2017–18 Brisbane Heat WBBL season

Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).[1]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

• Peter McGiffin was appointed head coach of the Heat, replacing Andy Richards.[2]
• India marquee Smriti Mandhana did not return to the Heat after sustaining a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament during WBBL|02.[1][3]
• Grace Harris returned to the Heat, having spent one season at the Melbourne Renegades.[1]
• South Africa marquee Laura Wolvaardt signed as a replacement player for Grace Harris who would be unavailable for most of the season while recovering from injury.[4]

The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[5][4][6]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
36	Tess Cooper		27 September 1996	Right-handed	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
17	Grace Harris		(1993-09-18)18 September 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	4	111	115.62	3	7.08	2	–	Australian marquee
1	Laura Harris		(1990-08-18)18 August 1990	Right-handed	–	14	60	100.00	–	–	4	–
10	Kirby Short		(1986-11-03)3 November 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	308	99.67	–	–	9	–	Captain
14	Laura Wolvaardt		26 April 1999	Right-handed	–	6	32	59.25	–	–	2	–	Overseas marquee (replacement)
All-rounders
	Rumana Ahmed		(1991-05-29)29 May 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Associate rookie
5	Deandra Dottin		(1991-06-21)21 June 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	14	171	89.06	8	6.48	1	–	Overseas marquee
21	Jess Jonassen		(1992-11-05)5 November 1992	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin	14	203	120.11	11	6.45	6	–	Australian marquee
11	Delissa Kimmince		(1989-05-14)14 May 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	14	229	117.43	11	6.04	3	–
Wicketkeepers
6	Beth Mooney		(1994-01-14)14 January 1994	Left-handed	–	14	465	143.51	–	–	9	3	Australian marquee
Bowlers
15	Jemma Barsby		(1995-10-04)4 October 1995	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	13	30	88.23	13	6.07	2	–
23	Haidee Birkett		23 June 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	14	33	82.50	10	6.64	4	–
9	Holly Ferling		(1995-12-22)22 December 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	14	23	100.00	4	7.11	3	–	Australian marquee
22	Courtney Hill		(1987-01-09)9 January 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	1	–	–	–	–	0	–
58	Sammy-Jo Johnson		(1992-11-05)5 November 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	14	31	68.88	10	6.76	1	–
16	Georgia Prestwidge		(1997-12-17)17 December 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	4	0	–	–	–	0	–
26	Kara Sutherland		(1991-09-26)26 September 1991	Left-handed	Left-arm medium fast	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

•   The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

• Most runs: Beth Mooney – 465 (4th in the league)[9]
• Highest score in an innings: Delissa Kimmince – 87* (54) vs Perth Scorchers, 10 December 2017[10]
• Most wickets: Jemma Barsby – 13 (equal 17th in the league)[11]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Jemma Barsby – 4/2 (2 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 28 January 2018[12]
• Most catches (fielder): Kirby Short – 9 (equal 3rd in the league)[13]
• Player of the Match awards:
  • Beth Mooney – 4
  • Deandra Dottin, Grace Harris, Kirby Short – 1 each
• Heat Most Valuable Player: Beth Mooney[14]
• WBBL|03 Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney (equal 4th)[15]
• WBBL|03 Team of the Tournament: Beth Mooney[16]