2014–15 Women's National Cricket League season
| Dates | 11 October 2014 – 25 January 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Champions |  New South Wales (17th title) |
| Runners-up |  South Australia |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series |  Jess Jonassen |
| Most runs |  Meg Lanning (440) |
| Most wickets | Amanda-Jade Wellington (12) |
| Official website | cricket.com.au |
The 2014–15 Women's National Cricket League season was the 19th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 11 October 2014 and finished on 25 January 2015. For the second (after 2012–13) and last time, the tournament included semi-finals, with the top four teams on the ladder advancing. New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 17th time after finishing only fourth on the ladder and beating South Australian Scorpions in the final.[1][2][3] Jess Jonassen was named player of the series in recognition of her fine early season performance, before she was sidelined for the second half of the season by a knee injury.[4]
Ladder
[edit]- As of 11 January 2015
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 1.585 |
| 2 | Queensland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1.119 |
| 3 | South Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | −0.391 |
| 4 | New South Wales | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.335 |
| 5 |  Australian Capital Territory | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.297 |
| 6 |  Tasmania | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.001 |
| 7 |  Western Australia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.303 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2015. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: The top four ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals.
Rules for classification: The top four ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals.
- Points system: 4 for a win, 2 each for a tie or a no result, 0 for a loss, 1 each for an abandoned match.
- Bonus point system: 2 for win with a run rate twice that of the opposition, 1 for win with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.
Fixtures
[edit]Round-robin phase
[edit]Knockout phase
[edit]Overview
[edit]| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Victoria | 175 | |||||||
| 4 | New South Wales | 3/179 | |||||||
| 4 | New South Wales | 4/279 | |||||||
| 3 | South Australia | 135 | |||||||
| 2 | Queensland | 90 | |||||||
| 3 | South Australia | 7/91 | |||||||
Semi-final 1
[edit] 23 January 2015 Scorecard |
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat
- New South Wales qualified for the final
Semi-final 2
[edit] 23 January 2015 Scorecard |
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- Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
- South Australia qualified for the final
Final
[edit] 25 January 2015 Scorecard |
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- South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- New South Wales won the 2014–15 Women's National Cricket League.
Statistics
[edit]Highest totals
[edit]| Team[5] | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 2/357 | Tasmania | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 13 December 2014 |
| Victoria | 3/299 | South Australia | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 11 October 2014 |
| New South Wales | 4/299 | Western Australia | Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney | 13 December 2014 |
| New South Wales | 4/279 | South Australia | Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney | 25 January 2015 |
| Victoria | 7/262 | Western Australia | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 29 November 2014 |
Most runs
[edit]| Player[6] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Lanning | Victoria | 7 | 7 | 0 | 440 | 125 | 62.85 | 494 | 89.06 | 2 | 2 |
| Nicole Bolton | Victoria | 7 | 7 | 2 | 400 | 170* | 80.00 | 522 | 76.62 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Blackwell | New South Wales | 8 | 8 | 1 | 371 | 81 | 53.00 | 511 | 72.60 | 0 | 3 |
| Alyssa Healy | New South Wales | 8 | 8 | 0 | 335 | 146 | 41.87 | 404 | 82.92 | 1 | 1 |
| Rachael Haynes | New South Wales | 7 | 7 | 0 | 327 | 115 | 46.71 | 358 | 91.34 | 1 | 2 |
Most wickets
[edit]| Player[7] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | SR | 4WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | South Australia | 8 | 8 | 62.0 | 5 | 300 | 12 | 6/25 | 25.00 | 31.0 | 1 |
| Jess Jonassen | Queensland | 5 | 5 | 49.4 | 6 | 147 | 11 | 4/19 | 13.36 | 27.0 | 1 |
| Alex Price | South Australia | 8 | 8 | 60.3 | 8 | 226 | 11 | 3/37 | 20.54 | 33.0 | 0 |
| Grace Harris | Queensland | 7 | 7 | 35.3 | 3 | 158 | 10 | 4/20 | 15.80 | 21.3 | 1 |
| Megan Schutt | South Australia | 7 | 7 | 55.4 | 5 | 180 | 10 | 4/20 | 18.00 | 33.4 | 1 |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Women's National Cricket League Table 2014/15 Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ Cricket Network (13 August 2014). "Women's cricket partners with BBL: WNCL, WT20 domestic schedules released". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Sthalekar, Lisa (28 January 2015). "Experience the difference for NSW". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Trehan, Dev (21 July 2015). "Australians to watch ahead of Women's Ashes with England". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2014/15 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2014/15 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2014/15 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Bibliography
[edit]- Sthalekar, Lisa (14 October 2014). "Last year's best continue to shine: The women's domestic season goes off with a bang". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- Sthalekar, Lisa (3 February 2015). "Awards season hits the WNCL, WT20". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
