# 2017–18 Brisbane Heat WBBL season

The 2017–18 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Peter McGiffin and captained by Kirby Short, the Heat finished the regular season of WBBL|03 in fifth place and failed to qualify for the finals. For the third year in a row, Beth Mooney won the team's Most Valuable Player award.

## Squad

Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
* Peter McGiffin was appointed head coach of the Heat, replacing Andy Richards.
* India marquee Smriti Mandhana did not return to the Heat after sustaining a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament during WBBL|02.
* Grace Harris returned to the Heat, having spent one season at the Melbourne Renegades.
* South Africa marquee Laura Wolvaardt signed as a replacement player for Grace Harris who would be unavailable for most of the season while recovering from injury.
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 ||||||||||||||
| 36 | Tess Cooper | 27 September 1996 | Right-handed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 17 | Grace Harris | (1993-09-18)18 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 4 | 111 | 115.62 | 3 | 7.08 | 2 | – | Australian marquee |
| 1 | Laura Harris | (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 | Right-handed | – | 14 | 60 | 100.00 | – | – | 4 | – | |
| 10 | Kirby Short | (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 308 | 99.67 | – | – | 9 | – | Captain |
| 14 | Laura Wolvaardt | 26 April 1999 | Right-handed | – | 6 | 32 | 59.25 | – | – | 2 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| | Rumana Ahmed | (1991-05-29)29 May 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Associate rookie |
| 5 | Deandra Dottin | (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 171 | 89.06 | 8 | 6.48 | 1 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 21 | Jess Jonassen | (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | 14 | 203 | 120.11 | 11 | 6.45 | 6 | – | Australian marquee |
| 11 | Delissa Kimmince | (1989-05-14)14 May 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 229 | 117.43 | 11 | 6.04 | 3 | – | |
| Wicketkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Beth Mooney | (1994-01-14)14 January 1994 | Left-handed | – | 14 | 465 | 143.51 | – | – | 9 | 3 | Australian marquee |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Jemma Barsby | (1995-10-04)4 October 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 30 | 88.23 | 13 | 6.07 | 2 | – | |
| 23 | Haidee Birkett | 23 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 33 | 82.50 | 10 | 6.64 | 4 | – | |
| 9 | Holly Ferling | (1995-12-22)22 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 23 | 100.00 | 4 | 7.11 | 3 | – | Australian marquee |
| 22 | Courtney Hill | (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 58 | Sammy-Jo Johnson | (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 31 | 68.88 | 10 | 6.76 | 1 | – | |
| 16 | Georgia Prestwidge | (1997-12-17)17 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 26 | Kara Sutherland | (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.890 |
| 2 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.684 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.266 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.250 |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.147 |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.092 |
| 7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.634 |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −1.733 |
* The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

## Fixtures
### Regular season

All times are local time
* Match 4 10 December 2017 10:45 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 6/188 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 9/170 (20 overs) |
| Natalie Sciver 84 (46) Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/24 (4 overs) | | Delissa Kimmince 87* (54) Katherine Brunt 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 18 runs North Sydney Oval No. 2 Umpires: Ryan Nelson and David Shepard Player of the match: Natalie Sciver (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 9 15 December 2017 14:00 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 7/112 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 4/116 (18.5 overs) |
| Katherine Brunt 29 (32) Delissa Kimmince 2/17 (4 overs) | | Kirby Short 50* (48) Katherine Brunt 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Murray Branch and Steven Farrell Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (Heat)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 14 22 December 2017 14:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 6/133 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 125 (19.5 overs) |
| Sophie Molineux 40 (32) Delissa Kimmince 2/26 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 39 (28) Molly Strano 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 8 runs Camberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Dale Ireland Player of the match: Amy Satterthwaite (Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 16 23 December 2017 14:30 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 66 (16.1 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 0/67 (10.5 overs) |
| Deandra Dottin 14 (20) Amy Satterthwaite 2/5 (2 overs) | | Sophie Molineux 45* (37) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 10 wickets (with 55 balls remaining) Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Dale Ireland Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Renegades)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Double header with Match 6 of the Men's BBL
* Brisbane Heat's total of 66 equalled the record for lowest all out WBBL team score
* Match 19 29 December 2017 14:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/113 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/114 (16 overs) |
| Bridget Patterson 32 (30) Deandra Dottin 2/13 (3 overs) | | Beth Mooney 86* (57) Amanda Wellington 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 24 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Steven Farrell and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 23 31 December 2017 13:45 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/119 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/122 (16.2 overs) |
| Bridget Patterson 37 (29) Haidee Birkett 3/15 (3 overs) | | Beth Mooney 81* (48) Amanda Wellington 1/17 (3.2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 28 7 January 2018 10:00 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 4/111 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/114 (14.4 overs) |
| Hayley Matthews 34 (40) Jess Jonassen 2/17 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 62* (43) Veda Krishnamurthy 1/18 (2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 32 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 30 8 January 2018 10:00 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 4/168 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 126 (18.5 overs) |
| Kirby Short 79 (55) Emma Thompson 2/26 (4 overs) | | Veda Krishnamurthy 33 (20) Haidee Birkett 2/18 (2.5 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 42 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Wade Stewart Player of the match: Kirby Short (Heat)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 33 12 January 2018 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 3/133 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/134 (18.1 overs) |
| Katie Mack 57 (48) Deandra Dottin 2/13 (3 overs) | | Beth Mooney 57 (38) Alana King 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and David Taylor Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 36 13 January 2018 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 8/93 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 4/94 (17.2 overs) |
| Jess Jonassen 46 (46) Erin Osborne 4/20 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 36* (34) Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/26 (3.2 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining) Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and David Taylor Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Stars)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 40 18 January 2018 14:30 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 5/160 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 151 (20 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 70 (43) Jemma Barsby 2/19 (3 overs) | | Beth Mooney 60 (42) Sarah Aley 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 9 runs Sydney Cricket Ground Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Marc Nickl Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 41 19 January 2018 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 7/144 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 4/126 (20 overs) |
| Erin Burns 54* (39) Delissa Kimmince 3/23 (4 overs) | | Jess Jonassen 55* (38) Lauren Smith 1/13 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 18 runs Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: Anthony Hobson and T Penman Player of the match: Erin Burns (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 52 27 January 2018 13:30 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 5/145 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 4/146 (18 overs) |
| Rachael Haynes 43 (30) Jemma Barsby 2/32 (4 overs) | | Grace Harris 57 (45) Samantha Bates 2/23 (3 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) Brisbane Cricket Ground Umpires: Murray Branch and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Grace Harris (Heat)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 56 28 January 2018 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 8/117 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 115 (17.4 overs) |
| Nicola Carey 26 (26) Jemma Barsby 4/2 (2 overs) | | Jess Jonassen 33 (21) Belinda Vakarewa 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 2 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Murray Branch and Steven Farrell Player of the match: Belinda Vakarewa (Thunder)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Beth Mooney – 465 (4th in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Delissa Kimmince – 87* (54) vs Perth Scorchers, 10 December 2017
* Most wickets: Jemma Barsby – 13 (equal 17th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Jemma Barsby – 4/2 (2 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 28 January 2018
* Most catches (fielder): Kirby Short – 9 (equal 3rd in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Beth Mooney – 4
** Deandra Dottin, Grace Harris, Kirby Short – 1 each
* Heat Most Valuable Player: Beth Mooney
* WBBL|03 Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney (equal 4th)
* WBBL|03 Team of the Tournament: Beth Mooney