2021–22 Sydney Sixers WBBL season
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach | Ben Sawyer | ||
| Captain(s) | Ellyse Perry | ||
| Home ground | N/A | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | TBD | ||
| Finals | TBD | ||
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The 2021–22 Sydney Sixers Women's season is the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Ben Sawyer and captained by Ellyse Perry, the Sixers are not scheduled to play any WBBL|07 games in their home state of New South Wales due to ongoing border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Squad
Each 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.[2]
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
- South African marquee Marizanne Kapp departed the Sixers, signing with the Perth Scorchers.
- Sarah Aley departed the Sixers, retiring from cricket after WBBL|06.
- South African marquee Dane van Niekerk departed the Sixers, signing with the Adelaide Strikers.
- Indian marquees Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav signed with the Sixers, marking their first appearances in the league.
- Maitlan Brown signed with the Sixers, departing the Melbourne Renegades.
- Nicole Bolton signed with the Sixers, departing the Perth Scorchers.
- Maddy Darke departed the Sixers, signing with the Melbourne Stars.
- Lisa Griffith departed the Sixers, signing with the Perth Scorchers.
- Claire Moore signed as a replacement player after Hayley Silver-Holmes was ruled out of the tournament due to a hip injury.
- On 2 July 2021, the Sixers announced coach Ben Sawyer would not return for WBBL|07, having instead taken on a full-time assistant role for the Australian national women's team.[3] However, on 27 July, it was revealed Cricket Australia agreed to allow Sawyer to coach the Sixers for a seventh and final season.[4]
The table below lists the Sixers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[5]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Erin Burns | 
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22 June 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 85 | Claire Moore |
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Right-handed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Replacement player | ||
| 30 | Angela Reakes |
|
27 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 17 | Shafali Verma | 
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28 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Overseas marquee |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Nicole Bolton |
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17 January 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 6 | Ashleigh Gardner |
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15 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Australian marquee |
| 8 | Ellyse Perry |
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3 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Captain, Australian marquee |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||||||
| 77 | Alyssa Healy |
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24 March 1990 | Right-handed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Australian marquee |
| 3 | Matilda Lugg |
|
11 December 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Jade Allen |
|
13 November 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 88 | Maitlan Brown |
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5 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 33 | Stella Campbell |
|
15 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5 | Lauren Cheatle |
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6 November 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 22 | Emma Hughes |
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13 November 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 4 | Hayley Silver-Holmes |
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18 August 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Unavailable for the season |
| 21 | Radha Yadav |
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21 April 2000 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Overseas marquee |
Ladder
| 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 play-off phase
Fixtures
All times are local
Melbourne Stars
1/99 (11 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
4/100 (10.2 overs) |
Elyse Villani 54* (31)
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- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
Hobart Hurricanes
9/125 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
5/129 (19.3 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
- Start time swapped with Match 4
References
- ^ "WBBL broadcast boost as schedule rejig completed". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Lock it in: all the final squads for WBBL|07". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Mott re-signs as Aussies add Sawyer to coaching stocks". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Sixers go back to the future in coaching search". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Player Profiles | Sydney Sixers - BBL". www.sydneysixers.com.au. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "WBBL07 Standings". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Women's BBL Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
