2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season

Women's National Cricket League
2019–20 season
Dates22 September 2019 – 16 February 2020
Administrator(s)Cricket Australia
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and final
Champions Western Australia (1st title)
Runners-up New South Wales
Participants7
Matches29
Player of the series Nicole Bolton
Most runs Nicole Bolton (436)
Most wickets Rene Farrell (21)
Official websitecricket.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][2]

Ladder

As of 9 February 2020
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1  New South Wales 8 6 2 0 0 2 26 0.441
2  Western Australia 8 6 2 0 0 1 25 0.198
3  Queensland 8 4 3 0 1 5 22 0.561
4  Victoria 8 4 4 0 0 1 17 0.170
5  Australian Capital Territory 8 4 4 0 0 0 16 −0.560
6  Tasmania 8 2 6 0 0 1 9 −0.299
7  South Australia[a] 8 1 6 0 1 0 5 −0.561
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualified for the final.
  • Points system: 4 for a win, 2 each for a tie or a no result, 0 for a loss, 1 each for an abandoned match.
  • Bonus point system: 2 for win with a run rate twice that of the opposition, 1 for win with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.[4]
    Notes:
  1. ^ One point deducted for slow over rate

Fixtures

Round 1

Match 1
21 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Queensland 
189 (47 overs)
v
 Western Australia
5/191 (43.1 overs)
Jemma Barsby 63 (70)
Sophie Devine 3/35 (8 overs)
Nicole Bolton 77 (106)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/44 (10 overs)
Western Australia won by 5 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
Souths District Cricket Club, Brisbane
Umpires: D Taylor and S Farrell
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Western Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Australia 4, Queensland 0
Match 2
22 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
South Australia 
8/195 (37 overs)
v
 New South Wales
4/196 (36.1 overs)
Bridget Patterson 78* (99)
Rachel Trenaman 2/16 (3 overs)
Tahlia Wilson 95* (111)
Tahlia McGrath 1/36 (8 overs)
New South Wales won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: H Singh and C Thomas
Player of the match: Tahlia Wilson (NSW Breakers)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Match was reduced to 37 overs per side
  • Points: NSW 4, South Australia 0
Match 3
22 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
v
 Victoria
4/150 (33 overs)
Katie Mack 63 (81)
Molly Strano 1/27 (6 overs)
Makinley Blows 48 (76)
Madeline Penna 1/24 (7 overs)
Australian Capital Territory won by 18 runs
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: E Sheridan and S Craig
Player of the match: Katie Mack (ACT Meteors)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match was reduced to 33 overs per side
  • Points: ACT 4, Victoria 0
Match 4
22 September 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Western Australia 
194 (49 overs)
v
 Tasmania
178 (44 overs)
Nicole Bolton 63 (70)
Belinda Vakarewa 3/27 (10 overs)
Corinne Hall 55 (93)
Nicole Bolton 2/26 (10 overs)
Western Australia won by 16 runs
Souths District Cricket Club, Brisbane
Umpires: D Taylor and S Dionysius
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Western Australia)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Australia 4, Tasmania 0
Match 5
23 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Queensland 
240 (49.5 overs)
v
 Tasmania
139 (40.2 overs)
Laura Harris 51 (30)
Sasha Maloney 4/37 (7.5 overs)
Brooke Hepburn 25 (48)
Georgia Prestwidge 4/41 (10 overs)
Queensland won by 101 runs
Souths District Cricket Club, Brisbane
Umpires: S Farrell and S Dionysius
Player of the match: Grace Harris (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Queensland 5, Tasmania 0
Match 6
24 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
South Australia 
203 (48.4 overs)
v
 Australian Capital Territory
7/204 (47.2 overs)
Bridget Patterson 81 (123)
Amy Yates 6/33 (10 overs)
Katie Mack 83 (125)
Samantha Betts 2/36 (9 overs)
Australian Capital Territory won by 3 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: H Singh and D Bhatt
Player of the match: Amy Yates (ACT)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: ACT 4, South Australia 0
Match 7
24 September 2019
10:00
Scorecard
New South Wales 
186 (49.3 overs)
v
 Victoria
3/188 (44.3 overs)
Naomi Stalenberg 53 (80)
Annabel Sutherland 3/27 (9 overs)
Makinley Blows 105 (134)
Rene Farrell 2/35 (10 overs)
Victoria won by 7 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
Park 25, Adelaide
Umpires: E Sheridan and C Thomas
Player of the match: Makinley Blows (Victoria)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Victoria 4, NSW 0

Round 2

Match 8
14 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
v
 New South Wales (H)
6/179 (48 overs)
Erin Osborne 55 (99)
Rene Farrell 3/12 (7.2 overs)
Phoebe Litchfield 82* (119)
Maitlan Brown 1/14 (3 overs)
New South Wales won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Keiran Knight and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Phoebe Litchfield (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New South Wales 4, Australian Capital Territory 0.
  • Match delayed from 6 January 2020 due to bushfires.[5]
Match 9
7 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Victoria 
7/259 (50 overs)
v
 Western Australia
142 (40.5 overs)
Elyse Villani 99 (127)
Emma King 3/46 (8 overs)
Chloe Piparo 60 (76)
Annabel Sutherland 3/21 (8 overs)
Victoria won by 117 runs
Junction Oval, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and Lisa McCabe
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Victoria)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Victoria 5, Western Australia 0.
Match 10
7 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
v
 Queensland
5/157 (24.1 overs)
Erin Osborne 37 (61)
Jemma Barsby 2/23 (6 overs)
Jess Jonassen 45 (51)
Amy Yates 1/16 (4 overs)
Queensland won by 5 wickets (with 155 balls remaining)
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney
Umpires: Keiran Knight and Bede Sajowitz
Player of the match: Sammy-Jo Johnson (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Queensland 6, Australian Capital Territory 0.
Match 11
7 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) South Australia 
172 (46 overs)
v
 Tasmania
5/172 (39.2 overs)
Bridget Patterson 41 (72)
Meg Phillips 3/17 (7 overs)
Nicola Carey 64 (91)
Megan Schutt 3/21 (10 overs)
Tasmania won by 5 wickets (with 72 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Harry Singh and Eloise Sheridan
Player of the match: Nicola Carey (Tasmania)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Tasmania 5, South Australia 0.
Match 12
9 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Western Australia 
6/271 (50 overs)
v
 Victoria (H)
8/246 (50 overs)
Sophie Devine 109 (102)
Sophie Molineux 2/40 (10 overs)
Annabel Sutherland 57 (74)
Taneale Peschel 3/40 (10 overs)
Western Australia won by 25 runs
Junction Oval, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and Lisa McCabe
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Western Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Australia 4, Victoria 0.
Match 13
9 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) New South Wales 
7/241 (50 overs)
v
 Queensland
154 (35.4 overs)
Alyssa Healy 53 (61)
Jess Jonassen 3/47 (10 overs)
Laura Harris 65 (53)
Hayley Silver-Holmes 3/18 (8 overs)
New South Wales won by 87 runs
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Keiran Knight and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Hayley Silver-Holmes (New South Wales)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New South Wales 5, Queensland 0.
Match 14
9 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) South Australia 
7/242 (50 overs)
v
 South Australia
6/243 (49 overs)
Samantha Betts 59 (49)
Samantha Bates 2/42 (10 overs)
Corinne Hall 68 (57)
Megan Schutt 4/33 (10 overs)
Queensland won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Craig Thomas and Mary Waldron
Player of the match: Corinne Hall (Tasmania)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Tasmania 4, South Australia 0.

Round 3

Match 15
21 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
198 (49.5 overs)
v
 Victoria
5/202 (46 overs)
Nicola Carey 73 (86)
Molly Strano 2/36 (10 overs)
Sophie Molineux 80 (106)
Meg Phillips 3/26 (6 overs)
Victoria won by 5 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
TCA Ground, Hobart
Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Jeremiah Matibiri
Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Victoria)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Victoria 4, Tasmania 0.
Match 16
21 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Queensland 
179 (48.3 overs)
v
 Australian Capital Territory (H)
119 (33.2 overs)
Jemma Barsby 31* (69)
Rene Farrell 3/12 (7.2 overs)
Claire Koski 44 (67)
Holly Ferling 3/28 (10 overs)
Queensland won by 60 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Holly Ferling (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Queensland 5, Australian Capital Territory 0.
Match 17
21 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Western Australia 
9/259 (50 overs)
v
 South Australia
157 (40.3 overs)
Nicole Bolton 94 (89)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 4/31 (10 overs)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 32 (38)
Nicole Bolton 3/26 (6 overs)
Western Australia won by 102 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Dean Trigg and J. Paterson
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Western Australia)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Australia 5, South Australia 0.
Match 18
22 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
New South Wales 
248 (46.5 overs)
v
 Queensland
225 (47.2 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 136 (108)
Jess Jonassen 2/30 (8 overs)
Kirby Short 54 (68)
Ashleigh Gardner 3/37 (10 overs)
New South Wales won by 23 runs
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Chris Cassin
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: New South Wales 4, Queensland 0.
Match 19
22 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Tasmania 
7/197 (43/43 overs)
v
 Victoria
2/65 (17/17 overs, target 64)
Maisy Gibson 57* (40)
Ellyse Perry 3/17 (9 overs)
Elyse Villani 30* (48)
Samantha Bates 2/14 (5 overs)
Victoria won by 2 runs (D/L method)
TCA Ground, Hobart
Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Jerry Matibiri
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Victoria)
  • Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Victoria 4, Tasmania 0.
Match 20
23 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Australian Capital Territory 
187 (46.1 overs)
v
 New South Wales
3/189 (32.2 overs)
Carly Leeson 56 (63)
Rene Farrell 3/20 (10 overs)
Tahlia Wilson 64* (71)
Carly Leeson 1/20 (3 overs)
New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 106 balls remaining)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Tahlia Wilson (New South Wales)
  • New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New South Wales 5, Australian Capital Territory 0.
Match 21
23 January 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) Western Australia 
9/251 (50 overs)
v
 South Australia
238 (48.2 overs)
Chloe Piparo 76 (112)
Megan Schutt 3/35 (10 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 93 (87)
Emma King 3/35 (10 overs)
Western Australia won by 13 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Dean Trigg and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (South Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Australia 4, South Australia 0.

Round 4

Match 22
4 February 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Tasmania 
200 (46.4 overs)
v
 New South Wales (H)
9/204 (50 overs)
Sasha Moloney 59 (99)
Stella Campbell 2/17 (6 overs)
Lisa Griffith 65 (105)
Belinda Vakarewa 3/29 (10 overs)
New South Wales won by 1 wicket (with 0 balls remaining)
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Keiran Knight and Bede Sajowitz
Player of the match: Lisa Griffith (New South Wales)
  • Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: New South Wales 4, Tasmania 0.
Match 23
4 February 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Western Australia 
7/240 (50 overs)
v
 Australian Capital Territory (H)
8/242 (47.5 overs)
Mathilda Carmichael 84* (112)
Sarah Cady 3/33 (10 overs)
Katie Mack 72 (97)
Heather Graham 4/35 (10 overs)
Australian Capital Territory won by 2 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Phillip Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Chris Cassin
Player of the match: Katie Mack (Australian Capital Territory)
  • Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Australian Capital Territory 4, Western Australia 0.
Match 24
4 February 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Victoria 
181 (50 overs)
v
 Queensland (H)
4/183 (37.1 overs)
Elyse Villani 55 (72)
Grace Harris 3/28 (10 overs)
Grace Harris 53* (52)
Makinley Blows 2/49 (7.1 overs)
Queensland won by 6 wickets (with 77 balls remaining)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Steven Farrell and N James
Player of the match: Grace Harris (Queensland)
  • Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Queensland 5, Victoria 0.
Match 25
5 February 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Victoria 
191 (50 overs)
v
 South Australia
7/195 (49 overs)
Amy Vine 56 (121)
Ellie Falconer 4/36 (8 overs)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 60* (54)
Molly Strano 2/24 (10 overs)
South Australia won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: N James and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Amanda-Jade Wellington (South Australia)
  • South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South Australia 4, Victoria 0.
Match 26
6 February 2020
10:00
Scorecard
(H) New South Wales 
6/223 (50 overs)
v
 Western Australia
6/227 (46.5 overs)
Naomi Stalenberg 86 (111)
Piepa Cleary 3/52 (10 overs)
Megan Banting 57* (52)
Rene Farrell 3/25 (8.5 overs)
Western Australia won by 7 wickets (with 106 balls remaining)
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Bede Sajowitz and Sharad Patel
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Western Australia)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Australia 4, New South Wales 0.
Match 27
6 February 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Tasmania 
198 (47.4 overs)
v
 Australian Capital Territory (H)
7/202 (46.3 overs)
Emma Thompson 70 (116)
Maitlan Brown 2/31 (8.4 overs)
Sarah Cady 48* (60)
Belinda Vakarewa 3/35 (10 overs)
Australian Capital Territory won by 3 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
Phillip Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Sarah Cady (Australian Capital Territory)
  • Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Australian Capital Territory 4, Tasmania 0.
Match 28
6 February 2020
10:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: S Farrell and Stephen Dionysius
  • No toss.
  • Points: Queensland 2, South Australia 0.

Final

Final
16 February 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Western Australia 
231 (50 overs)
v
 New South Wales (H)
189 (49.5 overs)
Nicole Bolton 67 (107)
Rene Farrell 4/33 (10 overs)
Rachel Trenaman 37 (41)
Emma King 3/28 (10 overs)
Western Australia won by 42 runs
North Sydney Oval, North Sydney
Umpires: Troy Penman and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (WA)
  • Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Western Australia won the 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League.

Statistics

Highest totals

Team[6] Score Against Venue Date
 Western Australia 6/271  Victoria Junction Oval 9 January 2020
 Victoria 7/259  Western Australia Junction Oval 7 January 2020
 Western Australia 9/259  South Australia WACA Ground 21 January 2020
 Western Australia 9/251  South Australia WACA Ground 23 January 2020
 New South Wales 248  Queensland Manuka Oval 22 January 2020

Most runs

Player[7] Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50
Nicole Bolton  Western Australia 9 9 0 436 94 48.44 585 74.52 0 5
Chloe Piparo  Western Australia 9 9 0 365 76 40.55 514 71.01 0 4
Elyse Villani  Victoria 8 8 1 300 99 42.85 406 73.89 0 2
Katie Mack  Australian Capital Territory 8 8 0 295 83 36.87 463 67.71 0 3
Bridget Patterson  South Australia 7 7 1 288 81 48.00 437 65.90 0 2

Most wickets

Player[8] Team Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave SR 4WI
Rene Farrell  New South Wales 9 9 75.1 13 275 21 4/33 13.09 21.4 1
Emma King  Western Australia 9 9 79.0 7 326 18 3/28 18.11 26.3 0
Nicole Bolton  Western Australia 9 9 79.0 4 311 16 3/26 19.43 29.6 0
Tahlia McGrath  South Australia 7 7 62.2 3 278 13 4/40 21.38 28.7 1
Hayley Silver-Holmes  New South Wales 9 9 60.1 5 240 12 3/18 20.00 30.0 0

References

Notes

  1. ^ Jolly 2019.
  2. ^ Collin, Emily (16 February 2020). "WA end Breakers dynasty with maiden WNCL final win". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ "WNCL 2019-20 Standings". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ "2017–18 JLT WNCL Playing Conditions" (pdf). Cricket Australia. October 2017. (Refer to clause 16.10 Match Points / Qualifying Provisions)
  5. ^ Jolly 2020.
  6. ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2019/20 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2019/20 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2019/20 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

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