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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Sydney Sixers.
Sydney Sixers WBBL
Personnel
CaptainAustralia Ellyse Perry
CoachBen Sawyer[1]
Team information
Colours  "Magenta"
Founded2015
Home groundSydney Cricket Ground
Capacity48,000
Secondary home ground(s)North Sydney Oval, Hurstville Oval
History
WBBL wins1 (2016–17)
Official websiteSydney 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
6 Ashleigh Gardner Australia (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off spin
All-rounders
Erin Burns Australia (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium
Kim Garth Ireland (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium Associate Rookie
4 Jodie Hicks Australia (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Clara Iemma Australia Left-handed off spin
17 Marizanne Kapp South Africa (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas international
74 Carly Leeson Australia (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium
9 Emily Leys Australia (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Left-arm medium
8 Ellyse Perry Australia (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Captain
20 Dane van Niekerk South Africa (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Overseas international
Wicketkeepers
77 Alyssa Healy Australia (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34) Right-handed
28 Sara McGlashan New Zealand (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982 (age 42) Right-handed Overseas international
Pace bowlers
3 Sarah Aley Australia (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Lauren Cheatle Australia (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Left arm fast medium
2 Lauren Smith Australia (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Spin bowlers
33 Angela Reakes Australia (1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-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. ^ a b "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. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Classy McGlashan guides Sixers home". bigbash.com.au. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  9. ^ a b 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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