Sydney Thunder (WBBL)

Sydney Thunder WBBL
Personnel
Captain Australia Alex Blackwell
Coach Australia Joanne Broadbent
Chief executive Nick Cummins
Team information
Colours      Electric green
Founded 2015
Home ground Sydney Showground Stadium
Capacity 21,500
History
WBBL wins 1 (2015–16)
Official website: Sydney Thunder
WBBL|03 (2017–18)

The Sydney Thunder WBBL team is a cricket team based in Sydney, Australia that competes in the women's Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League.[1] They are one of the 8 founding teams and won the inaugural tournament.[2] 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".[1] 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."

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
Alex BlackwellAustralia31 August 1983Right-handedRight arm mediumCaptain
All-rounders
Nicola CareyAustralia10 September 1993Left-handedRight arm medium
Hannah DarlingtonAustralia25 January 2001Right-handedRight arm medium
Rachael HaynesAustralia26 December 1986Left-handedLeft arm medium
Sterre KalisNetherlands30 August 1999Right-handedRight arm mediumAssociate Rookie
Naomi StalenbergAustralia18 April 1994Right-handedRight arm medium
Stafanie TaylorJamaica11 June 1991Right-handedRight arm off spinOverseas international
Harmanpreet KaurIndia8 March 1989Right-handedRight arm fast mediumOverseas international
Wicketkeepers
Rachel PriestNew Zealand13 July 1985Right-handed–Overseas international
Hannah TrethewyAustralia(age 18)
Pace bowlers
Lisa GriffithAustralia28 August 1992Right-handedRight arm medium
Rene FarrellAustralia13 January 1987Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Belinda VakarewaAustralia22 January 1998Right-handedRight arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
Samantha Bates Australia Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin
Maisy GibsonAustralia14 September 1996Left-handedLeg spin
Rachel TrenamanAustralia18 April 2001Right-handedRight arm leg break

Sources [3][4][5]

Overseas internationals

Associate Rookies

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Eight teams announced for Women's BBL". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Thunder claim the first WBBL title". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  3. 1 2 Cricket Network (29 November 2017). "ICC rookies bound for the WBBL". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 Cricket Network (5 December 2017). "Final WBBL|03 squads for each club". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (8 December 2017). "World Cup stars set to light up third WBBL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Associate Rookies named for Rebel WBBL 02". International Cricket Council website. International Cricket Council. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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