The Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) is the national domestic 50-over competition for women's cricket in Australia. Featuring seven teams—one from every state,plus the Australian Capital Territory—each season's winner is awarded the Ruth Preddy Cup. New South Wales have historically dominated the competition,appearing in the first 24 title deciders and winning 20 championships. The streak of final appearances was broken in the 2020–21 season when they finished in fourth place. Tasmania are the current champions,having won back-to-back titles across the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons.
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.
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.
Georgia Kate Prestwidge is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She has previously played for Queensland and Brisbane Heat
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.
Katelyn Fryett is a retired Australian cricketer who played for Tasmanian Roar and Hobart Hurricanes as a pace bowler.
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.
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.
Maitlan Joy Brown is an Australian cricketer. She plays as a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batter for the New South Wales Breakers in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL),and for the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Maisy Leigh Gibson is an Australian cricketer,who plays as a left-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler for Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes. She has previously played for Sydney Thunder and New South Wales.
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.
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.
Julia Cavanough is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for Tasmania in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). She plays as a left-arm medium bowler.
