2013–14 Women's National Cricket League season

Cricket tournament

Women's National Cricket League
2013–14 season
Dates	12 October 2013 – 16 February 2014
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and final
Champions	New South Wales (16th title)
Runners-up	Victoria
Participants	7
Matches	22
Player of the series	Nicole Bolton
Most runs	Nicole Bolton (371)
Most wickets	Kristen Beams (14)
Official website	cricket.com.au
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The 2013–14 Women's National Cricket League season was the 18th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 12 October 2013 and finished on 16 February 2014. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 16th time after topping the ladder at the conclusion of the round-robin stage and beating Victorian Spirit in the final.^[1]^[2] Nicole Bolton was the player of the series.^[3]

Ladder

As of 3 January 2014

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	BP	Pts	NRR
1	New South Wales	6	6	0	7	31	1.950
2	Victoria	6	5	1	5	25	1.170
3	Western Australia	6	3	3	3	15	0.174
4	South Australia	6	3	3	3	15	−0.482
5	Queensland	6	2	4	3	11	0.243
6	Australian Capital Territory	6	2	4	2	10	−0.270
7	Tasmania	6	0	6	0	0	−2.891

Updated to match(es) played on 3 January 2014. Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualified for the final.

Points system: 4 for a win, 2 each for a tie or a no result, 0 for a loss, 1 each for an abandoned match.
Bonus point system: 2 for win with a run rate twice that of the opposition, 1 for win with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.

Fixtures

Round-robin phase

Match 1
12 October 2013
Scorecard

(H) Queensland	v	Tasmania

Allan Border Field, Brisbane

Match 2
12 October 2013
Scorecard

(H) Western Australia	v	Australian Capital Territory

WACA Ground, Perth

Match 3
19 October 2013
Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Victoria

Park 25, Adelaide

Match 4
26 October 2013
Scorecard

(H) Queensland	v	Western Australia

Heritage Oval, Toowoomba

Match 5
26 October 2013
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Tasmania (H)

NTCA Ground, Launceston

Match 6
26 October 2013
Scorecard

Australian Capital Territory	v	Victoria (H)

Russell Lucas Oval, Melbourne

Match 7
9 November 2013
Scorecard

(H) Australian Capital Territory	v	Tasmania

Freebody Oval, Queanbeyan

Match 8
9 November 2013
Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Victoria

Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney

Match 9
9 November 2013
Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Western Australia

Park 25, Adelaide

Match 10
16 November 2013
Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Victoria

Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Adelaide

Match 11
23 November 2013
Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Australian Capital Territory

Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga

Match 12
23 November 2013
Scorecard

Victoria	v	Western Australia (H)

Murdoch University Ground, Perth

Match 13
7 December 2013
Scorecard

(H) Australian Capital Territory	v	South Australia

Freebody Oval, Queanbeyan

Match 14
7 December 2013
Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Queensland

Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney

Match 15
7 December 2013
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Tasmania	v	Victoria (H)

Junction Oval, Melbourne

Match 16
20 December 2013
Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Tasmania (H)

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Match 17
20 December 2013
Scorecard

South Australia	v	New South Wales (H)

Drummoyne Oval, Sydney

Match 18
21 December 2013
Scorecard

Australian Capital Territory	v	Queensland (H)

Allan Border Field, Brisbane

Match 19
2 January 2014
Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Western Australia (H)

Floreat Park Oval, Perth

Match 20
3 January 2014
Scorecard

(H) Tasmania	v	South Australia

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Match 21
3 January 2014
Scorecard

Victoria	v	Queensland (H)

Junction Oval, Melbourne

Final

16 February 2014
Scorecard

Victoria 9/111 (20 overs)	v	New South Wales 3/114 (18.5 overs)
Meg Lanning 49 (48) Rachael Haynes 3/20 (4 overs)		Leah Poulton 48 (48) Julie Hunter 1/12 (3 overs)

New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (New South Wales)

New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
Match reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
New South Wales won the 2014–15 Women's National Cricket League.

Statistics

Highest totals

Team^[4]	Score	Against	Venue	Date
Queensland	6/351	Tasmania	Allan Border Field, Brisbane	12 October 2013
Western Australia	5/329	Tasmania	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	20 December 2013
Australian Capital Territory	9/297	Tasmania	Freebody Oval, Queanbeyan	9 November 2013
New South Wales	8/297	Australian Capital Territory	Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga	23 November 2013
Victoria	8/275	South Australia	Park 25, Adelaide	19 October 2013

Most runs

Player^[5]	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50
Nicole Bolton	Western Australia	6	6	0	371	129	61.83	498	74.49	1	2
Leah Poulton	New South Wales	7	7	1	347	109	57.83	386	89.89	1	1
Meg Lanning	Victoria	6	6	0	260	78	43.33	244	106.55	0	2
Jodie Fields	Queensland	5	5	0	253	150	50.60	269	94.05	1	0
Lauren Ebsary	South Australia	6	6	0	251	67	41.83	309	81.22	0	3

Most wickets

Player^[6]	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	SR	4WI
Kristen Beams	Victoria	7	7	51.5	4	185	14	5/20	13.21	22.2	1
Erin Osborne	New South Wales	7	7	41.3	6	141	12	4/45	11.75	20.7	1
Ellyse Perry	New South Wales	5	5	39.2	9	126	10	4/26	12.60	23.6	1
Jess Jonassen	Queensland	6	6	45.0	3	223	10	4/32	22.30	27.0	1
Jemma Barsby	Queensland	6	6	46.0	0	229	10	3/49	22.90	27.6	0

References

^ "Women's National Cricket League 2013/14 Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Women's National Cricket League 2013/14 Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ Trehan, Dev (21 July 2015). "Australians to watch ahead of Women's Ashes with England". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2013/14 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2013/14 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2013/14 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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