2016–17 Sydney Sixers WBBL season
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach |  Ben Sawyer | ||
| Captain(s) | Ellyse Perry | ||
| Home ground | Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
| WBBL Season | 1st | ||
| WBBL Finals | Winner | ||
| |||
The 2016–17 Sydney Sixers WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Ben Sawyer and captained by Ellyse Perry, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Sixers team was at the top of the table. The Sixers then defeated the Hobart Hurricanes in a semi-final, and the Perth Scorchers in the final, to emerge as the WBBL|02 champions.
Squad
The following is the Sixers women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 6 | Ashleigh Gardner | | (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 15 | Rhiannon Dick | | (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | |
| Kim Garth |  | (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Associate Rookie | |
| 4 | Jodie Hicks | | (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 17 | Marizanne Kapp |  | (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas international |
| 74 | Carly Leeson | | (age 18) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 9 | Emily Leys | | (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Left arm medium | |
| 8 | Ellyse Perry | | (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Captain |
| 7 | Lisa Sthalekar | | (1979-08-13) 13 August 1979 (age 44) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 20 | Dane van Niekerk | | (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | Overseas international |
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||
| 77 | Alyssa Healy | | (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | ||
| 28 | Sara McGlashan |  | (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | Overseas international | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| 3 | Sarah Aley | | (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 2 | Lauren Smith | | (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 33 | Angela Reakes | | (1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | |
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: [3]
- The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.
Fixtures
Group stage
Match 6 11 December 14:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 6/138 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/142 (19.2 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (Heat) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
Brisbane Heat 9/83 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/86 (16 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Umpires: Ben Treloar and Glen Stubbings Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 11 17 December 14:00 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 8/122 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 3/124 (17.2 overs) |
Sara McGlashan 40 (32) Emma Kearney 3/13 (4 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Meg Lanning |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 14 17 December 10:00 Scorecard |
Melbourne Stars 3/115 (16.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 8/111 (20 overs) |
Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Danielle Hazell |
- Melbourne Stars 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) |
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 24 29 December 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 3/110 (18.2 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/106 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: Anthony Hobson and T Penman Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 29 2 January 12:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 3/161 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 5/142 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 19 runs Adelaide Oval Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 31 3 January 12:30 Scorecard |
Adelaide Strikers 10/94 (19.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/97 (17.5 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval Umpires: Cain Kemp and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 37 8 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 6/120 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/132 (20 overs) |
Suzie Bates 52 (53) Lauren Smith 2/23 (4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 12 runs Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: T Pennman and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 38 9 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 6/133 (19.3 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 9/129 (20 overs) |
Lauren Ebsary 37 (28) Lauren Smith 4/23 (4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Sydney Cricket Ground Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with BBL game
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Match 41 13 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/118 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/134 (20 overs) |
Corinne Hall 42 (43) Sarah Aley 3/20 (4 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 16 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
- 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) |
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 52 20 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 5/148 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/150 (18.4 overs) |
Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Maitlan Brown (Renegades) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed by cricket.com.au
Match 55 21 January 14:30 Scorecard |
Melbourne Renegades 9/123 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/158 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 35 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed by cricket.com.au
Knockout phase
Semi-final
25 January 13:40 Scorecard |
Sydney Sixers 6/169 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 66 (14.1 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 103 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Was played as a double header prior to Semi Final 2 of the Men's BBL. Both matches were broadcast by Network Ten.
Final
28 January 10:45 Scorecard |
Perth Scorchers 7/117 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/124 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Sydney Sixers won their first WBBL title
References
- ^ "Players". Sydney Sixers. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Associate Rookies named for Rebel WBBL 02". International Cricket Council website. International Cricket Council. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
