2020–21 Perth Scorchers WBBL season

Perth Scorchers

2020–21 season
Coach	Shelley Nitschke
Captain(s)	Sophie Devine
League	WBBL
Record	6–6 (4th)
Finals	Semi-finalists
Leading Run Scorer	Beth Mooney – 551
Leading Wicket Taker	Sarah Glenn – 17
Player of the Season	Beth Mooney
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The 2020–21 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the sixth in the team's history. Coached by Shelley Nitschke and captained by Sophie Devine, the Scorchers played the entirety of WBBL|06 in a bio-secure Sydney hub due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, for the second year in a row, were eliminated in the semi-finals.^[1] In her first season with the Scorchers, Devine was named the league-wide Player of the Tournament, earning the same award that she won in WBBL|05 while playing for the Adelaide Strikers.

Each 2020–21 squad is to be made up of 15 active players. Teams can sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees are classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|06 signing period.^[2]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

• Shelley Nitschke was appointed head coach of the Scorchers, replacing Lisa Keightley who departed to take on the role as coach of England.^[3][4][5]
• Meg Lanning departed the Scorchers after three seasons, returning to the Melbourne Stars where she played the first two WBBL seasons.^[6]
• Beth Mooney signed a two-year contract with the Scorchers, departing the Brisbane Heat.^[7]
• New Zealand marquee Sophie Devine signed with the Scorchers, having played the five previous seasons with the Adelaide Strikers.^[8] Devine was also announced as the team's new captain.^[9]
• Georgia Redmayne departed the Scorchers, signing with the Brisbane Heat.^[10]
• England marquee Nat Sciver departed the Scorchers, returning to the Melbourne Stars where she played the first two WBBL seasons.^[11]
• England marquee Sarah Glenn signed with the Scorchers, marking her first appearance in the WBBL.^[12]
• New Zealand marquee Lauren Down was signed from the reserve player pool. She played five matches for the Scorchers from 1–11 November, replacing Amy Jones (quad injury).^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]}

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.^[20][21]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth Date	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
4	Megan Banting		11 February 1996	Right-handed	–	11	44	102.32	–	–	1	–
5	Mathilda Carmichael		4 April 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	5	69	125.45	–	–	2	–
18	Lauren Down		7 May 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	7	26	96.29	–	–	3	–	Overseas marquee (replacement)
40	Amy Jones		13 June 1993	Right-handed	–	6	39	79.59	–	–	1	–	Overseas marquee
28	Chloe Piparo		5 September 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	117	106.36	–	–	2	–
All-rounders
12	Nicole Bolton		17 January 1989	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	134	92.41	10	7.04	3	–
77	Sophie Devine		1 September 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	12	460	126.37	6	7.28	7	–	Captain, overseas marquee
11	Heather Graham		10 May 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	13	103	91.15	12	6.89	5	–
	Georgia Wyllie		3 May 2002	Right-handed	Left-arm medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wicket-keeper
10	Beth Mooney		14 January 1994	Left-handed	–	14	551	117.73	–	–	5	3	Australian marquee
Bowlers
15	Jemma Barsby		4 October 1995	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	12	25	75.75	0	8.07	0	–
14	Samantha Betts		16 February 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	5	–	–	3	6.31	1	–
8	Piepa Cleary		17 July 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	13	3	75.00	3	7.33	2	–
3	Sarah Glenn		27 August 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	14	35	106.06	17	6.25	2	–	Overseas marquee
2	Emma King		25 March 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	Taneale Peschel		29 August 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	14	12	92.30	13	6.13	1	–

•   The top 4 teams advance to the knockout phase

All times are local time

• Most runs: Beth Mooney – 551 (1st in the league)^[24]
• Highest score in an innings: Sophie Devine – 103 (68) vs Sydney Sixers, 8 November^[25]
• Most wickets: Sarah Glenn – 17 (equal 6th in the league)^[26]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Sarah Glenn – 4/18 (4 overs) vs Adelaide Strikers, 22 November^[27]
• Most catches: Sophie Devine – 7 (equal 6th in the league)^[28]
• Player of the Match awards:
  • Sophie Devine – 5
  • Beth Mooney – 1
• WBBL|06 Player of the Tournament: Sophie Devine (1st)^[29]
• WBBL|06 Team of the Tournament: Sophie Devine, Beth Mooney, Taneale Peschel^[30]
• Scorchers Most Valuable Player: Beth Mooney^[31]