2019–20 Perth Scorchers WBBL season

Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing for their WBBL|05 team.[1]

Several personnel changes were made before and during the season, including:

• Elyse Villani, inaugural member and former captain of the Scorchers, moved back to her home state to play for the Melbourne Stars[2][3]
• Nat Sciver returned for Perth after not partaking in the previous season, replacing England teammate Kate Cross[4]
• Georgia Redmayne sought a move to the Scorchers from the Hobart Hurricanes[5]
• Jemma Barsby joined the team after winning a WBBL championship with the Brisbane Heat[6]
• Ireland's Kim Garth, appearing in the league for the first time since winning a second championship with the Sydney Sixers, was announced as Perth's final marquee signing for the season[7]
• On 30 October, Lisa Keightley was appointed as head coach of the English women's team, though she would continue to fulfill her role at the Scorchers until the end of WBBL|05[8]
• On 11 November, the Scorchers announced the addition of Amy Edgar to the squad as a local replacement player for Piepa Cleary who was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament due to a fractured leg sustained a week earlier while fielding during a 20-run loss at the WACA[9]
• Overseas marquees Nat Sciver and Amy Jones would become unavailable towards the end of the season due to national team commitments, prompting calls from recently appointed CA Board member Mel Jones for greater cooperation between nations and better planning on scheduling[10][11]

The table below lists the Scorchers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[12][13][14]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth Date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
12	Nicole Bolton		17 January 1989	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	180	90.90	6	7.00	4	–	Australian marquee
10	Amy Edgar		27 December 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Injury replacement
7	Meg Lanning		25 March 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	15	531	118.26	–	–	4	–	Captain, Australian marquee
28	Chloe Piparo		5 September 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	15	54	94.73	–	–	7	–
39	Nat Sciver		20 August 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	13	342	123.02	6	6.75	8	–	Overseas marquee
All-rounders
5	Mathilda Carmichael		4 April 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2	0	0.00	–	–	0	–
11	Heather Graham		10 May 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	15	136	113.33	15	7.16	8	–
Wicket-keepers
40	Amy Jones		13 June 1993	Right-handed	–	13	391	115.33	–	–	4	1	Overseas marquee
9	Georgia Redmayne		8 December 1993	Left-handed	–	15	137	95.13	–	–	5	1
Bowlers
15	Jemma Barsby		4 October 1995	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	15	85	96.59	5	7.65	8	–
14	Samantha Betts		16 February 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	9	1	100.00	9	7.55	0	–
8	Piepa Cleary		17 July 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	5	1	100.00	4	7.87	3	–
34	Kim Garth		25 April 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	15	23	104.54	14	6.78	1	–	Overseas marquee
18	Kath Hempenstall		20 September 1988	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	2	–	–	–	–	0	–
2	Emma King		25 March 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	4	–	–	0	8.75	0	–
6	Taneale Peschel		29 August 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	13	13	118.18	9	6.76	0	–

•      The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals

Last updated: 8 December 2019[15]

All times are local time

• Most runs: Meg Lanning – 531 (4th in the league)[21]
• Highest score in an innings: Meg Lanning – 101 (67) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 1 December[22]
• Most wickets: Heather Graham – 15 (equal 11th in the league)[23]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Kim Garth – 3/21 (4 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 12 November[24]
• Most catches (fielder): Jemma Barsby, Heather Graham, Nat Sciver – 8 each (equal 4th in the league)[25]
• Player of the Match awards:
  • Amy Jones, Meg Lanning – 3 each
  • Nat Sciver – 2
  • Heather Graham – 1
• Scorchers Player of the Year: Nat Sciver[26]
• WBBL|05 Player of the Tournament: Meg Lanning (equal 4th)[27]
• WBBL|05 Team of the Tournament: Meg Lanning[28]