2017–18 Perth Scorchers WBBL season

Perth Scorchers2017–18 season

Perth Scorchers 2017–18 cap logo
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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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.

## Squad

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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

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22 | Lauren Ebsary |  | (1983-03-15)15 March 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16  | 159  | 116.05  | –  | –  | 6  | – |
1 | Mikayla Hinkley |  | (1998-05-01)1 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 5  | 11  | 73.33  | –  | –  | 3  | – |
7 | Meg Lanning |  | (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | – | Australian marquee
28 | Chloe Piparo |  | (1994-09-05)5 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2  | 2  | 40.00  | –  | –  | 0  | – |
39 | Natalie Sciver |  | (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 16  | 339  | 118.53  | 4  | 7.78  | 13  | – | Overseas marquee
3 | Elyse Villani |  | (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16  | 535  | 125.88  | 0  | 6.00  | 9  | – | Captain, Australian marquee
All-rounders
12 | Nicole Bolton |  | (1989-01-17)17 January 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16  | 482  | 101.47  | 8  | 6.33  | 4  | – | Australian marquee
5 | Mathilda Carmichael |  | (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 6  | 40  | 95.23  | –  | –  | 2  | – |
11 | Heather Graham |  | (1996-10-05)5 October 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 15  | 136  | 89.47  | 14  | 6.96  | 4  | – |
| Ravina Oa |  | (1995-04-24)24 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | – | Associate rookie
Wicket-keepers
4 | Megan Banting |  | (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 6  | 11  | 47.82  | –  | –  | 0  | – |
33 | Emily Smith |  | (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16  | 0  | 0.00  | –  | –  | 2  | 3 |
Bowlers
26 | Katherine Brunt |  | (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 14  | 104  | 83.87  | 23  | 4.83  | 4  | – | Overseas marquee
8 | Piepa Cleary |  | (1996-07-17)17 July 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 15  | 43  | 97.72  | 13  | 6.12  | 3  | – |
16 | Katie-Jane Hartshorn |  | (1994-06-20)20 June 1994 | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 1  | –  | –  | 0  | 9.75  | 0  | – |
2 | Emma King |  | (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16  | 9  | 64.28  | 15  | 6.00  | 2  | – |
79 | Thamsyn Newton |  | (1995-06-03)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

## Ladder

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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.

## Fixtures

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All times are local time

### Regular season

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Main article: 2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season § Fixtures

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Match 4
10 December 2017
10:45
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers
6/188 (20 overs)

Brisbane Heat
9/170 (20 overs)

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Natalie Sciver 84 (46)
Sammy-Jo Johnson 2/24 (4 overs)

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Delissa Kimmince 87* (54)
Katherine Brunt 3/23 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 18 runs
North Sydney Oval No. 2
Umpires: Ryan Nelson and David Shepard
Player of the match: Natalie Sciver (Scorchers)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
* Broadcast by Network Ten

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Match 7
12 December 2017
12:00
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
8/122 (20 overs)

Perth Scorchers
1/123 (18.2 overs)

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Erin Burns 33 (25)
Katherine Brunt, Emma King 2/19 (4 overs)

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Elyse Villani 74* (61)
Sarah Aley 1/22 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
North Dalton Park, Wollongong
Umpires: Ryan Nelson and Marc Nickl
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 9
15 December 2017
14:00
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers
7/112 (20 overs)

Brisbane Heat
4/116 (18.5 overs)

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Katherine Brunt 29 (32)
Delissa Kimmince 2/17 (4 overs)

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Kirby Short 50* (48)
Katherine Brunt 2/17 (4 overs)

Brisbane Heat won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Murray Branch and Steven Farrell
Player of the match: Deandra Dottin (Heat)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 17
26 December 2017
11:20
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars
4/163 (20 overs)

Perth Scorchers
1/164 (18.3 overs)

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Lizelle Lee 76 (62)
Emma King 2/24 (4 overs)

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Elyse Villani 84* (53)
Erin Osborne 1/24 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Ashlee Kovalevs and John Taylor
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Scorchers)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au
* Double header with Match 7 of the Men's BBL

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Match 18
27 December 2017
11:30
Scorecard

Melbourne Stars
6/149 (20 overs)

Perth Scorchers
4/137 (20 overs)

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Georgia Elwiss 25 (24)
Katherine Brunt 2/13 (3 overs)

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Elyse Villani 72 (44)
Alana King 1/11 (2 overs)

Melbourne Stars won by 12 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and John Taylor
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)

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

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Match 20
30 December 2017
13:00
Scorecard

Sydney Sixers
138 (19.5 overs)

Perth Scorchers
4/139 (18.5 overs)

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Ellyse Perry 45 (47)
Nicole Bolton 2/15 (3 overs)

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Elyse Villani 63 (43)
Dane van Niekerk 2/24 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: John Taylor and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Scorchers)

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

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Match 29
7 January 2018
10:00
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder
6/145 (20 overs)

Perth Scorchers
6/144 (20 overs)

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Rachel Priest 42 (32)
Piepa Cleary 3/19 (3 overs)

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Nicole Bolton 71 (57)
Rene Farrell 2/19 (4 overs)

Sydney Thunder won by 1 run
Lilac Hill, Perth
Umpires: A Kovalevs and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Rene Farrell (Thunder)

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

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Match 31
8 January 2018
13:30
Scorecard

Sydney Thunder
4/134 (20 overs)

Perth Scorchers
2/136 (18.1 overs)

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Alex Blackwell 81* (58)
Katherine Brunt 1/13 (4 overs)

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Natalie Sciver 61* (50)
Maisy Gibson 1/18 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and A Kovalevs
Player of the match: Alex Blackwell (Thunder)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 34
13 January 2018
10:50
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers
9/87 (16 overs)

Adelaide Strikers
4/88 (15.5 overs)

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Heather Graham 19 (17)
Tahlia McGrath 3/17 (3 overs)

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Suzie Bates 49* (47)
Katherine Brunt 2/17 (4 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Traeger Park, Alice Springs
Umpires: Darren Close and Craig Thomas
Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Strikers)

* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
* Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain delay
* Broadcast by Network Ten

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Match 38
14 January 2018
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Adelaide Strikers
7/107 (20 overs)

Perth Scorchers
76 (17.3 overs)

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Tahlia McGrath 34 (28)
Katherine Brunt 2/15 (4 overs)

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Nicole Bolton 30 (38)
Alex Price 2/4 (1.3 overs)

Adelaide Strikers won by 31 runs
Traeger Park, Alice Springs
Umpires: Craig Thomas and Ben Treloar
Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Strikers)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 44
20 January 2018
13:30
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes
4/122 (20 overs)

Perth Scorchers
1/126 (16 overs)

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Isobel Joyce 52* (47)
Piepa Cleary 2/11 (3 overs)

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Elyse Villani 70* (48)
Nicola Hancock 1/25 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 9 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: J Paterson and Trent Steenholdt
Player of the match: Elyse Villani (Scorchers)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 45
21 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard

Hobart Hurricanes
7/130 (20 overs)

Perth Scorchers
4/134 (18.5 overs)

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Georgia Redmayne 53 (49)
Thamsyn Newton 1/7 (1 over)

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Nicole Bolton 60* (61)
Katelyn Fryett 2/20 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
Lilac Hill Park, Perth
Umpires: James Hewitt and J Paterson
Player of the match: Nicole Bolton (Scorchers)

* Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
* Streamed on cricket.com.au

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Match 51
27 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers
7/124 (20 overs)

Melbourne Renegades
6/125 (19.2 overs)

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Lauren Ebsary 61* (44)
Maitlan Brown 2/18 (4 overs)

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Sophie Molineux 62 (45)
Emma King 2/14 (3 overs)

Melbourne Renegades won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Camberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Dale Ireland
Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Renegades)

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

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Match 54
28 January 2018
14:00
Scorecard

Melbourne Renegades
9/112 (20 overs)

Perth Scorchers
6/113 (16.1 overs)

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Emma Inglis 28 (19)
Katherine Brunt 3/11 (4 overs)

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Natalie Sciver 39* (33)
Georgia Wareham 3/19 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Camberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Daryl Brigham and Andrew Crozier
Player of the match: Katherine Brunt (Scorchers)

* 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

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Main article: 2017–18 Women's Big Bash League season § Knockout phase

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Semi-final 1
1 February 2018
12:10
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers
2/148 (20 overs)

Sydney Thunder
8/121 (20 overs)

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Natalie Sciver 38 (28)
Stafanie Taylor 1/23 (4 overs)

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Fran Wilson 46 (28)
Emma King 3/17 (4 overs)

Perth Scorchers won by 27 runs
Optus Stadium, Perth
Umpires: Geoff Joshua and Tony Wilds
Player of the match: Emma King (Scorchers)

* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
* Played as a double header with BBL semi-final 1
* Broadcast by Network Ten

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Final
4 February 2018
11:50
Scorecard

Perth Scorchers
99 (20 overs)

Sydney Sixers
1/100 (15 overs)

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Piepa Cleary 18* (14)
Sarah Coyte 4/17 (3 overs)

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Alyssa Healy 41 (32)
Emma King 1/26

Sydney Sixers won by 9 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Greg Davidson and John Ward
Player of the match: Sarah Coyte (Sixers)

* 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

## Statistics and awards

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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]

## References

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1. ^ Cricket Network (5 December 2017). "Final WBBL|03 squads for each club". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
2. ^ Collins, Adam; Lemon, Geoff (8 December 2017). "World Cup stars set to light up third WBBL season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
3. ^ "WBBL|03: All you need to know guide". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
4. ^ "Squad Announcement: WBBL|03 Game 6 | Perth Scorchers - BBL". 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. ^ "Full Scorecard of Sixers Wmn vs Scorchers Wm 20th Match 2017/18 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
6. ^ "Full Scorecard of Thunder Wmn vs Scorchers Wm 29th Match 2017/18 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
7. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 - Perth Scorchers Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
8. ^ "Women's Big Bash League Table – 2017–18". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
9. ^ "All the WBBL squads so far". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
10. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
11. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
12. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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14. ^ "Women's Big Bash League, 2017/18 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
15. ^ "Brilliant Brunt, Affable Agar Take Scorchers Gongs". Perth Scorchers. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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17. ^ "Bigbash.com.au's team of WBBL|03". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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