Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)

League	Women's Big Bash League
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 (2015-12-11)
WBBL wins	0
Official website	Hobart Hurricanes
Current season

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.

History

Formation

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]

Rivalries

Melbourne Stars

The Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars have combined to produce an inordinate amount of matches with close finishes, including:

• 16 January 2016, Blacktown ISP Oval: On a crumbling pitch, criticised earlier in the Australian summer for its sub-standard preparation,^[8] the Stars crawled to a first innings total of 7/96 before fighting back to have the Hurricanes at 4/49 in the twelfth over of the run chase. An unbroken stand of 48 runs from the next 51 balls between Corinne Hall and Amy Satterthwaite steered Hobart out of trouble, with Hall scoring a single on the final delivery to secure victory for the 'Canes.^[9]
• 20 January 2017, Blundstone Arena: In a rain-affected encounter, Hobart posted a first innings total of 3/115 off 14 overs. Chasing a revised target of 98 from twelve overs, Melbourne lost 4/7 late in the match (including the wicket of Emma Inglis for 51 off 31) to leave a required twelve runs from the last two balls for victory. Jess Cameron proceeded to hit a six off the penultimate legal delivery before Hurricanes off-spinner Amy Satterthwaite bowled a front-foot no-ball while also conceding a four on what would have otherwise been the final ball of the innings. With Satterthwaite having to bowl the final delivery again, Cameron scored the remaining single needed to pull off an unlikely six-wicket win for the Stars.^[10]
• 21 January 2017, Blundstone Arena: The following morning, on the last day of the WBBL|02 regular season, the Stars and Hurricanes met again—this time in what was effectively a quarter-final knockout match with the winner progressing to the semi-finals and the loser being eliminated from the tournament.^[11] Meg Lanning made 81 runs for the Stars in the first innings, earning Player of the Match honours, but was dismissed in the 19th over by a stunning Julie Hunter catch at square leg.^[12] A spell of 3/11 off four overs by Kristen Beams was not enough to defend the target of 136 as the Hurricanes scored the winning runs (through Corinne Hall again) with four wickets in hand and one ball remaining.^[13]

Sydney Sixers

The Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers have met in two semi-finals:

• 22 January 2016, Melbourne Cricket Ground: In a match initially shortened to 14 overs per side due to rain, the higher-ranked Hurricanes struggled in the first innings, managing a score of just 8/86. Further rain delays meant the Sixers' target was revised to 55 runs from eight overs, under the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method. Sydney cruised to victory with all ten wickets in hand and ten balls remaining. Veteran off-spinner Lisa Sthalekar was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 3/9 from three overs.^[14]
• 25 January 2017, The Gabba: Acting captain Alyssa Healy belted 77 runs off 45 balls to help the Sixers to 6/169 in the first innings. In reply, the Hurricanes were skittled for a miserly 66 runs, setting a new WBBL record for lowest all out total. The 103-run margin also set a new WBBL record for the largest victory by a team batting first.^[15]

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:

• 20 November 2019, North Sydney Oval: With captain Ellyse Perry sidelined due to a shoulder injury, the Sixers faltered early to a score of 5/30. A resurgence, led by Marizanne Kapp's unbeaten 55 off 40 balls, helped Sydney to a total of 7/134. Hobart's chase got off to a shaky start as they found themselves down 4/22 after five overs. A healthy partnership between batters Nicola Carey and Corinne Hall came to an end in the 15th over when Hall was spectacularly caught by former Hurricanes player Erin Burns in the outfield.^[16] With 44 runs required from the final 33 deliveries, Carey went on to make 55 not out while a quickfire 29 by Chloe Tryon sealed victory for the Hurricanes with five wickets in hand and ten balls remaining. In addition to snapping their elongated head-to-head losing streak, the win set a new mark for Hobart's highest successful run chase.^[17] Belinda Vakarewa, who sliced through the Sixers' top-order, was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 4/19.^[18]

Captaincy records

There have been five captains in the Hurricanes' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.

Source:^[19]

Season summaries

Home grounds

Players

Current squad

Australian representatives

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):

Overseas marquees

Associate rookies

Statistics and awards

Team stats

• Champions: 0
• Runners-up: 0
• Minor premiers: 0
• Win–loss Record:

• Highest score in an innings: 6/196 (20 overs) vs Melbourne Stars, 9 December 2018
• Highest successful chase: 4/147 (19.2 overs) vs Melbourne Stars, 27 October 2021
• Lowest successful defence: 7/117 (20 overs) vs Adelaide Strikers, 12 December 2015
• Largest victory:
  • Batting first: 72 runs vs Melbourne Stars, 9 December 2018
  • Batting second: 45 balls remaining vs Melbourne Renegades, 3 November 2020
• Longest winning streak: 5 matches
• Longest losing streak: 10 matches

Source:^[53]

Individual stats

• Most runs: Heather Knight – 1353
• Highest score in an innings: Rachel Priest – 107* (68) vs Melbourne Stars, 19 October 2021
• Highest partnership: Rachel Priest and Hayley Matthews – 127* vs Sydney Sixers, 14 November 2020
• Most wickets: Brooke Hepburn – 44
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Amy Satterthwaite – 5/17 (4 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 16 January 2017
• Hat-tricks taken: Amy Satterthwaite vs Sydney Thunder, 16 January 2017^[54][55]
• Most catches (fielder): Heather Knight – 28
• Most dismissals (wicket-keeper): Georgia Redmayne – 30 (18 catches, 12 stumpings)

Source:^[53]

Individual awards

• Player of the Match:
  • Hayley Matthews – 5
  • Heather Knight, Amy Satterthwaite – 4 each
  • Rachel Priest, Belinda Vakarewa – 3 each
  • Nicola Carey, Corinne Hall – 2 each
  • Erin Burns, Mignon du Preez, Erin Fazackerley, Brooke Hepburn, Julie Hunter, Ruth Johnston, Smriti Mandhana – 1 each
• WBBL Team of the Tournament:
  • Heather Knight – WBBL|01^[56]
  • Veronica Pyke – WBBL|01^[56]
  • Belinda Vakarewa – WBBL|05^[57]
  • Tayla Vlaeminck – WBBL|07^[58]

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