2017–18 Women's National Cricket League season

Cricket tournament

Women's National Cricket League
2017–18 season
Dates6 October 2017 – 24 February 2018
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
Champions New South Wales (19th title)
Runners-up Western Australia
Participants7
Matches22
Player of the seriesNew South Wales Rachael Haynes
Most runsNew South Wales Ellyse Perry (372)
Most wicketsNew South Wales Rene Farrell (16)
Official websitecricket.com.au

The 2017–18 Women's National Cricket League season was the 22nd season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 6 October 2017 and finished on 24 February 2018. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 19th time after topping the ladder and beating Western Fury in the final.[1][2]

Ladder

Ellyse Perry scored 127* for the NSW Breakers in a top-of-the-table clash against the ACT Meteors at Murdoch University Ground, Perth, on 26 November 2017. The wicket-keeper is Erica Kershaw.
As of 18 February 2018
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  New South Wales 6 6 0 0 0 6 30 1.864
2  Western Australia 6 5 1 0 0 2 22 0.622
3  South Australia 6 3 3 0 0 3 15 0.021
4  Australian Capital Territory 6 3 3 0 0 2 14 0.053
5  Queensland 6 2 4 0 0 3 11 0.080
6  Victoria 6 2 4 0 0 0 8 −0.867
7  Tasmania 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 −1.753
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2018. Source: [3][4]
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.[5]

Fixtures

Round 1

Match 1
6 October 2017
10:00
Scorecard
Queensland 
225 (49.4 overs)
v
 New South Wales (H)
4/226 (38.1 overs)
Beth Mooney 73 (88)
Ellyse Perry 3/37 (9 overs)
Rachael Haynes 103* (93)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 1/20 (4 overs)
New South Wales won by 6 wickets (with 71 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark No 2 Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Marc Nickl and Glen Stubbings
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New South Wales 5, Queensland 0.
Match 2
6 October 2017
10:00
Scorecard
Western Australia 
4/323 (50 overs)
v
 South Australia (H)
302 (48.4 overs)
Elyse Villani 139 (103)
Samantha Betts 2/66 (10 overs)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 116 (125)
Piepa Cleary 4/57 (9 overs)
Western Australia won by 21 runs
Adelaide Oval No. 2, Adelaide
Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and Craig Thomas
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Western Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Australia 4, South Australia 0.
Match 3
6 October 2017
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Australian Capital Territory 
203 (50 overs)
v
 Victoria
7/173 (50 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 63 (74)
Alana King 3/22 (5 overs)
Sophie Molineux 50 (54)
Dane van Niekerk 3/31 (10 overs)
ACT won by 30 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Deanne Young
Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (ACT)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: ACT 4, Victoria 0.
Match 4
7 October 2017
10:00
Scorecard
Tasmania 
222 (49.3 overs)
v
 Western Australia
3/225 (38.5 overs)
Georgia Redmayne 89 (124)
Heather Graham 4/52 (10 overs)
Nicole Bolton 93* (104)
Courtney Webb 2/28 (5.5 overs)
Western Australia won by 7 wickets (with 67 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval No. 2, Adelaide
Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Western Australia)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Australia 5, Tasmania 0.
Match 5
8 October 2017
10:00
Scorecard
(H) New South Wales 
9/302 (50 overs)
v
 Victoria
7/212 (50 overs)
Rachael Haynes 83 (79)
Kristen Beams 5/52 (10 overs)
Emma Inglis 63 (82)
Nicola Carey 3/26 (10 overs)
New South Wales won by 90 runs
Blacktown International Sportspark No 2 Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Ryan Nelson[6]
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (New South Wales)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New South Wales 5, Victoria 0.
Match 6
8 October 2017
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Australian Capital Territory 
6/285 (50 overs)
v
 Queensland
219 (45.3 overs)
Katie Mack 113* (125)
Jess Jonassen 2/40 (10 overs)
Delissa Kimmince 61 (63)
Hayley Jensen 5/33 (8.3 overs)
ACT won by 66 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Deanne Young
Player of the match: Katie Mack (ACT)
  • ACT won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: ACT 5, Queensland 0.
Match 7
8 October 2017
10:00
Scorecard
Tasmania 
216 (49.4 overs)
v
 South Australia (H)
4/217 (35.4 overs)
Erin Fazackerley 41 (35)
Samantha Betts 3/21 (5.4 overs)
Sophie Devine 117 (85)
Brooke Hepburn 1/25 (4 overs)
South Australia won by 6 wickets (with 86 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval No. 2, Adelaide
Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (South Australia)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South Australia 5, Tasmania 0.

Round 2

Match 8
25 November 2017
10:00
Scorecard
Tasmania 
9/186 (50 overs)
v
 Victoria (H)
6/187 (46 overs)
Laura Wright 104* (142)
Sophie Molineux 4/27 (10 overs)
Makinley Blows 91* (136)
Brooke Hepburn 3/32 (9 overs)
Victoria won by 4 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard
Player of the match: Makinley Blows (Victorian Spirit)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Victoria 4, Tasmania 0.
Match 9
25 November 2017
10:00
Scorecard
Queensland 
163 (45.1 overs)
v
 South Australia
104 (29.5 overs)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 42 (78)
Tabatha Saville 2/8 (2.1 overs)
Tabatha Saville 38* (45)
Jemma Barsby 4/7 (4.5 overs)
Queensland won by 59 runs
Jubilee Park, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne
Player of the match: Sammy-Jo Johnson (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Queensland 5, South Australia 0.
Match 10
25 November 2017
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Western Australia 
239 (50 overs)
v
 New South Wales
3/241 (39.2 overs)
Amy Jones 67 (70)
Lauren Smith 3/52 (10 overs)
Alyssa Healy 99 (89)
Piepa Cleary 1/34 (6 overs)
New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 64 balls remaining)
Murdoch University Ground, Perth
Umpires: Jack Paterson and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New South Wales 5, Western Australia 0.
Match 11
26 November 2017
10:00
Scorecard
New South Wales 
7/246 (50 overs)
v
Ellyse Perry 127* (120)
Marizanne Kapp 4/24 (10 overs)
Erica Kershaw 36* (80)
Rene Farrell 4/35 (10 overs)
New South Wales won by 97 runs
Murdoch University Ground, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and Jack Paterson
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: New South Wales 5, ACT 0.
Match 12
27 November 2017
10:00
Scorecard
Tasmania 
137 (47.3 overs)
v
 Queensland
2/140 (23.2 overs)
Laura Wright 24 (44)
Delissa Kimmince 3/17 (5 overs)
Kirby Short 54 (58)
Isobel Joyce 2/19 (4.2 overs)
Queensland won by 8 wickets (with 160 balls remaining)
Jubilee Park, Melbourne
Umpires: Stephen Brne and David Shepard
Player of the match: Delissa Kimmince (Queensland)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Queensland 6, Tasmania 0.
Match 13
27 November 2017
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
83 (36.1 overs)
v
 South Australia
7/84 (32.2 overs)
Kristen Beams 14 (54)
Megan Schutt 3/16 (8 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 20 (65)
Alana King 4/33 (10 overs)
South Australia won by 3 wickets (with 106 balls remaining)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Dale Ireland
Player of the match: Alana King (Victoria)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South Australia 5, Victoria 0.
Match 14
27 November 2017
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Western Australia 
237 (50 overs)
v
Mathilda Carmichael 96 (139)
Samantha Bates 2/25 (9 overs)
Erin Osborne 52 (83)
Kathryn Cross 3/22 (9 overs)
Western Australia won by 23 runs
Murdoch University Ground, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and John Taylor
Player of the match: Mathilda Carmichael (Western Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Australia 4, ACT 0.

Round 3

Match 15
16 February 2018
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
175 (49.3 overs)
v
 New South Wales
3/179 (27 overs)
Stefanie Daffara 63 (91)
Rene Farrell 3/24 (10 overs)
Rachael Haynes 92* (71)
Isobel Joyce 1/22 (2 overs)
New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 138 balls remaining)
Lindisfarne Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Darren Close and Wade Stewart
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New South Wales 5, Tasmania 0.
Match 16
16 February 2018
10:00
Scorecard
v
 South Australia
5/269 (40 overs)
Claire Koski 132* (153)
Ashleigh Gardner 1/36 (10 overs)
Sophie Devine 88 (53)
Nicola Hancock 1/30 (4 overs)
South Australia won by 5 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart
Umpires: G Beechey and Muhammad Qureshi
Player of the match: Claire Koski (ACT)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South Australia 5, ACT 0.
Match 17
16 February 2018
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Queensland 
183 (47.2 overs)
v
 Victoria
8/184 (49.5 overs)
Grace Harris 56 (41)
Kristen Beams 5/13 (10 overs)
Kristen Beams 58 (48)
Delissa Kimmince 2/26 (10 overs)
Victoria won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Murray Branch and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Kristen Beams (Victoria)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Victoria 4, Queensland 0.
Match 18
17 February 2018
10:00
Scorecard
Victoria 
109 (39.5 overs)
v
 Western Australia
2/112 (30.3 overs)
Makinley Blows 26 (46)
Emma King 4/17 (10 overs)
Heather Graham 43* (66)
Tayla Vlaeminck 1/9 (3 overs)
Western Australia won by 8 wickets (with 117 balls remaining)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and D Rosolen
Player of the match: Heather Graham (Western Fury)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Australia 5, Victoria 0.
Match 19
18 February 2018
10:00
Scorecard
v
 Tasmania (H)
160 (41.4overs)
Erin Burns 57 (57)
Isobel Joyce 5/24 (4.4 overs)
Corinne Hall 60* (80)
Erin Burns 2/16 (5 overs)
ACT won by 86 runs
Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart
Umpires: Darren Close and Harvey Wolff
Player of the match: Isobel Joyce (Tasmania)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: ACT 5, Tasmania 0.
Match 20
18 February 2018
10:00
Scorecard
New South Wales 
9/279 (50 overs)
v
 South Australia
169 (37.5 overs)
Rachael Haynes 76 (67)
Megan Schutt 2/25 (10 overs)
Sophie Devine 73 (52)
Nicola Carey 2/22 (6 overs)
New South Wales won by 103 runs
Lindisfarne Oval, Hobart
Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Wade Stewart
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New South Wales 5, South Australia 0.
Match 21
18 February 2018
10:00
Scorecard
Western Australia 
222 (48.3 overs)
v
 Queensland (H)
191 (46.3 overs)
Elyse Villani 91 (108)
Grace Harris 3/31 (9 overs)
Kirby Short 40 (55)
Heather Graham 4/31 (8.3 overs)
Western Australia won by 31 runs
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Murray Branch and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Western Australia)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Australia 4, Queensland 0.

Final

24 February 2018
10:00
Scorecard
(H) New South Wales 
6/302 (50 overs)
v
 Western Australia
251 (47.2 overs)
Alyssa Healy 122 (109)
Kate Cross 2/35 (10 overs)
Elyse Villani 74 (67)
Rene Farrell 2/31 (9 overs)
New South Wales won by 51 runs
Blacktown International Sportspark No 2 Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Darren Close and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (New South Wales)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • New South Wales won the 2017–18 Women's National Cricket League.

Statistics

Highest totals

Team[7] Score Against Venue Date
 Western Australia 4/323  South Australia Adelaide Oval No. 2 6 October 2017
 South Australia 302  Western Australia Adelaide Oval No. 2 6 October 2017
 New South Wales 9/302  Victoria Blacktown International Sportspark No 2 Oval 8 October 2017
 New South Wales 6/302  Western Australia Blacktown International Sportspark No 2 Oval 24 February 2018
 Australian Capital Territory 6/285  Queensland Manuka Oval 8 October 2017

Most runs

Player[8] Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50
Ellyse Perry  New South Wales 7 7 2 372 127* 74.40 385 96.62 1 1
Rachael Haynes  New South Wales 7 6 2 363 103* 90.75 322 112.73 1 3
Elyse Villani  Western Australia 7 7 0 362 139 51.71 359 100.83 1 2
Sophie Devine  South Australia 6 6 0 342 117 57.00 249 137.34 1 2
Alyssa Healy  New South Wales 7 7 0 342 122 48.85 345 99.13 1 2

Most wickets

Player[9] Team Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave SR 4WI
Rene Farrell  New South Wales 7 7 64.4 9 236 16 4/35 14.75 24.2 1
Heather Graham  Western Australia 7 7 62.1 1 296 14 4/31 21.14 26.6 2
Kate Cross  Western Australia 7 7 63.2 14 246 13 3/22 18.92 29.2 0
Nicola Carey  New South Wales 7 7 53.0 3 235 12 3/26 19.58 26.5 0
Kristen Beams  Victoria 6 6 48.0 2 154 11 5/13 14.00 26.1 2

References

Notes

  1. ^ Jolly, Laura (5 October 2017). "WNCL: All you need to know". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ "NSW Breakers stroll to another WNCL title with nine-wicket win over Queensland Fire". ABC News. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Women's National Cricket League Table – 2017–18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ "WNCL 2017-18 Standings". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. ^ "2017–18 JLT WNCL Playing Conditions" (pdf). Cricket Australia. October 2017. p. 38. Refer to clause 16.10 Match Points / Qualifying Provisions
  6. ^ "WNCL 2017-18, Round One NSW vs Vic". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2017/18 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2017/18 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2017/18 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

Bibliography

  • AAP (24 February 2018). "Brilliant Breakers win WNCL final". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  • Cricket Network (16 February 2018). "Finals on the line as WNCL returns". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  • Cricket Network (18 February 2018). "Fury, Breakers to meet in WNCL final". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  • Jolly, Laura (10 May 2017). "WNCL fixture unveiled for 2017-18". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  • Jolly, Laura (5 October 2017). "WNCL: All you need to know". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  • Jolly, Laura (23 February 2018). "Fury out to stop Breakers juggernaut". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  • Jolly, Laura (26 February 2018). "Cricket.com.au's team of the WNCL". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

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