# 2016–17 Women's National Cricket League season

The 2016–17 Women's National Cricket League season was the 21st season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 13 October 2016 and finished on 3 December 2016. Defending champions South Australian Scorpions finished fourth. New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 18th time after finishing second on the ladder and beating Queensland Fire in the final. Meg Lanning was named player of the tournament.

## Ladder

    As of 20 November 2016
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Queensland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.531 |
| 2 | New South Wales | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.915 |
| 3 | Victoria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.688 |
| 4 | South Australia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.416 |
| 5 | Australian Capital Territory | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.219 |
| 6 | Tasmania | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.805 |
| 7 | Western Australia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.030 |
* Points system: 4 for a win, 2 each for a tie or a no result, 0 for a loss, 1 each for an abandoned match.
* Bonus point system: 2 for win with a run rate twice that of the opposition, 1 for win with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* Match 1 13 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| South Australia 9/215 (50 overs) | v | New South Wales 9/216 (48.2 overs) |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington 37 (34) Rene Farrell 3/33 (10 overs) | | Alex Blackwell 70 (113) Tahlia McGrath 3/36 (9.2 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 1 wicket (with 10 balls remaining) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Steven Farrell and Andrew Crozier Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (New South Wales)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: New South Wales 4, South Australia 0.
* Match 2 13 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| Tasmania 151 (50 overs) | v | Queensland (H) 4/152 (27.2 overs) |
| Brooke Hepburn 38 (53) Georgia Prestwidge 3/25 (7 overs) | | Beth Mooney 53 (43) Brooke Hepburn 2/28 (6 overs) |
* Queensland won by 6 wickets (with 136 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Murray Branch and David Taylor Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Queensland 5, Tasmania 0.
* Match 3 14 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| (H) Queensland 267 (50 overs) | v | South Australia 9/267 (50 overs) |
| Jemma Barsby 53 (67) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/30 (10 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 100 (107) Delissa Kimmince 3/37 (7 overs) |
* Match tied Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Murray Branch and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (South Australia)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Queensland 2, South Australia 2.
* Match 4 14 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| New South Wales 3/377 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania 170 (46.5 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 159 (115) Brooke Hepburn 1/67 (9 overs) | | Isobel Joyce 35 (36) Ashleigh Gardner 3/31 (8.5 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 207 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: David Taylor and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: New South Wales 6, Tasmania 0.
* Match 5 14 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| Australian Capital Territory 8/195 (50 overs) | v | Western Australia (H) 170 (47.2 overs) |
| Kris Britt 72 (104) Natasha Farrant 3/36 (10 overs) | | Heather Graham 35 (62) Samantha Bates 3/16 (9.2 overs) |
* ACT won by 25 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and James Hewitt Player of the match: Kris Britt (ACT)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: ACT 4, Western Australia 0.
* Match 6 15 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| Australian Capital Territory 6/226 (50 overs) | v | Victoria 1/227 (44.3 overs) |
| Angela Reakes 58* (64) Kristen Beams 2/43 (10 overs) | | Meg Lanning 107 (113) Nicole Goodwin 1/31 (10 overs) |
* Victoria won by 9 wickets (with 33 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and A Kovalevs Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Victoria 4, ACT 0.
* Match 7 16 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| (H) Queensland 3/318 (50 overs) | v | New South Wales 5/264 (50 overs) |
| Delissa Kimmince 93* (62) Lauren Smith 1/44 (6 overs) | | Alex Blackwell 113 (117) Jess Jonassen 2/40 (10 overs) |
* Queensland won by 54 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Murray Branch and T Penman Player of the match: Grace Harris (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Queensland 4, New South Wales 0.
* Match 8 16 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| South Australia 241 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania 190 (46.4 overs) |
| Charlotte Edwards 57 (68) Brooke Hepburn 5/39 (9 overs) | | Erin Burns 45 (56) Alex Price 3/29 (10 overs) |
* South Australia won by 51 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Steven Farrell and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Brooke Hepburn (Tasmania)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: South Australia 4, Tasmania 0.
* Match 9 16 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| (H) Western Australia 151 (44.5 overs) | v | Victoria 3/155 (28.3 overs) |
| Elyse Villani 81 (95) Sophie Molineux 3/41 (10 overs) | | Meg Lanning 60 (59) Emma Biss 1/4 (3 overs) |
* Victoria won by 7 wickets (with 129 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Todd Rann and Hennie Botes Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Victoria 5, Western Australia 0.

### Round 2

* Match 10 28 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| South Australia 7/217 (50 overs) | v | Victoria 155 (48.5 overs) |
| Tegan McPharlin 46 (68) Makinley Blows 2/7 (3 overs) | | Emma Inglis 36 (50) Alex Price 3/38 (10 overs) |
* South Australia won by 62 runs Lindisfarne Oval, Hobart Umpires: Harvey Wolff and G Beechey Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (South Australia)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South Australia 5, Victoria 0.
* Match 11 28 October 2016 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australian Capital Territory 245 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania (H) 6/246 (50 overs) |
| Kris Britt 64 (97) Veronica Pyke 3/36 (10 overs) | | Georgia Redmayne 114* (147) Nicole Goodwin 3/41 (10 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and W Braid Player of the match: Georgia Redmayne (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Tasmania 4, ACT 0.
* Match 12 29 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| (H) New South Wales 7/250 (50 overs) | v | Western Australia 143 (43.3 overs) |
| Ellyse Perry 103 (120) Emma King 2/38 (10 overs) | | Heather Graham 57 (74) Rene Farrell 3/20 (9 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 107 runs Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: G Stubbings and Marc Nickl Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: New South Wales 5, Western Australia 0.
* Match 13 29 October 2016 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Victoria 3/320 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania (H) 163 (40.4 overs) |
| Meg Lanning 190 (153) Katelyn Fryett 1/50 (10 overs) | | Corinne Hall 47 (53) Alana King 4/28 (6 overs) |
* Victoria won by 157 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Darren Close Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Victoria 5, Tasmania 0.
* Match 14 30 October 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| Queensland 7/264 (50 overs) | v | Western Australia 9/258 (50 overs) |
| Kirby Short 64 (103) Tash Farrant 3/59 (10 overs) | | Heather Graham 73 (85) Holly Ferling 3/34 (10 overs) |
* Queensland won by 6 runs Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Troy Penman and Marc Nickl Player of the match: Holly Ferling (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Queensland 4, Western Australia 0.
* Match 15 30 October 2016 14:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Australian Capital Territory 133 (39 overs) | v | South Australia 100 (33.5 overs) |
| Angela Reakes 37 (54) Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/36 (9 overs) | | Bridget Patterson 24 (27) Erin Osborne 4/24 (10 overs) |
* ACT won by 33 runs (D/L method) Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Yohan Ramasundara and D Young Player of the match: Erin Osborne (ACT)
* ACT won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: ACT 5, South Australia 0.

### Round 3

* Match 16 18 November 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| New South Wales 193 (45 overs) | v | Victoria 7/194 (48.2 overs) |
| Naomi Stalenberg 63 (53) Alana King 4/20 (6 overs) | | Sarah Elliott 53 (103) Maisy Gibson 1/20 (4 overs) |
* Victoria won by 3 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Casey Fields No. 4, Melbourne Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard Player of the match: Emma Kearney (Victoria)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Victoria 4, New South Wales 0.
* Match 17 18 November 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| Queensland 9/211 (50 overs) | v | Australian Capital Territory 4/213 (39.5 overs) |
| Jemma Barsby 56 (104) Nicole Goodwin 3/34 (10 overs) | | Katie Mack 73 (108) Haidee Birkett 2/36 (6.5 overs) |
* ACT won by 6 wickets (with 61 balls remaining) Jubilee Park, Melbourne Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne Player of the match: Katie Mack (ACT)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: ACT 4, Queensland 0.
* Match 18 19 November 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| Queensland 7/251 (50 overs) | v | Victoria 8/222 (50 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 146 (144) Molly Strano 4/44 (10 overs) | | Sophie Molineux 55 (90) Jemma Barsby 2/37 (10 overs) |
* Queensland won by 29 runs Casey Fields No. 4, Melbourne Umpires: David Shepard and Daryl Brigham Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Queensland 4, Victoria 0.
* Match 19 19 November 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| (H) South Australia 6/267 (50 overs) | v | Western Australia 5/215 (50 overs) |
| Charlotte Edwards 104 (114) Piepa Cleary 4/50 (10 overs) | | Taneale Peschel 50* (75) Alex Price 2/37 (10 overs) |
* South Australia won by 52 runs Woodville Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Cain Kemp and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Charlotte Edwards (South Australia)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: South Australia 4, Western Australia 0.
* Match 20 20 November 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| (H) New South Wales 8/201 (50 overs) | v | Australian Capital Territory 188 (39.3 overs) |
| Rachael Haynes 55 (74) Erin Osborne 2/33 (10 overs) | | Erin Osborne 78 (100) Sarah Aley 3/33 (9 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 13 runs Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Marc Nickl and another Player of the match: Angela Reakes (ACT)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: New South Wales 4, Australian Capital Territory 1.
* Match 21 20 November 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| Western Australia 8/275 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania 163 (40.4 overs) |
| Chloe Piparo 119 (140) Katelyn Fryett 2/45 (10 overs) | | Georgia Redmayne 116 (119) Emma Biss 3/50 (10 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) Woodville Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Georgia Redmayne (Tasmania)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Tasmania 4, Western Australia 0.

### Final

* 3 December 2016 10:00 Scorecard
| (H) Queensland 119 (41.1 overs) | v | New South Wales 1/123 (24 overs) |
| Jemma Barsby 30 (57) Rene Farrell 3/20 (7 overs) | | Alyssa Healy 56* (69) Grace Harris 1/8 (2 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 9 wickets (with 156 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Rene Farrell (New South Wales)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* New South Wales won the 2016–17 Women's National Cricket League.

## Statistics
### Highest totals

| Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
| New South Wales | 3/377 | Tasmania | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 14 October 2016 |
| Victoria | 3/320 | Tasmania | Bellerive Oval | 29 October 2016 |
| Queensland | 3/318 | New South Wales | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 16 October 2016 |
| Tasmania | 4/276 | Western Australia | Woodville Oval, Adelaide | 20 November 2016 |
| Western Australia | 8/275 | Tasmania | Woodville Oval, Adelaide | 20 November 2016 |

### Most runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 |
| Meg Lanning | Victoria | 4 | 4 | 1 | 359 | 190 | 119.66 | 336 | 106.84 | 2 | 1 |
| Beth Mooney | Queensland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 325 | 146 | 46.42 | 353 | 92.06 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Blackwell | New South Wales | 5 | 5 | 2 | 318 | 113* | 106.00 | 365 | 87.12 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlotte Edwards | South Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 312 | 104 | 52.00 | 394 | 79.18 | 2 | 1 |
| Georgia Redmayne | Tasmania | 6 | 6 | 1 | 295 | 116 | 59.00 | 376 | 78.45 | 2 | 0 |

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | SR | 4WI |
| Molly Strano | Victoria | 6 | 6 | 54.3 | 5 | 210 | 13 | 4/44 | 16.15 | 25.1 | 1 |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | South Australia | 6 | 6 | 58.0 | 5 | 229 | 13 | 3/30 | 17.61 | 26.7 | 0 |
| Brooke Hepburn | Tasmania | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 1 | 310 | 13 | 5/39 | 23.84 | 24.9 | 1 |
| Nicole Goodwin | Australian Capital Territory | 6 | 6 | 48.5 | 7 | 171 | 12 | 3/12 | 14.25 | 24.4 | 0 |
| Sarah Aley | New South Wales | 7 | 7 | 58.3 | 4 | 225 | 11 | 3/31 | 20.45 | 31.9 | 0 |