2011–12 Women's National Cricket League season

The 2011–12 Women's National Cricket League season was the 16th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 22 October 2011 and finished on 14 January 2012. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 14th time after topping the ladder at the conclusion of the group stage and beating Victorian Spirit in the final.

Women's National Cricket League
2011–12 season

Dates	22 October 2011 – 14 January 2012
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and final
Champions	New South Wales (14th title)
Runners-up	Victoria
Participants	7
Matches	22
Player of the series	Leah Poulton Lisa Sthalekar
Most runs	Rachael Haynes (402)
Most wickets	Lisa Sthalekar (15)
Official website	cricket.com.au

Ladder

As of 8 January 2012

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	New South Wales	6	6	0	0	0	9	33	2.831
2	Victoria	6	4	1	0	1	5	23	1.445
3	Australian Capital Territory	6	3	3	0	0	3	15	−0.569
4	South Australia	6	3	3	0	0	2	14	−0.307
5	Queensland	6	2	4	0	0	2	10	−0.758
6	Tasmania	6	1	4	0	1	0	6	−1.359
7	Western Australia	6	1	5	0	0	1	5	−0.917

Updated to match(es) played on 8 January 2012. Source:
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualified for the final.

• Points system: 4 for a win, 2 each for a tie or a no result and 0 for a loss.
• Bonus point system: 2 for win with a run rate twice that of the opposition, 1 for win with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.

Fixtures

Round-robin phase

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Match 1 22 October 2011 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Australian Capital Territory (H)

ACT won by 7 wickets (with 76 balls remaining) Manuka Oval, Canberra

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Match 2 22 October 2011 Scorecard

Tasmania	v	Queensland (H)

Queensland won by 6 wickets (with 82 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane

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Match 3 22 October 2011 Scorecard

(H) Western Australia	v	New South Wales

New South Wales won by 8 wickets (with 158 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth

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Match 4 29 October 2011 Scorecard

Tasmania	v	Australian Capital Territory (H)

ACT won by 7 wickets (with 87 balls remaining) Manuka Oval, Canberra

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Match 5 29 October 2011 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	South Australia

New South Wales won by 167 runs Manly Oval, Sydney

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Match 6 29 October 2011 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	Queensland

Victoria won by 90 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

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Match 7 12 November 2011 Scorecard

(H) Queensland	v	Australian Capital Territory

Queensland won by 54 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane

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Match 8 12 November 2011 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Tasmania (H)

South Australia won by 56 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart

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Match 9 12 November 2011 Scorecard

Victoria	v	Western Australia (H)

Victoria won by 68 runs Murdoch University Ground, Perth

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Match 10 26 November 2011 Scorecard

(H) Australian Capital Territory	v	New South Wales

New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 184 balls remaining) Manuka Oval, Canberra

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Match 11 26 November 2011 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Western Australia

South Australia won by 92 runs Park 25, Adelaide

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Match 12 26 November 2011 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	Tasmania

Match abandoned Camberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne

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Match 13 3 December 2011 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Victoria

New South Wales won by 37 runs Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney

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Match 14 3 December 2011 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Queensland

South Australia won by 32 runs Woodville Oval, Adelaide

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Match 15 3 December 2011 Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Tasmania (H)

Tasmania won by 7 runs (D/L method) Kingston Twin Ovals, Hobart

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Match 16 17 December 2011 Scorecard

Queensland	v	New South Wales (H)

New South Wales won by 8 wickets (with 158 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney

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Match 17 17 December 2011 Scorecard

Victoria	v	South Australia (H)

Victoria won by 46 runs Parkinson Oval, Adelaide

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Match 18 17 December 2011 Scorecard

Australian Capital Territory	v	Western Australia (H)

ACT won by 67 runs Murdoch University Ground, Perth

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Match 19 7 January 2012 Scorecard

(H) Queensland	v	Western Australia

Western Australia won by 9 wickets (with 138 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane

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Match 20 7 January 2012 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Tasmania (H)

New South Wales won by 134 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart

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Match 21 8 January 2012 Scorecard

Australian Capital Territory	v	Victoria (H)

Victoria won by 7 wickets (with 217 balls remaining) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

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Final

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14 January 2012 Scorecard

New South Wales 7/310 (50 overs)	v	Victoria 240 (41.4 overs)
Rachael Haynes 156 (139) Julie Hunter 2/39 (8 overs)		Elyse Villani 75 (83) Sarah Coyte 4/53 (9.4 overs)

New South Wales won by 70 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Umpires: Tony Wilds and Michael Kumutat Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (New South Wales)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
• New South Wales won the 2011–12 Women's National Cricket League.

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Statistics

Highest totals

Team	Score	Against	Venue	Date
New South Wales	6/335	Tasmania	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	7 January 2012
New South Wales	7/310	Victoria	Sydney Cricket Ground	14 January 2012
New South Wales	4/300	South Australia	Manly Oval, Sydney	29 October 2011
New South Wales	8/275	Victoria	Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney	3 December 2011
South Australia	5/270	Tasmania	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	12 November 2011

Most runs

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50
Rachael Haynes	New South Wales	7	7	0	402	156	57.42	403	99.75	1	2
Alex Blackwell	New South Wales	7	7	4	310	132*	103.33	362	85.63	1	2
Meg Lanning	Victoria	6	6	0	288	127	48.00	325	88.61	1	1
Leah Poulton	New South Wales	7	7	1	254	83*	42.33	286	88.81	0	3
Laura Wright	Australian Capital Territory	6	6	1	236	96*	47.20	393	60.05	0	2

Most wickets

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	SR	4WI
Lisa Sthalekar	New South Wales	7	7	48.5	4	178	15	4/12	11.86	19.5	1
Renee Chappell	Western Australia	6	6	50.0	3	203	14	3/32	14.50	21.4	0
Sarah Coyte	New South Wales	7	7	48.4	2	234	11	4/53	21.27	26.5	1
Lynsey Askew	Australian Capital Territory	6	6	41.5	3	153	10	4/24	15.30	25.1	1
Charlotte Anneveld	Australian Capital Territory	6	6	40.0	2	155	10	3/27	15.60	24.0	0

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo