The 2021–22 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Sophie Molineux, the Renegades were not scheduled to play any WBBL|07 games in their home state of Victoria due to ongoing border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] They nevertheless finished the regular season in second position—their best performance across the WBBL's first seven editions—catapulted by a standout campaign from Indian marquee Harmanpreet Kaur, who was named Player of the Tournament.[2]
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach | Simon Helmot | ||
| Captain(s) | Sophie Molineux | ||
| Home ground | N/A | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 8–4 (2nd) | ||
| Finals | Lost the Challenger | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Harmanpreet Kaur – 406 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Harmanpreet Kaur – 15 | ||
| Player of the Season | Harmanpreet Kaur | ||
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In the Challenger, played at Adelaide Oval on 25 November 2021 for a spot in the championship final,[3] the Renegades suffered a nine-wicket defeat against the Adelaide Strikers and were eliminated from the tournament.[4]
Squad
editEach 2021–22 squad is made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees are classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.[5]
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
- New Zealand marquees Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu did not re-sign with the Renegades, opting to sit out the tournament.
- South African marquee Lizelle Lee departed the Renegades, initially signing with the Hobart Hurricanes.
- English marquee Evelyn Jones and Indian marquee Jemimah Rodrigues signed with the Renegades, marking their first appearances in the league.
- Indian marquee Harmanpreet Kaur returned to the league and signed with the Renegades, having previously played for the Sydney Thunder.
- Molly Strano departed the Renegades, signing with the Hobart Hurricanes.
- Holly Ferling signed with the Renegades, departing the Melbourne Stars.
- Maitlan Brown departed the Renegades, signing with the Sydney Sixers.
- Ellie Falconer signed with the Renegades, departing the Adelaide Strikers.
- Rhiann O'Donnell returned to the Renegades, having been a member of the team in WBBL|03 before playing for the Hobart Hurricanes in WBBL|04.
- Sophie Molineux was appointed captain, replacing Amy Satterthwaite (17–23 win–loss record).[6]
- Simon Helmot was appointed head coach, replacing Lachlan Stevens.[7]
Squad details during the season included:
- Georgia Wareham sustained a left knee injury while fielding in a match on 20 October, ruling her out for the remainder of the season.[8]
The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[9][10]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Jess Duffin | 
|
27 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 13 | 160 | 99.37 | – | – | 6 | – | |
| 8 | Evelyn Jones | 
|
8 August 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 12 | 236 | 99.57 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 50 | Jemimah Rodrigues | 
|
5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 333 | 116.43 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Makinley Blows |
|
12 December 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 7 | Harmanpreet Kaur |
|
8 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 406 | 130.96 | 15 | 7.45 | 8 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 11 | Courtney Webb |
|
30 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 10 | 144 | 100.00 | 9 | 7.54 | 1 | – | |
| Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Josie Dooley |
|
21 January 2000 | Right-handed | – | 13 | 110 | 108.91 | – | – | 7 | 4 | |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Ellie Falconer |
|
3 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 12 | 34 | 147.82 | 10 | 8.88 | 2 | – | |
| 9 | Holly Ferling |
|
22 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 12 | 13 | 118.18 | 0 | 10.46 | 5 | – | |
| 24 | Poppy Gardner |
|
5 January 2005 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | Ella Hayward |
|
8 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 11 | 26 | 78.78 | 5 | 6.68 | 5 | – | |
| 74 | Carly Leeson |
|
9 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 11 | 57 | 111.76 | 4 | 8.21 | 1 | – | |
| 23 | Sophie Molineux |
|
17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 13 | 77 | 106.94 | 10 | 5.85 | 4 | – | Captain, Australian marquee |
| 26 | Rhiann O'Donnell |
|
14 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 7 | 30 | 73.17 | 6 | 7.20 | 0 | – | |
| 32 | Georgia Wareham |
|
26 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2 | 18 | 105.88 | 3 | 3.71 | 2 | – | Australian marquee |
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.649 |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades (CF) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −0.149 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (EF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.517 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers (RU) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.707 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.385 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.258 |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | −0.301 |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.704 |
- The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase
Fixtures
editAll times are local
Regular season
editHobart Hurricanes
121 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
125/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
6/126 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
2/129 (17.3 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Sydney Sixers
4/118 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
3/120 (17 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
5/142 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
8/133 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
7/142 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Sixers
9/130 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Adelaide Strikers
5/160 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
4/162 (19.4 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
2/194 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
6/154 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
4/207 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
192 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
- The combined team totals of 399 runs set a new record for highest match aggregate in WBBL history.[13]
Melbourne Stars
103 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
3/104 (14.1 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Renegades
4/175 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
2/171 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
- Smriti Mandhana (Sydney Thunder) equalled the WBBL record for most runs scored in an innings.[14]
- Sydney Thunder were eliminated from finals contention.
Hobart Hurricanes
5/161 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
109 (18 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Brisbane Heat
5/156 (20 overs) |
v
|
Melbourne Renegades
113 (18.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Challenger
editMelbourne Renegades
8/83 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
1/86 (10.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Statistics and awards
edit- Most runs: Harmanpreet Kaur – 406 (8th in the league)[15]
- Highest score in an innings: Harmanpreet Kaur – 81* (55) vs Sydney Thunder, 17 November 2021[16]
- Most wickets: Harmanpreet Kaur – 15 (equal 9th in the league)[17]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Ellie Falconer – 4/29 (4 overs) vs Brisbane Heat, 6 November 2021[18]
- Most catches (fielder): Harmanpreet Kaur – 8 (equal 5th in the league)[19]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Harmanpreet Kaur – 3
- Jess Duffin, Sophie Molineux, Jemimah Rodrigues, Georgia Wareham – 1 each
- WBBL|07 Player of the Tournament: Harmanpreet Kaur (1st)[2]
- WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament: Harmanpreet Kaur, Simon Helmot (coach)[20]
- Renegades Player of the Season: Harmanpreet Kaur[21]
References
edit- ^ "WBBL broadcast boost as schedule rejig completed". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Tournament's leading players honoured with WBBL awards". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "WBBL Finals set for Adelaide Oval, Optus Stadium". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "'Gades stunned as Strikers storm into WBBL final". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Lock it in: all the final squads for WBBL|07". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Aussie young gun handed Renegades captaincy". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Helmot appointed WBBL Coach". Melbourne Renegades. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Wareham ruled out of WBBL|07". Melbourne Renegades. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Player Profiles". Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 - Melbourne Renegades Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "WBBL07 Standings". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Women's BBL Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ "Renegades beat the Heat in record WBBL run-fest". ABC News. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "WBBL round-up: All-round Harmanpreet trumps Mandhana's 114 while Mooney, Devine lead Scorchers' domination". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Official WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament revealed". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Kaur named WBBL Player of the Season". Melbourne Renegades. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
