# 2016–17 Brisbane Heat WBBL season

The 2016–17 Brisbane Heat WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Captained by Delissa Kimmince until early January 2017 and by Kirby Short for the rest of the season, and coached by Andy Richards, the team competed in the WBBL|02 competition.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Heat was third on the table. The Heat then lost to the Perth Scorchers in a semi-final to finish WBBL|02 in equal third place (with the Hobart Hurricanes).

## Squad

The following is the Heat women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 36 | Tess Cooper | | Right-handed | | |
| 1 | Laura Harris | (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34) | | | |
| | Smriti Mandhana | (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas international |
| 10 | Kirby Short | (1986-11-03) 3 November 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain from early Jan 2017 |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 15 | Jemma Barsby | (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 23 | Haidee Birkett | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 5 | Deandra Dottin | (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Overseas international |
| 21 | Jess Jonassen | (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 31) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | |
| 11 | Delissa Kimmince | (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain to early Jan 2017 |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 6 | Beth Mooney | (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | | |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 9 | Holly Ferling | (1995-12-22) 22 December 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 22 | Courtney Hill | (1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 37) | | Right-arm | |
| 58 | Sammy-Jo Johnson | (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
| 16 | Georgia Prestwidge | (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 26 | Kara Sutherland | (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| | Li Yingying | | | Right-arm off spin | Associate Rookie |
Sources

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.442 |
| 2 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.300 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.046 |
| 4 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | −0.034 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.256 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.046 |
| 7 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | −0.519 |
| 8 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.541 |
* The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.

## Fixtures
### Group stage

* Match 6 11 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 6/138 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/142 (19.2 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 48 (42) Jess Jonassen 2/25 (4 overs) | | Deandra Dottin 60* (44) Sarah Aley 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (Heat)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 7 12 December 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 9/83 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 2/86 (16 overs) |
| Jemma Barsby 26* (31) Ashleigh Gardner 2/7 (3 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 45* (43) Jess Jonassen 1/16 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining) Drummoyne Oval, Sydney Umpires: Ben Treloar and Glen Stubbings Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 10 17 December 10:00 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 9/101 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/102 (17.1 overs) |
| Smriti Mandhana 21 (25) Emma King 2/10 (4 overs) | | Nicole Bolton 46* (43) Deandra Dottin 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Hennie Botes and John Taylor Player of the match: Nicole Bolton
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 16 18 December 10:00 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 9/94 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/95 (12.5 overs) |
| Elyse Villani 19 (23) Jemma Barsby 2/12 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 67* (46) Emma King 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 43 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and John Taylor Player of the match: Beth Mooney
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 17 26 December 13:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 2/148 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 7/94 (20 overs) |
| Meg Lanning 97* (72) Holly Ferling 1/19 (4 overs) | | Kirby Short 27 (37) Morna Nielson 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 54 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: S Farrell and Murray Branch Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Stars)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 20 27 December 10:00 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 5/129 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 6/124 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 55 (50) Gemma Triscari 2/20 (4 overs) | | Meg Lanning 50 (42) Smriti Mandhana 2/6 (2 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 5 runs Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Stephen Dionysuis and Donovan Koch Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
* Brisbane Heat player Deandra Dottin collided with a teammate while fielding a ball and received a head injury.
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 28 2 January 13:00 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 9/129 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 8/132 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 34 (40) Nicola Carey & Samantha Bates 2/18 (4 overs) | | Rachael Haynes 40 (29) Haidee Birkett 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Thunder won by 3 runs Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman Player of the match: Samantha Bates (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Sydney Thunder was penalised 1 point for slow over rate
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 30 3 January 13:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder 8/115 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 1/117 (18.5 overs) |
| Alex Blackwell 43 (49) Kara Sutherland 3/5 (2 overs) | | Beth Mooney 75* (66) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Marc Nickl and T Penman Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 36 8 January 13:45 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes 8/138 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/153 (20 overs) |
| Amy Satterthwaite 57 (48) Jemma Barsby 3/34 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 78* (60) Amy Satterthwaite 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 15 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat.
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 39 9 January 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 122 (19.4 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 2/123 (18.2 overs) |
| Smriti Mandhana 40 (33) Hayley Matthews 5/19 (3.4 overs) | | Georgia Redmayne 64* (50) Jess Jonassen 1/16 (4 overs) |
* Hobart Hurricanes won by 8 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Darren Close and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Hurricanes)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and chose to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 43 14 January 10:00 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 5/105 (17.5 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 102 (18.5 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 45 (39) Danielle Wyatt 2/12 (3 overs) | | Kris Britt 32 (26) Jemma Barsby 4/13 (3 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Murray Branch and Steven Farrell Player of the match: Jemma Barsby (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed by cricket.com.au
* Match 46 15 January 10:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 3/102 (14 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 8/125 (20 overs) |
| Rachel Priest 44 (39) Jess Jonassen 2/6 (3 overs) | | Delissa Kimmince 39 (31) Molly Strano 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (D/L method) Allan Border Field, Brisbane Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and David Taylor Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Renegades)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Melbourne Renegades' target revised to 102 runs from 15 overs following a rain delay
* Streamed by cricket.com.au
* Match 49 20 January 14:05 Scorecard
| Brisbane Heat 1/142 (15 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 5/139 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 75* (47) Tahlia McGrath 1/18 (2 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 50* (42) Delissa Kimmince 2/18 (3 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won by 9 wickets (with 30 balls remaining) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Murray Branch and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed by cricket.com.au
* Match 53 21 January 10:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 8/127 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 6/127 (20 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 58 (54) Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/10 (2 overs) | | Deandra Dottin 51 (41) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/8 (4 overs) |
* Brisbane Heat won in Super Over The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Steven Farrell and David Taylor Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (Heat)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed by cricket.com.au

### Knockout phase
#### Semi-final

* 24 January 11:40 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 1/125 (15.4 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 5/124 (20 overs) |
| Kirby Short 39 (49) Emma King 2/17 (4 overs) | | Elyse Villani 52 (48) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Michael Graham-Smith and Damien Mealey Player of the match: Emma King (Scorchers)
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Was played as a double header prior to Semi Final 1 of the Men's BBL. Both matches were broadcast on Network Ten