# 2022–23 Perth Scorchers WBBL season

The 2022–23 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Shelley Nitschke and captained by Sophie Devine, the Scorchers entered WBBL|08 as defending champions after claiming their maiden title in WBBL|07. They finished the regular season in fifth position and consequently failed to qualify for the finals.

## 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:
* Heather Graham departed the Scorchers, signing with the Hobart Hurricanes.
* Holly Ferling signed with the Scorchers, having previously played for the Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades.
* Maddy Darke signed with the Scorchers, having previously played for the Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars.
* Sri Lankan marquee Chamari Athapaththu did not re-sign with the Scorchers.
* New Zealand marquee Maddy Green signed with the Scorchers, having previously played for the Brisbane Heat.
The table below lists the Scorchers 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 | Mathilda Carmichael | 4 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 69 | 79.31 | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 9 | Amy Edgar | 27 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 130 | 109.24 | 4 | 6.77 | 3 | – | |
| 25 | Maddy Green | 20 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 240 | 105.26 | – | – | 10 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 28 | Chloe Piparo | 5 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 174 | 95.08 | – | – | 5 | – | |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| | Charis Bekker | 14 March 2004 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 77 | Sophie Devine | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 182 | 97.32 | 8 | 7.20 | 9 | – | Captain, overseas marquee |
| 7 | Marizanne Kapp | 4 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 229 | 143.12 | 12 | 5.74 | – | – | Overseas marquee |
| Wicket-keeper ||||||||||||||
| | Maddy Darke | 30 March 2001 | Right-handed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 | Beth Mooney | 14 January 1994 | Left-handed | – | 14 | 434 | 120.55 | – | – | 5 | 0 | Australian marquee |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Piepa Cleary | 17 July 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 53 | 120.45 | 11 | 8.03 | 5 | – | |
| 22 | Holly Ferling | 22 December 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 5 | 8 | 200.00 | 1 | 7.75 | 1 | – | |
| 23 | Alana King | 22 November 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 68 | 174.35 | 17 | 5.91 | 4 | – | Australian marquee |
| 56 | Lilly Mills | 2 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 3 | 50.00 | 15 | 6.81 | 5 | – | |
| 6 | Taneale Peschel | 29 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 9 | – | – | 7 | 7.95 | 1 | – | |
| | Georgia Wyllie | 3 May 2002 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |

## 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.
* Match 7 16 October 2022 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 8/88 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/89 (14.5 overs) |
| Tahlia Wilson 28 (35) Lilly Mills 2/12 (4 overs) | | Sophie Devine 44* (42) Chloe Tryon 1/8 (1 over) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 31 balls remaining) Blacktown ISP Oval, Sydney Umpires: Daniel Moran and Roberto Howard Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Perth Scorchers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* 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 11 20 October 2022 20:10 (D/N) Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 9/110 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 8/111 (19.4 overs) |
| Tess Flintoff 40* (29) Piepa Cleary 2/8 (2 overs) | | Beth Mooney 35 (44) Annabel Sutherland 2/20 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 14 22 October 2022 14:30 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 4/166 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 9/141 (20 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 77* (59) Alana King 1/22 (2 overs) | | Marizanne Kapp 32 (23) Lauren Smith 5/17 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 25 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons and Jarryd Buscall Player of the match: Lauren Smith (Sydney Thunder)
* Perth Scorchers 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 20 28 October 2022 15:15 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 5/111 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 4/112 (18.3 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 34 (34) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/13 (4 overs) | | Katie Mack 47* (51) Lilly Mills 3/17 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Benjamin Farrell and Tom Logan Player of the match: Katie Mack (Adelaide Strikers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 23 29 October 2022 19:10 (N) Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 7/140 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/137 (20 overs) |
| Amy Edgar 36* (26) Jess Jonassen 3/22 (4 overs) | | Danni Wyatt 34 (29) Lilly Mills 2/19 (2 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 3 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Eloise Sheridan and Nathan Jones Player of the match: Amy Edgar (Perth Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 31 5 November 2022 16:25 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 5/155 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 1/158 (18.3 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 69* (58) Alana King 3/27 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 99* (58) Ashleigh Gardner 1/19 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) Lilac Hill Park, Perth Umpires: Jamie Thomas and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 34 6 November 2022 16:50 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 9/119 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 3/120 (16 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 37 (33) Megan Schutt 4/20 (4 overs) | | Deandra Dottin 68 (51) Piepa Cleary 2/29 (3 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining) Lilac Hill Park, Perth Umpires: Jarryd Buscall and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match: Megan Schutt (Adelaide Strikers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 36 9 November 2022 15:00 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/153 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 8/120 (20 overs) |
| Georgia Redmayne 28* (27) Alana King 2/24 (4 overs) | | Maddy Green 58 (53) Nicola Hancock 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 33 runs Lilac Hill Park, Perth Umpires: Ashlee Gibbons and Jamie Thomas Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Brisbane Heat)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 39 12 November 2022 10:15 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 4/192 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 88 (17.3 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 90 (58) Georgia Prestwidge 1/37 (4 overs) | | Erica Kershaw 25 (22) Piepa Cleary 2/6 (2 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 104 runs CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Mattis van Eck and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Perth Scorchers set a new WBBL record for greatest winning margin (by runs).
* Match 42 13 November 2022 10:15 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 4/176 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 4/180 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 75* (51) Ashleigh Gardner 2/30 (4 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 107* (64) Sophie Devine 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre, Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and David Taylor Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 52 19 November 2022 10:40 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 8/179 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 7/173 (20 overs) |
| Lauren Winfield-Hill 36 (25) Amy Edgar 3/27 (4 overs) | | Chloe Piparo 34 (27) Alice Capsey 3/37 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 runs Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe Umpires: Lisa McCabe and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Sasha Moloney (Melbourne Stars)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel
* Match 53 20 November 2022 10:15 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 2/46 (8 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/58 (7.3 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 24* (22) Shabnim Ismail 1/12 (2 overs) | | Erica Kershaw 34* (18) Lilly Mills 3/9 (2 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (DLS method) Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Lisa McCabe Player of the match: Erica Kershaw (Melbourne Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain. Melbourne Renegades were set a revised target of 57 for victory.
* Broadcast by cricket.com.au and Foxtel

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Beth Mooney – 434 (1st in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Beth Mooney – 99* (58) vs Sydney Sixers, 5 November 2022
* Most wickets: Alana King – 17 (12th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Lilly Mills – 3/9 (2 overs) vs Melbourne Renegades, 20 November 2022
* Most catches (fielder): Maddy Green – 10 (6th in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Beth Mooney – 3
** Sophie Devine, Amy Edgar, Maddy Green – 1 each
* WBBL|08 Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney (equal 3rd)
* WBBL|08 Team of the Tournament: Beth Mooney
* Scorchers Player of the Year: Marizanne Kapp