2022–23 Sydney Thunder WBBL season

Each 2022–23 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were defined as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|08 signing period.

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:[4]

• English marquee Issy Wong departed the Thunder, signing with the Hobart Hurricanes.
• Indian marquees Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma did not re-sign with the Thunder.
• English marquee Tammy Beaumont returned to the Thunder after a season's absence.
• English marquee Amy Jones signed with the Thunder, having previously played for the Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers.
• South African marquee Chloe Tryon signed with the Thunder, having previously played for the Hobart Hurricanes.
• New Zealand marquee Lea Tahuhu signed with the Thunder as a replacement player, having previously played for the Melbourne Renegades.[5]
• Kate Peterson departed the Thunder, signing with the Sydney Sixers.
• Belinda Vakarewa returned to the Thunder, departing the Hobart Hurricanes.
• Saskia Horley returned to the Thunder as a replacement player. Horley was approved as a local signing due to her permanent residence in Australia, despite having recently played international cricket for Scotland.[5]

The table below lists the Thunder players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[6][7]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
91	Tammy Beaumont		11 March 1991	Right-handed	–	12	194	119.01	–	–	0	–	Overseas marquee
29	Corinne Hall		12 October 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Rachael Haynes		26 December 1986	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	14	223	97.37	–	–	4	–	Captain, Australian marquee
4	Anika Learoyd		14 April 2002	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	3	45	60.00	–	–	1	–
36	Phoebe Litchfield		18 April 2003	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin	14	280	117.64	–	–	3	–
All-rounders
23	Saskia Horley		23 February 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Replacement player
58	Sammy-Jo Johnson		5 November 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	14	134	89.93	9	8.33	4	–
14	Olivia Porter		14 November 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	10	55	112.24	0	10.00	4	–
94	Chloe Tryon		25 January 1994	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	10	97	96.03	5	6.26	2	–	Overseas marquee
Wicket-keepers
40	Amy Jones		13 June 1993	Right-handed	–	11	210	103.44	–	–	3	0	Overseas marquee; † × 5 inns
21	Tahlia Wilson		21 October 1999	Right-handed	–	10	85	75.89	–	–	2	3	† × 7 inns
Bowlers
34	Samantha Bates		17 August 1992	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	14	8	34.78	12	6.02	4	–
25	Hannah Darlington		25 January 2002	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	7	42	135.48	7	8.43	1	–
12	Jessica Davidson		3 May 2003	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	Lauren Smith		6 October 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	13	29	74.35	11	6.54	2	–
19	Lea Tahuhu		23 September 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	9	17	62.96	4	7.00	1	–	Overseas marquee (replacement)
47	Belinda Vakarewa		22 January 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	13	43	119.44	5	6.24	4	–

•   The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase

All times are AEDT.

• Most runs: Phoebe Litchfield – 280 (16th in the league)[11]
• Highest score in an innings: Tammy Beaumont – 77* (59) vs Perth Scorchers, 22 October November 2022[12]
• Most wickets: Samantha Bates – 12 (equal 18th in the league)[13]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Lauren Smith – 5/17 (4 overs) vs Perth Scorchers, 22 October 2022[14]
• Most catches (fielder): Samantha Bates, Rachael Haynes, Olivia Porter, Chloe Tryon – 4 each (equal 31st in the league)[15]
• Player of the Match awards: Lauren Smith – 1
• Alex Blackwell Medal: Phoebe Litchfield[16]