League | Women's Big Bash League |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Ellyse Perry |
Coach | Charlotte Edwards |
Team information | |
City | Sydney |
Colours | Magenta |
Home ground | North Sydney Oval |
Secondary home ground(s) | Hurstville Oval, Drummoyne Oval |
History | |
Twenty20 debut | 6 December 2015 |
WBBL wins | 2 (2016–17, 2017–18) |
Official website | Sydney Sixers |
Current season |
The Sydney Sixers (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Moore Park, New South Wales. [lower-alpha 1] They are one of two teams from Sydney to compete in the Women's Big Bash League, the other being the Sydney Thunder. Having won two championship titles and four minor premierships, the Sixers are the most successful WBBL franchise to date.
One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Sydney Sixers are aligned with the men's team of the same name. [2] At the official WBBL launch on 10 July 2015, Ellyse Perry was unveiled as the Sixers' first signing. [3] Perry would also become the team's inaugural captain. [4] On 12 November, New South Wales Breakers assistant Ben Sawyer was announced as the Sixers' inaugural head coach. [5]
The Sixers played their first match against the Sydney Thunder at Howell Oval in Penrith on 6 December, losing by nine wickets. [6] It took until their seventh match, a 20 December encounter with the Perth Scorchers at the Sydney Cricket Ground, to register a win. [7]
The Sixers and Melbourne Renegades have combined to produce some of the most "thrilling" [8] and "controversial" [9] matches in the league's history, particularly revolving around close finishes, [10] including:
At the WBBL|02 season launch, Sydney Thunder captain Alex Blackwell said the Sixers "desperately want to beat us and we desperately want to beat them. It's set up to be a really good rivalry." [23] In a joint media conference ahead of WBBL|05, Sixers captain Ellyse Perry said she considers the Thunder "our biggest rivals" while the Thunder's Rachel Priest claimed "it was a really intense rivalry right when I started with the team". [24] Noteworthy matches include:
The Sixers and the Hobart Hurricanes 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:
The Sixers have met, and defeated, the Perth Scorchers in two championship deciders:
The Sixers share a "growing rivalry" [41] with the Brisbane Heat. However, ahead of WBBL|05, Sydney wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy claimed "(Brisbane) have made a bit more of it than we have in the last 12 to 18 months, it's not something we're thinking of too much." [41] Noteworthy matches include:
There have been two captains in the Sixers' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
Captain | Span | M | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W–L% |
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Ellyse Perry | 2015–present | 111 | 67 [lower-alpha 3] | 42 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2 | 61.47 |
Alyssa Healy | 2017–2019 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Source: [45]
Season | W–L | Pos. | Finals | Coach | Captain | Most Runs | Most Wickets | Most Valuable Player | Refs |
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2015–16 | 8–6 | 3rd | RU | Ben Sawyer | Ellyse Perry | Ellyse Perry – 430 | Sarah Aley – 19 | Marizanne Kapp | [46] [47] [48] |
2016–17 | 9–5* | 1st* | C | Ben Sawyer | Ellyse Perry [lower-alpha 5] | Alyssa Healy – 479 | Sarah Aley – 28^ | Alyssa Healy | [49] [50] [51] |
2017–18 | 10–4* | 1st* | C | Ben Sawyer | Ellyse Perry | Ellyse Perry – 552* | Sarah Aley – 23* | Ellyse Perry | [52] [53] [54] |
2018–19 | 10–4* | 1st* | RU | Ben Sawyer | Ellyse Perry | Ellyse Perry – 778^ | Marizanne Kapp – 20 | Ellyse Perry* | [55] [56] [57] |
2019–20 | 7–7 | 5th | DNQ | Ben Sawyer | Ellyse Perry [lower-alpha 6] | Ellyse Perry – 469 | Marizanne Kapp – 15 | Marizanne Kapp | [58] [59] [60] |
2020–21 | 6–6 | 5th | DNQ | Ben Sawyer | Ellyse Perry | Alyssa Healy – 402 | Marizanne Kapp – 13 | Alyssa Healy | [61] [62] [63] |
2021–22 | 4–9 | 8th | DNQ | Ben Sawyer | Ellyse Perry | Ellyse Perry – 358 | Lauren Cheatle – 10 | Nicole Bolton | [64] [65] [66] |
2022–23 | 11–2^ | 1st^ | RU | Charlotte Edwards | Ellyse Perry | Ellyse Perry – 403 | Ashleigh Gardner – 23 | Ashleigh Gardner* | [67] [68] [69] |
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 | 08 | Total | |
Blacktown ISP | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | N/A [lower-alpha 7] | – | 2 |
Drummoyne Oval | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | |
Hurstville Oval | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 12 | |
North Dalton Park | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
North Sydney Oval | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | |
Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 | |
Sydney Showground Stadium | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
Waverley Oval | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Sixers after making their debut in the national women's team (the period they spent as both a Sixers squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):
Opposition | M | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W–L% |
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Adelaide Strikers | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Brisbane Heat | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 41.18 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 |
Melbourne Renegades | 17 | 10 [lower-alpha 3] | 6 [lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 1 | 62.50 |
Melbourne Stars | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 53.33 |
Perth Scorchers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Sydney Thunder | 16 | 9 | 6 [lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 1 | 60.00 |
Total | 119 | 71 [lower-alpha 3] | 46 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2 | 60.68 |
Source: [71]
Source: [71]
Year | Kit Manufacturer | Chest Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Breast Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
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2015–16 | Majestic | Rebel | XVenture | XVenture | Rebel |
2016–17 | Bioglan | Priceline Pharmacy | |||
2017–18 | Nature's Gift | ||||
2018–19 | Priceline Pharmacy | iiNet | |||
2019–20 | Ring.com | Toyo Tires | |||
2020–21 | Humm | Sydney Water | |||
2021–22 | Nike | Humm | iiNet | ||
2022–23 | Weber |
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