# 2022–23 Hobart Hurricanes WBBL season

The 2022–23 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Dan Marsh and captained by Elyse Villani, the Hurricanes finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in fourth place and qualified for the finals for the first time since WBBL|02. They were eliminated from the knockout phase of the tournament, losing to the Brisbane Heat in the Eliminator.

## 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 defined 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:
* Australian marquee Tayla Vlaeminck departed the Hurricanes, returning to the Melbourne Renegades.
* Belinda Vakarewa departed the Hurricanes, returning to the Sydney Thunder.
* New Zealand marquee Rachel Priest did not re-sign with the Hurricanes.
* Indian marquee Richa Ghosh did not re-sign with the Hurricanes.
* South African marquee Lizelle Lee signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades.
* English marquee Issy Wong signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Sydney Thunder. Wong would be made unavailable to participate in the season due to injury.
* New Zealand marquee Hayley Jensen returned to the Hurricanes, signing as a replacement player.
* Sasha Moloney departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Melbourne Stars.
* Angelina Genford departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Sydney Sixers.
* Heather Graham signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Perth Scorchers.
* Elyse Villani signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars. Villani was also appointed captain of the team, replacing Rachel Priest.
* Hayley Silver-Holmes signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Sydney Sixers.
* Dan Marsh was appointed head coach, replacing Salliann Beams.
The table below lists the Hurricanes 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 ||||||||||||||
| 22 | Mignon du Preez | 13 June 1989 | Right-handed | – | 15 | 380 | 121.40 | – | – | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 10 | Naomi Stalenberg | 18 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 13 | 59 | 118.00 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 8 | Rachel Trenaman | 18 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 12 | 131 | 89.72 | – | – | 7 | – | |
| 2 | Elyse Villani | 6 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 230 | 104.07 | – | – | 6 | – | Captain |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nicola Carey | 10 September 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 169 | 115.75 | 14 | 8.31 | 3 | – | Australian marquee |
| 28 | Ruth Johnston | 28 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 103 | 122.61 | 5 | 6.50 | 3 | – | |
| 11 | Heather Graham | 10 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 13 | 258 | 122.27 | 10 | 8.00 | 3 | – | |
| Wicket-keeper ||||||||||||||
| 67 | Lizelle Lee | 2 April 1992 | Right-handed | – | 15 | 296 | 117.92 | – | – | 6 | 2 | Overseas marquee |
| 21 | Emma Manix-Geeves | 12 August 2000 | Right-handed | – | 2 | 20 | 95.23 | – | – | 0 | – | |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| | Julia Cavanough | 17 March 2004 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 13 | Maisy Gibson | 14 September 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 7 | 89.47 | 12 | 6.57 | 4 | – | |
| 87 | Hayley Jensen | 7 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 14 | 22 | 66.66 | 7 | 7.32 | 2 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| 4 | Hayley Silver-Holmes | 18 August 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 14 | Amy Smith | 16 November 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 8 | 8 | 66.66 | 5 | 5.78 | 6 | – | |
| 26 | Molly Strano | 5 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 17 | 94.44 | 18 | 6.02 | 2 | – | |
| | Issy Wong | 15 May 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Overseas marquee (unavailable) |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0.695 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (C) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.390 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (CF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.276 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes (EF) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.457 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.373 |
| 6 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | −0.339 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −1.042 |
| 8 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | −1.000 |
* The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase

## Fixtures

All times are AEDT.

### Regular season

* Match 2 14 October 2022 15:00 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 5/125 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/106 (20 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 33 (27) Chloe Tryon 2/14 (3 overs) | | Tahlia Wilson 26 (30) Heather Graham 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 19 runs Blacktown ISP Oval, Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Roberto Howard Player of the match: Heather Graham (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 8 17 October 2022 19:05 (N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 9/109 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/110 (14.1 overs) |
| Heather Graham 35 (28) Taneale Peschel 3/13 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 38* (36) Ruth Johnston 1/13 (2 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 35 balls remaining) Blacktown ISP Oval, Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Roberto Howard Player of the match: Maddy Green (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 10 18 October 2022 19:05 (N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 7/144 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 95 (18.1 overs) |
| Lizelle Lee 41 (29) Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/34 (4 overs) | | Phoebe Litchfield 28 (21) Heather Graham 2/13 (3.1 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 49 runs Blacktown ISP Oval, Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Daniel Moran Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 16 23 October 2022 17:15 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers | v | Hobart Hurricanes |
* No result (abandoned with a toss) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons and Sue Redfern
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Match 21 29 October 2022 10:15 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 8/95 (12 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/96 (10.5 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 26 (19) Ashleigh Gardner 4/23 (3 overs) | | Ashleigh Gardner 43 (22) Molly Strano 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Eastern Oval, Ballarat Umpires: Chris Grant and Greg Azzopardi Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 12 overs due to rain.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 28 3 November 2022 19:10 (N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 5/133 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 6/137 (18.1 overs) |
| Chamari Athapaththu 75* (59) Maisy Gibson 4/24 (4 overs) | | Heather Graham 39* (26) Sophie Molineux 2/31 (3.1 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Troy Penman Player of the match: Maisy Gibson (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 32 6 November 2022 10:15 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 7/164 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 6/168 (19.4 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 73* (54) Nicola Hancock 4/32 (4 overs) | | Laura Harris 68* (29) Molly Strano 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match: Laura Harris (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 35 7 November 2022 19:10 (N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 80 (17.2 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 2/82 (10.4 overs) |
| Courtney Webb 30 (36) Molly Strano 4/16 (4 overs) | | Elyse Villani 41* (34) Sophie Molineux 2/20 (3 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets (with 56 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Greg Beechey and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match: Molly Strano (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 38 11 November 2022 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 4/152 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/129 (20 overs) |
| Heather Graham 50 (34) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/31 (4 overs) | | Laura Wolvaardt 45 (38) Molly Strano 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 23 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Harsimran Singh Player of the match: Heather Graham (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 41 12 November 2022 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 6/100 (13 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 4/101 (12.3 overs) |
| Grace Harris 41 (30) Hayley Jensen 1/9 (2 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 37 (29) Nicola Hancock 2/20 (2 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain delay.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 46 15 November 2022 15:00 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 8/130 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/132 (19.1 overs) |
| Nicola Carey 31 (33) Annabel Sutherland 3/18 (4 overs) | | Alice Capsey 80* (52) Molly Strano 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) Latrobe Recreation Ground, Latrobe Umpires: Craig Seabourne and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 48 16 November 2022 15:00 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 7/152 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/114 (20 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 50* (48) Alice Capsey 2/14 (3 overs) | | Alice Capsey 38 (26) Hayley Jensen 2/24 (3 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 38 runs Latrobe Recreation Ground, Latrobe Umpires: Craig Seabourne and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 50 18 November 2022 15:40 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 154 (19.4 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/155 (14.5 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 75 (47) Jemma Barsby 3/27 (4 overs) | | Tahlia McGrath 93* (51) Nicola Carey 1/11 (2 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 8 wickets (with 31 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Troy Penman Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 54 20 November 2022 13:40 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 156 (19.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/157 (18.5 overs) |
| Mignon du Preez 38 (29) Kate Peterson 3/31 (4 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 56* (39) Ruth Johnston 1/30 (3.5 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Bede Sajowitz and Sharad Patel Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel

### Eliminator

* 23 November 2022 19:10 (N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/179 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 9/135 (20 overs) |
| Danni Wyatt 52 (38) Amy Smith 3/21 (4 overs) | | Lizelle Lee 47 (42) Jess Jonassen 4/23 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 44 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Claire Polosak and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Laura Harris (Brisbane Heat)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Mignon du Preez – 380 (4th in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Mignon du Preez – 75 (47) vs Adelaide Strikers, 18 November 2022
* Most wickets: Molly Strano – 18 (equal 10th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Molly Strano – 4/16 (4 overs) vs Melbourne Renegades, 7 November 2022
* Most catches (fielder): Rachel Trenaman – 7 (equal 12th in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Mignon du Preez, Heather Graham – 2 each
** Maisy Gibson, Lizelle Lee, Molly Strano – 1 each
* WBBL|08 Player of the Tournament: Mignon du Preez, Heather Graham (equal 6th)
* WBBL|08 Team of the Tournament: Molly Strano