2019–20 Brisbane Heat WBBL season

Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas.[3] Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the beginning of the WBBL|05 signing period.[4][5]

The Heat made several personnel changes in the lead-up to the season:

• Ashley Noffke replaced Peter McGiffin as head coach.[6]
• Josie Dooley signed with the Melbourne Renegades to establish herself as a wicket-keeper—a role already occupied at Brisbane by Beth Mooney.[7]
• Jemma Barsby opted to "pursue a fresh challenge" with a move to the Perth Scorchers.[8]
• Vacant roster spots were subsequently allocated to young Queensland locals Charli Knott and Lilly Mills.[9]
• South African duo Laura Wolvaardt and Suné Luus were not re-signed for WBBL|05.[3]
• Overseas marquee positions were filled by New Zealanders Maddy Green and Amelia Kerr.[10][11]

The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[3][5][12][13][14][15]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
5	Maddy Green		20 October 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	16	309	112.36	–	–	3	–	Overseas marquee
17	Grace Harris		18 September 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	16	212	123.97	6	8.35	5	–
1	Laura Harris		18 August 1990	Right-handed	–	16	179	157.01	–	–	2	–
14	Mikayla Hinkley		1 May 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	15	22	81.48	–	–	7	–
8	Charli Knott		5 May 2003	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Kirby Short		3 November 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	16	70	88.60	–	–	2	–	Captain
All-rounders
21	Jess Jonassen		5 November 1992	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	16	419	133.01	21	6.83	2	–	Australian marquee
56	Lilly Mills		2 January 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	1	–	–	–	–	1	–
37	Courtney Sippel		27 April 2001	Left-handed	Right-arm medium fast	1	–	–	0	12.00	0	–
Wicketkeepers
6	Beth Mooney		14 January 1994	Left-handed	–	16	743	125.08	–	–	6	3	Australian marquee
Bowlers
23	Haidee Birkett		23 June 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
58	Sammy-Jo Johnson		5 November 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	16	83	125.75	18	6.69	3	–
48	Amelia Kerr		13 October 2000	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	16	107	125.88	14	6.22	4	–	Overseas marquee
11	Delissa Kimmince		14 May 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	16	41	93.18	17	7.75	5	–	Australian marquee
16	Georgia Prestwidge		17 December 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	15	1	100.00	11	7.18	5	–

•   The four top ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals

All times are local time

• Most runs: Beth Mooney – 743 (2nd in the league)[29]
• Highest score in an innings: Beth Mooney – 86 (57) vs Melbourne Renegades, 27 November[30]
• Most wickets: Jess Jonassen – 21 (2nd in the league)[31]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Jess Jonassen – 4/13 (4 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 16 November[32]
• Most catches: Mikayla Hinkley – 7 (equal 9th in the league)[33]
• Player of the Match awards:
  • Jess Jonassen – 5
  • Beth Mooney – 3
  • Amelia Kerr – 2
  • Laura Harris – 1
• Heat Most Valuable Player: Jess Jonassen[34]
• WBBL|05 Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney (2nd), Jess Jonassen (5th)[35]
• WBBL|05 Team of the Tournament: Jess Jonassen, Beth Mooney, Ashley Noffke (coach)[36]
• Player of the Final: Beth Mooney[1]