2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season

2016–17 Women's Big Bash League
Dates 10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) – 28 January 2017 (2017-01-28)[1]
Administrator(s) Cricket Australia
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Participants 8
Official website bigbash.com.au

The 2016–17 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|02 is the second season of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament is scheduled to run from 10 December 2016 to 28 January 2017.[2][3] Each WBBL team consists of a squad of 14 players and are aligned with the men's teams in the Big Bash League.[4]

There will be greater live television coverage, through Network Ten, with 18 games screened live throughout the season, including 4 stand-alone games on the opening weekend. This includes the Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars match, which will be shown on Network Ten's primary channel during prime time - a first for stand-alone women's sporting match in Australia.[2]

Points table

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Sydney Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Hobart Hurricanes 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Sydney Sixers 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Perth Scorchers 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Melbourne Stars 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Brisbane Heat 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Adelaide Strikers 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Melbourne Renegades 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000

     Teams qualified for the semi-finals      Teams eliminated after Group Stage

Group stage

Fixtures

Format of the group stage is a double round-robin tournament, where each team will play each other team twice. Games are grouped into weekends, where three-four teams may play in one city over that weekend. This means that teams will host matches in their opponent's home city, or in a neutral city. Because there are 56 games played over 7 weekends, it is common to have multiple matches in a day (up to five), and matches being played simultaneously at different grounds.

There are 14 double header fixtures with the men's Big Bash League, and the semi-finals and final will also be played as a double header.

Weekend 1

10 December
TBC
v
Sydney (Ground TBC)

10 December
14:10
v
  • To be televised

10 December
18:10 (D/N)
v
  • To be televised

11 December
11:10
v
  • To be televised

11 December
14:10
v
  • To be televised

11 December
TBC
v
Sydney (TBC)

12 December
TBC
v
Sydney (TBC)

13 December
TBC
v
Sydney (TBC)

Weekend 2

16 December
TBC
v
Penrith (TBC)

17 December
TBC
v
Melbourne (TBC)

17 December
TBC
v
Melbourne (TBC)

17 December
TBC
v
Penrith (TBC)

17 December
TBC
v
Perth (TBC)

18 December
TBC
v
Melbourne (TBC)

17 December
TBC
v
Melbourne (TBC)

18 December
TBC
v
Perth (TBC)

Weekend 3

26 December
TBC
v
Sydney (TBC)

26 December
TBC
v
Adelaide (TBC)


Statistics

Highest Totals

Team Score Against Ground Date
Last Updated: 7 June 2016

Most runs

Player Team Mat Inns Runs Ave SR HS 100 50

Source: TBA, 7 June 2016

Most wickets

Player Team Mat Inns Wkts Ave Econ BBI SR

Source: TBA, 7 June 2016.

Audience

A total of twelve matches will be televised on free-to-air in the second season of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) on Network Ten. The average TV ratings for these matches are given below.[5]

Due to strong ratings during the 2015-16 Women's Big Bash League, 10 of the matches will be shown on the network's primary channel, including a match from the first stand-alone round of the WBBL in prime-time - a first for stand-alone women's sport in Australia.[2]

Match No Teams Average TV Ratings References Broadcast Channel
National 5 metros
2 Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Renegades
3 Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars
4 Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes
5 Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat
26 Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers
27 Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades
37 Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat
45 Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder
56 Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars
SF1 Semi Final 1
SF2 Semi Final 2
F Final

References

  1. "Women's Big Bash League Matches". [bbl.com.au]. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Laura Jolly (June 7, 2016). "Blockbuster weekend to open WBBL02". cricket.com.au. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  3. "Women's Big Bash to begin before the men's in December". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  4. Jon Pierik (June 6, 2016). "Big Bash League: A boost for women; Stars, Renegades set for a rollicking week". The Age. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  5. "WBBL02". cricket.com.au. Retrieved June 7, 2016.

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