2021–22 Women's National Cricket League season
Dates | 17 December 2021 – 27 March 2022 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Participants | 7 |
Matches | 29 |
Most runs | |
Most wickets | |
Official website | cricket.com.au |
The 2021–22 Women's National Cricket League season was the 26th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 17 December 2021 and finished on 27 March 2022.[1] Queensland were the defending champions.[2] Tasmania won the competition, their first WNCL title, beating South Australia in the final.
Cricket Australia announced the original schedule on 21 July 2021, with the season set to begin on 23 September 2021 and the final to take place on 6 March 2022.[3] However, on 8 September 2021, it was announced that the season start would be delayed until 16 December 2021 following the completion of WBBL/07 due to lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne and subsequent border restrictions, with a full revised schedule to be released "in due course".[4][5] The revised fixtures were released on 18 November 2021, with the season set to start with a match between Victoria and ACT Meteors on 16 December 2021 and the final date unchanged.[6] However, on 10 December 2021, it was announced that Western Australia border closures and the need for Meteors players to self-isolate would mean further schedule changes, including the postponement of the original season opener between Victoria and the Meteors until later in the season.[7] Further COVID-related schedule changes, including the pushing back of the final first to 18 March 2022 and subsequently 25 March 2022, were announced on 4 January 2022,[8] 6 January 2022,[9] 8 January 2022[10] and 11 February 2022.[1]
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | MA | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0.501 | |
2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0.455 | |
3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0.825 | |
4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0.475 | |
5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0.169 | |
6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −1.200 | |
7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.215 |
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualify for the final.
- Points system: 4 for a win, 2 each for a tie or a no result, 0 for a loss, 2 each for an abandoned match.
- Bonus point system: 1 for win with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.[11]
Fixtures
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bowl.
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bowl.
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Victoria were set a revised target of 256 runs from 35 overs due to rain.
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
- Tasmania were set a revised target of 232 runs from 46 overs due to rain.
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- Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
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- Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play possible due to rain.
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- Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play possible due to rain.
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- Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
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- Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Highest totals
Team[17] | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
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7/300 | Junction Oval | 19 December 2021 | ||
7/296 | Karen Rolton Oval | 1 March 2022 | ||
8/282 | Phillip Oval | 18 March 2022 | ||
5/274 | Junction Oval | 17 December 2021 | ||
8/270 | Junction Oval | 17 December 2021 |
Most runs
Player[18] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 |
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Courtney Webb | 8 | 8 | 0 | 367 | 88 | 45.87 | 421 | 87.17 | 0 | 4 | |
Elyse Villani | 9 | 9 | 1 | 356 | 111* | 44.50 | 471 | 75.58 | 1 | 2 | |
Mikayla Hinkley | 8 | 7 | 1 | 319 | 121* | 53.16 | 415 | 76.86 | 1 | 2 | |
Rachel Priest | 9 | 9 | 0 | 309 | 110 | 34.33 | 419 | 73.74 | 1 | 1 | |
Emma Manix-Geeves | 9 | 9 | 2 | 300 | 104* | 42.85 | 529 | 56.71 | 1 | 1 |
Most wickets
Player[19] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | SR | 4WI |
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Samantha Bates | 7 | 7 | 61.3 | 4 | 269 | 16 | 5/29 | 16.81 | 23.0 | 1 | |
Ellie Falconer | 8 | 7 | 61.3 | 3 | 288 | 14 | 5/56 | 20.57 | 26.3 | 2 | |
Georgia Prestwidge | 8 | 8 | 60.0 | 4 | 250 | 13 | 4/42 | 19.23 | 27.6 | 1 | |
Maisy Gibson | 9 | 9 | 73.0 | 5 | 288 | 13 | 5/19 | 22.15 | 33.6 | 1 | |
Sarah Coyte | 8 | 8 | 71.4 | 3 | 299 | 13 | 3/39 | 23.00 | 33.0 | 0 |
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Jolly, Laura (11 February 2022). "Remaining WNCL matches confirmed after schedule rejig". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (27 March 2021). "Fabulous Fire thrash Vics to claim WNCL decider". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Full domestic schedules complete biggest ever summer of cricket". Cricket Australia. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Smith, Martin (8 September 2021). "Season start confirmed, NSW and Victoria to wait". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Domestic summer of cricket gets underway". Cricket Australia. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (18 November 2021). "WNCL schedule confirmed to boost Aussie Ashes prep". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (10 December 2021). "Border closures, COVID force more domestic changes". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (4 January 2022). "Border closures force more domestic changes". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Jolly, Laura (6 January 2022). "Women's Ashes schedule rejigged ahead of World Cup". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Breakers rescheduled match off". Cricket NSW. Cricket Network. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Rules and Regulations". Cricket Australia. (Refer to Playing Conditions - Domestic, 2021-22 Marsh One-Day Cup and WNCL)
- ^ "WNCL 2021-22 Fixtures". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "NSW Breakers Coach Twining applauds WNCL decision".
- ^ "Canberra to host six WNCL matches in updated schedule".
- ^ "Scorpions match against NSW abandoned". South Australia Cricket Association. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Breakers WNCL match a washout". Cricket NSW. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2021/22 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2021/22 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2021/22 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
Bibliography
- Jolly, Laura (16 December 2021). "All you need to know for the WNCL season". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 17 December 2021.