2017–18 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season
The 2017–18 Melbourne Renegades Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Tim Coyle, they finished the regular season of WBBL|03 in sixth place. Captain and new recruit Amy Satterthwaite won the league-wide Player of the Tournament award, though the Renegades nevertheless once again failed to qualify for finals. In promising signs for the team's future, all-rounder Sophie Molineux won the WBBL Young Gun Award, for which leg spinner Georgia Wareham and pace bowler Maitlan Brown were also nominated.
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Melbourne Renegades 2017–18 cap logo | |||
| Coach | Tim Coyle | ||
| Captain(s) | Amy Satterthwaite | ||
| Home ground | Camberwell Sports Ground | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 6–8 (6th) | ||
| Finals | DNQ | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Amy Satterthwaite – 368 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Lea Tahuhu – 17 | ||
| Player of the Season | Amy Satterthwaite | ||
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Squad
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 are classed 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]
- Tim Coyle was appointed head coach, replacing Lachlan Stevens.[4]
- New Zealand marquee Amy Satterthwaite signed on, having departed the Hobart Hurricanes. Satterthwaite was appointed captain, replacing Rachel Priest (6–10 win–loss record) who moved to the Sydney Thunder.[5]
- England marquee Danni Wyatt did not return for WBBL|03. Sri Lanka marquee Chamari Atapattu filled the vacant overseas player slot.
- Grace Harris departed after one season, returning to the Brisbane Heat.
- Annabel Sutherland moved to the Melbourne Stars.
- Jess Duffin, Emma Inglis and Hayley Jensen signed with the Renegades, exiting the Melbourne Stars. Jensen, a New Zealander, was classed as a local player due to her permanent residence in Australia and a lack of recent international cricket appearances.[6][7]
- Claire Koski joined the team, following her departure from the Sydney Thunder.
The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[8][9]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||||||||||
| 58 | Chamari Atapattu |  | 9 February 1990 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 175 | 81.77 | 4 | 7.81 | 3 | – | Overseas marquee | |
| 8 | Kris Britt | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 13 April 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 9 | 68 | 85.00 | – | – | 3 | – | ||
| 27 | Jess Duffin | | 27 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 10 | 238 | 112.26 | – | – | 8 | – | Australian marquee | |
| 55 | Claire Koski | | 13 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 111 | 113.26 | 0 | 13.00 | 3 | – | ||
| Gaby Lewis |  | 27 March 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Associate rookie | ||
| 26 | Rhiann O'Donnell | | 14 April 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | Sophie Molineux | | 17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 14 | 318 | 116.48 | 6 | 6.38 | 9 | – | ||
| 17 | Amy Satterthwaite |  | 7 October 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 368 | 108.55 | 11 | 6.57 | 7 | – | Captain, overseas marquee | |
| 9 | Jenny Taffs | | 18 June 1995 | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Wicketkeepers | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Emma Inglis | | 15 July 1988 | Right-handed | – | 14 | 193 | 112.86 | – | – | 4 | 5 | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||||||||
| 77 | Maitlan Brown | | 5 June 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 14 | 56 | 103.70 | 15 | 6.33 | 4 | – | ||
| 44 | Hayley Jensen | | 7 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 13 | 54 | 80.59 | 14 | 6.17 | 5 | – | ||
| 5 | Molly Strano | | 5 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 5 | 38.46 | 14 | 6.04 | 8 | – | ||
| 6 | Lea Tahuhu | | 23 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 13 | 7 | 43.75 | 17 | 6.24 | 2 | – | Overseas marquee | |
| 7 | Tayla Vlaeminck | | 27 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 32 | Georgia Wareham | | 26 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 11 | 7 | 100.00 | 10 | 6.34 | 0 | – | ||
Ladder
| 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 |
- The top four teams qualified for the semi finals.
Fixtures
Regular season
Sydney Thunder 6/200 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 6/189 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Network Ten
With the Renegades requiring 28 runs from the remaining 17 balls, new recruit Jess Duffin was dismissed in controversial fashion by what commentators and players believed to be an illegitimate catch. The momentum of the contest then swung dramatically and the Renegades lost by eleven runs.[11]
Adelaide Strikers 6/139 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 8/138 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Renegades 5/160 (20 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers 9/151 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Renegades 6/133 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat 125 (19.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Brisbane Heat 66 (16.1 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 0/67 (10.5 overs) |
Sophie Molineux 45* (37) |
Sydney Sixers 7/128 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 92 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Renegades 7/120 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers 7/120 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
In "bizarre"[13] scenes, Sixers batter Sarah Aley attempted to score a game-tying run on the last delivery despite Renegades wicket-keeper Emma Inglis, having received the ball over the stumps from fielder Kris Britt and thus believing the match to be over, already celebrating victory. After deliberation, officiating umpires deemed the ball was not dead and the run would be allowed, thereby forcing a super over which the Renegades nevertheless went on to win.[14][15]
Melbourne Renegades 6/142 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Stars 3/145 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to bat
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 100 (18.5 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 0/102 (17.2 overs) |
Sophie Molineux 53* (39) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Hobart Hurricanes 9/120 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 6/116 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Streamed on cricket.com.au
Melbourne Stars 6/118 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades 6/118 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Network Ten
Chasing 119 for victory, Renegades captain Amy Satterthwaite—who looked to have been run out earlier in the innings and left the field, but was recalled after TV replays showed wicket-keeper Nicole Faltum had dislodged the bails prematurely—hit a six off the final delivery against the bowling of Georgia Elwiss to tie the game. With scores still level after the super over, the Stars were awarded the win on the boundary count back rule.[16][17]
Melbourne Renegades 68 (15.5 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder 6/69 (16 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder 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[18]
Statistics and awards
- Most runs: Amy Satterthwaite – 368 (8th in the league)[19]
- Highest score in an innings: Jess Duffin – 81 (47) vs Sydney Thunder, 9 December 2017[20]
- Most wickets: Lea Tahuhu – 17 (equal 4th in the league)[21]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Hayley Jensen – 3/11 (3 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 24 January 2018[22]
- Most catches (fielder): Sophie Molineux – 9 (equal 3rd in the league)[23]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Sophie Molineux, Amy Satterthwaite – 3 each
- Jess Duffin – 1
- Renegades Player of the Season: Amy Satterthwaite[24]
- WBBL|03 Player of the Tournament: Amy Satterthwaite (1st)[24]
- WBBL|03 Team of the Tournament: Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu[25]
- WBBL|03 Young Gun Award: Sophie Molineux (winner), Georgia Wareham (nominated), Maitlan Brown (nominated)[26]
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