2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season
Dates | 22 September 2019 – 16 February 2020 |
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Administrator(s) | New South Wales |
Participants | 7 |
Matches | 29 |
Player of the series | Nicole Bolton |
Most runs | Nicole Bolton (436) |
Most wickets | Rene Farrell (21) |
Official website | cricket.com.au |
The 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season was the 24th season of the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL), the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. Under an expanded schedule, each of the seven teams played eight round robin games, up from the six played by all teams in each of the previous nine seasons. The tournament started on 22 September 2019 and finished on 16 February 2020. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers topped the ladder and met Western Australia in the final, where the latter won by 42 runs to secure their first WNCL title.[1][2]
Ladder
- As of 9 February 2020
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | New South Wales
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.441 |
2 | Western Australia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0.198 |
3 | Queensland
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8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0.561 |
4 | Victoria | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.170 |
5 | Australian Capital Territory
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8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | −0.560 |
6 | Tasmania
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8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.299 |
7 | South Australia[a] | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −0.561 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualified for the final.
Rules for classification: The top two ranked teams qualified for the final.
- 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.[4]
Notes:
- ^ One point deducted for slow over rate
Fixtures
Round 1
Queensland 189 (47 overs) |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Australia 4, Queensland 0
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New South Wales 4/196 (36.1 overs) | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match was reduced to 37 overs per side
- Points: NSW 4, South Australia 0
Australian Capital Territory 6/168 (33 overs) |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match was reduced to 33 overs per side
- Points: ACT 4, Victoria 0
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Tasmania 178 (44 overs) | |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Australia 4, Tasmania 0
Queensland 240 (49.5 overs) |
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Tasmania 139 (40.2 overs) |
Sasha Maloney 4/37 (7.5 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Queensland 5, Tasmania 0
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Australian Capital Territory 7/204 (47.2 overs) | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: ACT 4, South Australia 0
New South Wales 186 (49.3 overs) |
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Victoria 4, NSW 0
Round 2
Australian Capital Territory 177 (49.2 overs) |
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New South Wales (H)6/179 (48 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: New South Wales 4, Australian Capital Territory 0.
- Match delayed from 6 January 2020 due to bushfires.[5]
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Victoria 5, Western Australia 0.
Australian Capital Territory 151 (45 overs) |
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Queensland 5/157 (24.1 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Queensland 6, Australian Capital Territory 0.
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Tasmania 5/172 (39.2 overs) | |
- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Tasmania 5, South Australia 0.
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Australia 4, Victoria 0.
(H)
New South Wales 7/241 (50 overs) |
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Queensland 154 (35.4 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: New South Wales 5, Queensland 0.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Tasmania 4, South Australia 0.
Round 3
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Tasmania 198 (49.5 overs) |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Victoria 4, Tasmania 0.
Queensland 179 (48.3 overs) |
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Australian Capital Territory (H)119 (33.2 overs) |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Queensland 5, Australian Capital Territory 0.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Australia 5, South Australia 0.
New South Wales 248 (46.5 overs) |
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Queensland 225 (47.2 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New South Wales 4, Queensland 0.
(H)
Tasmania 7/197 (43/43 overs) |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Victoria 4, Tasmania 0.
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Australian Capital Territory 187 (46.1 overs) |
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New South Wales 3/189 (32.2 overs) |
- New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: New South Wales 5, Australian Capital Territory 0.
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Australia 4, South Australia 0.
Round 4
Tasmania 200 (46.4 overs) |
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New South Wales (H)9/204 (50 overs) |
- Tasmania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: New South Wales 4, Tasmania 0.
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Australian Capital Territory (H)8/242 (47.5 overs) | |
Sarah Cady 3/33 (10 overs) |
- Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Australian Capital Territory 4, Western Australia 0.
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Queensland (H)4/183 (37.1 overs) | |
- Queensland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Queensland 5, Victoria 0.
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South Australia 4, Victoria 0.
(H)
New South Wales 6/223 (50 overs) |
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- Western Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Australia 4, New South Wales 0.
Tasmania 198 (47.4 overs) |
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Australian Capital Territory (H)7/202 (46.3 overs) |
3/35 (10 overs)
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- Australian Capital Territory won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Australian Capital Territory 4, Tasmania 0.
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Queensland |
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- No toss.
- Points: Queensland 2, South Australia 0.
Final
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New South Wales (H)189 (49.5 overs) | |
- Western Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Western Australia won the 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League.
Statistics
Highest totals
Team[6] | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
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Western Australia | 6/271 | Victoria | Junction Oval | 9 January 2020 |
Victoria | 7/259 | Western Australia | Junction Oval | 7 January 2020 |
Western Australia | 9/259 | South Australia | WACA Ground | 21 January 2020 |
Western Australia | 9/251 | South Australia | WACA Ground | 23 January 2020 |
New South Wales |
248 | Queensland |
Manuka Oval | 22 January 2020 |
Most runs
Player[7] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 |
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Nicole Bolton | Western Australia | 9 | 9 | 0 | 436 | 94 | 48.44 | 585 | 74.52 | 0 | 5 |
Chloe Piparo | Western Australia | 9 | 9 | 0 | 365 | 76 | 40.55 | 514 | 71.01 | 0 | 4 |
Elyse Villani | Victoria | 8 | 8 | 1 | 300 | 99 | 42.85 | 406 | 73.89 | 0 | 2 |
Katie Mack | Australian Capital Territory |
8 | 8 | 0 | 295 | 83 | 36.87 | 463 | 67.71 | 0 | 3 |
Bridget Patterson | South Australia | 7 | 7 | 1 | 288 | 81 | 48.00 | 437 | 65.90 | 0 | 2 |
Most wickets
Player[8] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | SR | 4WI |
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Rene Farrell | New South Wales |
9 | 9 | 75.1 | 13 | 275 | 21 | 4/33 | 13.09 | 21.4 | 1 |
Emma King | Western Australia | 9 | 9 | 79.0 | 7 | 326 | 18 | 3/28 | 18.11 | 26.3 | 0 |
Nicole Bolton | Western Australia | 9 | 9 | 79.0 | 4 | 311 | 16 | 3/26 | 19.43 | 29.6 | 0 |
Tahlia McGrath | South Australia | 7 | 7 | 62.2 | 3 | 278 | 13 | 4/40 | 21.38 | 28.7 | 1 |
Hayley Silver-Holmes | New South Wales |
9 | 9 | 60.1 | 5 | 240 | 12 | 3/18 | 20.00 | 30.0 | 0 |
References
Notes
- ^ Jolly 2019.
- ^ Collin, Emily (16 February 2020). "WA end Breakers dynasty with maiden WNCL final win". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "WNCL 2019-20 Standings". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "2017–18 JLT WNCL Playing Conditions" (pdf). Cricket Australia. October 2017. (Refer to clause 16.10 Match Points / Qualifying Provisions)
- ^ Jolly 2020.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2019/20 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2019/20 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2019/20 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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