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
← 2022 2024 →

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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