Club: | Adelaide Strikers |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Coach: | Luke Williams |
Captain: | Tahlia McGrath |
Home Ground: | Karen Rolton Oval |
Preseason Comp: | League |
Preseason Result: | WBBL |
Regularseason Result: | 8–5 (2nd) |
Finals Series: | Finals |
Finals Result: | Champions |
Leading Runscorer: | Laura Wolvaardt – 403 |
Leading Wicket Taker: | Megan Schutt – 27 |
Player Of The Season: | Megan Schutt |
Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Luke Williams and captained by Tahlia McGrath, the Strikers finished the regular season of WBBL08 in second position.[1] They subsequently defeated the Brisbane Heat in the Challenger, thereby qualifying for a third Final appearance in four seasons. In the championship decider, the Strikers pulled off an upset victory against the Sydney Sixers to claim their maiden Women's Big Bash League title.[2] [3]
Each 2022–23 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were defined as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|08 signing period.
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:[4]
Changes made during the season included:
The table below lists the Strikers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[8] [9]
Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |||||||||
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Batters | |||||||||||||
2 | Katie Mack | 14 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 350 | 108.69 | – | – | 5 | – | ||
9 | Tahlia McGrath | 10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 244 | 117.87 | 3 | 8.71 | 7 | – | Captain, Australian marquee | |
5 | Annie O'Neil | 18 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2 | 3 | 60.00 | – | – | 0 | – | ||
21 | Bridget Patterson | 4 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 216 | 114.28 | – | – | 12 | – | ||
8 | Madeline Penna | 30 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 271 | 105.44 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | – | ||
14 | Laura Wolvaardt | 26 April 1999 | Right-handed | – | 16 | 403 | 106.05 | – | – | 4 | – | Overseas marquee | |
All-rounders | |||||||||||||
12 | Meagan Dixon | 23 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
91 | Deandra Dottin | 21 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 16 | 362 | 114.19 | 14 | 7.53 | 6 | – | Overseas marquee | |
Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||
7 | Tegan McPharlin | 7 August 1988 | Right-handed | – | 16 | 43 | 138.70 | – | – | 5 | 8 | ||
Bowlers | |||||||||||||
4 | Jemma Barsby | 4 October 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 4 | 44.44 | 18 | 5.86 | 8 | – | ||
20 | Darcie Brown | 7 March 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 16 | 3 | 75.00 | 16 | 6.54 | 4 | – | Australian marquee | |
61 | Anesu Mushangwe | 25 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5.72 | 2 | – | ||
27 | Megan Schutt | 15 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 15 | 23 | 153.33 | 27 | 6.39 | 4 | – | Australian marquee | |
10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | 29 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 40 | 86.95 | 23 | 6.85 | 8 | – | ||
Ella Wilson | 17 November 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
All times are AEDT.
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