun Sixers to lift WBBL trophy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Deandra Dottin and Darcie Brown star as Adelaide Strikers claim maiden WBBL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "WBBL preview: Dottin brings firepower to Strikers". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Anesu Mushangwe: the rapid rise of an accidental cricketer". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "WBBL Squad v Stars and Scorchers". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Tahlia McGrath Injury Update". Adelaide Strikers. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Players | Adelaide Strikers - BBL". www.adelaidestrikers.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 - Adelaide Strikers Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "WBBL|08 Standings". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Women's BBL Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Wellington equals her own WBBL record to spin Strikers to victory | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Thunder elect to move Sydney Smash away from home venue". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Emerging star rewrites record books with 16-ball stunner". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "WBBL wrap: Schutt's record haul secures home final". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "WBBL: Final - Sixers v Strikers - North Sydney Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Gardner caps super season to be crowned WBBL's best". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Official WBBL|08 Team of the Tournament revealed". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Full list of 22/23 Dansie McCauley Medal winners". Cricket SA. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
Further reading edit
- Friend, Nick (10 October 2022). "WBBL 2022 team guide: Adelaide Strikers". The Cricketer. London. Retrieved 19 October 2022.