2008–09 Women's National Cricket League season

The 2008–09 Women's National Cricket League season was the 13th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 29 November 2008 and finished on 25 January 2009. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 11th time after topping the ladder at the conclusion of the group stage and beating Victorian Spirit in the final.[1][2]

Women's National Cricket League
2008–09 season
Dates29 November 2008 – 25 January 2009
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Group stage and final
Champions New South Wales (11th title)
Runners-up Victoria
Participants5
Matches21
Player of the seriesNew South Wales Alex Blackwell
Most runsSouth Australia Karen Rolton (431)
Most wicketsNew South Wales Erin Osborne (15)
Victoria (state) Kristen Beams (15)
Official websitecricket.com.au

Ladder
As of 19 January 2009
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  New South Wales 8 8 0 0 0 6 38 1.180
2  Victoria 8 6 2 0 0 0 24 0.169
3  Western Australia 8 2 5 1 0 2 12 −0.444
4  Queensland 8 2 5 1 0 1 11 −0.172
5  South Australia 8 1 7 0 0 0 4 −0.684
Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2009. 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

Final
24 January 2009
Scorecard
Victoria 
117 (44.5 overs)
v
 New South Wales
4/120 (34.2 overs)
Clea Smith 39 (60)
Ellyse Perry 4/23 (8.5 overs)
Leah Poulton 43 (69)
Sarah Elliott 1/11 (5 overs)
New South Wales won by 6 wickets.
Sydney Cricket Ground
Umpires: Gerard Abood and Peter Tate
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
  • New South Wales won the 2008–09 Women's National Cricket League.

Statistics

Highest totals
Team[3] Score Against Venue Date
 South Australia7/250 New South WalesAdelaide Oval21 December 2008
 Victoria8/248 South AustraliaAdelaide Oval6 December 2008
 Victoria6/246 Western AustraliaJunction Oval9 January 2009
 New South Wales7/230 VictoriaHurstville Oval19 January 2009
 Victoria7/227 New South WalesHurstville Oval19 January 2009

Most runs
Player[4] Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50
Karen Rolton South Australia88043110053.8772159.7714
Leah Poulton New South Wales9903766241.7752571.6105
Alex Blackwell New South Wales993372101*62.0056166.3113
Rachael Haynes Victoria99135710544.6254365.7411
Kris Britt South Australia8823198753.1643972.6603

Most wickets
Player[5] Team Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave SR 4WI
Erin Osborne New South Wales9986.020213154/1814.2034.41
Kristen Beams Victoria9962.40314155/3820.9325.00
Selena Tainton Queensland8855.23226133/4317.3825.50
Sarah Andrews New South Wales9974.310241133/2318.5334.30
Jess Jonassen Queensland8868.06238123/4319.8334.00

References
  1. "Women's National Cricket League 2008/09 Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. "Women's National Cricket League 2008/09 Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2008/09 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2008/09 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2008/09 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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