2018–19 Hobart Hurricanes WBBL season

Each 2018–19 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Under a new rule, Australian marquees were classed as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|04 team.[1]

Personnel changes made before and during the season included:

• Salliann Briggs was appointed head coach of the Hurricanes, replacing Julia Price.[2]
• Sasha Moloney assumed the captaincy, taking over from Corinne Hall.[3]
• Indian marquee Veda Krishnamurthy and English marquee Lauren Winfield did not re-sign with the Hurricanes.[4]
• English marquee Heather Knight returned to the Hurricanes after a season's absence.[5]
• Barbadian marquee Hayley Matthews returned for her fourth season. Her campaign, however, was marred by injury. She did not play the first game due to a broken toe,[6] and then missed the last eleven matches after sustaining a ruptured medial collateral ligament.[7] English marquee Alex Hartley was signed as her replacement.[7]
• Indian marquee Smriti Mandhana signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Brisbane Heat.[8]
• Nicola Hancock departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Melbourne Stars.[9]
• Australian-born Celeste Raack, who also held an Irish passport, became ineligible to compete in the league as a local player after earning international selection for Ireland during 2018. The Hurricanes opted against signing her as an overseas marquee for WBBL|04, bringing her time with the team to an end.[4][10][11][12]
• Rhiann O'Donnell signed with the Hurricanes, having spent prior seasons with the Melbourne Renegades.[13]
• On 14 December 2018, Mikayla Hinkley, a former member of the Sydney Thunder and the Perth Scorchers, was brought into the squad as a replacement for Emma Thompson who would miss the season due to injury.[14]

The table below lists the Hurricanes players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[15][16][17]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
7	Stefanie Daffara		13 June 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	12	167	113.60	–	–	2	–
13	Ashley Day		17 September 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	2	9	180.00	–	–	0	–
3	Erin Fazackerley		3 July 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	12	211	143.53	2	8.87	7	–
27	Corinne Hall		12 October 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	229	112.25	–	–	8	–
11	Mikayla Hinkley		1 May 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	4	74	91.35	–	–	1	–	Replacement player
18	Smriti Mandhana		18 July 1996	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	13	318	144.54	–	–	4	–	Overseas marquee
74	Emma Thompson		2 December 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
All-rounders
5	Heather Knight		26 December 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	13	374	121.82	14	7.57	11	–	Overseas marquee
50	Hayley Matthews		19 March 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	2	60	130.43	2	5.75	0	–	Overseas marquee
99	Sasha Moloney		14 July 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	146	122.68	12	7.80	3	–	Captain
26	Rhiann O'Donnell		14 April 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	6	9	100.00	2	12.00	7	–
Wicket-keepers
8	Georgia Redmayne		8 December 1993	Left-handed	–	14	222	110.44	–	–	9	6
Bowlers
9	Katelyn Fryett		28 May 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	3	5	250.00	1	13.00	0	–
65	Alex Hartley		6 September 1993	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	11	2	33.33	7	8.21	1	–	Overseas marquee (replacement)
12	Brooke Hepburn		4 October 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	14	37	77.08	15	7.28	3	–
10	Meg Phillips		2 February 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	9	23	69.69	12	8.01	5	–
4	Veronica Pyke		11 April 1981	Right-handed	Left-arm medium	11	49	111.36	8	7.10	1	–

• The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi finals

All times are local time

• Most runs: Heather Knight – 374 (equal 9th in the league)[19]
• Highest score in an innings: Heather Knight – 82* (55) vs Melbourne Stars, 8 December 2018[20]
• Most wickets: Brooke Hepburn – 15 (equal 10th in the league)[21]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Heather Knight – 3/10 (3 overs) vs Melbourne Stars, 9 December 2018[22]
• Most catches (fielder): Heather Knight – 11 (1st in the league)[23]
• Player of the Match awards: Corinne Hall, Smriti Mandhana – 1 each
• Hurricanes Player of the Tournament: Heather Knight[24]