The Women's Big Bash League is the Australian women's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition. The WBBL replaced the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup,which ran from the 2007–08 season through to 2014–15. The competition features eight city-based franchises,branded identically to the men's Big Bash League (BBL). Teams are made up of current and former Australian national team members,the country's best young talent,and up to three overseas marquee players.
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 Sydney Thunder (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Sydney Olympic 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 Sixers. The Thunder have claimed two WBBL titles,winning the league's inaugural championship and the 2020–21 title.
The Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) are a women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Bellerive,Tasmania. They compete in the Women's Big Bash League.
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.
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.
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.
Corinne Louise Hall is an Australian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm off break bowler. She played for New South Wales,Tasmanian Tigers,Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder,as well as for English county sides Berkshire and Devon,and the New Zealand team Canterbury Magicians.
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.
Mikayla Carolyn Hinkley is an Australian cricketer who plays 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). She previously played for New South Wales Breakers,making her debut in 2016,before joining Queensland ahead of the 2019–20 WNCL season. In the WBBL,she has previously played two seasons for the Sydney Thunder,and one season each for playing for Perth Scorchers and Hobart Hurricanes. She is the first WBBL player to play for 4 clubs since the league's inception in 2015.
Rachel Catherine Trenaman is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and occasional right-arm leg break bowler. She plays for Tasmania in the Women's National Cricket League and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League.
Josephine Erin Dooley is an Australian cricketer who plays for the South Australian Scorpions in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). A right-handed wicket-keeper-batter,Dooley also plays for the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
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.
The 2021–22 Sydney Thunder Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Trevor Griffin,the Thunder entered WBBL|07 as the defending champions but ended the regular season in seventh place on the ladder,recording their worst finishing position across the league's first seven editions. Due to ongoing border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic,they were not scheduled to play any games in their home state of New South Wales for the season. After captain Rachael Haynes announced she would be unlikely to participate in the season due to family reasons,Hannah Darlington was appointed to stand in as Haynes' replacement.
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.
