Sydney Thunder (WBBL)

Sydney Thunder Women's Team
Captain: Alex Blackwell
Coach: Joanne Broadbent
Colours:      Electric green
Founded: 2015
Home ground: Sydney Showground Stadium
Capacity: 21,500
Chief executive: Nick Cummins
BBL wins: 1 (2016)

The Sydney Thunder Women's team is a cricket team based in Sydney, Australia that will compete in the inaugural women's Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League commencing in December, 2015.[1] They will be one of 8 founding teams. They are a franchise aligned with the current men’s competition (Big Bash League) - adopting the same colours and team name.

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said in a media release., “We see T20 as the premium format of the women’s game and the WBBL is an exciting concept that will increase the promotion and exposure of women’s cricket”.[2] Sutherland also said, “Our existing female domestic competitions are arguably the strongest in the world, with the continued success of the top-ranked women’s team, the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars, a testament to that.”

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Alex Blackwell Australia 31 August 1983 Right-handed Right arm medium Team's Captain
Mikayla Hinkley Australia 1 May 1998 Right-handed Right arm medium
All-rounders
Nicola Carey Australia 10 September 1993 Left-handed Right arm medium
Stefanie Daffara Australia 13 June 1995 Right-handed Right arm medium
Rachael Haynes Australia 26 December 1986 Left-handed Left arm medium
Naomi Stalenberg Australia 18 April 1994 Right-handed Right arm medium
Stafanie Taylor Jamaica 11 June 1991 Right-handed Right arm off spin Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
Claire Koski Australia 13 March 1991 Right-handed
Pace bowlers
Lauren Cheatle Australia 6 November 1998 Left-handed Left arm fast medium
Rene Farrell Australia 13 January 1987 Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Belinda Vakarewa Australia 22 January 2000 Right-handed Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
Samantha Bates Australia Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Maisy Gibson Australia 14 September 1996 Left-handed Leg spin
Erin Osborne Australia 27 June 1989 Right-handed Right arm off spin

Source[3][4]

References

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