2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season explained

Women's National Cricket League 2019–20 season
Administrator:	Cricket Australia
Tournament Format:	Round-robin and final
Count:	1
Participants:	7
Matches:	29
Player Of The Series:	Nicole Bolton
Most Runs:	Nicole Bolton (436)
Most Wickets:	Rene Farrell (21)
Previous Year:	2018–19
Previous Tournament:	2018–19 Women's National Cricket League season
Next Year:	2020–21
Next Tournament:	2020–21 Women's National Cricket League season
Website:	cricket.com.au

The 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season was the 24th season of the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. Under an expanded schedule, each of the seven teams played eight round robin games, up from the six played by all teams in each of the previous nine seasons. The tournament started on 22 September 2019 and finished on 16 February 2020. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers topped the ladder and met Western Australia in the final, where the latter won by 42 runs to secure their first WNCL title.^[1]

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Final

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Statistics

Highest totals

Score	Venue	Date
6/271	Junction Oval	9 January 2020
7/259	Junction Oval	7 January 2020
9/259	WACA Ground	21 January 2020
9/251	WACA Ground	23 January 2020
248	Manuka Oval	22 January 2020

Most runs

Player^[3]
Nicole Bolton	9	9	0	436	94	48.44	585	74.52	0	5
Chloe Piparo	9	9	0	365	76	40.55	514	71.01	0	4
Elyse Villani	8	8	1	300	99	42.85	406	73.89	0	2
Katie Mack	8	8	0	295	83	36.87	463	67.71	0	3
Bridget Patterson	7	7	1	288	81	48.00	437	65.90	0	2

Most wickets

Player^[4]
Rene Farrell	9	9	75.1	13	275	21	4/33	13.09	21.4	1
Emma King	9	9	79.0	7	326	18	3/28	18.11	26.3	0
Nicole Bolton	9	9	79.0	4	311	16	3/26	19.43	29.6	0
Tahlia McGrath	7	7	62.2	3	278	13	4/40	21.38	28.7	1
Hayley Silver-Holmes	9	9	60.1	5	240	12	3/18	20.00	30.0	0

References

Bibliography

Web site: Collin . Emily . All the WNCL squads for 2019-20 . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 22 May 2019.
Web site: Collin . Emily . WNCL: All You Need To Know . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 20 September 2019.
Web site: Collin . Emily . Villani’s 99 caps off Perry good day for Victoria . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 7 January 2020.
Web site: Collin . Emily . Devine ton upsets star-studded Victoria . Cricket.com.au . Cricket.com.au . 13 March 2020 . 9 January 2020.
Web site: Collin . Emily . Litchfield's maiden WNCL fifty rescues Breakers . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 14 January 2020.
Web site: Collin . Emily . Breakers win final-ball thriller, while Vics, WA stumble . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 4 February 2020.
Web site: Collin . Emily . Scorpions snap losing streak as race to WNCL final looms . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 5 February 2020.
Web site: Collin . Emily . WA join defending champs Breakers in WNCL final . Cricket.com.au . Cricket.com.au . 13 March 2020 . 6 February 2020.
Web site: Collin . Emily . WA, Breakers to meet in WNCL final . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 15 February 2020.
Web site: Cricket Network . Bolton shines as WA claim first points of WNCL season . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 21 September 2019.
Web site: Cricket Network . WNCL: Breakers win thriller while Vic, Tas falter . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 22 September 2019.
Web site: Cricket Network . Queensland fire with bat and ball for first win . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 23 September 2019.
Web site: Cricket Network . WNCL Wrap: Molineux stars for Vics, WA secure top spot . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 21 January 2020.
Web site: Cricket Network . Gardner's century leads NSW to victory . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 22 January 2020.
Web site: Cricket Network . Wilson guides NSW to victory, Vics win in rainy Hobart . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 23 January 2020.
Web site: ESPNcricinfo staff . Nicole Bolton shows early-season form on return to action . ESPNcricinfo . 13 March 2020 . 23 September 2019.
Web site: Jolly . Laura . WNCL expands for 2019-20 to boost women's game . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 30 July 2019 .
Web site: Jolly . Laura . Bushfires force WNCL match to be rescheduled . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 13 March 2020 . 5 January 2020 .
Web site: Malcolm . Alex . Nicole Bolton leads Western Australia to drought-ending WNCL title . ESPNcricinfo . 13 March 2020 . 16 February 2020.

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Collin . Emily . WA end Breakers dynasty with maiden WNCL final win . Cricket.com.au . Cricket Australia . 16 February 2020 . 16 February 2020.
Web site: Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2019/20 / Highest totals. ESPNcricinfo. 25 February 2020.
Web site: Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2019/20 / Most runs. ESPNcricinfo. 25 February 2020.
Web site: Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2019/20 / Most wickets. ESPNcricinfo. 25 February 2020.