# 2021–22 Women's National Cricket League season

The 2021–22 Women's National Cricket League season was the 26th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 17 December 2021 and finished on 27 March 2022. Queensland were the defending champions. Tasmania won the competition, their first WNCL title, beating South Australia in the final.
Cricket Australia announced the original schedule on 21 July 2021, with the season set to begin on 23 September 2021 and the final to take place on 6 March 2022. However, on 8 September 2021, it was announced that the season start would be delayed until 16 December 2021 following the completion of WBBL/07 due to lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne and subsequent border restrictions, with a full revised schedule to be released "in due course". The revised fixtures were released on 18 November 2021, with the season set to start with a match between Victoria and ACT Meteors on 16 December 2021 and the final date unchanged. However, on 10 December 2021, it was announced that Western Australia border closures and the need for Meteors players to self-isolate would mean further schedule changes, including the postponement of the original season opener between Victoria and the Meteors until later in the season. Further COVID-related schedule changes, including the pushing back of the final first to 18 March 2022 and subsequently 25 March 2022, were announced on 4 January 2022, 6 January 2022, 8 January 2022 and 11 February 2022.

## Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | MA | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Tasmania | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0.501 |
| 2 | South Australia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0.455 |
| 3 | New South Wales | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0.825 |
| 4 | Australian Capital Territory | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0.475 |
| 5 | Queensland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0.169 |
| 6 | Victoria | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −1.200 |
| 7 | Western Australia | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.215 |
* Points system: 4 for a win, 2 each for a tie or a no result, 0 for a loss, 2 each for an abandoned match.
* Bonus point system: 1 for win with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.

## Fixtures

Source:
* Match 1 17 December 2021 10:00 Scorecard
| Victoria 8/270 (50 overs) | v | New South Wales 5/274 (43.1 overs) |
| Nicole Faltum 88* (83) Hannah Darlington 3/54 (10 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 96 (119) Samantha Bates 3/61 (9.1 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 5 wickets Junction Oval, St Kilda Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Lisa McCabe Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 2 17 December 2021 10:00 Scorecard
| Queensland 8/265 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania 199 (44.2 overs) |
| Mikayla Hinkley 72 (94) Heather Graham 3/42 (10 overs) | | Nicola Carey 74 (95) Jess Jonassen 5/24 (9.2 overs) |
* Queensland won by 66 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Muhammad Qureshi and Simon Burns Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Queensland)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 3 19 December 2021 10:00 Scorecard
| New South Wales 300/7 (46 overs) | v | Victoria 9/229 (35 overs) |
| Phoebe Litchfield 88 (72) Samantha Bates 2/49 (9 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 120 (94) Hannah Darlington 2/37 (7 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 26 runs (DLS method) Junction Oval, St Kilda Umpires: Gaurav Bawa and Chris Grant Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Victoria were set a revised target of 256 runs from 35 overs due to rain.
* Match 4 19 December 2021 10:00 Scorecard
| Queensland 6/223 (48 overs) | v | Tasmania 5/233 (45.1 overs) |
| Georgia Redmayne 63 (88) Sarah Coyte 3/40 (9 overs) | | Nicola Carey 100* (109) Courtney Sippel 1/34 (9 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 5 wickets (DLS method) Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Simon Burns and Chris Seabourne Player of the match: Nicola Carey (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* Tasmania were set a revised target of 232 runs from 46 overs due to rain.
* Match 5 6 January 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| New South Wales 260 (49.5 overs) | v | Australian Capital Territory 53 (16 overs) |
| Rachael Haynes 118 (132) Amy Yates 4/56 (9 overs) | | Carly Leeson 12 (24) Stella Campbell 7/25 (8 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 207 runs Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Chris Cassin Player of the match: Stella Campbell (New South Wales)
* Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 6 22 February 2022 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| New South Wales 0/15 (1.5 overs) | v | Australian Capital Territory |
| Rachel Trenaman 9* (8) | | |
* No Result North Sydney Oval, North Sydney Umpires: Ben Treloar and Sharad Patel
* Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
* No further play possible due to rain.
* Match 7 25 February 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Victoria 87 (31.2 overs) | v | Australian Capital Territory 5/91 (21.3 overes) |
| Anna Lanning 26* (45) Erin Osborne 4/15 (7.2 overs) | | Erica Kershaw 29 (37) Rhys McKenna 3/9 (5 overs) |
* Australian Capital Territory won by 5 wickets Junction Oval, St Kilda Umpires: Gaurav Bawa and Chris Grant Player of the match: Zoe Cooke (Australian Capital Territory)
* Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 8 27 February 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Western Australia 8/228 (50 overs) | v | South Australia 8/230 (47.5 overs) |
| Mathilda Carmichael 75 (83) Samantha Betts 5/46 (10 overs) | | Emma de Broughe 58 (87) Amy Edgar 4/35 (10 overs) |
* South Australia won by 2 wickets Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Harry Singh
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 9 1 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| South Australia 7/296 (50 overs) | v | Western Australia 210 (46.1 overs) |
| Emma de Broughe 93 (107) Georgia Wyllie 2/49 (8 overs) | | Charis Bekker 36* (45) Samantha Betts 3/29 (8.1 overs) |
* South Australia won by 86 runs Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Harry Singh Player of the match: Emma de Broughe (South Australia)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 2 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Tasmania 9/212 (50 overs) | v | Victoria 165 (44.4 overs) |
| Sarah Coyte 69* (79) Rhys McKenna 3/41 (7 overs) | | Kim Garth 35 (55) Sarah Coyte 3/39 (9.4 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 47 runs Junction Oval, St Kilda Umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Lisa McCabe Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Tasmania)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 11 6 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| South Australia 8/140 | v | Queensland |
| Bridget Patterson 40 (69) Grace Parsons 4/33 (7 overs) | | |
* No Result North Sydney Oval, North Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play possible due to rain.
* Match 12 6 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Western Australia 6/188 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania 5/189 (45 overs) |
| Chloe Piparo 54 (88) Sarah Coyte 2/36 (10 overs) | | Emma Manix-Geeves 68 (125) Zoe Britcliffe 3/33 (10 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 5 wickets Kippax Oval, Canberra Umpires: Andrew Scotford and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Emma Manix-Geeves (Tasmania)
* Tasmania won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 13 8 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| South Australia | v | New South Wales |
* Match Abandoned Hurstville Oval, Sydney
* No toss.
* Match abandoned on 7 March 2022 due to ongoing weather emergency in New South Wales.
* Match 14 8 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Western Australia | v | Victoria |
* Match Abandoned Waverley Oval, Sydney
* No toss.
* Match abandoned on 7 March 2022 due to ongoing weather emergency in New South Wales.
* Match 15 9 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Tasmania 7/241 (50 overs) | v | Australian Capital Territory 222 (48.1 overs) |
| Rachel Priest 110 (124) Carly Leeson 3/43 (10 overs) | | Katie Mack 53 (63) Molly Strano 2/31 (10 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 19 runs Phillip Oval, Canberra Umpires: Dinusha Bandara and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Tasmania)
* Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 16 10 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Victoria 8/180 (50 overs) | v | Queensland 116 (39.2 overs) |
| Makinley Blows 64 (138) Courtney Sippel 4/47 (10 overs) | | Ellie Johnston 34 (59) Samantha Bates 5/29 (9.2 overs) |
* Victoria won by 64 runs Kippax Oval, Canberra Umpires: Bede Sajowitz and Troy Penman Player of the match: Samantha Bates (Victoria)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 17 11 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| South Australia 8/222 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania 5/223 (39.2 overs) |
| Ellie Falconer 50* (35) Amy Smith 3/47 (10 overs) | | Elyse Villani 63 (63) Kate Peterson 2/32 (8 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 5 wickets Phillip Oval, Canberra Umpires: Roberto Howard and Sharad Patel Player of the match: Molly Strano (Tasmania)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 18 11 March 2022 9:30 Scorecard
| Western Australia 9/195 (50 overs) | v | New South Wales 2/196 (39.4 overs) |
| Amy Edgar 85* (128) Sammy-Jo Johnson 3/39 (7 overs) | | Rachel Trenaman 90* (109) Molly Healy 1/28 (7 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 8 wickets North Sydney Oval, North Sydney Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz Player of the match: Rachel Trenaman (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 19 13 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Australian Capital Territory 9/224 (50 overs) | v | Queensland 138 (36.2 overs) |
| Erin Osborne 58 (102) Georgia Prestwidge 4/24 (10 overs) | | Courtney Sippel 54* (90) Zoe Cooke 2/22 (7 overs) |
* Australian Capital Territory won by 86 runs Phillip Oval, Canberra Umpires: Chris Cassin and Dinusha Bandara Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Australian Capital Territory)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 20 14 March 2022 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| New South Wales 198 (48.3 overs) | v | Tasmania 6/199 (42.4 overs) |
| Anika Learoyd 51 (77) Amy Smith 3/32 (8 overs) | | Rachel Priest 84 (94) Maitlan Brown 3/31 (8.4 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 4 wickets North Sydney Oval, North Sydney Umpires: Bede Sajowitz and Roberto Howard Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Tasmania)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.
* Match 21 15 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Australian Capital Territory 166 (46 overs) | v | South Australia 3/167 (35.3 overs) |
| Erin Osborne 53 (88) Jemma Barsby 3/36 (10 overs) | | Courtney Webb 72 (89) Nicola Hancock 2/27 (6 overs) |
* South Australia won by 7 wickets Phillip Oval, Canberra Umpires: Chris Cassin and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Courtney Webb (South Australia)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 22 15 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Queensland 231 (49 overs) | v | Western Australia 162 (39.3 overs) |
| Mikayla Hinkley 64 (73) Zoe Britcliffe 5/53 (10 overs) | | Maia Bouchier 79 (70) Georgia Voll 3/20 (6 overs) |
* Queensland won by 69 runs Chisholm Oval, Canberra Umpires: Steven Farrell and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Georgia Voll (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 23 17 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Victoria 130 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania 3/131 (31.1 overs) |
| Rhys McKenna 33 (49) Maisy Gibson 5/19 (10 overs) | | Emma Manix-Geeves 37 (70) Tess Flintoff 1/25 (6 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 7 wickets Shepley Oval, Dandenong Umpires: Gaurav Bawa and Greg Azzopardi Player of the match: Maisy Gibson (Tasmania)
* Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 24 18 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Western Australia 7/208 (50 overs) | v | Queensland 7/213 (47.1 overs) |
| Chloe Piparo 46 (96) Georgia Voll 2/39 (9 overs) | | Mikayla Hinkley 121* (141) Piepa Cleary 3/36 (10 overs) |
* Queensland won by 3 wickets Chisholm Oval, Canberra Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Dinusha Bandara Player of the match: Mikayla Hinkley (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 25 18 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Australian Capital Territory 8/282 (50 overs) | v | South Australia 172 (43 overs) |
| Katie Mack 107 (134) Ellie Falconer 5/56 (10 overs) | | Courtney Webb 57 (79) Chloe Rafferty 3/16 (7 overs) |
* Australian Capital Territory won by 110 runs Phillip Oval, Canberra Umpires: Chris Cassin and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Katie Mack (Australian Capital Territory)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 26 20 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Western Australia 117 (37.4 overs) | v | Australian Capital Territory 4/120 (18.1 overs) |
| Amy Edgar 24* (45) Zoe Cooke 3/29 (10 overs) | | Olivia Porter 58 (41) Amy Edgar 1/13 (3 overs) |
* Australian Capital Territory won by 6 wickets Phillip Oval, Canberra Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Dinusha Bandara Player of the match: Erin Osborne (Australian Capital Territory)
* Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 27 21 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| South Australia 5/264 (50 overs) | v | Victoria 139 (43.3 overs) |
| Bridget Patterson 118 (138) Kim Garth 3/42 (10 overs) | | Anna Lanning 40 (82) Ellie Falconer 4/30 (8.3 overs) |
* South Australia won by 125 runs Junction Oval, St Kilda Umpires: Chris Grant and Lisa McCabe Player of the match: Bridget Patterson (South Australia)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 28 22 March 2022 10:00 Scorecard
| Queensland 7/214 (50 overs) | v | New South Wales 9/152 (50 overs) |
| Georgia Voll 52 (82) Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/42 (6 overs) | | Angelina Genford 45* (62) Charli Knott 3/24 (10 overs) |
* Queensland won by 62 runs Hurstville Oval, Hurstville Umpires: Andrew Hamilton and Bede Sajowitz Player of the match: Charli Knott (Queensland)
* Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.

## Final

* 27 March 2022 10:30 Scorecard
| South Australia 242/8 (50 overs) | v | Tasmania 245/1 (47.4 overs) |
| Courtney Webb 88 (78) Amy Smith 3/33 (7 overs) | | Elyse Villani 111* (124) Samantha Betts 1/42 (8 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 9 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Ben Treloar and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Tasmania)
* South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Highest totals

| Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
| New South Wales | 7/300 | Victoria | Junction Oval | 19 December 2021 |
| South Australia | 7/296 | Western Australia | Karen Rolton Oval | 1 March 2022 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 8/282 | South Australia | Phillip Oval | 18 March 2022 |
| New South Wales | 5/274 | Victoria | Junction Oval | 17 December 2021 |
| Victoria | 8/270 | New South Wales | Junction Oval | 17 December 2021 |

### Most runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 |
| Courtney Webb | South Australia | 8 | 8 | 0 | 367 | 88 | 45.87 | 421 | 87.17 | 0 | 4 |
| Elyse Villani | Tasmania | 9 | 9 | 1 | 356 | 111* | 44.50 | 471 | 75.58 | 1 | 2 |
| Mikayla Hinkley | Queensland | 8 | 7 | 1 | 319 | 121* | 53.16 | 415 | 76.86 | 1 | 2 |
| Rachel Priest | Tasmania | 9 | 9 | 0 | 309 | 110 | 34.33 | 419 | 73.74 | 1 | 1 |
| Emma Manix-Geeves | Tasmania | 9 | 9 | 2 | 300 | 104* | 42.85 | 529 | 56.71 | 1 | 1 |

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | SR | 4WI |
| Samantha Bates | Victoria | 7 | 7 | 61.3 | 4 | 269 | 16 | 5/29 | 16.81 | 23.0 | 1 |
| Ellie Falconer | South Australia | 8 | 7 | 61.3 | 3 | 288 | 14 | 5/56 | 20.57 | 26.3 | 2 |
| Georgia Prestwidge | Queensland | 8 | 8 | 60.0 | 4 | 250 | 13 | 4/42 | 19.23 | 27.6 | 1 |
| Maisy Gibson | Tasmania | 9 | 9 | 73.0 | 5 | 288 | 13 | 5/19 | 22.15 | 33.6 | 1 |
| Sarah Coyte | Tasmania | 8 | 8 | 71.4 | 3 | 299 | 13 | 3/39 | 23.00 | 33.0 | 0 |