2016–17 Sydney Thunder WBBL season

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Sydney Thunder
2016–17 season
CoachAustralia Joanne Broadbent
Captain(s)Australia Alex Blackwell
Home groundSydney Showground Stadium
WBBL Season6th
WBBL FinalsDNQ
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The 2016–17 Sydney Thunder WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Joanne Broadbent and captained by Alex Blackwell, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.

At the conclusion of the group stage, the Thunder team was sixth on the table, and therefore did not qualify for the knockout phase.

Squad[]

The following is the Thunder women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Alex Blackwell Australia (1983-08-31) 31 August 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm medium Team's Captain
Mikayla Hinkley Australia (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 23) Right-handed Right arm medium
Konio Oala Papua New Guinea Associate Rookie
All-rounders
Nicola Carey Australia (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 28) Left-handed Right arm medium
Stefanie Daffara Australia (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 26) Right-handed Right arm medium
Rachael Haynes Australia (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 35) Left-handed Left arm medium
Naomi Stalenberg Australia (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right arm medium
Stafanie Taylor Jamaica (1991-06-11) 11 June 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right arm off spin Overseas international
Harmanpreet Kaur India (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm fast medium Overseas international
Wicketkeepers
Claire Koski Australia (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 30) Right-handed
Pace bowlers
Lauren Cheatle Australia (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 23) Left-handed Left arm fast medium
Rene Farrell Australia (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 35) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Belinda Vakarewa Australia (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 24) Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
Samantha Bates Australia Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Maisy Gibson Australia (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 25) Left-handed Leg spin
Erin Osborne Australia (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Right arm off spin

Sources [1][2][3]

Ladder[]

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Sydney Sixers (C) 14 9 5 0 0 18 0.442
2 Perth Scorchers (RU) 14 8 6 0 0 16 0.300
3 Brisbane Heat 14 8 6 0 0 16 0.046
4 Hobart Hurricanes 14 7 6 1 0 15 −0.034
5 Melbourne Stars 14 7 7 0 0 14 0.256
6 Sydney Thunder 14 6 7 1 0 13 −0.046
7 Melbourne Renegades 14 6 8 0 0.5 11.5 −0.519
8 Adelaide Strikers 14 3 9 2 0 8 −0.541
Source: [4]
  •   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Fixtures[]

Main article: 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season
All times are local time

Group stage[]

Match 3
10 December
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
4/141 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
8/147 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 47* (28)
Alana King 2/21 (4 overs)
Emma Inglis 46 (28)
Erin Osborne 3/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 runs
North Sydney Oval
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Emma Inglis (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
Match 8
13 December
10:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/116 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
2/121 (18.5 overs)
Jess Cameron 36 (39)
Harmanpreet Kaur 4/27 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 35 (31)
Gemma Triscari 1/10 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
Umpires: Kumar Jeyakkumar and Deanne Young
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 9
16 December
14:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
v
Adelaide Strikers
Match abandoned
Howell Oval, Sydney
  • Persistent rain meant the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.[5]
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 12
17 December
14:00
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
4/103 (17.5 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
5/102 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 44 (33)
Suzie Bates 2/14 (4 overs)
Rene Farrell 29* (26)
Tahlia McGrath 2/21 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Howell Oval, Sydney
Umpires: T Penman and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Sophie Devine
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 18
26 December
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
4/110 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
2/114 (15.5 overs)
Kate Britt 50 (52)
Samantha Bates 2/22 (4 overs)
Alex Blackwell 61* (38)
Lea Tahuhu 1/14 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Dinusha Bandara
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 21
27 December
14:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
2/96 (11.4 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
6/93 (20 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 26 (21)
Erin Osborne 3/23 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 48 (37)
Molly Strano 3/15 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Yohan Ramasundara
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 23
28 December
14:35
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
7/131 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
3/164 (20 overs)
Erin Osborne 32 (30)
Marizanne Kapp 2/29 (4 overs)
Alyssa Healy 55 (38)
Rachael Haynes 1/11 (2 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 33 runs
Spotless Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Mark Nickl and T Penman
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to field
  • Double header with BBL game
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 28
2 January
13:00
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
9/129 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
8/132 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 34 (40)
Nicola Carey & Samantha Bates 2/18 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 40 (29)
Haidee Birkett 2/25 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman
Player of the match: Samantha Bates (Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
  • Sydney Thunder was penalised 1 point for slow over rate
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 30
3 January
13:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
8/115 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
1/117 (18.5 overs)
Alex Blackwell 43 (49)
Kara Sutherland 3/5 (2 overs)
Beth Mooney 75* (66)
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 34
5 January
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
9/127 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
3/171 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 32 (32)
Brooke Hepburn 2/20 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 47 (29)
Rene Farrell 1/19 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 44 runs
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Darren Close and Muhammad Qureshi
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 44
14 January
13:45
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/138 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/138 (20 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 54 (41)
Rene Farrell 3/26 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 68 (51)
Lisa Sthalekar 2/19 (2 overs)
Sydney Thunder won in Super Over
Sydney Cricket Ground
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Double header with BBL game
  • Broadcast by Network Ten
Match 48
16 January
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
4/117 (18.2 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
9/115 (20 overs)
Erin Burns 38 (33)
Harmanpreet Kaur 2/18 (4 overs)
Alex Blackwell 49 (50)
Amy Satterthwaite 5/17 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Harvey Wolff
Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Hurricanes)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed by cricket.com.au
Match 50
20 January
14:00
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/149 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/145 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 74 (55)
Nicola Carey 2/15 (2 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 64* (37)
Piepa Cleary 3/16 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 4 runs
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and Todd Rann
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed by cricket.com.au
Match 56
21 January
14:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/134 (19.1 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/131 (20 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 62 (54)
Elyse Villani 3/16 (2.1 overs)
Nicole Bolton 53 (43)
Nicola Carey 2/30 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and A Kovalevs
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed by cricket.com.au

References[]

  1. ^ "Players". Sydney Thunder. Retrieved 26 Dec 2016.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Women's Big Bash League". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Associate Rookies named for Rebel WBBL 02". International Cricket Council website. International Cricket Council. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Thunder Strikers washed out". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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