2014–15 Women's National Cricket League season

Women's National Cricket League
2014–15 season
Dates 11 October 2014–25 January 2015
Administrator(s) Cricket Australia
Cricket format Limited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Champions  New South Wales
Participants 7
Player of the series Jess Jonassen
Most runs Meg Lanning
Most wickets Amanda-Jade Wellington
Official website cricket.com.au

The 2014–15 Women's National Cricket League season was the 19th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 11 October 2014 and finished on 25 January 2015.[1]

The New South Wales Breakers won the tournament after finishing only fourth on the ladder.[2] Jess Jonassen was named player of the series in recognition of her fine early season performance, before she was sidelined for the second half of the season by a knee injury.[3]

Ladder

As of 11 January 2015
Team
 Pld W L T NR BP TP NRR
 Victoria 65100424+1.585
 Queensland 64200521+1.119
 South Australia 64200117-0.391
 New South Wales 63300214+0.335
 Australian Capital Territory 6240019-0.297
 Tasmania 6240008-1.001
 Western Australia 6150004-1.303
  •      The top four ranked teams qualified for the semi finals.
  • Points system: 4 for a win, 2 each for a tie or a no result, 0 for a loss, 1 each for an abandoned match.
  • Bonus point system: 2 for win with a run rate twice that of the opposition, 1 for win with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.[4]

Last updated: 31 May 2018[4]

Knockout Phase

Semifinals Finals
      
1  Victoria 175
4  New South Wales 3/179
4  New South Wales 4/279
3  South Australia 135
2  Queensland 90
3  South Australia 7/91

Semi Finals

Semi Final 1

23 January 2015
Scorecard
Victoria 
175 (49.2 overs)
v
 New South Wales
3/179 (46.3 overs)
Meg Lanning 41 (76)
Sarah Coyte 3/33 (9.2 overs)
Alex Blackwell 73 (121)
Emma Kearney 1/14 (10 overs)
New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Greg Davidson and Phillip Gillespie
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (New South Wales)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to bat
  • New South Wales qualified for the final

Semi Final 2

23 January 2015
Scorecard
Queensland 
90 (28.4 overs)
v
 South Australia
7/91 (30 overs)
Jodie Fields 29 (61)
Megan Schutt 4/20 (8.2 overs)
Sarah Taylor 21* (50)
Holly Ferling 2/15 (5 overs)
South Australia won by 3 wickets (with 120 balls remaining)
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Damien Mealey and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Megan Schutt (South Australia)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
  • South Australia qualified for the final

Final

25 January 2015
Scorecard
New South Wales 
4/279 (50 overs)
v
 South Australia
135 (44.5 overs)
Rachael Haynes 79 (89)
Samantha Betts 2/44 (7 overs)
Bridget Patterson 26 (58)
Erin Osborne 3/33 (7.5 overs)
New South Wales won by 144 runs
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Damien Mealey and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (New South Wales)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • New South Wales won the 2014–15 Women's National Cricket League championship

Statistics

Highest totals

Team[5] Score Against Venue Date
 Victoria2/357 TasmaniaBellerive Oval, Hobart13 December 2014
 Victoria3/299 South AustraliaJunction Oval, Melbourne11 October 2014
 New South Wales4/299 Western AustraliaBlacktown International Sportspark, Sydney13 December 2014
 New South Wales4/279 South AustraliaBlacktown International Sportspark, Sydney25 January 2015
 Victoria7/262 Western AustraliaJunction Oval, Melbourne29 November 2014

Most runs

Player[6] Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50
Meg Lanning Victoria77044012562.8549489.0622
Nicole Bolton Victoria772400170*80.0052276.6220
Alex Blackwell New South Wales8813718153.0051172.6003
Alyssa Healy New South Wales88033514641.8740482.9211
Rachael Haynes New South Wales77032711546.7135891.3412

Most wickets

Player[7] Team Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave SR 4WI
Amanda-Jade Wellington South Australia8862.05300126/2525.0031.01
Jess Jonassen Queensland5549.46147114/1913.3627.01
Alex Price South Australia8860.38226113/3720.5433.00
Grace Harris Queensland7735.33158104/2015.8021.31
Megan Schutt South Australia7755.45180104/2018.0033.41

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Cricket Network (13 August 2014). "Women's cricket partners with BBL: WNCL, WT20 domestic schedules released". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Sthalekar, Lisa (28 January 2015). "Experience the difference for NSW". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Trehan, Dev (21 July 2015). "Australians to watch ahead of Women's Ashes with England". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Women's National Cricket League Table – 2014-15". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2014/15 / Highest totals - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2014/15 / Most runs- ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2014/15 / Most wickets - ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

Bibliography

  • Sthalekar, Lisa (14 October 2014). "Last year's best continue to shine: The women's domestic season goes off with a bang". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  • Sthalekar, Lisa (3 February 2015). "Awards season hits the WNCL, WT20". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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