The 2021–22 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Shelley Nitschke and captained by Sophie Devine, the Scorchers finished the regular season of WBBL|07 on top of the ladder to claim their first minor premiership.[1] They hosted the championship decider at Perth Stadium on 27 November 2021, defeating the Adelaide Strikers by 12 runs to win a maiden WBBL title. Marizanne Kapp was named Player of the Final for her influential all-round performance, scoring 31* off 23 deliveries and producing bowling figures of 1/25 from four overs.[2] For the second consecutive season, batter Beth Mooney was the league's leading run-scorer.
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Coach | Shelley Nitschke | ||
| Captain(s) | Sophie Devine | ||
| Home ground | WACA Ground | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 9–3 (1st) | ||
| Finals | Champions | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Beth Mooney – 547 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Heather Graham – 18 | ||
| Player of the Season | Sophie Devine | ||
| |||
Squad
editEach 2021–22 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were defined as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.[3]
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
- English marquees Amy Jones and Sarah Glenn did not re-sign with the Scorchers in anticipation of a clashing schedule with national team duties.
- South African marquee Marizanne Kapp signed with the Scorchers, departing the Sydney Sixers.
- Sri Lankan marquee Chamari Athapaththu signed with the Scorchers, having previously played for the Melbourne Renegades.
- Nicole Bolton departed the Scorchers, signing with the Sydney Sixers.
- Alana King signed with the Scorchers, departing the Melbourne Stars.
- Jemma Barsby departed the Scorchers, signing with the Adelaide Strikers.
- Emma King departed the Scorchers, retiring from cricket after WBBL|06.
- Lisa Griffith signed with the Scorchers, departing the Sydney Sixers and having previously played for the Sydney Thunder.
- Lilly Mills signed with the Scorchers, departing the Brisbane Heat.
- Ashley Day signed with the Scorchers, having previously played for the Hobart Hurricanes.
The table below lists the Scorchers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[4][5]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth Date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 58 | Chamari Athapaththu | 
|
9 February 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 10 | 182 | 117.41 | 0 | 10.00 | 5 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 5 | Mathilda Carmichael | 
|
4 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 13 | 60 | 103.44 | – | – | 4 | – | |
| 64 | Ashley Day |
|
17 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9 | Amy Edgar |
|
27 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 28 | Chloe Piparo |
|
5 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 216 | 107.46 | – | – | 6 | – | |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 77 | Sophie Devine | 
|
1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 442 | 128.48 | 10 | 7.25 | 3 | – | Captain, overseas marquee |
| 11 | Heather Graham |
|
10 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 197 | 110.05 | 18 | 6.38 | 7 | – | |
| 7 | Marizanne Kapp | 
|
4 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 106 | 99.06 | 12 | 5.27 | 5 | – | Overseas marquee |
| Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Beth Mooney |
|
14 January 1994 | Left-handed | – | 14 | 547 | 128.70 | – | – | 5 | 2 | Australian marquee |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Samantha Betts |
|
16 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 11.50 | 0 | – | |
| 8 | Piepa Cleary |
|
17 July 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 7 | – | – | 0 | 9.25 | 0 | – | |
| 18 | Lisa Griffith |
|
28 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 7 | – | – | 3 | 7.07 | 3 | – | |
| 23 | Alana King |
|
22 November 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 85 | 108.97 | 16 | 5.84 | 8 | – | |
| 56 | Lilly Mills |
|
2 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 6 | 50.00 | 16 | 6.83 | 4 | – | |
| 6 | Taneale Peschel |
|
29 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 8 | 80.00 | 7 | 7.02 | 3 | – | |
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
editPerth Scorchers
7/137 (20 overs) |
v
|
Brisbane Heat
9/137 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Start time swapped with Match 5[8]
- Super Over: Brisbane Heat 2/12 (1 over), Perth Scorchers 0/14 (0.4 overs)
Brisbane Heat
5/162 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
103 (17.2 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
2/186 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
9/105 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
5/121 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
8/121 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
- Super Over: Adelaide Strikers 2/9 (1 over), Perth Scorchers 0/12 (0.2 overs)
Sydney Sixers
3/161 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
9/117 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers 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
Hobart Hurricanes
8/137 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
8/135 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
96 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
5/99 (15.3 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Melbourne Stars
9/97 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
0/98 (10.5 overs) |
Beth Mooney 57* (38)
|
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
2/184 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sydney Thunder
1/21 (2.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
Perth Scorchers
3/177 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
5/165 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
- Start time brought forward from 15:10[9]
- Perth Scorchers qualified for finals.
Melbourne Stars
7/122 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
6/123 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Melbourne Stars were eliminated from finals contention.[10]
Sydney Sixers
4/128 (20 overs) |
v
|
Perth Scorchers
2/131 (17.1 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Final
editPerth Scorchers
5/146 (20 overs) |
v
|
Adelaide Strikers
6/134 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- The crowd of 15,511 set a new attendance record for a standalone WBBL match.[11]
- Perth Scorchers won their first WBBL title.
Statistics and awards
edit- Most runs: Beth Mooney – 547 (1st in the league)[12]
- Highest score in an innings: Beth Mooney – 101* vs Melbourne Renegades, 3 November 2021[13]
- Most wickets: Heather Graham – 18 (4th in the league)[14]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Marizanne Kapp – 4/10 (4 overs) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 7 November 2021
- Most catches (fielder): Alana King – 8 (equal 5th in the league)[15]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Beth Mooney – 3
- Sophie Devine, Marizanne Kapp, Alana King – 2 each
- Heather Graham – 1
- WBBL|07 Player of the Tournament: Sophie Devine (equal 2nd), Beth Mooney (equal 2nd)[16]
- WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament: Sophie Devine (captain), Beth Mooney[17]
- Scorchers Player of the Year: Sophie Devine[18]
References
edit- ^ "Optus Stadium locked in to host WBBL Final". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Scorchers claim first WBBL title in home triumph". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Lock it in: all the final squads for WBBL|07". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Players | Perth Scorchers - BBL". www.perthscorchers.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 - Perth Scorchers Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "WBBL07 Standings". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Women's BBL Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
- ^ "WBBL to go ahead despite Hobart snap lockdown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "📅 FIXTURE UPDATE 📅 The Faith Thomas Trophy game against @ScorchersBBL at Karen Rolton Oval on Wednesday will now begin at 10am ACDT. This change has been made to allow players and staff of both teams to attend the funeral of Keith Bradshaw". Twitter. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Scorchers knock Stars out with final-ball win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Perth Scorchers beat Adelaide Strikers to win their first WBBL title". ABC News. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2021/22 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Tournament's leading players honoured with WBBL awards". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Official WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament revealed". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "WA Cricket Awards: Edgar, Cartwright receive top honours". wacricket.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
