The Sydney Sixers (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Moore Park,New South Wales. 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.
The Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) are a women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Bellerive,Tasmania. They compete in the Women's Big Bash League.
Naomi Elizabeth Stalenberg is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She represented New South Wales in domestic cricket beginning in 2013,and in 2016 she played a Twenty20 International (T20I) for the Australian national cricket team. In 2020 she was cut from New South Wales' squad and began playing for Tasmania. She has also played in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) for the Sydney Thunder and the Hobart Hurricanes.
Tabatha Mary Shania Saville is an Australian cricketer who plays for Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes.
Georgia Prue Redmayne is an Australian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper-batter for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat. She has also previously played for Worcestershire,New South Wales Breakers,Tasmania,Hobart Hurricanes,Perth Scorchers and Welsh Fire.
Veronica Pyke is an Australian former cricketer who played for Tasmanian Roar and Hobart Hurricanes.
Emma Elizabeth Thompson is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm medium bowler for the Tasmanian Tigers in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). Originally from Sydney,Thompson played for several years in the New South Wales U17 and U19 squads. She then sought further opportunities in Tasmania,where she became a key player for Tasmania.
Erin Alexandra Burns is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She has appeared in one One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for Australia,making her debut in September 2019 against the West Indies. She plays for New South Wales in the Women's National Cricket League and Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League. She has previously played for Tasmania,Wellington,Hobart Hurricanes,Australian Capital Territory and Birmingham Phoenix.
Brooke Louise Hepburn is an Australian former cricketer who played for Tasmanian Tigers and Hobart Hurricanes.
Sasha Kate Moloney is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler for Tasmanian Tigers and Melbourne Stars. From May to August 2015,she played for Typhoons in Ireland's inaugural Women's Super 3s,a competition involving both 50 over and T20 matches. She has also played cricket in the Netherlands.
Celeste Raack is an Australian-Irish cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for Typhoons and Ireland. She holds an Irish passport and was selected to represent Ireland in October 2018,making her full international debut the following month. She previously played in Australia for Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes.
Meg Ellen Phillips is an Australian cricketer who played as an all-rounder for Tasmanian Tigers and Hobart Hurricanes. She has also played county cricket for Lancashire,and semi-professional basketball for Launceston Tornadoes.
Belinda Waimakare Vakarewa is an Australian cricketer from Griffith,New South Wales. She plays as a fast bowler. Vakarewa has made one international appearance for the national women's team.
Emily Jane Smith is an Australian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper. She has previously taken the field for Western Fury,Essex Eagles,Perth Scorchers,Hobart Hurricanes,Sydney Thunder and Tasmanian Tigers.
Erin Grace Fazackerley is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Hobart Hurricanes,Tasmania and Melbourne Renegades as an all-rounder with a primary focus on fast bowling. She joined the Hurricanes squad during WBBL|02 (2016–2017),and the Tigers squad the following season.
Maisy Leigh Gibson is an Australian cricketer,who plays as a left-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler for the Hobart Hurricanes. She has previously played for Sydney Thunder,the New South Wales Breakers and the Tasmanian Tigers.
Hannah Joy Darlington is an Australian cricketer who made her debut for the national women's team in September 2021. A right-arm medium-pace bowler,Darlington is the current captain of the Sydney Thunder in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and vice-captain of the New South Wales Breakers in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). In 2021,she won the Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year award.
The 2019–20 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Salliann Briggs and captained by Corinne Hall,the Hurricanes finished seventh in WBBL|05. They consequently failed to qualify for the finals for the third-consecutive season,but managed to avoid the wooden spoon for the first time since WBBL|02.
Amy Smith is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm leg break bowler and right-handed batter for the Tasmanian Tigers in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She made her professional debut in a WNCL match at the age of just 14 and,at the age of 15,was the youngest player in the 2020–21 WBBL. Before the 2020–21 season,Smith won the Tasmanian Female Young Player of the Year award for the second of two years in a row.
The 2021–22 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Salliann Beams and captained by Rachel Priest,the Hurricanes were scheduled to play three of 14 WBBL|07 games at Blundstone Arena in Hobart,and five in Launceston. They ended the regular season in sixth place on the ladder,failing to qualify for finals for a fifth consecutive campaign despite achieving their best finishing position since WBBL|02.
