2016–17 Sydney Thunder WBBL season

The 2016–17 Sydney Thunder WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Joanne Broadbent and captained by Alex Blackwell, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.

Sydney Thunder
2016–17 season
CoachAustralia Joanne Broadbent
Captain(s)Australia Alex Blackwell
Home groundSydney Showground Stadium
WBBL Season6th
WBBL FinalsDNQ

At the conclusion of the group stage, the Thunder team was sixth on the table, and therefore did not qualify for the knockout phase.

Squad

The following is the Thunder women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Alex BlackwellAustralia (1983-08-31) 31 August 1983Right-handedRight arm mediumTeam's Captain
Mikayla HinkleyAustralia (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998Right-handedRight arm medium
Konio OalaPapua New GuineaAssociate Rookie
All-rounders
Nicola CareyAustralia (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993Left-handedRight arm medium
Stefanie DaffaraAustralia (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995Right-handedRight arm medium
Rachael HaynesAustralia (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986Left-handedLeft arm medium
Naomi StalenbergAustralia (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994Right-handedRight arm medium
Stafanie TaylorJamaica (1991-06-11) 11 June 1991Right-handedRight arm off spinOverseas international
Harmanpreet KaurIndia (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989Right-handedRight arm fast mediumOverseas international
Wicketkeepers
Claire KoskiAustralia (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991Right-handed
Pace bowlers
Lauren CheatleAustralia (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
Rene FarrellAustralia (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Belinda VakarewaAustralia (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
Samantha Bates Australia Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Maisy GibsonAustralia (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996Left-handedLeg spin
Erin OsborneAustralia (1989-06-27) 27 June 1989Right-handedRight arm off spin

Sources [1][2][3]

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: [4]
  •   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Fixtures

Group stage


Match 3
10 December
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
4/141 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
8/147 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 47* (28)
Alana King 2/21 (4 overs)
Emma Inglis 46 (28)
Erin Osborne 3/27 (4 overs)
Melbourne Stars won by 6 runs
North Sydney Oval
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Emma Inglis (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten

Match 8
13 December
10:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
9/116 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
2/121 (18.5 overs)
Jess Cameron 36 (39)
Harmanpreet Kaur 4/27 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 35 (31)
Gemma Triscari 1/10 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
Umpires: Kumar Jeyakkumar and Deanne Young
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Stars)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 9
16 December
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Howell Oval, Sydney
  • Persistent rain meant the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.[5]
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 12
17 December
14:00
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
4/103 (17.5 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
5/102 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 44 (33)
Suzie Bates 2/14 (4 overs)
Rene Farrell 29* (26)
Tahlia McGrath 2/21 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Howell Oval, Sydney
Umpires: T Penman and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Sophie Devine
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 18
26 December
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
4/110 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
2/114 (15.5 overs)
Kate Britt 50 (52)
Samantha Bates 2/22 (4 overs)
Alex Blackwell 61* (38)
Lea Tahuhu 1/14 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Dinusha Bandara
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 21
27 December
14:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
2/96 (11.4 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
6/93 (20 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 26 (21)
Erin Osborne 3/23 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 48 (37)
Molly Strano 3/15 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Yohan Ramasundara
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder 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)
Erin Osborne 32 (30)
Marizanne Kapp 2/29 (4 overs)
Alyssa Healy 55 (38)
Rachael Haynes 1/11 (2 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 28
2 January
13:00
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
9/129 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
8/132 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 34 (40)
Nicola Carey & Samantha Bates 2/18 (4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 40 (29)
Haidee Birkett 2/25 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman
Player of the match: Samantha Bates (Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
  • Sydney Thunder was penalised 1 point for slow over rate
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 30
3 January
13:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
8/115 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
1/117 (18.5 overs)
Alex Blackwell 43 (49)
Kara Sutherland 3/5 (2 overs)
Beth Mooney 75* (66)
Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 34
5 January
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
9/127 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
3/171 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 32 (32)
Brooke Hepburn 2/20 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 47 (29)
Rene Farrell 1/19 (3 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 44 runs
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Darren Close and Muhammad Qureshi
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Hurricanes)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
  • 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)
Ashleigh Gardner 54 (41)
Rene Farrell 3/26 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 68 (51)
Lisa Sthalekar 2/19 (2 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 48
16 January
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
4/117 (18.2 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
9/115 (20 overs)
Erin Burns 38 (33)
Harmanpreet Kaur 2/18 (4 overs)
Alex Blackwell 49 (50)
Amy Satterthwaite 5/17 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Harvey Wolff
Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Hurricanes)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed by cricket.com.au

Match 50
20 January
14:00
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/149 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/145 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 74 (55)
Nicola Carey 2/15 (2 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 64* (37)
Piepa Cleary 3/16 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 4 runs
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and Todd Rann
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Streamed by cricket.com.au

Match 56
21 January
14:00
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
5/134 (19.1 overs)
v
Perth Scorchers
4/131 (20 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 62 (54)
Elyse Villani 3/16 (2.1 overs)
Nicole Bolton 53 (43)
Nicola Carey 2/30 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and A Kovalevs
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)
  • Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Streamed by cricket.com.au

References

  1. "Players". Sydney Thunder. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. "2016-17 Women's Big Bash League". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. "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 26 December 2016.
  4. "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. "Thunder Strikers washed out". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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