2012–13 Women's National Cricket League season

The 2012–13 Women's National Cricket League season was the 17th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 13 October 2012 and finished on 13 January 2013. For the first time, the tournament included semi-finals, with the top four teams on the ladder advancing. This was repeated on one further occasion, in 2014–15. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 15th time after topping the ladder at the end of the group stage and beating Queensland Fire in the final.[1][2]

Women's National Cricket League
2012–13 season
Dates13 October 201213 January 2013
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Champions New South Wales (15th title)
Runners-up Queensland
Participants7
Matches25
Player of the seriesWestern Australia Nicole Bolton
Victoria (state) Meg Lanning
Most runsVictoria (state) Meg Lanning (509)
Most wicketsQueensland Jude Coleman (18)
Official websitecricket.com.au

Ladder

As of 6 January 2013
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  New South Wales 6 5 1 0 0 4.5 24.5 1.589
2  Queensland 6 5 1 0 0 4 24 0.908
3  Victoria 6 4 2 0 0 4 20 0.999
4  Western Australia 6 3 3 0 0 3 15 −0.039
5  Australian Capital Territory 6 3 3 0 0 1 13 0.016
6  South Australia 6 1 5 0 0 0 4 −1.849
7  Tasmania 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 −1.590
Updated to match(es) played on 6 January 2013. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: The top four ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals.
  • 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
13 October 2012
Scorecard
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Match 2
13 October 2012
Scorecard
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Match 4
27 October 2012
Scorecard
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Match 6
27 October 2012
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
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Match 8
10 November 2012
Scorecard
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Match 9
10 November 2012
Scorecard
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Match 11
24 November 2013
Scorecard
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 Tasmania (H)
NWTCA Ground, Burnie



Match 14
8 December 2012
Scorecard
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Match 16
21 December 2012
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
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Match 20
5 January 2013
Scorecard
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 Victoria (H)

Match 21
6 January 2013
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
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Knockout phase


Overview


Semifinals Finals
      
1  New South Wales 5/331
4  Western Australia 8/221
1  New South Wales 4/135 (D/L)
2  Queensland 7/232
2  Queensland 3/210
3  Victoria 209 Third place
3  Victoria 5/208
4  Western Australia 9/207

Semi-final 1


11 January 2013
Scorecard
New South Wales 
5/331 (50 overs)
v
 Western Australia
8/221 (50 overs)
Alex Blackwell 135* (110)
Nicky Shaw 2/48 (8 overs)
Jenny Wallace 96 (127)
Ellyse Perry 2/25 (5 overs)
New South Wales won by 110 runs
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Tony Ward
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
  • New South Wales advanced to the final

Semi-final 2


11 January 2013
Scorecard
Victoria 
9/209 (48 overs)
v
 Queensland
3/210 (36.4 overs)
Kelly Applebee 71 (97)
Jude Coleman 3/25 (9 overs)
Melissa Bulow 64 (71)
Molly Strano 1/38 (8.2 overs)
Queensland won by 7 wickets (with 80 balls remaining)
Blacktown Olympic Park No 2 Oval, Sydney
Umpires: David Taylor and Damien Mealey
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Queensland advanced to the final

3rd-place play-off


12 January 2013
Scorecard
Western Australia 
9/207 (50 overs)
v
 Victoria
5/208 (40.2 overs)
Suzie Bates 63 (67)
Molly Strano 3/43 (10 overs)
Meg Lanning 94 (81)
Emma Biss 2/28 (8.2 overs)
Victoria won by 5 wickets (with 58 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and David Taylor
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Final


13 January 2013
Scorecard
Queensland 
7/232 (50 overs)
v
 New South Wales
4/135 (27 overs)
Jodie Fields 102* (122)
Angela Reakes 2/23 (5 overs)
Alex Blackwell 42* (63)
Delissa Kimmince 2/16 (5 overs)
New South Wales won by 15 runs (D/L method)
Sydney Cricket Ground
Umpires: Damien Mealey and Tony Ward
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
  • New South Wales won the 2012–13 Women's National Cricket League.

Statistics

Highest totals

Team[3] Score Against Venue Date
 Victoria3/418 South AustraliaCamberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne24 November 2012
 New South Wales5/331 Western AustraliaBlacktown International Sportspark, Sydney11 January 2013
 New South Wales3/312 Western AustraliaBlacktown International Sportspark, Sydney24 November 2012
 Victoria8/286 Australian Capital TerritoryManuka Oval, Canberra10 November 2012
 Australian Capital Territory8/277 TasmaniaNorth West Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Burnie24 November 2012

Most runs

Player[4] Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50
Meg Lanning Victoria88050917563.62487104.5114
Alex Blackwell New South Wales883464135*92.8051989.4023
Jodie Fields Queensland884399102*99.7548282.7813
Nicole Bolton Western Australia88036312145.3746378.4021
Jenny Wallace Western Australia8813519650.1457960.6204

Most wickets

Player[5] Team Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave SR 4WI
Jude Coleman Queensland8863.19215184/1911.9420.52
Molly Strano Victoria8872.27333154/4522.2028.91
Jemma Barsby Queensland7750.02212133/4316.3023.00
Angela Reakes New South Wales8844.05167124/1013.9122.01
Sally Moylan Australian Capital Territory6646.34199104/3019.9027.91

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