League | Women's Big Bash League |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Elyse Villani |
Coach | Dan Marsh |
Team information | |
City | Hobart |
Colours | Purple |
Home ground | Blundstone Arena |
History | |
Twenty20 debut | 11 December 2015 |
WBBL wins | 0 |
Official website | Hobart Hurricanes |
Current season |
The Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) are a women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Bellerive, Tasmania. [lower-alpha 1] They compete in the Women's Big Bash League.
One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Hobart Hurricanes are aligned with the men's team of the same name. [2] At the official WBBL launch on 10 July 2015, Julie Hunter was unveiled as the team's first-ever player signing. [3] [4] Julia Price was appointed as the Hurricanes' inaugural coach, while Heather Knight became the inaugural captain. [5] [6]
The Hurricanes played their first match on 11 December against the Melbourne Renegades at Aurora Stadium, winning by 35 runs. [7]
The Hurricanes and Melbourne Stars have combined to produce an inordinate amount of matches with close finishes, including:
The Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers have met in two semi-finals:
The Sixers defeated the Hurricanes in their first eleven encounters, setting a WBBL record for the longest head-to-head winning streak. The Hurricanes finally defeated the Sixers on their twelfth attempt:
There have been six captains in the Hurricanes' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.
Captain | Span | M | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W–L% |
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Heather Knight | 2015–2017 | 29 | 15 [lower-alpha 2] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 51.72 |
Corinne Hall | 2017–2020 | 35 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 20.59 |
Isobel Joyce | 2018 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
Sasha Moloney | 2018–2019 | 14 | 2 | 12 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
Rachel Priest | 2021 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 38.46 |
Elyse Villani | 2022 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
Source: [19]
DNQ | Did not qualify | SF | Semi-finalists | * | Led the league |
EF | Lost the Eliminator | RU | Runners-up | ^ | League record |
CF | Lost the Challenger | C | Champions |
Venue | Games hosted by season | ||||||||
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01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | Total | |
Bellerive Oval | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | N/A [lower-alpha 5] | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Invermay Park | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
Kingston Twin Ovals | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Latrobe Recreation Ground | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
West Park Oval | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | |
York Park | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 13 |
The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Hurricanes after making their debut in the national women's team (the period they spent as both a Hurricanes squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):
Opposition | M | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W–L% |
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Adelaide Strikers | 15 | 3 | 11 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1 | 21.43 |
Brisbane Heat | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 25.00 |
Melbourne Renegades | 16 | 10 [lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
Melbourne Stars | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
Perth Scorchers | 15 | 4 | 10 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1 | 28.57 |
Sydney Sixers | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
Sydney Thunder | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Total | 112 | 38 [lower-alpha 2] | 71 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3 | 34.86 |
Source: [47]
Source: [47]
Year | Kit Manufacturer | Chest Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Breast Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
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2015–16 | Majestic | Rebel | Cripps | Cripps | Rebel |
2016–17 | Davey Street | Davey Street | |||
2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | MyState | MyState | Cadbury | ||
2019–20 | |||||
2020–21 | Tassal | Tassal | Blundstone | ||
2021–22 | Nike | Hydro Tasmania | Hydro Tasmania | University of Tasmania |
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