Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL)

Hobart Hurricanes WBBL

Coach:	Julia Price
Colours:	"Purple"
Founded:	2015
Home ground:	Aurora Stadium Blundstone Arena Kingston Twin Ovals
Capacity:	21,000 (Aurora Stadium) 19,500 (Blundstone Arena) 10,000 (Kingston Twin Ovals)
BBL wins:	0

The Hobart Hurricanes Women's team is a cricket team based in Hobart, Australia that will compete in the inaugural women's Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League commencing in December, 2015.^[1] They will be one of 8 founding teams. They are a franchise aligned with the current men’s competition (Big Bash League) - adopting the same colours and team name. The team is coached by Julia Price, and the assistant coach will be David Drew.^[2]

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said in a media release., “We see T20 as the premium format of the women’s game and the WBBL is an exciting concept that will increase the promotion and exposure of women’s cricket”.^[3] Sutherland also said, “Our existing female domestic competitions are arguably the strongest in the world, with the continued success of the top-ranked women’s team, the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars, a testament to that.”.

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Captain
	Heather Knight	(1990-12-26) 26 December 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Batsmen
	Sasha Moloney	(1992-07-14) 14 July 1992	Right-handed
	Amy Satterthwaite	(1986-10-07) 7 October 1986	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
	Emma Thompson	(1990-12-02) 2 December 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
	Erin Burns	(1988-06-22) 22 June 1988	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
	Kim Garth	(1995-04-25) 25 April 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
	Corinne Hall	(1987-10-12) 12 October 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
	Brooke Hepburn	(1990-10-04) 4 October 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
	Hayley Matthews	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
	Meg Phillips	(1996-02-02) 2 February 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
	Veronica Pyke	(1981-11-04) 4 November 1981	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
	Celeste Raack	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Wicketkeepers
	Emily Smith	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995	Right-handed	Left-arm medium
Bowlers
	Katelyn Fryett	(1992-05-28) 28 May 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
	Julie Hunter	(1984-03-15) 15 March 1984	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Source^[4]^[5]

References

↑ http://www.cricket.com.au/news/womens-big-bash-league-to-align-with-mens-big-bash-league-clubs/2015-02-19
↑ http://www.hobarthurricanes.com.au/news/2015/08/24/teenage-caribbean-flare-for-canes
↑ http://www.cricket.com.au/news/womens-big-bash-league-to-align-with-mens-big-bash-league-clubs/2015-02-19
↑ "Players". Hobart Hurricanes. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
↑ "Hobart Hurricanes Women Squad / Players". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Hobart Hurricanes

Est. 2011 in Hobart, Tasmania Men Women

History	Overview

Home stadium	Blundstone Arena

Leagues	Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League

Seasons	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Coaches	Allister de Winter (2011–2013) Damien Wright (2013–current)

Captains	Tim Paine (2011–2013, 2015-current) George Bailey (2012–2015)

Women's Big Bash League

Seasons	2015–16 2016–17

Participating teams	Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder

Related Topics	Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup Women's National Cricket League

Cricket in Australia

National federation	Cricket Australia

National teams	Australia Australia A Prime Minister's XI Women Under-19 team Indigenous

State federations	New South Wales/Country NSW Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Northern Territory Australian Capital Territory

State teams	New South Wales (players) Queensland (players) South Australia (players) Tasmania (players) Victoria (players) Western Australia (players) Canberra Comets Northern Territory Men's Division

Big Bash League city teams	Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder

Competitions	Sheffield Shield Matador BBQs One-Day Cup KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Big Bash League Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup Futures League Women's National Cricket League Women's Big Bash League Grade cricket

Honours	Allan Border Medal Hall of Fame

Lists	Test cricket records Test cricketers Test wicket-keepers Test centurions Batsmen with over 5000 Test runs Bowlers with over 200 Test wickets ODI cricket records ODI cricketers ODI centurions Batsmen with over 2500 ODI runs Bowlers with over 100 ODI wickets T20 cricket records T20 cricketers Internationals from Queensland Internationals from South Australia Internationals from Tasmania Internationals from Victoria Internationals from Western Australia

Other	Cricket Australia XI National Performance Squad Australian Cricket Academy Australian Cricketers' Association History of Australian cricket Intercolonial cricket in Australia Boxing Day Test Pink Test John the bookmaker controversy

Australian women's cricket teams

National team: Southern Stars

Women's National Cricket League (WNCL)	ACT Meteors New South Wales Breakers Queensland Fire South Australian Scorpions Tasmanian Roar Victorian Spirit Western Fury

Women's Big Bash League (WBBL)	Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder

Sporting teams based in Tasmania

Cricket	Tasmanian Tigers Tasmanian Roar Hobart Hurricanes Hobart Hurricanes Women

Field hockey	Tassie Tigers Wrest Point Tassie Van Demons

Main article: Sport in Tasmania

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