2022–23 Brisbane Heat WBBL season explained

Club:Brisbane Heat
Season:2022–23
Coach:Ashley Noffke
Captain:Jess Jonassen
Home Ground:Allan Border Field
Preseason Comp:League
Preseason Result:WBBL
Regularseason Result:8–5 (3rd)
Finals Series:Finals
Finals Result:Lost the Challenger
Leading Runscorer:Georgia Redmayne – 354
Leading Wicket Taker:Jess Jonassen – 25
Player Of The Season:Amelia Kerr
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Ashley Noffke and captained by Jess Jonassen, the Heat finished the regular season of WBBL08 in third position. For the second year in a row, they were eliminated from the tournament during the knockout phase by the Adelaide Strikers.

Squad

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 classed 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:[1]

The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[2] [3]

NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
4Laura Harris18 August 1990Right-handed16270204.546
14Mikayla Hinkley1 May 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium2150.001
13Georgia Voll5 August 2003Right-handedRight-arm off spin16262107.81111.452
28Danni Wyatt22 April 1991Right-handedRight-arm off spin13263128.924Overseas marquee
All-rounders
5Lucy Hamilton8 May 2006Left-handedLeft-arm fast2571.4208.250Replacement player
44Nicola Hancock8 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium1628127.27228.418
17Grace Harris18 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm off spin16297110.406
48Amelia Kerr13 October 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg spin16295118.47216.917Overseas marquee
88Charli Knott5 May 2003Right-handedRight-arm off spin16143112.5977.073
Wicket-keeper
77Ellie Johnston29 January 2003Right-handedRight-arm leg spin768121.4200
8Georgia Redmayne8 December 1993Left-handed12354109.9359
Bowlers
35Zoe Cooke17 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
21Jess Jonassen5 November 1992Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox16148134.54256.945Captain, Australian marquee
24Jess Kerr18 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm medium966.167Overseas marquee (replacement)
34Grace Parsons18 August 2003Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
37Courtney Sippel27 April 2001Left-handedRight-arm medium146150.00127.863
25Pooja Vastrakar25 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium732177.7728.151Overseas marquee

Fixtures

All times are AEDT.

Regular season

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Challenger

Statistics and awards

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WBBL preview: Heat out to seize early home advantage . 2022-10-12 . cricket.com.au . en.
  2. Web site: Players Brisbane Heat - BBL . 2019-10-19 . www.brisbaneheat.com.au.
  3. Web site: Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 - Brisbane Heat Women Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-10-19 . Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-11-20 . Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-11-20 . Cricinfo.
  6. Web site: Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-11-20 . Cricinfo.
  7. Web site: Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-11-20 . Cricinfo.
  8. Web site: Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats ESPNcricinfo.com . 2022-11-20 . Cricinfo.
  9. Web site: Gardner caps super season to be crowned WBBL's best . 2022-11-23 . cricket.com.au . en.
  10. Web site: Official WBBL08 Team of the Tournament revealed. 2022-11-22. cricket.com.au. en.
  11. Web site: QLD Stars Shine . 2023-04-07 . qldcricket.com.au . en.