Jessica Louise Jonassen is an Australian cricketer from Rockhampton,Queensland. A left-arm orthodox bowler,Jonassen has been a member of the national women's team since 2012,going on to win four ICC T20 World Cups while becoming the fourth woman to have taken 100 One Day International wickets for Australia. Domestically,she is the current captain of both the Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Delissa Maree Kimmince is an Australian former cricketer and Australian rules footballer who played for the national cricket team as an all-rounder. She is a right-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). In April 2021,Kimmince announced her retirement from top-level cricket.
Bethany Louise Mooney is an Australian professional cricketer who plays for the national cricket team as a batter in all three formats of the game. At the domestic level,she plays as a wicket-keeper-batter for Western Australia and Perth Scorchers. In March 2020,at the conclusion of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020,she became the world's number one batter in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket.
Grace Margaret Harris is an Australian cricketer who made her international debut for the Australia women's cricket team in August 2015. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She plays for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). Harris's older sister is fellow Brisbane Heat cricketer Laura Harris.
The Brisbane Heat (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Albion,Queensland. 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.
The Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in North Adelaide,South Australia. They compete in the Women's Big Bash League,and won their first championship in WBBL|08.
The 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|02 was the second season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL),the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 10 December 2016 to 28 January 2017.
Amanda-Jade Wellington is an Australian cricketer. She bowls right-arm leg spin and plays for the South Australian Scorpions in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Adelaide Strikers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). Making her WNCL debut in 2012 at the age of 15,she is the youngest person to ever represent the state of South Australia in senior cricket. Since 2016 she has represented Australia in all three forms of international cricket,Tests,ODIs and T20Is.
Kirby Short is a former Australian cricketer who played for and captained the Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat.
Kara Sutherland is an Australian cricketer who plays,mainly as a pace bowler,for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat. Previously,she took the field for New South Wales Breakers and Sydney Sixers.
Sammy-Jo Johnson is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batter for New South Wales Breakers in the Women's National Cricket League and Sydney Thunder in the Women's Big Bash League. In the former competition,she played for Queensland Fire from 2011 to 2020 before joining the Breakers for 2020–21. In the latter competition,she played for Brisbane Heat from the first season of the competition in 2015–16,until she signed for the Thunder for 2020–21.
Georgia Kate Prestwidge is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Haidee Birkett is an Australian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat.
Tess Margaret Cooper is an Australian cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm medium bowler for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
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.
The 2017–18 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Peter McGiffin and captained by Kirby Short,the Heat finished the regular season of WBBL|03 in fifth place and failed to qualify for the finals. For the third year in a row,Beth Mooney won the team's Most Valuable Player award.
The 2019–20 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Ashley Noffke and captained by Kirby Short,the Heat finished first on the WBBL|05 ladder. They proceeded to defeat the Adelaide Strikers in the final at Allan Border Field by six wickets,successfully defending their WBBL|04 title to claim a second consecutive championship. Keeper-batter Beth Mooney again earned Player of the Final honours,while Jess Jonassen won the Heat's Most Valuable Player award.
The 2019–20 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Lisa Keightley and captained by Meg Lanning,the Scorchers finished the regular season of WBBL|05 in third place and qualified for finals. They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament by the Adelaide Strikers in an eight wicket semi-final loss at Allan Border Field.
Courtney Grace Sippel is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler and left-handed batter for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She played in seven matches for the Heat in the 2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season. She made her Queensland debut on 30 January 2021 against the ACT Meteors.
The 2021–22 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Luke Williams and captained by Tahlia McGrath,the Strikers ended the regular season of WBBL|07 in fourth place,qualifying for the knockout stage of the tournament. They proceeded to defeat the Brisbane Heat and the Melbourne Renegades in sudden death encounters to book a place in the Final against the Perth Scorchers at Perth Stadium on 27 November 2021. In the championship decider,the Strikers were defeated by 12 runs,resulting in their second runners-up finish in three seasons.
