2016–17 Sydney Thunder WBBL season

Sydney Thunder
2016–17 season
Coach	Joanne Broadbent
Captain(s)	Alex Blackwell
Home ground	Sydney Showground Stadium
WBBL Season	6th
WBBL Finals	DNQ
← 2015–16	2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Sydney Thunder WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Joanne Broadbent and captained by Alex Blackwell, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.

At the conclusion of the group stage, the Thunder team was sixth on the table, and therefore did not qualify for the knockout phase.

Squad

The following is the Thunder women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
	Alex Blackwell	(1983-08-31) 31 August 1983 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Team's Captain
	Mikayla Hinkley	(1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Konio Oala				Associate Rookie
All-rounders
	Nicola Carey	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right arm medium
	Stefanie Daffara	(1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Rachael Haynes	(1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 37)	Left-handed	Left arm medium
	Naomi Stalenberg	(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Stafanie Taylor	(1991-06-11) 11 June 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Overseas international
	Harmanpreet Kaur	(1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium	Overseas international
Wicketkeepers
	Claire Koski	(1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed
Pace bowlers
	Lauren Cheatle	(1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 26)	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
	Rene Farrell	(1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 37)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Belinda Vakarewa	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
	Samantha Bates		Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin
	Maisy Gibson	(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Leg spin
	Erin Osborne	(1989-06-27) 27 June 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right arm off spin

Sources ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Ded	Pts	NRR
1	Sydney Sixers (C)	14	9	5	0	0	18	0.442
2	Perth Scorchers (RU)	14	8	6	0	0	16	0.300
3	Brisbane Heat	14	8	6	0	0	16	0.046
4	Hobart Hurricanes	14	7	6	1	0	15	−0.034
5	Melbourne Stars	14	7	7	0	0	14	0.256
6	Sydney Thunder	14	6	7	1	0	13	−0.046
7	Melbourne Renegades	14	6	8	0	0.5	11.5	−0.519
8	Adelaide Strikers	14	3	9	2	0	8	−0.541

Source: ^[4]

The top four teams qualified for the play-off phase.

Fixtures

Group stage

Match 3
10 December
18:15 (D/N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 4/141 (20 overs)	v	Melbourne Stars 8/147 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 47* (28) Alana King 2/21 (4 overs)		Emma Inglis 46 (28) Erin Osborne 3/27 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 6 runs
North Sydney Oval
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Emma Inglis (Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten

Match 8
13 December
10:00
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars 9/116 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 2/121 (18.5 overs)
Jess Cameron 36 (39) Harmanpreet Kaur 4/27 (4 overs)		Rachael Haynes 35 (31) Gemma Triscari 1/10 (3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Lavington Sports Ground, Albury
Umpires: Kumar Jeyakkumar and Deanne Young
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Stars)

Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 9
16 December
14:00
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder	v	Adelaide Strikers

Match abandoned
Howell Oval, Sydney

Persistent rain meant the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.^[5]
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 12
17 December
14:00
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers 4/103 (17.5 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 5/102 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 44 (33) Suzie Bates 2/14 (4 overs)		Rene Farrell 29* (26) Tahlia McGrath 2/21 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Howell Oval, Sydney
Umpires: T Penman and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Sophie Devine

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 18
26 December
14:00
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades 4/110 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 2/114 (15.5 overs)
Kate Britt 50 (52) Samantha Bates 2/22 (4 overs)		Alex Blackwell 61* (38) Lea Tahuhu 1/14 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Dinusha Bandara
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Thunder)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 21
27 December
14:00
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 2/96 (11.4 overs)	v	Melbourne Renegades 6/93 (20 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 26 (21) Erin Osborne 3/23 (4 overs)		Stafanie Taylor 48 (37) Molly Strano 3/15 (3 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 8 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Yohan Ramasundara
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 23
28 December
14:35
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 7/131 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Sixers 3/164 (20 overs)
Erin Osborne 32 (30) Marizanne Kapp 2/29 (4 overs)		Alyssa Healy 55 (38) Rachael Haynes 1/11 (2 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 33 runs
Spotless Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Mark Nickl and T Penman
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to field
Double header with BBL game
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 28
2 January
13:00
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat 9/129 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 8/132 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 34 (40) Nicola Carey & Samantha Bates 2/18 (4 overs)		Rachael Haynes 40 (29) Haidee Birkett 2/25 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman
Player of the match: Samantha Bates (Heat)

Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
Sydney Thunder was penalised 1 point for slow over rate
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 30
3 January
13:00
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 8/115 (20 overs)	v	Brisbane Heat 1/117 (18.5 overs)
Alex Blackwell 43 (49) Kara Sutherland 3/5 (2 overs)		Beth Mooney 75* (66)

Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 34
5 January
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 9/127 (20 overs)	v	Hobart Hurricanes 3/171 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 32 (32) Brooke Hepburn 2/20 (4 overs)		Heather Knight 47 (29) Rene Farrell 1/19 (3 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 44 runs
University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Darren Close and Muhammad Qureshi
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Hurricanes)

Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed on cricket.com.au

Match 44
14 January
13:45
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers 7/138 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 6/138 (20 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 54 (41) Rene Farrell 3/26 (4 overs)		Stafanie Taylor 68 (51) Lisa Sthalekar 2/19 (2 overs)

Sydney Thunder won in Super Over
Sydney Cricket Ground
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)

Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
Double header with BBL game
Broadcast by Network Ten

Match 48
16 January
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes 4/117 (18.2 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 9/115 (20 overs)
Erin Burns 38 (33) Harmanpreet Kaur 2/18 (4 overs)		Alex Blackwell 49 (50) Amy Satterthwaite 5/17 (4 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Harvey Wolff
Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Hurricanes)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed by cricket.com.au

Match 50
20 January
14:00
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers 5/149 (20 overs)	v	Sydney Thunder 6/145 (20 overs)
Elyse Villani 74 (55) Nicola Carey 2/15 (2 overs)		Harmanpreet Kaur 64* (37) Piepa Cleary 3/16 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 4 runs
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and Todd Rann
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)

Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
Streamed by cricket.com.au

Match 56
21 January
14:00
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder 5/134 (19.1 overs)	v	Perth Scorchers 4/131 (20 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 62 (54) Elyse Villani 3/16 (2.1 overs)		Nicole Bolton 53 (43) Nicola Carey 2/30 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and A Kovalevs
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)

Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Streamed by cricket.com.au

References

^ "Players". Sydney Thunder. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^ "2016-17 Women's Big Bash League". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^ "Associate Rookies named for Rebel WBBL 02". International Cricket Council website. International Cricket Council. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ "Thunder Strikers washed out". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[1] "Players". Sydney Thunder. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[2] "2016-17 Women's Big Bash League". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[3] "Associate Rookies named for Rebel WBBL 02". International Cricket Council website. International Cricket Council. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[4] "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

[5] "Thunder Strikers washed out". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

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