2023–24 Sydney Sixers WBBL season

The 2023–24 Sydney Sixers Women's season is the ninth in the team's history. Coached by Charlotte Edwards and captained by Ellyse Perry.[1][2][3][4][5][6] the Sixers finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in first position and set a new league record with eleven wins. They consequently qualified for their fifth Final appearance, returning to the knockout phase of the tournament for the first time since WBBL|04. In the championship decider, held at North Sydney Oval, the Sixers were defeated in an upset by the Adelaide Strikers. [7]

Sydney Sixers
2023 season
Sydney Sixers 2022–23 cap logo
Sydney Sixers 2022–23 cap logo
CoachCharlotte Edwards
Captain(s)Ellyse Perry
Home groundNorth Sydney Oval
LeagueWBBL

Squad

Nicole Bolton (retired), Ange Reakes (retired), Sophie Ecclestone (injury), Stella Campbell (Scorchers) and Angela Genford from last year's squad miss out this year's squad.[8] The 2023–24 season saw a players draft being held for the first time for Women's Big Bash League on 3 September 2023 for overseas players. Each club was able to sign up to three overseas players (not including replacement players).

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
4 Mathilda Carmichael Australia 4 April 1994 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
All-rounders
11 Suzie Bates New Zealand 16 September 1987 Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
29 Erin Burns Australia 22 June 1988 Right-handed Right-arm off spin
6 Ashleigh Gardner Australia 15 April 1997 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Australian marquee
8 Ellyse Perry Australia 3 November 1990 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Captain, Australian marquee
30 Chloe Tryon South Africa 25 January 1994 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox spin Overseas
Wicket-keepers
77 Alyssa Healy Australia 24 March 1990 Right-handed Australian marquee
10 Kate Pelle Australia 17 January 2006 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Bowlers
9 Jade Allen Australia 13 November 2003 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin
88 Maitlan Brown Australia 5 June 1997 Right-handed Right-arm fast
33 Jess Kerr New Zealand 18 January 1998 Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
5 Lauren Cheatle Australia 6 November 1998 Left-handed Left-arm fast medium
50 Linsey Smith England 10 March 1995 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin Overseas
16 Gabrielle Sutcliffe Australia 11 April 2002 Right-handed Right-arm medium
22 Emma Hughes Australia 13 November 2000 Right-handed Right-arm medium
35 Kate Peterson Australia 3 December 2002 Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Reference: [12][13][14]

References

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  2. "Sixers to kick off Weber WBBL 09 summer". The Sydney 6Sixers. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. "Perry back for two more seasons Pez re-signs wbbl 09 wbbl 10". The Sydney 6Sixers. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. "Bates locked in for Weber WBBL 09". The Sydney 6Sixers. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. "Teen Allen spins again for Sixers". The Sydney 6Sixers. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. "Sixers to don game-changing Nike kits as countdown to season opener begins". The Sydney 6Sixers. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. Warren, Adrian (26 November 2022). "Strikers stun Sixers to lift WBBL trophy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  8. "Lock it in: All the squads for WBBL|09 | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. "Lock it in: All the squads for WBBL|09 | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  10. "WBBL Draft recap: Kapp goes first in inaugural draft | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  11. "Lock it in: All the squads for WBBL|09 | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  12. "Official Sydney Sixers Home | Sydney Sixers - BBL". www.sydneysixers.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  13. "Sydney Sixers Women - WBBL, 2023 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  14. "WBBL preview: Sixers seeking to 'go one better' | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.


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