League | Women's Big Bash League |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Rachel Priest |
Coach | Salliann Beams |
Team information | |
City | Hobart |
Colours | Purple |
Home ground | Blundstone Arena |
Secondary home ground(s) | UTAS Stadium, Invermay Park |
History | |
Twenty20 debut | 11 December 2015 |
WBBL wins | 0 |
Official website | Hobart Hurricanes |
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The Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) are a women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Bellerive, Tasmania.[a] They compete in the Women's Big Bash League.
One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Hobart Hurricanes are aligned with the men's team of the same name.[2] At the official WBBL launch on 10 July 2015, Julie Hunter was unveiled as the team's first-ever player signing.[3][4] Julia Price was appointed as the Hurricanes' inaugural coach, while Heather Knight became the inaugural captain.[5][6]
The Hurricanes played their first match on 11 December against the Melbourne Renegades at Aurora Stadium, winning by 35 runs.[7]
The Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars have combined to produce an inordinate amount of matches with close finishes, including:
The Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers have met in two semi-finals:
The Sixers defeated the Hurricanes in their first eleven encounters, setting a WBBL record for the longest head-to-head winning streak. The Hurricanes finally defeated the Sixers on their twelfth attempt:
See also: § Season summaries |
There have been five captains in the Hurricanes' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
Captain | Span | M | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W–L% |
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Heather Knight | 2015–2017 | 29 | 15[b] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 51.72 |
Corinne Hall | 2017–2020 | 35 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 20.59 |
Isobel Joyce | 2018 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
Sasha Moloney | 2018–2019 | 14 | 2 | 12[c] | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
Rachel Priest | 2021 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 38.46 |
Source:[19]
Season | W–L | Pos. | Finals | Coach | Captain | Most Runs | Most Wickets | Most Valuable Player | Sources |
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2015–16 | 8–6 | 2nd | SF | Julia Price | Heather Knight | Heather Knight – 363 | Veronica Pyke – 22 | Heather Knight | [20][21][22] |
2016–17 | 7–6 | 4th | SF | Julia Price | Heather Knight | Heather Knight – 334 | Hayley Matthews – 20 | Amy Satterthwaite | [23][24][25] |
2017–18 | 2–12 | 8th | DNQ | Julia Price | Corinne Hall[d] | Matthews, Redmayne – 297 | Nicola Hancock – 11 | Hayley Matthews | [26][27][28] |
2018–19 | 2–12 | 8th | DNQ | Salliann Beams | Sasha Moloney | Heather Knight – 374 | Brooke Hepburn – 15 | Heather Knight | [29][30][31] |
2019–20 | 4–9 | 7th | DNQ | Salliann Beams | Corinne Hall | Heather Knight – 282 | Belinda Vakarewa – 20 | Belinda Vakarewa | [32][33][34] |
2020–21 | 3–9 | 8th | DNQ | Salliann Beams | Corinne Hall | Rachel Priest – 354 | Hayley Matthews – 12 | Rachel Priest | [35][36][37] |
2021–22 | 5–8 | 6th | DNQ | Salliann Beams | Rachel Priest | Mignon du Preez – 414 | Molly Strano – 15 | [38][39] |
DNQ | Did not qualify | SF | Semi-finalists | * | Led the league |
EF | Lost the Eliminator | RU | Runners-up | ^ | League record |
CF | Lost the Challenger | C | Champions |
Venue | Games hosted by season | |||||||
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01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | Total | |
Bellerive Oval | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | N/A[e] | 3 | 20 |
Invermay Park | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Kingston Twin Ovals | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
West Park Oval | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | |
York Park | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 13 |
Main article: 2021–22 Hobart Hurricanes WBBL season § Squad |
The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Hurricanes after making their debut in the national women's team (the period they spent as both a Hurricanes squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):
Statistics and awards updated through to the end of WBBL|07 |
Opposition | M | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W–L% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide Strikers | 13 | 2 | 10[f] | 0 | 1 | 16.67 |
Brisbane Heat | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23.08 |
Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 8[b] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Melbourne Stars | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64.29 |
Perth Scorchers | 13 | 4 | 9[f] | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
Sydney Sixers | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
Sydney Thunder | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 |
Total | 97 | 31[b] | 64[c] | 0 | 2 | 32.63 |
Source:[52]
Source:[52]
Year | Kit Manufacturer | Chest Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Breast Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
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2015–16 | Majestic | Rebel | Cripps | Cripps | Rebel |
2016–17 | Davey Street | Davey Street | |||
2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | MyState | MyState | Cadbury | ||
2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | Tassal | Tassal | Blundstone | ||
2021–22 | Nike | Hydro Tasmania | Hydro Tasmania | University of Tasmania |