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2018–19 Brisbane Heat WBBL season

Brisbane Heat
2018–19 season
CoachPeter McGiffin
Captain(s)Kirby Short
Home groundThe Gabba
LeagueWBBL
Record9–5 (3rd)
FinalsChampions
Leading Run ScorerBeth Mooney – 486
Leading Wicket TakerDelissa Kimmince – 22
Player of the SeasonSammy-Jo Johnson

The 2018–19 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by Peter McGiffin and captained by Kirby Short, the Heat finished third on the WBBL|04 ladder and qualified for the playoffs. In an "incredible"[1] semi-final notable for a catch taken by Haidee Birkett on the last ball of the game, they defeated the Sydney Thunder to progress to their first championship decider appearance. In the final against the double-defending champions, the Sydney Sixers, Player of the Match Beth Mooney led an upset victory to secure Brisbane's maiden WBBL title.

Squad

Each 2018–19 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Under a new rule, Australian marquees were classed as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|04 team.[2]

Personnel changes ahead of the season included:

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.[3][4][5]

No. Name Nat. Birth date Batting style Bowling style G R SR W E C S Notes
Batters
3 Josie Dooley Australia 21 January 2000 Right-handed 9 137 116.10 2
1 Laura Harris Australia 18 August 1990 Right-handed 16 141 143.87 2
8 Charli Knott Australia 5 May 2003 Right-handed Right-arm medium
10 Kirby Short Australia 3 November 1986 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 16 254 92.70 0 15.50 9 Captain
14 Laura Wolvaardt South Africa 26 April 1999 Right-handed 14 67 126.41 8 Overseas marquee
All-rounders
17 Grace Harris Australia 18 September 1993 Right-handed Right-arm off spin 16 374 148.41 16 5.89 9
58 Sammy-Jo Johnson Australia 5 November 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 16 260 139.78 20 6.15 0
21 Jess Jonassen Australia 5 November 1992 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 16 248 117.53 15 6.93 5 Australian marquee
37 Courtney Sippel Australia 27 April 2001 Left-handed Right-arm medium fast
Wicket-keeper
6 Beth Mooney Australia 14 January 1994 Left-handed 16 486 127.89 13 5 Australian marquee
Bowlers
15 Jemma Barsby Australia 4 October 1995 Left-handed Right-arm off spin 16 46 139.39 14 7.03 3
23 Haidee Birkett Australia 23 June 1996 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 12 15 115.38 5 6.76 6
96 Suné Luus South Africa 5 January 1996 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 9 27 87.09 5 7.05 2 Overseas marquee
11 Delissa Kimmince Australia 14 May 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium 16 93 125.67 22 6.80 7
16 Georgia Prestwidge Australia 17 December 1997 Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 4 6 75.00 0 7.80 0

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Sydney Sixers (RU) 14 10 4 0 20 0.509
2 Sydney Thunder 14 9 4 1 19 0.479
3 Brisbane Heat (C) 14 9 5 0 18 1.118
4 Melbourne Renegades 14 7 6 1 15 −0.079
5 Perth Scorchers 14 7 7 0 14 −0.476
6 Adelaide Strikers 14 5 8 1 11 −0.336
7 Melbourne Stars 14 5 8 1 11 −0.905
8 Hobart Hurricanes 14 2 12 0 4 −0.364
Source: [6]


Fixtures

All times are local time

Regular season


Match 3
2 December 2018
10:40
Scorecard
Adelaide Strikers
7/172 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
2/136 (20 overs)
Sophie Devine 89 (55)
Jemma Barsby 2/23 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 63* (57)
Megan Schutt 1/23 (4 overs)
Adelaide Strikers won by 36 runs
CitiPower Centre, St Kilda
Umpires: Dale Ireland and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)

Match 8
8 December 2018
14:50
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
8/103 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
3/104 (12.5 overs)
Elyse Villani 45 (55)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/9 (4 overs)
Jess Jonassen 28* (17)
Kate Cross 2/26 (2.5 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets (with 43 balls remaining)
North Sydney Oval No. 1
Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Sammy-Jo Johnson (Brisbane Heat)

Match 12
9 December 2018
14:50
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
4/192 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
164 (18.5 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 56 (26)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/30 (4 overs)
Grace Harris 54 (28)
Maisy Gibson 3/18 (3 overs)
Sydney Thunder won by 28 runs
North Sydney Oval No. 1
Umpires: David Shepard and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Sydney Thunder)

Match 19
16 December 2018
14:10
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/174 (20 overs)
v
Melbourne Renegades
7/153 (20 overs)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 31 (10)
Molly Strano 4/21 (4 overs)
Amy Satterthwaite 38 (33)
Sune Luus 2/16 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 21 runs
Geelong Cricket Ground, Geelong
Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Daryl Brigham
Player of the match: Molly Strano (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat

Match 21
19 December 2018
13:45
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
7/132 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
0/138 (10.5 overs)
Angela Reakes 30 (30)
Jess Jonassen 3/17 (4 overs)
Grace Harris 101* (42)
Georgia Elwiss 0/8 (1 over)
Brisbane Heat won by 10 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Steven Farrell and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat)
  • Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat

Match 24
22 December
11:10
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
3/166 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
7/155 (20 overs)
Ellyse Perry 103* (64)
Delissa Kimmince 1/25 (4 overs)
Jess Jonassen 33 (27)
Erin Burns 2/9 (2 overs)
Sydney Sixers won by 11 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Berend du Plessis
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat

Match 27
23 December
14:10
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/154 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Sixers
88 (18 overs)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 51 (30)
Erin Burns 3/20 (4 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 25 (33)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/23 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 66 runs
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Roberto Howard and Berend du Plessis
Player of the match: Sammy-Jo Johnson (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat

Match 30
26 December
22:45
Scorecard
Perth Scorchers
5/136 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
5/139 (19.2 overs)
Meg Lanning 70 (56)
Haidee Birkett 3/19 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 35 (28)
Nicole Bolton 2/12 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Optus Stadium, Perth
Attendance:14,983[7]
Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Haidee Birkett (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
  • Played as a double-header after a men's BBL match

Match 36
30 December
13:50
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
129 (19 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
5/133 (18.2 overs)
Grace Harris 23 (12)
Meg Phillips 3/16 (4 overs)
Corinne Hall 48 (39)
Grace Harris 3/23 (4 overs)
Hobart Hurricanes won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
UTAS Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Darren Close and Jeremiah Matibiri
Player of the match: Corinne Hall (Hobart Hurricanes)

Match 37
31 December
12:30
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
8/138 (20 overs)
v
Hobart Hurricanes
80 (16.3 overs)
Josephine Dooley 44* (30)
Meg Phillips 3/22 (4 overs)
Mikayla Hinkley 16 (25)
Jess Jonassen 2/11 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 58 runs
UTAS Stadium, Launceston
Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Darren Close
Player of the match: Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat)
  • Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field

Match 43
5 January
18:15
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/160 (20 overs)
v
Adelaide Strikers
7/117 (20 overs)
Josephine Dooley 48* (33)
Sophie Devine 2/15 (2 overs)
Sophie Devine 39 (37)
Delissa Kimmince 3/21 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 43 runs
Harrup Park, Mackay
Attendance: 5,650[8]
Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor
Player of the match: Josephine Dooley (Brisbane Heat)
  • Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
  • The crowd of 5,650 set a new record for highest attendance at a standalone WBBL match[8]

Match 46
6 January
15:00
Scorecard
Melbourne Renegades
3/143 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
118 (18.5 overs)
Sophie Molineux 50 (52)
Sune Luus 1/24 (3 overs)
Beth Mooney 44 (31)
Lea Tahuhu 3/13 (4 overs)
Melbourne Renegades won by 25 runs
Harrup Park, Mackay
Attendance: 2,563[8]
Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor
Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades)
  • Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat

Match 50
10 January
12:50
Scorecard
Melbourne Stars
88 (19.5 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
3/91 (8.4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 27 (35)
Delissa Kimmince 4/18 (3.5 overs)
Jess Jonassen 34* (14)
Annabel Sutherland 1/23 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets (with 68 balls remaining)
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: David Taylor and Claire Polosak
Player of the match: Sammy-Jo Johnson (Brisbane Heat)

Match 53
12 January
18:15
Scorecard
Sydney Thunder
7/171 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
7/172 (19.3 overs)
Rachael Haynes 57 (51)
Delissa Kimmince 2/23 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 102 (55)
Harmanpreet Kaur 2/23 (3 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns
Attendance: 4,673[9]
Umpires: Donovan Koch and Stephen Dionysius
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
  • Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field

Responding to the Sydney Thunder's first innings total of 7/171, Heat opener Beth Mooney recorded her maiden WBBL century but was then dismissed in the 17th over. With Brisbane still requiring 19 runs off the last twelve balls, Harmanpreet Kaur—having already claimed two wickets, including the stumping of Mooney, for just ten runs—came on to bowl her third over. The Heat, primarily through Delissa Kimmince, scored 13 runs off the over to swing the momentum once more. Laura Harris then hit the winning runs against the bowling of Nicola Carey with three wickets in hand and three balls remaining, making it Brisbane's highest successful run chase. The result helped to set up a semi-final encounter between the two teams on the following weekend.[10][11][12]

Knockout phase


Semi-final 1
19 January
10:40
Scorecard
Brisbane Heat
7/140 (20 overs)
v
Sydney Thunder
7/136 (20 overs)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 33 (26)
Stafanie Taylor 1/13 (2 overs)
Rachel Priest 44 (33)
Jemma Barsby 3/23 (2 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 4 runs
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
Umpires: David Shepard and Darren Close
Player of the match: Sammy-Jo Johnson (Brisbane Heat)

The lower-ranked Heat posted a first innings total of 7/140, recovering from 5/78 after 12 overs through an unbeaten knock of 32 from 25 by Laura Harris. After struggling through the middle overs of the run chase, a late charge by the Sydney Thunder brought the hosts back into the contest to leave a required five runs off the final delivery for victory. The last ball, sent down by spinner Jess Jonassen, was struck flat and cleanly to deep square leg by batter Nicola Carey. Jonassen immediately signalled disappointment as the ball set sail for beyond the boundary rope, therefore scoring six runs and clinching the match for Sydney... However, Brisbane fielder Haidee Birkett made enough ground in time to take a "miracle"[1] catch just inside the field of play to knock the Thunder out of the tournament.[13] The match, in conjunction with the other semi-final played later in the day, was hailed as a showcase of "the irrefutable rise of women's cricket"[14] and "sport with drama, skill and unpredictability – a potent recipe for success".[15]


Final
26 January
10:10
Scorecard
Sydney Sixers
7/131 (20 overs)
v
Brisbane Heat
7/132 (19.2 overs)
Ellyse Perry 33 (37)
Grace Harris 3/23 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 65 (46)
Erin Burns 2/25 (4 overs)
Brisbane Heat won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 5,368[7]
Umpires: David Shepard and Donovan Koch
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
  • Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
  • Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
  • Brisbane Heat won their first title

In front of the league's first-ever sellout crowd,[16] the visiting Heat pulled off an upset victory to win their maiden championship and deny a Sydney Sixers three-peat. Requiring 34 runs with 36 balls remaining, Brisbane looked to be in control of the chase until the 15th over when Sydney leg spinner Dane van Niekerk struck twice—including the removal of linchpin Beth Mooney for 65 through a forward-diving catch by Ellyse Perry in the outfield. Although the Heat would continue to lose wickets, Laura Harris did enough to steady the ship, eventually hitting the winning runs with three wickets and four deliveries to spare.[17] Player of the Final Mooney, who had been receiving on-field medical treatment for the flu and heat stroke, revealed in a post-match interview that her ongoing game delays instigated sledging from several opponents: "It was kind of nice to know while I wasn't feeling well, I was going well enough to piss them off and they were getting frustrated at how long I was taking to face up... I've played enough cricket against (the Sixers) to know what gets under their skin and we definitely won that battle."[18]

Statistics and awards

  • Most runs: Beth Mooney – 486 (3rd in the league)[19]
  • Highest score in an innings: Beth Mooney – 102 (55) vs Sydney Thunder, 12 January 2019[20]
  • Most wickets: Delissa Kimmince – 22 (equal 1st in the league)[21]
  • Best bowling figures in an innings: Delissa Kimmince – 4/18 (3.5 overs) vs Melbourne Stars, 10 January 2019[22]
  • Most catches: Grace Harris, Kirby Short – 9 each (equal 2nd in the league)[23]
  • Player of the Match awards:
  • Heat Most Valuable Player: Sammy-Jo Johnson[24]
  • WBBL|04 Player of the Tournament: Grace Harris (3rd), Sammy-Jo Johnson (equal 4th)[25]
  • WBBL|04 Team of the Tournament: Grace Harris, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Delissa Kimmince[26]
  • Player of the Final: Beth Mooney[17]

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