# 2018–19 Adelaide Strikers WBBL season

The 2018–19 Adelaide Strikers Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by Andrea McCauley and captained by Suzie Bates, they finished sixth in the regular season of WBBL|04 and failed to qualify for finals.

## Squad

Each 2018–19 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Under a new rule, Australian marquees were classed as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|04 team.
Personnel changes before and during the season included:
* Sarah Coyte returned to the team for the first time since WBBL|02, having won the WBBL|03 championship playing with the Sydney Sixers.
* Overseas marquee Tammy Beaumont did not re-sign for the Strikers. The resulting vacant roster spot was filled by fellow England player Danielle Hazell.
* Local teenage all-rounder Eliza Doddridge completed the 15-player squad.
* Bridget Patterson fulfilled the wicket-keeping duties for the team in a 5 January 2019 match against the Brisbane Heat at Harrup Park, covering for Tegan McPharlin who had been granted leave.
The table below lists the Strikers 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 ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Suzie Bates | 16 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 421 | 112.26 | – | – | 7 | – | Captain, overseas marquee |
| 9 | Tahlia McGrath | 10 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 276 | 126.02 | 5 | 8.49 | 4 | – | |
| 13 | Tabatha Saville | 13 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 11 | 56 | 82.35 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 77 | Sophie Devine | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 13 | 556 | 136.60 | 14 | 8.85 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 16 | Eliza Doddridge | 15 February 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tegan McPharlin | 7 August 1988 | Right-handed | – | 13 | 156 | 112.23 | – | – | 10 | 4 | |
| 21 | Bridget Patterson | 4 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 204 | 100.00 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Samantha Betts | 16 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 5 | 5 | 45.45 | 1 | 12.40 | 2 | – | |
| 15 | Sarah Coyte | 30 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 31 | 163.15 | 9 | 7.19 | 1 | – | |
| 3 | Ellie Falconer | 3 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 71 | Danielle Hazell | 13 May 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 6 | 54.54 | 9 | 7.81 | 1 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 18 | Katelyn Pope | 29 March 1996 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | 2 | – | – | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | – | |
| 12 | Alex Price | 5 November 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 20 | 90.90 | 5 | 7.16 | 1 | – | |
| 27 | Megan Schutt | 15 January 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 66 | 108.19 | 13 | 6.46 | 6 | – | Australian marquee |
| 10 | Amanda-Jade Wellington | 29 May 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 63 | 123.52 | 10 | 7.12 | 5 | – | Australian marquee |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (RU) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.509 |
| 2 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.479 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.118 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | −0.079 |
| 5 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.476 |
| 6 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.336 |
| 7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.905 |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.364 |
* The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi finals

## Fixtures

All times are local time
* Match 3 2 December 2018 10:40 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/172 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/136 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 89 (55) Jemma Barsby 2/23 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 63* (57) Megan Schutt 1/23 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 36 runs CitiPower Centre, St Kilda Umpires: Dale Ireland and Ben Treloar Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 7 8 December 2018 14:10 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/153 (20.0 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 4/154 (20.0 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 54 (44) Georgia Wareham 2/20 (4 overs) | | Danielle Wyatt 62 (47) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) CitiPower Centre, St Kilda Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Melbourne Renegades)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 11 9 December 2018 14:10 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 4/83 (14.3 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 2/27 (4.3 overs) |
| Sophie Molineux 44* (37) Megan Schutt 2/9 (2 overs) | | Sophie Devine 13 (9) Lea Tahuhu 1/1 (0.3 overs) |
* No result Eastern Oval, Ballarat Umpires: Dale Ireland and Greg Azzopardi
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Melbourne Renegades' innings reduced to 14.3 overs due to rain delay
* Adelaide Strikers' target revised to 78 runs from 11 overs
* Match abandoned due to further rain delays
* Match 14 15 December 2018 14:20 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 132 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 4/134 (17.3 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 79* (60) Rene Farrell 3/12 (4 overs) | | Rachel Priest 58* (46) Samantha Betts 1/18 (2 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Adelaide Strikers)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 17 16 December 2018 10:10 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/145 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 5/146 (18.2 overs) |
| Bridget Patterson 36* (40) Stafanie Taylor 2/33 (4 overs) | | Stafanie Taylor 55 (42) Danielle Hazell 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Wade Stewart and Harvey Wolff Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Match 23 21 December 2018 16:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/144 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/145 (19.3 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 46 (36) Erin Osborne 2/16 (4 overs) | | Erin Osborne 54* (45) Danielle Hazell 2/27 (2.3 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Harry Singh and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Melbourne Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Match 26 23 December 13:20 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 3/172 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 9/153 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 95 (60) Annabel Sutherland 1/17 (3 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 33 (27) Sophie Devine 5/41 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 19 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 32 28 December 14:10 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 1/206 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 132 (19.1 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 112* (69) Tahlia McGrath 0/19 (2 overs) | | Suzie Bates 46 (36) Lauren Cheatle 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 74 runs Hurstville Oval, Sydney Umpires: T Penman and Ryan Nelson Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Match 38 31 December 13:20 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 4/147 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 8/139 (20 overs) |
| Ashleigh Gardner 49 (38) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/19 (4 overs) | | Suzie Bates 60 (58) Dane van Niekerk 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Claire Polosak and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
* Match 43 5 January 18:15 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 7/160 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 7/117 (20 overs) |
| Josephine Dooley 48* (33) Sophie Devine 2/15 (2 overs) | | Sophie Devine 39 (37) Delissa Kimmince 3/21 (3 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 43 runs Harrup Park, Mackay Attendance: 5,650 Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match: Josephine Dooley (Brisbane Heat)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* The crowd of 5,650 set a new record for highest attendance at a standalone WBBL match
* Match 48 8 January 13:40 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/189 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/189 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 99* (53) Brooke Hepburn 2/28 (4 overs) | | Georgia Redmayne 54* (37) Sarah Coyte 3/32 (4 overs) |
* Match tied (Adelaide Strikers won the one over eliminator) Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Harry Singh and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Match 49 9 January 13:40 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 5/165 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 9/141 (20 overs) |
| Tahlia McGrath 65 (39) Heather Knight 2/31 (4 overs) | | Heather Knight 55 (39) Megan Schutt 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 24 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Craig Thomas and Eloise Sheridan Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Match 51 12 January 10:50 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 7/138 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 108 (18.3 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 59 (48) Heather Graham 2/25 (4 overs) | | Lauren Ebsary 38 (30) Danielle Hazell 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 30 runs Albrecht Oval, Alice Springs Umpires: Harry Singh and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Adelaide Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Venue changed to Albrecht Oval due to an unsafe outfield at Traeger Park
* Match 54 13 January 10:50 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 6/140 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 0/144 (16.4 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 39 (35) Emma King 2/19 (4 overs) | | Meg Lanning 70* (48) Sophie Devine 0/18 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets (with 20 balls remaining) Albrecht Oval, Alice Springs Umpires: Harry Singh and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Amy Jones (Perth Scorchers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Venue changed to Albrecht Oval due to an unsafe outfield at Traeger Park
* Former Australian player Lauren Ebsary made her last WBBL appearance

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Sophie Devine – 556 (2nd in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Sophie Devine – 99* (53) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 8 January 2019
* Most wickets: Sophie Devine – 14 (equal 14th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Sophie Devine – 5/41 (4 overs) vs Melbourne Stars, 23 December 2018
* Most catches (fielder): Suzie Bates – 7 (equal 9th in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
** Sophie Devine – 4
** Suzie Bates, Tahlia McGrath – 1 each
* Strikers Most Valuable Player: Sophie Devine
* WBBL|04 Player of the Tournament: Sophie Devine (2nd)
* WBBL|04 Team of the Tournament: Sophie Devine