League | Women's Big Bash League |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Elyse Villani |
Coach | Jude Coleman |
Team information | |
City | Hobart |
Colours | Purple |
Home ground | Ninja Stadium |
History | |
Twenty20 debut | 11 December 2015 |
WBBL wins | 0 |
T20 Spring Challenge wins | 1 (2024) |
Official website | Hobart Hurricanes |
Current season |
The Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) are a women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Bellerive, Tasmania. [a] They compete in the Women's Big Bash League.
One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Hobart Hurricanes are aligned with the men's team of the same name. [2] At the official WBBL launch on 10 July 2015, Julie Hunter was unveiled as the team's first-ever player signing. [3] [4] Julia Price was appointed as the Hurricanes' inaugural coach, while Heather Knight became the inaugural captain. [5] [6]
The Hurricanes played their first match on 11 December against the Melbourne Renegades at Aurora Stadium, winning by 35 runs. [7]
The Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars have combined to produce an inordinate amount of matches with close finishes, including:
The Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers 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:
There have been seven captains in the Hurricanes' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
Captain | Span | M | Won | Lost | NR | W–L% |
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Heather Knight | 2015–17 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 51.72 |
Corinne Hall | 2017–20 | 37 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 20.59 |
Isobel Joyce | 2018 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
Sasha Moloney | 2018–19 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 14.29 |
Rachel Priest | 2021 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 38.46 |
Elyse Villani | 2022–24 | 39 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 49.15 |
Heather Graham | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: [19]
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 | |
Bellerive Oval | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | N/A [d] | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
Invermay Park | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |
Kingston Twin Ovals | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Latrobe Recreation Ground | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
West Park Oval | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
York Park | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 15 |
No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||||
51 | Tabatha Saville | 13 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
10 | | 18 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Injured, Out for the Season | |
2 | Elyse Villani | 6 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain | |
22 | Danni Wyatt-Hodge | 22 April 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Overseas Player | |
All-rounders | ||||||
9 | Suzie Bates | 16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas Replacement Player | |
73 | Kathryn Bryce | 17 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas ICC Associate Player | |
16 | Nicola Carey | 10 September 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
11 | Heather Graham | 10 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Australian Contracted | |
28 | Ruth Johnston | 28 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
25 | Chloe Tryon | 25 January 1994 | Right-handed | Left-arm off spin | Overseas Player | |
Wicket-keeper | ||||||
67 | Lizelle Lee | 2 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas Player | |
Bowlers | ||||||
25 | Zoe Cooke | 17 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | ||
4 | | 18 August 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | Injured, Out for the Season | |
14 | Amy Smith | 16 November 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||
7 | Rosemary Mair | 7 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | Overseas Replacement Player | |
6 | Lauren Smith | 6 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
26 | Molly Strano | 5 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
5 | Callie Wilson | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |||
The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Hurricanes after making their debut in the national women's team (the period they spent as both a Hurricanes squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):
Source: [51]
Source: [51]
Lizelle Lee has multiple WBBL records which she broke in WBBL|10 , these are: the highest score in an innings (150* off 75 balls), the most sixes in an innings (12) and is the first and only player to score back to back WBBL centuries (150* & 103).
Year | Kit Manufacturer | Chest Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Breast Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
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WBBL|01 | Majestic | Rebel | Cripps | Cripps | Rebel |
WBBL|02 | Davey Street | Davey Street | |||
WBBL|03 | (none) | ||||
WBBL|04 | MyState | MyState | Cadbury | ||
WBBL|05 | |||||
WBBL|06 | Tassal | Tassal | Blundstone | ||
WBBL|07 | Nike | Hydro Tasmania | Hydro Tasmania | University of Tasmania | |
WBBL|08 | RedZed | ||||
WBBL|09 | Tasmania | Tasmania | |||
WBBL|10 | Shark |
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The 2017–18 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Julia Price and captained by Corinne Hall, the Hurricanes finished WBBL|03 in last place.
The 2017–18 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Tim Coyle, they finished the regular season of WBBL|03 in sixth place. Captain and new recruit Amy Satterthwaite won the league-wide Player of the Tournament award, though the Renegades nevertheless once again failed to qualify for finals. In promising signs for the team's future, all-rounder Sophie Molineux won the WBBL Young Gun Award, for which leg spinner Georgia Wareham and pace bowler Maitlan Brown were also nominated.
The 2018–19 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by Tim Coyle and captained by Amy Satterthwaite, they finished fourth in the regular season of WBBL|04 and qualified for finals for the first time in the team's history.
The 2019–20 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Tim Coyle and captained by Jess Duffin, the Renegades finished the regular season of WBBL|05 in fourth place and qualified for finals. They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament by the defending champions, the Brisbane Heat, in a four-wicket semi-final loss at Allan Border Field.
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.
The 2019–20 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Elyse Villani, they finished on the bottom of the WBBL|05 ladder. The Stars managed to win just two matches for the season, resulting in their first wooden spoon.
The 2018–19 Melbourne Stars Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Kristen Beams, they finished seventh in the regular season of WBBL|04 and failed to qualify for the finals.
The 2018–19 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by Salliann Briggs and captained by Sasha Moloney, the Hurricanes finished on the bottom of the WBBL 04 ladder. They consequently claimed their second-consecutive wooden spoon, having also finished last in the previous season.
The 2020–21 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the sixth in the team's history. Coached by Lachlan Stevens and captained by Amy Satterthwaite, the Renegades played the entirety of WBBL|06 in a bio-secure Sydney hub due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Suffering from a slew of fitness concerns throughout the tournament, it was the team's first campaign in which their performance on the points table did not improve from the previous year. The Renegades consequently finished the regular season in seventh place and failed to qualify for the finals.
The 2020–21 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the sixth in the team's history. Coached by Salliann Briggs and captained by Corinne Hall, the Hurricanes played the entirety of WBBL|06 in a bio-secure Sydney hub due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They finished the regular season in last place, resulting in the team's third wooden spoon in four years.
The 2021–22 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Sophie Molineux, the Renegades were not scheduled to play any WBBL|07 games in their home state of Victoria due to ongoing border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. They nevertheless finished the regular season in second position—their best performance across the WBBL's first seven editions—catapulted by a standout campaign from Indian marquee Harmanpreet Kaur, who was named Player of the Tournament.
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.
The 2022–23 Sydney Thunder Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Trevor Griffin, the Thunder finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in last place. After missing the entirety of WBBL|07 due to family reasons, captain Rachael Haynes returned to the team in 2022–23 for her final season, having announced her impending retirement from professional cricket.
The 2022–23 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Dan Marsh and captained by Elyse Villani, the Hurricanes finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in fourth place and qualified for the finals for the first time since WBBL|02. They were eliminated from the knockout phase of the tournament, losing to the Brisbane Heat in the Eliminator.