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The 2017–18 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Lisa Keightley and captained by Elyse Villani, the Scorchers ended the regular season of WBBL|03 in third place. They then defeated the Sydney Thunder by 27 runs in a semi-final at Optus Stadium to set up a re-match of the previous year's final against the Sydney Sixers. In the championship decider, held at Adelaide Oval, the Scorchers suffered a heavy nine-wicket loss to once again finish the tournament as runners-up.
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach | Lisa Keightley | ||
| Captain(s) | Elyse Villani | ||
| Home ground | WACA Ground | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 8–6 (3rd) | ||
| Finals | Runners-up | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Elyse Villani – 535 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Katherine Brunt – 23 | ||
| Player of the Season | Katherine Brunt | ||
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Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).[1]
Personnel changes ahead of the season included:[2][3]
- New Zealand marquee Suzie Bates departed the Scorchers, signing with the Adelaide Strikers.
- Meg Lanning signed with the Scorchers, departing the Melbourne Stars. However, due to a shoulder injury, Lanning would be unavailable for the entire season. New Zealand's Thamsyn Newton was subsequently signed as a marquee replacement player.
- Due to the departure of Bates (outgoing captain with a 9–7 win–loss record) and the unavailability of Lanning, Elyse Villani assumed the captaincy for the season.
- England marquee Nat Sciver signed with the Scorchers, departing the Melbourne Stars.
- Mikayla Hinkley signed with the Scorchers, departing the Sydney Thunder.
Changes made during the season included the signing of Taneale Peschel as a local replacement player. Peschel played two games in the absence of Katherine Brunt who was sidelined with a back injury.[4][5][6]
The table below lists the Scorchers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[7]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 22 | Lauren Ebsary |  | 15 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 159 | 116.05 | – | – | 6 | – | |
| 1 | Mikayla Hinkley | | 1 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 5 | 11 | 73.33 | – | – | 3 | – | |
| 7 | Meg Lanning | | 25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Australian marquee |
| 28 | Chloe Piparo | | 5 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2 | 2 | 40.00 | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 39 | Natalie Sciver |  | 20 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 16 | 339 | 118.53 | 4 | 7.78 | 13 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 3 | Elyse Villani | | 6 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 535 | 125.88 | 0 | 6.00 | 9 | – | Captain, Australian marquee |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Nicole Bolton | | 17 January 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 482 | 101.47 | 8 | 6.33 | 4 | – | Australian marquee |
| 5 | Mathilda Carmichael | | 4 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 6 | 40 | 95.23 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 11 | Heather Graham | | 5 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15 | 136 | 89.47 | 14 | 6.96 | 4 | – | |
| Ravina Oa |  | 24 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Associate rookie | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Megan Banting | | 11 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 6 | 11 | 47.82 | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 33 | Emily Smith | | 9 January 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 2 | 3 | |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Katherine Brunt | | 2 July 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 14 | 104 | 83.87 | 23 | 4.83 | 4 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 8 | Piepa Cleary | | 17 July 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 15 | 43 | 97.72 | 13 | 6.12 | 3 | – | |
| 16 | Katie-Jane Hartshorn | | 20 June 1994 | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 1 | – | – | 0 | 9.75 | 0 | – | |
| 2 | Emma King | | 25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 9 | 64.28 | 15 | 6.00 | 2 | – | |
| 79 | Thamsyn Newton |  | 3 June 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 50 | 96.15 | 6 | 9.43 | 1 | – | Overseas marquee (replacement) |
| 6 | Taneale Peschel | |
29 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2 | – | – | 1 | 9.20 | 0 | – | Local replacement |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Sixers (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.890 |
| 2 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.684 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.266 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.250 |
| 5 | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.147 |
| 6 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.092 |
| 7 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.634 |
| 8 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −1.733 |
Source: [8]
- The top four teams qualified for the play-off phase.
All times are local time
Regular season
Perth Scorchers 6/188 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 9/170 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Sydney Sixers 8/122 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 1/123 (18.2 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Perth Scorchers 7/112 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 4/116 (18.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Stars 4/163 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 1/164 (18.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
- Double header with Match 7 of the Men's BBL
Melbourne Stars 6/149 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 4/137 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Sixers 138 (19.5 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 4/139 (18.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Thunder 6/145 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 6/144 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Sydney Thunder 4/134 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 2/136 (18.1 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Perth Scorchers 9/87 (16 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 4/88 (15.5 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
- Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain delay
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Adelaide Strikers 7/107 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 76 (17.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 4/122 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 1/126 (16 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 7/130 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 4/134 (18.5 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Perth Scorchers 7/124 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 6/125 (19.2 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Renegades 9/112 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers 6/113 (16.1 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
- Former Australian player Kris Britt made her last WBBL appearance[9]
Knockout phase
Perth Scorchers 2/148 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 8/121 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Played as a double header with BBL semi-final 1
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Perth Scorchers 99 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 1/100 (15 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
- Sydney Sixers won their second WBBL title
- Played as a double header with BBL final
- Broadcast by Network Ten
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- Most runs: Elyse Villani – 535 (2nd in the league)[10]
- Highest score in an innings: Elyse Villani – 84* (53) vs Melbourne Stars, 26 December 2017[11]
- Most wickets: Katherine Brunt – 23 (equal 1st in the league)[12]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Katherine Brunt – 3/11 (4 overs) vs Melbourne Renegades, 28 January 2018[13]
- Most catches (fielder): Nat Sciver – 13 (1st in the league)[14]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Nicole Bolton, Elyse Villani – 3 each
- Katherine Brunt, Emma King, Nat Sciver – 1 each
- Scorchers Player of the Year: Katherine Brunt[15]
- WBBL|03 Player of the Tournament: Elyse Villani (2nd)[16]
- WBBL|03 Team of the Tournament: Nicole Bolton, Katherine Brunt, Elyse Villani[17]
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