# 2013–14 Women's National Cricket League season

The 2013–14 Women's National Cricket League season was the 18th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 12 October 2013 and finished on 16 February 2014. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 16th time after topping the ladder at the conclusion of the round-robin stage and beating Victorian Spirit in the final. Nicole Bolton was the player of the series.

## Ladder

    As of 3 January 2014
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | New South Wales | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 1.950 |
| 2 | Victoria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 1.170 |
| 3 | Western Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0.174 |
| 4 | South Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | −0.482 |
| 5 | Queensland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0.243 |
| 6 | Australian Capital Territory | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | −0.270 |
| 7 | Tasmania | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.891 |
* 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-robin phase

* Match 1 12 October 2013 Scorecard
| (H) Queensland | v | Tasmania |
* Allan Border Field, Brisbane
* Match 2 12 October 2013 Scorecard
| (H) Western Australia | v | Australian Capital Territory |
* WACA Ground, Perth
* Match 3 19 October 2013 Scorecard
| (H) South Australia | v | Victoria |
* Park 25, Adelaide
* Match 4 26 October 2013 Scorecard
| (H) Queensland | v | Western Australia |
* Heritage Oval, Toowoomba
* Match 5 26 October 2013 Scorecard
| New South Wales | v | Tasmania (H) |
* NTCA Ground, Launceston
* Match 6 26 October 2013 Scorecard
| Australian Capital Territory | v | Victoria (H) |
* Russell Lucas Oval, Melbourne
* Match 7 9 November 2013 Scorecard
| (H) Australian Capital Territory | v | Tasmania |
* Freebody Oval, Queanbeyan
* Match 8 9 November 2013 Scorecard
| (H) New South Wales | v | Victoria |
* Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney
* Match 9 9 November 2013 Scorecard
| (H) South Australia | v | Western Australia |
* Park 25, Adelaide
* Match 10 16 November 2013 Scorecard
| (H) South Australia | v | Victoria |
* Campbelltown Memorial Oval, Adelaide
* Match 11 23 November 2013 Scorecard
| (H) New South Wales | v | Australian Capital Territory |
* Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga
* Match 12 23 November 2013 Scorecard
| Victoria | v | Western Australia (H) |
* Murdoch University Ground, Perth
* Match 13 7 December 2013 Scorecard
| (H) Australian Capital Territory | v | South Australia |
* Freebody Oval, Queanbeyan
* Match 14 7 December 2013 Scorecard
| (H) New South Wales | v | Queensland |
* Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney
* Match 15 7 December 2013 Scorecard
| Tasmania | v | Victoria (H) |
* Junction Oval, Melbourne
* Match 16 20 December 2013 Scorecard
| Western Australia | v | Tasmania (H) |
* Bellerive Oval, Hobart
* Match 17 20 December 2013 Scorecard
| South Australia | v | New South Wales (H) |
* Drummoyne Oval, Sydney
* Match 18 21 December 2013 Scorecard
| Australian Capital Territory | v | Queensland (H) |
* Allan Border Field, Brisbane
* Match 19 2 January 2014 Scorecard
| New South Wales | v | Western Australia (H) |
* Floreat Park Oval, Perth
* Match 20 3 January 2014 Scorecard
| (H) Tasmania | v | South Australia |
* Bellerive Oval, Hobart
* Match 21 3 January 2014 Scorecard
| Victoria | v | Queensland (H) |
* Junction Oval, Melbourne

### Final

* 16 February 2014 Scorecard
| Victoria 9/111 (20 overs) | v | New South Wales 3/114 (18.5 overs) |
| Meg Lanning 49 (48) Rachael Haynes 3/20 (4 overs) | | Leah Poulton 48 (48) Julie Hunter 1/12 (3 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval, Sydney Umpires: Shawn Craig and Michael Graham-Smith Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (New South Wales)
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 20 overs per side due to rain.
* New South Wales won the 2014–15 Women's National Cricket League.

## Statistics
### Highest totals

| Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
| Queensland | 6/351 | Tasmania | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | 12 October 2013 |
| Western Australia | 5/329 | Tasmania | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 20 December 2013 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 9/297 | Tasmania | Freebody Oval, Queanbeyan | 9 November 2013 |
| New South Wales | 8/297 | Australian Capital Territory | Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga | 23 November 2013 |
| Victoria | 8/275 | South Australia | Park 25, Adelaide | 19 October 2013 |

### Most runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 |
| Nicole Bolton | Western Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 371 | 129 | 61.83 | 498 | 74.49 | 1 | 2 |
| Leah Poulton | New South Wales | 7 | 7 | 1 | 347 | 109 | 57.83 | 386 | 89.89 | 1 | 1 |
| Meg Lanning | Victoria | 6 | 6 | 0 | 260 | 78 | 43.33 | 244 | 106.55 | 0 | 2 |
| Jodie Fields | Queensland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 253 | 150 | 50.60 | 269 | 94.05 | 1 | 0 |
| Lauren Ebsary | South Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 251 | 67 | 41.83 | 309 | 81.22 | 0 | 3 |

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | SR | 4WI |
| Kristen Beams | Victoria | 7 | 7 | 51.5 | 4 | 185 | 14 | 5/20 | 13.21 | 22.2 | 1 |
| Erin Osborne | New South Wales | 7 | 7 | 41.3 | 6 | 141 | 12 | 4/45 | 11.75 | 20.7 | 1 |
| Ellyse Perry | New South Wales | 5 | 5 | 39.2 | 9 | 126 | 10 | 4/26 | 12.60 | 23.6 | 1 |
| Jess Jonassen | Queensland | 6 | 6 | 45.0 | 3 | 223 | 10 | 4/32 | 22.30 | 27.0 | 1 |
| Jemma Barsby | Queensland | 6 | 6 | 46.0 | 0 | 229 | 10 | 3/49 | 22.90 | 27.6 | 0 |