Sydney Sixers (WBBL)

Sydney Sixers WBBL
Personnel
Captain Australia Ellyse Perry
Coach Ben Sawyer[1]
Team information
Colours      "Magenta"
Founded 2015
Home ground Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity 48,000
Secondary home ground(s) North Sydney Oval, Hurstville Oval
History
WBBL wins 1 (2016–17)
Official website: Sydney Sixers
WBBL|03 (2017–18)

The Sydney Sixers WBBL team is a women's cricket team based in Sydney, that competed in the inaugural women's Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League commenced in December 2015.[2] 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. The Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP is the Patron of the team.[3] Ellyse Perry made history by becoming the Sydney Sixers Women's first ever signing.[4] The team is coached by Ben Sawyer.

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.".

On 12 October 2015, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that former Southern Stars all-rounder Lisa Sthalekar has come out of retirement to join the Sixers in their inaugural season.[5] Lisa also signed with Network Ten to form part of the WBBL and BBL commentary team.[6]

A squad of 15 players was announced leading into the tournament, which started on Sunday 6 December, with a total of five National and International players permitted in the total numbers.[7] The team has committed to making each match in Sydney an event, playing many games at community venues including Drummoyne Oval, Waverley Oval and Hurstville Oval. Two games will be played at the SCG as feature double headers with the Men's Sixers squad.

On 17 January 2016, Sixers qualified for the finals despite losing the first six games in a row.[8]

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
6Ashleigh GardnerAustralia15 April 1997Right-handedRight-arm off spin
All-rounders
Erin BurnsAustralia22 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
Kim GarthIreland25 April 1995Right-handedRight-arm mediumAssociate Rookie
4Jodie HicksAustralia19 January 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium
Clara Iemma AustraliaLeft-handedoff spin
17Marizanne KappSouth Africa4 January 1990Right-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas international
74Carly LeesonAustralia9 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium
9Emily LeysAustralia18 February 1993Right-handedLeft-arm medium
8Ellyse PerryAustralia3 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm fast mediumCaptain
20Dane van NiekerkSouth Africa14 May 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg spinOverseas international
Wicketkeepers
77Alyssa HealyAustralia24 March 1990Right-handed
28Sara McGlashanNew Zealand28 March 1982Right-handedOverseas international
Pace bowlers
3Sarah AleyAustralia3 June 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium
Lauren CheatleAustralia6 November 1998Left-handedLeft arm fast medium
2Lauren SmithAustralia6 October 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium
Spin bowlers
33Angela ReakesAustralia27 December 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg spin

Sources[9][10]

Overseas internationals

Associate Rookies

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lauren Smith signs with the Sixers". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Eight teams announced for Women's BBL". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.sydneysixers.com.au/news/2015/09/22/gladys-berejiklian-signs-with-the-sydney-sixers
  4. ↑ http://www.sydneysixers.com.au/team/player-profiles/ellyse-perry
  5. ↑ Marcuson, Jamie (12 October 2015). "Lisa Sthalekar comes out of retirement for Sydney Sixers". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "404 Error – Page not found – bigbash.com.au – Big Bash League BBL". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Classy McGlashan guides Sixers home". bigbash.com.au. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 Cricket Network (29 November 2017). "ICC rookies bound for the WBBL". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Cricket Network (30 November 2017). "Stars and Sixers finalise WBBL squads". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2017.


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