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League | Women's Big Bash League |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Jess Jonassen |
Coach | Mark Sorell |
Team information | |
City | Brisbane |
Colours | Teal |
Home ground | Allan Border Field |
Secondary home ground(s) | Great Barrier Reef Arena |
History | |
Twenty20 debut | 5 December 2015 |
WBBL wins | 2 (2018–19, 2019–20) |
Official website | Brisbane Heat |
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The Brisbane Heat (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Albion, Queensland. [a] 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 four 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 | 2015–17 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Kirby Short | 2017–19 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 64.15 |
Jess Jonassen | 2020–25 | 75 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 61.97 |
Georgia Redmayne | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season | W–L | Pos. | Finals | Coach | Captain | Most Runs | Most Wickets | Most Valuable Player | Refs |
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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 [d] | 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 | 10–4* | 1st* | C | Ashley Noffke | Kirby Short | Beth Mooney – 743 | Jess Jonassen – 21 | Jess Jonassen | [52] [53] [54] |
2020 | 8–4 | 2nd | SF | Ashley Noffke | Jess Jonassen | Georgia Redmayne – 357 | Jonassen, Kerr – 17 | Amelia Kerr | [55] [56] [57] |
2021 | 8–5 | 3rd | EF | Ashley Noffke | Jess Jonassen | Georgia Redmayne – 437 | Jess Jonassen – 21 | Grace Harris | [58] [59] [60] |
2022 | 8–5 | 3rd | CF | Ashley Noffke | Jess Jonassen | Georgia Redmayne – 354 | Jess Jonassen – 25 | Amelia Kerr | [61] [62] [63] |
2023 | 8–6 | 3rd | RU | Ashley Noffke | Jess Jonassen [e] | Grace Harris – 501 | Jess Jonassen – 24 | Amelia Kerr | [65] [66] [67] |
2024 | 7–3 | 2nd | RU | Mark Sorell | Jess Jonassen | Grace Harris – 277 | Jess Jonassen – 17 | Jess Jonassen* [f] | [68] [69] [70] |
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 | 09 | 10 | Total | |
Allan Border Field | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | N/A [g] | – | 3 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
Cazalys Stadium | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
The Gabba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | |
Great Barrier Reef Arena | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 14 |
The squad of the Brisbane Heat for the 2025–26 Women's Big Bash League season as of 5 August 2025. [72] [73]
No. | Name | Nat. | Birth Date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Additional Info. |
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Batters | ||||||
7 | Lucy Bourke | ![]() | 2 September 2005 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
50 | Jemimah Rodrigues | ![]() | 5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum) |
All-rounders | ||||||
32 | Nadine de Klerk | ![]() | 16 January 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas Draft Pick (Bronze) |
11 | Sianna Ginger | ![]() | 26 July 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
17 | Grace Harris | ![]() | 18 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
48 | Chinelle Henry | ![]() | 17 August 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas Draft Pick (Silver) |
21 | Jess Jonassen | ![]() | 5 November 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | Captain |
88 | Charli Knott | ![]() | 29 November 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
8 | Georgia Redmayne | ![]() | 8 December 1993 | Left-handed | — | |
Bowlers | ||||||
- | Lily Bassingthwaighte | ![]() | 25 March 2007 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
2 | Bonnie Berry | ![]() | 24 February 2006 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
5 | Lucy Hamilton | ![]() | 5 August 2006 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | |
44 | Nicola Hancock | ![]() | 8 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
34 | Grace Parsons | ![]() | 18 August 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin |
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 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
Hobart Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 73.68 |
Melbourne Renegades | 21 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
Melbourne Stars | 20 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 61.11 |
Perth Scorchers | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Sydney Sixers | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 61.90 |
Sydney Thunder | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 56.52 |
Total | 150 | 88 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 60.27 |
Source: [77]
Source: [77]
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 |