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Sydney Thunder
2019–20 season
Sydney Thunder 2019–20 cap logo
Sydney Thunder 2019–20 cap logo
CoachTrevor Griffin
Captain(s)Rachael Haynes
Home groundDrummoyne Oval
LeagueWBBL
Record5–8 (6th)
FinalsDNQ
Leading Run ScorerAlex Blackwell – 317
Leading Wicket TakerHannah Darlington – 16
Player of the SeasonHannah Darlington
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Sydney Thunder Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Trevor Griffin and captained by Rachael Haynes, Sydney placed sixth in WBBL|05 and failed to qualify for finals. Ending with the retirement of veterans Alex Blackwell and Rene Farrell,[1][2] the season marked a changing of the guard for the Thunder through the unearthing of acclaimed young talent such as Hannah Darlington and Phoebe Litchfield.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Squad

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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.[9]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

Changes made during the season included:

  • On 1 November, Penrith batter Samantha Arnold was added to the squad as a local replacement player for an injured Kate Peterson (concussion).[19]
  • On 26 November, Olivia Porter was added to the squad as a local replacement player for Nida Dar who missed the end of the season due to national team commitments.[20]

The table below lists the Thunder players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[21][22][23][24]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
Samantha Arnold Australia Right-handed Right-arm medium – – – – – – – Local replacement player
2 Alex Blackwell Australia 31 August 1983 Right-handed Right-arm medium 13 317 108.56 – – 2 –
15 Rachael Haynes Australia 26 December 1986 Left-handed Left-arm medium 12 166 85.56 – – 2 – Captain, Australian marquee
36 Phoebe Litchfield Australia 18 April 2003 Left-handed – 11 187 96.89 – – 3 –
10 Naomi Stalenberg Australia 18 April 1994 Right-handed Right-arm medium 10 200 111.11 – – 4 –
All-rounders
23 Saskia Horley Australia 23 February 2000 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 4 27 108.00 0 10.00 0 –
33 Kate Peterson Australia Right-handed Right-arm medium fast – – – – – – –
14 Olivia Porter Australia 14 November 2001 Right-handed Right-arm medium – – – – – – – Local replacement player
8 Rachel Trenaman Australia 18 April 2001 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2 21 190.90 0 13.33 0 –
Wicket-keepers
3 Rachel Priest New Zealand 13 July 1985 Right-handed – 13 296 124.36 – – 5 8 Overseas marquee
21 Tahlia Wilson Australia 21 October 1999 Right-handed – 5 94 87.03 – – 1 –
Bowlers
34 Samantha Bates Australia 7 August 1992 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 13 5 71.42 15 7.05 4 –
4 Nida Dar Pakistan 2 January 1987 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 11 99 89.18 13 6.87 2 – Overseas marquee
25 Hannah Darlington Australia 25 January 2002 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 13 81 105.19 16 6.82 3 –
88 Rene Farrell Australia 13 January 1987 Right-handed Right-arm medium 12 77 126.22 11 7.27 2 –
54 Lisa Griffith Australia 28 August 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 11 36 102.85 2 9.26 2 –
89 Shabnim Ismail South Africa 5 October 1988 Left-handed Right-arm fast 13 4 44.44 10 5.88 5 – Overseas marquee

Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Brisbane Heat (C) 14 10 4 0 20 0.723
2 Adelaide Strikers (RU) 14 10 4 0 20 0.601
3 Perth Scorchers 14 9 5 0 18 0.026
4 Melbourne Renegades 14 8 6 0 16 0.117
5 Sydney Sixers 14 7 7 0 14 −0.076
6 Sydney Thunder 14 5 8 1 11 −0.487
7 Hobart Hurricanes 14 4 9 1 9 −0.197
8 Melbourne Stars 14 2 12 0 4 −0.734
Source: [25]
  •   The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals


Fixtures

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Main article: 2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season § Fixtures

All times are local time

Match 1
18 October 2019
19:40 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
6/192 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
9/143 (20 overs)
Ellyse Perry 81 (48)
Nida Dar 2/44 (4 overs)
Alex Blackwell 56 (38)
Sarah Aley 3/28 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 49 runs
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 1,891[26]
Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
Match 6
20 October 2019
14:10
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
9/150 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
3/153 (18.5 overs)
Jess Jonassen 42 (34)
Samantha Bates 3/33 (4 overs)
Phoebe Litchfield 52* (48)
Grace Harris 1/19 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Troy Penman and Andrew Hamilton
Player of the match: Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder)
Match 12
26 October 2019
19:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
8/132 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
8/129 (20 overs)
Rachael Haynes 36 (33)
Maitlan Brown 3/22 (4 overs)
Jess Duffin 69 (56)
Shabnim Ismail 3/14 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Attendance: 925[28]
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Andrew Hamilton
Player of the match: Shabnim Ismail (Sydney Thunder)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
Match 15
27 October 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
5/141 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/142 (19.4 overs)
Elyse Villani 52 (47)
Rene Farrell 1/18 (4 overs)
Alex Blackwell 45* (36)
Madeline Penna 4/20 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Bankstown Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 606[29]
Umpires: David Taylor and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
Match 17
2 November 2019
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
West Park Oval, Burnie
Umpires: Darren Close and G Beechey
Match 23
3 November 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Hobart Hurricanes
6/148 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
4/149 (18.1 overs)
Heather Knight 77 (49)
Nida Dar 2/16 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 50 (34)
Maisy Gibson 2/28 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
West Park Oval, Burnie
Umpires: Darren Close and Simon Burns
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Sydney Thunder)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
Match 27
10 November 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/151 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/144 (20 overs)
Natalie Sciver 37 (22)
Hannah Darlington 2/24 (4 overs)
Tahlia Wilson 47* (39)
Heather Graham 3/22 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 7 runs
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Harry Singh and Mary Waldron
Player of the match: Heather Graham (Perth Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
Match 30
12 November 2019
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
6/116 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
105 (19.4 overs)
Nat Sciver 27 (26)
Rene Farrell 2/24 (4 overs)
Nida Dar 43 (39)
Kim Garth 3/21 (4 overs)
Perth Scorchers won by 11 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Dean Trigg and James Hewitt
Player of the match: Nat Sciver (Perth Scorchers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
Match 33
15 November 2019
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
3/152 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
8/112 (20 overs)
Ellyse Perry 81 (70)
Samantha Bates 1/20 (4 overs)
Rene Farrell 23 (16)
Sarah Aley 2/16 (4 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 40 runs
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 1,517[30]
Umpires: Ben Treloar and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
Match 34
16 November 2019
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/128 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
96 (19.1 overs)
Laura Harris 30 (22)
Nida Dar 2/15 (4 overs)
Tahlia Wilson 19 (27)
Jess Jonassen 4/13 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 32 runs
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 921[31]
Umpires: Troy Penman and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Brisbane Heat)
Match 40
20 November 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
4/112 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
4/113 (19.1 overs)
Rachael Haynes 33 (27)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 1/10 (2 overs)
Sophie Devine 62* (58)
Nida Dar 2/21 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
North Dalton Park, Wollongong
Attendance: 892[32]
Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
Match 46
24 November 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
6/161 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
6/161 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 88 (56)
Hannah Darlington 3/29 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 48 (20)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/17 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won in a super over
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Jeremiah Matibiri
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
  • Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
  • Adelaide Strikers qualified for finals
Match 49
27 November 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
6/162 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Stars
5/144 (20 overs)
Alex Blackwell 65 (47)
Annabel Sutherland 2/31 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 55 (50)
Rene Farrell 2/28 (4 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 18 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Sydney Thunder)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Cricket Network
Match 53
1 December 2019
10:40
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
6/151 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
7/122 (20 overs)
Jess Duffin 53 (44)
Samantha Bates 3/21 (4 overs)
Naomi Stalenberg 28 (30)
Molly Strano 3/26 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 29 runs
CitiPower Centre, Melbourne
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Mattis van Eck
Player of the match: Molly Strano (Melbourne Renegades)

Statistics and awards

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Rene Farrell bows out a champion". Sydney Thunder. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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  30. ^ "Amazing to have the support of 1,517 of our #ThunderNation here at Drummoyne Oval tonight". twitter.com/ThunderWBBL. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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Notes

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  1. ^ Thunder Player of the Tournament
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