# 2019–20 Brisbane Heat WBBL season

The 2019–20 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Ashley Noffke and captained by Kirby Short, the Heat finished first on the WBBL|05 ladder. They proceeded to defeat the Adelaide Strikers in the final at Allan Border Field by six wickets, successfully defending their WBBL|04 title to claim a second consecutive championship. Keeper-batter Beth Mooney again earned Player of the Final honours, while Jess Jonassen won the Heat's Most Valuable Player award.

## Squad

Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the beginning of the WBBL|05 signing period.
The Heat made several personnel changes in the lead-up to the season:
* Ashley Noffke replaced Peter McGiffin as head coach.
* Josie Dooley signed with the Melbourne Renegades to establish herself as a wicket-keeper—a role already occupied at Brisbane by Beth Mooney.
* Jemma Barsby opted to "pursue a fresh challenge" with a move to the Perth Scorchers.
* Vacant roster spots were subsequently allocated to young Queensland locals Charli Knott and Lilly Mills.
* South African duo Laura Wolvaardt and Suné Luus were not re-signed for WBBL|05.
* Overseas marquee positions were filled by New Zealanders Maddy Green and Amelia Kerr.
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.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
| Batters ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maddy Green | 20 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 309 | 112.36 | – | – | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 17 | Grace Harris | 18 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 212 | 123.97 | 6 | 8.35 | 5 | – | |
| 1 | Laura Harris | 18 August 1990 | Right-handed | – | 16 | 179 | 157.01 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 14 | Mikayla Hinkley | 1 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 22 | 81.48 | – | – | 7 | – | |
| 8 | Charli Knott | 5 May 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 | Kirby Short | 3 November 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 70 | 88.60 | – | – | 2 | – | Captain |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 21 | Jess Jonassen | 5 November 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 16 | 419 | 133.01 | 21 | 6.83 | 2 | – | Australian marquee |
| 56 | Lilly Mills | 2 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 37 | Courtney Sippel | 27 April 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 1 | – | – | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | – | |
| Wicketkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Beth Mooney | 14 January 1994 | Left-handed | – | 16 | 743 | 125.08 | – | – | 6 | 3 | Australian marquee |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 23 | Haidee Birkett | 23 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 58 | Sammy-Jo Johnson | 5 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 16 | 83 | 125.75 | 18 | 6.69 | 3 | – | |
| 48 | Amelia Kerr | 13 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 107 | 125.88 | 14 | 6.22 | 4 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 11 | Delissa Kimmince | 14 May 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 41 | 93.18 | 17 | 7.75 | 5 | – | Australian marquee |
| 16 | Georgia Prestwidge | 17 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 15 | 1 | 100.00 | 11 | 7.18 | 5 | – | |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.723 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (RU) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.601 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.026 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.117 |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.076 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.487 |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.197 |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.734 |
* The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals

## Fixtures

All times are local time

### Regular season

* Match 4 19 October 2019 19:40 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 6/165 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 73 (14.4 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 50 (45) Hayley Silver-Holmes 2/35 (4 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 27 (30) Amelia Kerr 3/8 (3 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 92 runs North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Darren Close and Berend du Plessis Player of the match: Laura Harris (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 6 20 October 2019 14:10 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 9/150 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 3/153 (18.5 overs) |
| Jess Jonassen 42 (34) Samantha Bates 3/33 (4 overs) | | Phoebe Litchfield 52* (48) Grace Harris 1/19 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Troy Penman and Andrew Hamilton Player of the match: Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Phoebe Litchfield became the youngest player to score a half-century in the WBBL
* Match 10 26 October 2019 13:10 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/146 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/147 (18.2 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 67 (55) Jemma Barsby 2/19 (4 overs) | | Amy Jones 60* (49) Georgia Prestwidge 1/15 (2 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Attendance: approx. 2,500 Umpires: David Taylor and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Amy Jones (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 14 27 October 2019 13:10 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 8/123 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/124 (19.5 overs) |
| Heather Knight 61* (49) Jess Jonassen 4/20 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 44* (50) Nicola Carey, Maisy Gibson 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Attendance: approx. 1,600 Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Berend du Plessis Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 20 2 November 2019 18:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 139 (19.1 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/143 (19 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 73 (49) Sophie Devine 2/21 (3 overs) | | Bridget Patterson 57* (43) Amelia Kerr 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match: Bridget Patterson (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 22 3 November 2019 15:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 8/141 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/142 (17.1 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 65 (53) Georgia Prestwidge 3/29 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 77* (51) Amanda Wellington 1/16 (2.1 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 26 9 November 2019 15:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 7/123 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 3/127 (16.5 overs) |
| Dane van Niekerk 28 (32) Jess Jonassen 2/20 (4 overs) | | Jess Jonassen 33 (28) Dane van Niekerk 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Roberto Howard and Berend du Plessis Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 32 13 November 2019 14:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 4/165 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/168 (19.3 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 88 (51) Delissa Kimmince 3/27 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 70* (60) Madeline Penna 1/34 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Melbourne Stars)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Beth Mooney became the first player to score 400 runs in five consecutive WBBL seasons
* Match 34 16 November 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 8/128 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 96 (19.1 overs) |
| Laura Harris 30 (22) Nida Dar 2/15 (4 overs) | | Tahlia Wilson 19 (27) Jess Jonassen 4/13 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 32 runs Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Attendance: 921 Umpires: Troy Penman and Marc Nickl Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Brisbane Heat)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 37 17 November 2019 10:00 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 8/112 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/113 (16.1 overs) |
| Nat Sciver 26 (29) Jess Jonassen 4/23 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 60* (44) Nat Sciver 1/17 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 23 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Sharad Patel Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 38 20 November 2019 10:00 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 5/153 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 9/147 (20 overs) |
| Jess Jonassen 63* (29) Georgia Wareham 2/27 (4 overs) | | Danielle Wyatt 40 (18) Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 runs CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and Daryl Brigham Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Match 42 22 November 2019 19:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 9/157 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 7/150 (20 overs) |
| Grace Harris 43 (27) Belinda Vakarewa 3/17 (4 overs) | | Erin Fazackerley 35 (21) Amelia Kerr 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 7 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Brisbane Heat)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 48 27 November 2019 13:10 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 4/183 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/185 (19 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 86 (57) Danielle Wyatt 2/26 (3 overs) | | Danielle Wyatt 87 (55) Georgia Prestwidge 1/20 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Steven Farrell and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Melbourne Renegades set a new record for highest successful run chase in WBBL history
* Match 55 1 December 2019 15:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 6/87 (10 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/88 (8.4 overs) |
| Elyse Villani 25 (17) Amelia Kerr 2/4 (2 overs) | | Beth Mooney 50* (27) Annabel Sutherland 1/14 (2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 8 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and Greg Azzopardi Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain delay
* Broadcast by Cricket Network
* Former Australian player Kristen Beams made her last WBBL appearance

### Knockout phase

* Semi-final 2 7 December 2019 13:50 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/163 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 6/166 (18 overs) |
| Josephine Dooley 50* (42) Jess Jonassen 1/25 (4 overs) | | Maddy Green 46 (29) Molly Strano 4/28 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 4 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Attendance: 2,031 Umpires: Claire Polosak and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Final 8 December 2019 13:40 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/161 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 4/162 (18.1 overs) |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington 55 (33) Jess Jonassen 2/30 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 56* (45) Tahlia McGrath 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Attendance: 2,700 Umpires: Claire Polosak and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Brisbane Heat won their second WBBL title

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Beth Mooney – 743 (2nd in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Beth Mooney – 86 (57) vs Melbourne Renegades, 27 November
* Most wickets: Jess Jonassen – 21 (2nd in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Jess Jonassen – 4/13 (4 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 16 November
* Most catches: Mikayla Hinkley – 7 (equal 9th in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Jess Jonassen – 5
** Beth Mooney – 3
** Amelia Kerr – 2
** Laura Harris – 1
* Heat Most Valuable Player: Jess Jonassen
* WBBL|05 Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney (2nd), Jess Jonassen (5th)
* WBBL|05 Team of the Tournament: Jess Jonassen, Beth Mooney, Ashley Noffke (coach)
* Player of the Final: Beth Mooney