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 Melbourne Stars (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in St Kilda,Victoria. They are one of two teams from Melbourne to compete in the Women's Big Bash League,the other being the Melbourne Renegades. To date,the Stars' best performance occurred in WBBL|06 when they ended the regular season as minor premiers before ultimately finishing as runners-up.
The Melbourne Renegades (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in St Kilda,Victoria. They are one of two teams from Melbourne to compete in the Women's Big Bash League,the other being the Melbourne Stars.
Sophie Grace Molineux is an Australian cricketer from Bairnsdale,Victoria. A left-arm orthodox bowling all-rounder,Molineux has been a member of the national women's team since 2018. At domestic level,she currently plays for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and captains the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). Molineux also represents WPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore
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.
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).
Carly May Leeson is an Australian cricketer who plays for the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). An all-rounder,she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. She has previously played for Sydney Sixers,New South Wales and Melbourne Renegades.
Chloe Lee Rafferty is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed batter for the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League. She played in three matches for the Hurricanes in the 2020–21 WBBL season and six matches for the Meteors in the 2020–21 WNCL season. She previously played for the Melbourne Stars and Victoria.
Ella Hayward is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) and Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). She played in eight matches for the Renegades in the 2020–21 Women's Big Bash League season. She made her Victoria debut on 18 March 2021,scoring four runs and bowling three overs for 19.
Courtney Belle Neale is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batter. She played in three matches for Melbourne Renegades in the 2020–21 WBBL season and three matches for Victoria in the 2020–21 WNCL season. She was in the Western Australia squad for the 2021–22 WNCL season before reluctantly terminating her contract due to covid border closures.
Lucy Paige Cripps is an Australian cricketer who has played for Victoria and Melbourne Stars. An all-rounder,she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. She played in one match for the Stars in the 2020–21 WBBL season and three matches for Victoria in the 2020–21 WNCL season.
Rebecca Lee Carter is an Australian cricketer who plays as a left-handed batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler for the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). She played in one match for Melbourne Renegades in the 2020–21 WBBL season,scoring two runs. She made her WNCL debut in the 2020–21 season,scoring 62 runs in five matches.
Lilly Mills is an Australian cricketer who plays as an off spin bowler for Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Perth Scorchers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Evelyn Jones is an English cricketer who currently captains Central Sparks,as well as playing for Warwickshire and Birmingham Phoenix. She plays primarily as a left-handed opening batter,as well as bowling left-arm medium. She has previously played for Shropshire,Staffordshire and Lancashire,as well as for Loughborough Lightning and Lancashire Thunder in the Women's Cricket Super League,New Zealand side Canterbury Magicians and Women's Big Bash League team Melbourne Renegades.
Maia Emily Bouchier is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire,Southern Vipers,Southern Brave and Melbourne Stars. She plays as a right-handed batter and bowls occasional right-arm medium pace. She has previously played for Middlesex,Auckland and Western Australia. She made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in September 2021.
Alice Rose Capsey is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey,South East Stars,Oval Invincibles,Delhi Capitals and Melbourne Stars. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. In 2021,Capsey was voted the inaugural PCA Women's Young Player of the Year. Capsey made her international debut for the England women's cricket team in July 2022.
Bess Alice May Heath is an English cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire,Northern Diamonds,Northern Superchargers and Brisbane Heat. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She previously played for Derbyshire,as well as Yorkshire Diamonds in the Women's Cricket Super League and Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League.
Elly Elizabeth Donald is an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). An all-rounder,she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. She made her WNCL debut on 9 November 2018,scoring 26 runs in a 48-run loss to the ACT Meteors. She was part of the Melbourne Stars squad for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season but did not make an appearance.
Sophie Reid is an Australian cricketer who plays as a left-handed batter and wicket-keeper for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
The 2022–23 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Simon Helmot and captained by Sophie Molineux,the Renegades finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in seventh position and failed to qualify for the finals.
