# 2016–17 Adelaide Strikers WBBL season

The 2016–17 Adelaide Strikers WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Andrea McCauley and captained by Tegan McPharlin, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Strikers team was last on the table, and therefore did not qualify for the knockout phase.

## Squad

The following is the Strikers women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| 2 | Tammy Beaumont | (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | | Overseas international |
| 23 | Charlotte Edwards | (1979-12-17) 17 December 1979 (age 44) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | Overseas international |
| 31 | Sarah Elliot | (1982-01-04) 4 January 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | |
| 21 | Bridget Patterson | (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| 13 | Tabatha Saville | (age 18) | | | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| 15 | Sarah Coyte | (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | |
| 9 | Tahlia McGrath | (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 1 | Shelley Nitschke | (1976-12-03) 3 December 1976 (age 47) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | Assistant coach |
| Wicketkeepers |||||||
| 7 | Tegan McPharlin | (1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Captain |
| Pace bowlers |||||||
| 14 | Samantha Betts | (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 77 | Sophie Devine | (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas international |
| 18 | Katelyn Pope | (age 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| 27 | Megan Schutt | (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |
| | Ravina Oa | | | | Associate Rookie |
| Spin bowlers |||||||
| 12 | Alex Price | (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| 10 | Amanda Wellington | (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
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 2 10 December 13:45 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 116 (19.3 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 102 (19.1 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 43 (38) Molly Strano 3/17 (4 overs) | | Sophie Molineux 37* (30) Alex Price 2/8 (1.1 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 14 runs North Sydney Oval Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Strikers)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 4 11 December 10:00 Scorecard
| Melbourne Renegades 3/131 (19.3 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 6/128 (20 overs) |
| Rachel Priest 44 (37) Shelley Nitschke 2/10 (4 overs) | | Sophie Devine 41* (27) Sophie Molineux 4/18 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Renegades won by 7 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) North Sydney Oval No. 2 Umpires: Mark Nickl and Glen Stubbings Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Renegades)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 9 16 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Sydney Thunder | v | Adelaide Strikers |
* Match abandoned Howell Oval, Sydney
* Persistent rain meant the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 12 17 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 4/103 (17.5 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 5/102 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 44 (33) Suzie Bates 2/14 (4 overs) | | Rene Farrell 29* (26) Tahlia McGrath 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) Howell Oval, Sydney Umpires: T Penman and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Sophie Devine
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 19 26 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 3/146 (16.3 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 3/143 (20 overs) |
| Sophie Devine 103* (48) Veronica Pyke 1/21 (3 overs) | | Holly Knight 69 (47) Megan Schutt 1/15 (4 overs) |
* Adelaide Strikers won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) Gliderol Stadium, Adelaide Umpires: Luke Uthenwoldt and Cain Kemp Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Strikers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 22 27 December 14:00 Scorecard
| Hobart Hurricanes | v | Adelaide Strikers |
* Match abandoned Gliderol Stadium, Adelaide
* Match was washed out, Strikers second washout for the season
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 26 31 December 12:45 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 9/82 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 4/85 (15.5 overs) |
| Tahlia McGrath 27 (31) Heather Graham 2/12 (3 overs) | | Nicole Bolton 28 (32) Megan Schutt 2/16 (3 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 25 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au; broadcast by Network Ten
* Match 29 2 January 12:30 Scorecard
| Sydney Sixers 3/161 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 5/142 (20 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 51 (40) Sarah Coyte 2/34 (4 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 57 (56) Sarah Aley 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 19 runs Adelaide Oval Umpires: Craig Thomas and Luke Uthenwoldt Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 31 3 January 12:30 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 10/94 (19.5 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 6/97 (17.5 overs) |
| Tammy Beaumont 30 (34) Lisa Sthalekar 3/12 (3.5 overs) | | Ellyse Perry 48* (41) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 13 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval Umpires: Cain Kemp and Craig Thomas Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 40 10 January 15:05 Scorecard
| Melbourne Stars 4/96 (16.5 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 9/94 (20 overs) |
| Katie Mack 31* (33) Megan Schutt 2/14 (4 overs) | | Bridget Patterson 22* (24) Kristen Beams 3/12 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Stephen Brne Player of the match: Kristen Beams (Stars)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 42 13 January 14:00 Scorecard
| Adelaide Strikers 88 (17.4 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 125 (19.3 overs) |
| Charlotte Edwards 35 (39) Kristen Beams 3/11 (3 overs) | | Jess Cameron 42 (48) Megan Schutt 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Melbourne Stars won by 37 runs Lilac Hill, Perth Umpires: A Kovalevs and Todd Rann Player of the match: Jess Cameron (Stars)
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Match 45 14 January 13:35 Scorecard
| Perth Scorchers 3/122 (18 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 6/120 (20 overs) |
| Heather Graham 39*(30) Tahlia McGrath 1/17 (4 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 31 (23) Piepa Cleary 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match: Heather Graham
* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Double header with BBL game
* 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