2016–17 Sydney Sixers WBBL season

Sydney Sixers2016–17 season

Coach|  Ben Sawyer
Captain(s)|  Ellyse Perry
Home ground| Sydney Cricket Ground
WBBL Season| 1st
WBBL Finals| Winner
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The 2016–17 Sydney Sixers WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Ben Sawyer and captained by Ellyse Perry, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.

At the conclusion of the group stage, the Sixers team was at the top of the table. The Sixers then defeated the Hobart Hurricanes in a semi-final, and the Perth Scorchers in the final, to emerge as the WBBL|02 champions.

## Squad

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The following is the Sixers women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. | Name  | Nat. | Birth date  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batsmen
6 | Ashleigh Gardner |  |  (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin |
All-rounders
15 | Rhiannon Dick |  |  (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin |
| Kim Garth |  |  (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Associate Rookie
4 | Jodie Hicks |  |  (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium |
17 | Marizanne Kapp |  |  (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Overseas international
74 | Carly Leeson |  | (age 18) | Right-handed | Right arm medium |
9 | Emily Leys |  |  (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Left arm medium |
8 | Ellyse Perry |  |  (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Captain
7 | Lisa Sthalekar |  |  (1979-08-13) 13 August 1979 (age 45) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin |
20 | Dane van Niekerk |  |  (1993-05-14) 14 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin | Overseas international
Wicketkeepers
77 | Alyssa Healy |  |  (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed |  |
28 | Sara McGlashan |  |  (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed |  | Overseas international
Pace bowlers
3 | Sarah Aley |  |  (1984-06-03) 3 June 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right arm medium |
2 | Lauren Smith |  |  (1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium |
Spin bowlers
33 | Angela Reakes |  |  (1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm leg spin |

Sources [1][2]

## Ladder

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Pos | Team

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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

Source: [3]

* The top four teams qualified for the play-off phase.

## Fixtures

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Main article: 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season

All times are local time

### Group stage

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Match 6
11 December
14:00
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
6/138 (20 overs)

Brisbane Heat
5/142 (19.2 overs)

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Alyssa Healy 48 (42)
Jess Jonassen 2/25 (4 overs)

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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

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Match 7
12 December
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard

Brisbane Heat
9/83 (20 overs)

Sydney Sixers
2/86 (16 overs)

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Jemma Barsby 26* (31)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/7 (3 overs)

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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

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Match 11
17 December
14:00
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
8/122 (20 overs)

Melbourne Stars
3/124 (17.2 overs)

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Sara McGlashan 40 (32)
Emma Kearney 3/13 (4 overs)

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Meg Lanning 66* (48)
Marizanne Kapp 2/21 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard
Player of the match: Meg Lanning

* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 14
17 December
10:00
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars
3/115 (16.5 overs)

Sydney Sixers
8/111 (20 overs)

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Katie Mack 48* (33)
Marizanne Kapp 2/13 (3.5 overs)

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Ashleigh Gardner 43 (32)
Danielle Hazell 2/15 (4 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Casey Fields No.4, Melbourne
Umpires: Dale Ireland and David Shepard
Player of the match: Danielle Hazell

* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 23
28 December
14:35
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder
7/131 (20 overs)

Sydney Sixers
3/164 (20 overs)

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Erin Osborne 32 (30)
Marizanne Kapp 2/29 (4 overs)

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Alyssa Healy 55 (38)
Rachael Haynes 1/11 (2 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 33 runs
Spotless Stadium, Sydney
Umpires: Mark Nickl and T Penman
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)

* Sydney Thunder won the toss and chose to field
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 24
29 December
14:30
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
3/110 (18.2 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes
8/106 (20 overs)

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Hayley Matthews 27 (33)
Sarah Aley 3/13 (3 overs)

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Ellyse Perry 44* (44)
Hayley Matthews 2/20 (3.2 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and T Penman
Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers)

* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 29
2 January
12:30
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
3/161 (20 overs)

Adelaide Strikers
5/142 (20 overs)

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Alyssa Healy 51 (40)
Sarah Coyte 2/34 (4 overs)

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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

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Match 31
3 January
12:30
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers
10/94 (19.5 overs)

Sydney Sixers
6/97 (17.5 overs)

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Tammy Beaumont 30 (34)
Lisa Sthalekar 3/12 (3.5 overs)

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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

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Match 37
8 January
14:30
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers
6/120 (20 overs)

Sydney Sixers
6/132 (20 overs)

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Suzie Bates 52 (53)
Lauren Smith 2/23 (4 overs)

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Ashleigh Gardner 40 (23)
Anya Shrubsole 2/20 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 12 runs
Hurstville Oval, Sydney
Umpires: T Pennman and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sixers)

* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 38
9 January
14:30
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
6/133 (19.3 overs)

Perth Scorchers
9/129 (20 overs)

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Alyssa Healy 46 (31)
Katherine Brunt 2/25 (4 overs)

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Lauren Ebsary 37 (28)
Lauren Smith 4/23 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Sydney Cricket Ground
Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
* Double header with BBL game
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 41
13 January
14:30
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes
8/118 (20 overs)

Sydney Sixers
6/134 (20 overs)

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Corinne Hall 42 (43)
Sarah Aley 3/20 (4 overs)

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Ellyse Perry 60 (54)
Julie Hunter 2/13 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 16 runs
North Sydney Oval
Umpires: G Stubbings and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Sixers)

* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 44
14 January
13:45
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
7/138 (20 overs)

Sydney Thunder
6/138 (20 overs)

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Ashleigh Gardner 54 (41)
Rene Farrell 3/26 (4 overs)

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Stafanie Taylor 68 (51)
Lisa Sthalekar 2/19 (2 overs)

Sydney Thunder won in Super Over
Sydney Cricket Ground
Umpires: Claire Polosak and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Thunder)

* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Double header with BBL game
* Broadcast by Network Ten

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Match 52
20 January
14:30
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
5/148 (20 overs)

Melbourne Renegades
4/150 (18.4 overs)

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Ashleigh Gardner 56 (38)
Molly Strano 2/27 (4 overs)

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Rachel Priest 44 (40)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/22 (4 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
North Sydney Oval
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Maitlan Brown (Renegades)

* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed by cricket.com.au

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Match 55
21 January
14:30
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades
9/123 (20 overs)

Sydney Sixers
5/158 (20 overs)

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Sophie Molineux 24 (25)
Sarah Aley 3/14 (4 overs)

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Alyssa Healy 84 (56)
Molly Strano 2/33 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 35 runs
North Sydney Oval
Umpires: Anthony Hobson and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)

* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed by cricket.com.au

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### Knockout phase

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#### Semi-final

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25 January
13:40
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
6/169 (20 overs)

Hobart Hurricanes
66 (14.1 overs)

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Alyssa Healy 77 (45)
Erin Burns 2/26 (4 overs)

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Erin Burns 14 (15)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/9 (3 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 103 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Sixers)

* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
* Was played as a double header prior to Semi Final 2 of the Men's BBL. Both matches were broadcast by Network Ten.

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#### Final

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28 January
10:45
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers
7/117 (20 overs)

Sydney Sixers
5/124 (20 overs)

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Katherine Brunt 35* (30)
Sarah Aley 4/23 (4 overs)

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Alyssa Healy 40 (27)
Anya Shrubsole 2/17 (4 overs)

Sydney Sixers won by 7 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Shawn Craig and Greg Davidson
Player of the match: Sarah Aley (Sixers)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Sydney Sixers won their first WBBL title

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## References

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1. ^ "Players". Sydney Sixers. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
2. ^ "Associate Rookies named for Rebel WBBL 02". International Cricket Council website. International Cricket Council. 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
3. ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2016–17". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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