League | Women's Big Bash League |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Jess Jonassen |
Coach | Ashley Noffke |
Team information | |
City | Brisbane |
Colours | Teal |
Home ground | Allan Border Field |
Secondary home ground(s) | Harrup Park |
History | |
Twenty20 debut | 5 December 2015 |
WBBL wins | 2 (2018–19, 2019–20) |
Official website | Brisbane Heat |
Current season |
The Brisbane Heat (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Albion, Queensland. [lower-alpha 1] The Heat compete in the Women's Big Bash League and have won two championships, winning back-to-back titles across WBBL|04 and WBBL|05.
One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Brisbane Heat are aligned with the men's team of the same name. [2] On 24 June 2015, Queensland Cricket confirmed Andy Richards would be the Heat's inaugural coach. [3] At the official WBBL launch on 10 July, Holly Ferling was unveiled as the team's first-ever player signing. [4] Delissa Kimmince was appointed as Brisbane's inaugural captain. [5]
The Heat played their first match against the Melbourne Stars on 5 December at the Junction Oval, losing by 20 runs. [6] They won their first match on 12 December at Aquinas College in Perth, defeating the Sydney Sixers by 35 runs. [7]
The Heat have combined with the Sydney Thunder to produce several "thrillers", [8] [9] [10] including:
The Heat share a "growing rivalry" [19] with the Sydney Sixers. However, ahead of WBBL|05, Sixers 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." [19] Noteworthy matches include:
Despite winning multiple championships in the league's early years, the Heat have relatively struggled against the Melbourne Renegades. Across the competition's first five seasons, the Renegades were the only team to beat the Heat more often than not. [24] Noteworthy matches include:
Noteworthy matches between the Heat and the Adelaide Strikers include:
There have been three captains in the Heat's history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
Captain | Span | M | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W–L% |
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Delissa Kimmince | 2015–2017 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Kirby Short | 2017–2019 | 53 | 34 [lower-alpha 3] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 64.15 |
Jess Jonassen | 2020–present | 44 | 25 | 17 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2 | 59.52 |
Source: [36] [lower-alpha 5]
Season | W–L | Pos. | Finals | Coach | Captain | Most Runs | Most Wickets | Most Valuable Player | Sources |
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2015–16 | 7–7 | 6th | DNQ | Andy Richards | Delissa Kimmince | Beth Mooney – 400 | Delissa Kimmince – 17 | Beth Mooney | [39] [40] [41] |
2016–17 | 8–6 | 3rd | SF | Andy Richards | Delissa Kimmince [lower-alpha 6] | Beth Mooney – 482 | Jess Jonassen – 17 | Beth Mooney* | [43] [44] [45] |
2017–18 | 7–7 | 5th | DNQ | Peter McGiffin | Kirby Short | Beth Mooney – 465 | Jemma Barsby – 13 | Beth Mooney | [46] [47] [48] |
2018–19 | 9–5 | 3rd | C | Peter McGiffin | Kirby Short | Beth Mooney – 486 | Delissa Kimmince – 22* | Sammy-Jo Johnson | [49] [50] [51] |
2019–20 | 10–4* | 1st* | C | Ashley Noffke | Kirby Short | Beth Mooney – 743 | Jess Jonassen – 21 | Jess Jonassen | [52] [53] [54] |
2020–21 | 8–4 | 2nd | SF | Ashley Noffke | Jess Jonassen | Georgia Redmayne – 357 | Jonassen, Kerr – 17 | Amelia Kerr | [55] [56] [57] |
2021–22 | 8–5 | 3rd | EF | Ashley Noffke | Jess Jonassen | Georgia Redmayne – 437 | Jess Jonassen – 21 | Grace Harris | [58] [59] [60] |
2022–23 | 8–5 | 3rd | CF | Ashley Noffke | Jess Jonassen | Georgia Redmayne – 354 | Jess Jonassen – 25 | Amelia Kerr | [61] [62] [63] |
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 | |
Allan Border Field | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | N/A [lower-alpha 7] | – | 3 | 15 |
Cazalys Stadium | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
The Gabba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 | |
Great Barrier Reef Arena | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Heat after making their debut in the national women's team (the period they spent as both a Heat squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):
Opposition | M | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W–L% |
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Adelaide Strikers | 19 | 11 [lower-alpha 3] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57.89 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 75.00 |
Melbourne Renegades | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 56.25 |
Melbourne Stars | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 57.14 |
Perth Scorchers | 17 | 10 | 7 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 58.82 |
Sydney Sixers | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58.82 |
Sydney Thunder | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
Total | 119 | 70 [lower-alpha 3] | 47 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 2 | 59.83 |
Source: [68]
Source: [68]
Year | Kit Manufacturer | Chest Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Breast Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
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2015–16 | Majestic | Rebel | Epic Pharmacy | Epic Pharmacy | Rebel |
2016–17 | CUA | ||||
2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | CUA | Betta | |||
2019–20 | BCF | ||||
2020–21 | Rebel | ||||
2021–22 | Nike | Great Southern Bank | Great Southern Bank | National Storage |
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