Brisbane Heat (WBBL)

Brisbane Heat WBBL
Personnel
Captain Australia Kirby Short
Coach Australia Peter McGiffin
Team information
Colours      "Teal"
Founded 2015
Home ground The Gabba
Allan Border Field[1]
Capacity 42,000 (Gabba)
6,300 (Allan Border Field)
History
WBBL wins 0
WBBL|03 (2017–18)

The Brisbane Heat WBBL team is a women's cricket team based in Brisbane, Australia. It competes in the Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), under the same name and team colours as the Brisbane Heat team in the Big Bash League men's competition.[2]

One of eight founding teams in the league,[2] the WBBL team is coached by Peter McGiffin, who replaced inaugural coach Andy Richards in 2017.[3]

The team's inaugural captain was Delissa Kimmince.[4][5] In January 2017, Kimmince stepped down from the captaincy and was replaced by Kirby Short.[6]

Current squad

As of the WBBL|03 season (2017–18)

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
36Tess CooperAustraliaRight-handed
1Laura HarrisAustralia18 August 1990
Smriti MandhanaIndia18 July 1996Left-handedOverseas international
10Kirby ShortAustralia3 November 1986Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
All-rounders
Rumana AhmedBangladesh29 May 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg breakAssociate Rookie
15Jemma BarsbyAustralia4 October 1995Left-handedRight-arm medium
23Haidee BirkettAustraliaRight-handedRight-arm medium
5Deandra DottinWest Indies Cricket Board21 June 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast mediumOverseas international
Grace HarrisAustralia18 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm off spin
21Jess JonassenAustralia5 November 1992Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox spin
11Delissa KimminceAustralia14 May 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicketkeepers
6Beth MooneyAustralia14 January 1994Left-handed
Pace bowlers
9Holly FerlingAustralia22 December 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
22Courtney HillAustralia9 January 1987Right-arm
58Sammy-Jo JohnsonAustralia5 November 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium fast
16Georgia PrestwidgeAustralia17 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
26Kara SutherlandAustralia26 September 1991Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium

Sources[7][8]

Overseas internationals

Associate Rookies

Sponsors

Years Kit Manufacturers Chest Sponsors Breast Sponsors
WBBL01 Majestic Athletic Rebel Sport Epic Pharmacy
WBBL02
WBBL03
WBBL04 CUA Betta Home Living

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Holly Ferling Joins the Brisbane Heat". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Eight teams announced for Women's BBL". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Brisbane Heat Media (13 July 2017). "Heat announce new WBBL coach". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Dillon, Phil (6 December 2016). "Heat full of burning desire for new season". Sunshine Coast Daily. APN News & Media. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Coaches: The team leading the Brisbane Heat!". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ↑ McInerney, Matthew (6 January 2017). "Short named to captain Brisbane Heat's WBBL side". Warwick Daily News. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  7. 1 2 Cricket Network (5 December 2017). "Final WBBL|03 squads for each club". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (8 December 2017). "World Cup stars set to light up third WBBL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. 1 2 Brisbane Heat Media (18 September 2015). "Heat WBBL squad finalised". Brisbane Heat. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  10. ↑ Arnold, Rikki-Lee (5 December 2016). "Self-proclaimed 'female Chris Gayle' Deandra Dottin ready to bring the Heat for Brisbane". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  11. ↑ Staff writer (27 September 2016). "India's Smriti Mandhana signed by Brisbane Heat in Women's Big Bash League". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Players Selected for WBBL Associate Rookie Program". International Cricket Council website. International Cricket Council. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Associate Rookies named for Rebel WBBL 02". International Cricket Council website. International Cricket Council. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Cricket Network (29 November 2017). "ICC rookies bound for the WBBL". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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