2016–17 Perth Scorchers WBBL season

Perth Scorchers
2016–17 season
Coach	Lisa Keightley
Captain(s)	Suzie Bates
Home ground	WACA Ground, Lilac Hill Park
WBBL Season	2nd
WBBL Finals	2nd
← 2015–16	2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Perth Scorchers WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Lisa Keightley and captained by Suzie Bates, the team competed in the WBBL|02 competition.

At the conclusion of the group stage, the Scorchers team was second on the table. The Scorchers then defeated the Brisbane Heat in a semi-final, but lost to the Sydney Sixers in the final, to emerge as the WBBL|02 runners-up.

Squad[edit]

The following is the Scorchers women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
12	Nicole Bolton	(1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 (age 35)	Left-handed	Right arm off spin
22	Lauren Ebsary	(1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
11	Heather Graham	(1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast
28	Chloe Piparo	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin
3	Elyse Villani	(1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
All-rounders
10	Suzie Bates	(1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Captain / Overseas international
5	Mathilda Carmichael	(1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Emma Lai	(1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Associate Rookie
Wicketkeepers
4	Megan Banting	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
33	Emily Smith	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Pace bowlers
20	Emma Biss	(1990-05-31) 31 May 1990 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
26	Katherine Brunt	(1985-07-02) 2 July 1985 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right arm medium fast	Overseas international
8	Piepa Cleary	(1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
16	Katie-Jane Hartshorn	(1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 (age 29)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
41	Anya Shrubsole	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Overseas international / fifth game onwards^[1]
Spin bowlers
14	Rebecca Grundy	(1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 33)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin	Overseas international / first four games^[1]
2	Emma King	(1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin

Sources^[2]^[3]^[4]

Ladder[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Ded	Pts	NRR
1	Sydney Sixers (C)	14	9	5	0	0	18	0.442
2	Perth Scorchers (RU)	14	8	6	0	0	16	0.300
3	Brisbane Heat	14	8	6	0	0	16	0.046
4	Hobart Hurricanes	14	7	6	1	0	15	−0.034
5	Melbourne Stars	14	7	7	0	0	14	0.256
6	Sydney Thunder	14	6	7	1	0	13	−0.046
7	Melbourne Renegades	14	6	8	0	0.5	11.5	−0.519
8	Adelaide Strikers	14	3	9	2	0	8	−0.541

Source: ^[5]

The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

Fixtures[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Match 1
10 December
10:00
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 5/120 (19 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 6/119 (20 overs)
Hayley Matthews 48 (38) Suzie Bates 2/14 (3 overs)		Katherine Brunt 41 (24) Heather Knight 2/31 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
North Sydney Oval No. 2
Umpires: Glen Stubbings and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 5
11 December
10:45
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 4/142 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 9/125 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 54 (45) Hayley Matthews 2/19 (4 overs)		Veronica Pyke 27* (15) Katherine Brunt 2/18 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 17 runs
North Sydney Oval
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Simon Lightbody
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten

Match 10
17 December
10:00
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 9/101 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 2/102 (17.1 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 21 (25) Emma King 2/10 (4 overs)		Nicole Bolton 46* (43) Deandra Dottin 1/18 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Hennie Botes and John Taylor
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 16
18 December
10:00
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 9/94 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 2/95 (12.5 overs)
Elyse Villani 19 (23) Jemma Barsby 2/12 (4 overs)		Beth Mooney 67* (46) Emma King 2/30 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and John Taylor
Player of the match: Beth Mooney

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 25
29 December
14:35
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 7/123 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 5/155 (20 overs)
Sophie Molineux 37 (37) Emma King 2/25 (4 overs)		Elyse Villani 60 (43) Molly Strano 2/25 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 32 runs
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Dale Ireland
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)

Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
Melbourne Renegades were penalised 0.5 points for slow over rate
Double header with BBL game
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 26
31 December
12:45
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 9/82 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/85 (15.5 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 27 (31) Heather Graham 2/12 (3 overs)		Nicole Bolton 28 (32) Megan Schutt 2/16 (3 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Luke Uthenwoldt
Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers)

Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
Double header with BBL game
Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten

Match 32
4 January
13:00
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 7/131 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 5/132 (18.1 overs)
Heather Graham 30 (25) Molly Strano 2/18 (4 overs)		Danielle Wyatt 43 (42) Emma King 2/30 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
Camberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne
Player of the match: Grace Harris (Renegades)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 33
5 January
13:00
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 1/118 (16.1 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 6/117 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 57 (44) Morna Nielsen 1/20 (3 overs)		Meg Lanning 30 (27) Emma King 1/19 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Toorak Park, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 37
8 January
14:30
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 6/120 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 6/132 (20 overs)
Suzie Bates 52 (53) Lauren Smith 2/23 (4 overs)		Ashleigh Gardner 40 (23) Anya Shrubsole 2/20 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 12 runs
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Umpires: T Pennman and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sixers)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 38
9 January
14:30
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 6/133 (19.3 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 9/129 (20 overs)
Alyssa Healy 46 (31) Katherine Brunt 2/25 (4 overs)		Lauren Ebsary 37 (28) Lauren Smith 4/23 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Sydney Cricket Ground
Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Double header with BBL game
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 45
14 January
13:35
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 3/122 (18 overs)	v	Adelaide Strikers 6/120 (20 overs)
Heather Graham 39*(30) Tahlia McGrath 1/17 (4 overs)		Charlotte Edwards 31 (23) Piepa Cleary 3/21 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Heather Graham

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Double header with BBL game
Streamed by cricket.com.au

Match 47
15 January
10:00
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 9/97 (20 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/130 (20 overs)
Natalie Sciver 31 (32) Anya Shrubsole 2/9 (3 overs)		Lauren Ebsary 45* (53) Emma Kearney 1/11 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 33 runs
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: Hennie Botes and Nathan Johnstone
Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
Streamed by cricket.com.au

Match 50
20 January
14:00
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 5/149 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 6/145 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 74 (55) Nicola Carey 2/15 (2 overs)		Harmanpreet Kaur 64* (37) Piepa Cleary 3/16 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 4 runs
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and Todd Rann
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Streamed by cricket.com.au

Match 56
21 January
14:00
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/134 (19.1 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/131 (20 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 62 (54) Elyse Villani 3/16 (2.1 overs)		Nicole Bolton 53 (43) Nicola Carey 2/30 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and A Kovalevs
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed by cricket.com.au

Knockout phase[edit]

Semi-final[edit]

24 January
11:40
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 1/125 (15.4 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 5/124 (20 overs)
Kirby Short 39 (49) Emma King 2/17 (4 overs)		Elyse Villani 52 (48)

Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Damien Mealey
Player of the match: Emma King (Scorchers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Was played as a double header prior to Semi Final 1 of the Men's BBL. Both matches were broadcast on Network Ten

Final[edit]

28 January
10:45
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 7/117 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 5/124 (20 overs)
Katherine Brunt 35* (30) Sarah Aley 4/23 (4 overs)		Alyssa Healy 40 (27) Anya Shrubsole 2/17 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
Sydney Sixers won their first WBBL title

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Battrick, Jake (5 December 2016). "Scorchers sign English spinner". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ "Players". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ "2016-17 Women's Big Bash League". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^ Battrick, Jake (16 November 2016). "Hong Kong skipper to join Scorchers". Perth Scorchers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[grundy-1] Battrick, Jake (5 December 2016). "Scorchers sign English spinner". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

[2] "Players". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

[3] "2016-17 Women's Big Bash League". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[ps_2016-11-16-4] Battrick, Jake (16 November 2016). "Hong Kong skipper to join Scorchers". Perth Scorchers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

[5] "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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Est. 2011 in Perth, Western Australia Men Women Players
History	Overview
Home stadium	WACA Ground Perth Stadium (2018–)
Leagues	Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League
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Coaches (women)	Lisa Keightley (2015–2020) Shelley Nitschke (2020–current)
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