2021–22 Hobart Hurricanes WBBL season
# 2021–22 Hobart Hurricanes WBBL season

The 2021–22 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Salliann Beams and captained by Rachel Priest, the Hurricanes were scheduled to play three of 14 WBBL|07 games at Blundstone Arena in Hobart, and five in Launceston (four at UTAS Stadium and one at the neighbouring Invermay Park). They ended the regular season in sixth place on the ladder, failing to qualify for finals for a fifth consecutive campaign despite achieving their best finishing position since WBBL|02.

## Squad

Each 2021–22 squad was made up of 15 active players. Teams could sign up to five 'marquee players', with a maximum of three of those from overseas. Marquees were defined as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

* South African marquee Lizelle Lee initially signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Renegades. However, Lee withdrew from the tournament weeks before its commencement. Indian marquee Richa Ghosh filled the vacancy, signing with the Hurricanes to make her first appearance in the league.
* Barbadian marquee Hayley Matthews and South African marquee Chloe Tryon did not re-sign with the Hurricanes.
* South African marquee Mignon du Preez signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Melbourne Stars.
* Molly Strano signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Melbourne Renegades.
* Corinne Hall departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Sydney Thunder.
* Nell Bryson-Smith departed the Hurricanes after a season as a replacement player, signing with the Adelaide Strikers.
* Brooke Hepburn departed the Hurricanes, retiring after WBBL|06.
* Emma Flint would be unavailable for the season due to maternity leave.
* Rachel Trenaman signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Sydney Thunder. Trenaman would not be available for the season due to injury.
* Rachel Priest was appointed captain, replacing Corinne Hall (7–27 win–loss record).

Squad details during the season included:

* Rachel Priest sustained a broken finger on the first ball of the Hurricanes' bowling innings in a match on 27 October. Richa Ghosh performed wicket-keeping duties for the remainder of the match, though Priest resumed her role for all subsequent fixtures.

The table below lists the Hurricanes players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.

| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Batters ||||||||||||||
| 22 | Mignon du Preez | 13 June 1989 | Right-handed | – | 14 | 414 | 115.00 | – | – | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 10 | Naomi Stalenberg | 18 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 151 | 93.20 | – | – | 5 | – | |
| 8 | Rachel Trenaman | 18 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Unavailable for the season (injury) |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nicola Carey | 10 September 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 181 | 91.87 | 13 | 6.91 | 1 | – | Australian marquee |
| 28 | Ruth Johnston | 28 February 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 13 | 214 | 94.69 | 13 | 6.13 | 2 | – | |
| 99 | Sasha Moloney | 14 July 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 66 | 82.50 | 5 | 6.57 | 4 | – | |
| 26 | Molly Strano | 5 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 14 | 145 | 136.79 | 15 | 7.34 | 4 | – | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Richa Ghosh | 28 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 14 | 162 | 95.29 | – | – | 5 | 0 | Overseas marquee |
| 3 | Rachel Priest | 13 June 1985 | Right-handed | – | 14 | 262 | 103.96 | – | – | 7 | 4 | Captain, overseas marquee |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Angelina Genford | 30 October 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 1 | 8 | 66.66 | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 13 | Maisy Gibson | 14 September 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 7 | Chloe Rafferty | 16 June 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2 | – | – | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | – | |
| 14 | Amy Smith | 16 November 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 14 | 12 | 100.00 | 4 | 7.35 | 3 | – | |
| 47 | Belinda Vakarewa | 22 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 12 | 19 | 70.37 | 7 | 6.69 | 3 | – | |
| 30 | Tayla Vlaeminck | 27 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 14 | 48 | 106.66 | 13 | 6.06 | 2 | – | Australian marquee |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Perth Scorchers (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0.649 |
| 2 | Melbourne Renegades (CF) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −0.149 |
| 3 | Brisbane Heat (EF) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.517 |
| 4 | Adelaide Strikers (RU) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.707 |
| 5 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.385 |
| 6 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.258 |
| 7 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | −0.301 |
| 8 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.704 |

* The top 4 teams advanced to the knockout phase

## Fixtures

All times are local

* Match 2 16 October 2021 15:40 Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 121 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 125/4 (19.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Naomi Stalenberg 28 (27) Georgia Wareham 3/13 (4 overs) | | Jemimah Rodrigues 33 (34) Belinda Vakarewa 2/21 (4 overs) |

* Melbourne Renegades won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Georgia Wareham (Melbourne Renegades)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 5 17 October 2021 10:15 Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 9/125 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Sixers 5/129 (19.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Richa Ghosh 46 (46) Ellyse Perry 2/9 (2 overs) | | Shafali Verma 57 (50) Molly Strano 3/19 (4 overs) |

* Sydney Sixers won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Roberto Howard and David Taylor Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Sydney Sixers)
* Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Start time swapped with Match 4
* Match 6 19 October 2021 13:25 Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 4/152 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Stars 89 (19.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Rachel Priest 107* (68) Annabel Sutherland 2/22 (4 overs) | | Meg Lanning 25 (28) Ruth Johnston 4/8 (3.2 overs) |

* Hobart Hurricanes won by 63 runs Blundstone Arena, Hobart Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Mattis van Eck Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 10 23 October 2021 10:15 Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 5/107 (16 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers |
| - | - | - |
| Mignon du Preez 39 (35) Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/16 (3 overs) | | |

* No result Invermay Park, Launceston Umpires: Simon Burns and Roberto Howard
* Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 18 26 October 2021 16:50 (N) Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 8/132 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 2/138 (18.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Ruth Johnston 47 (42) Jess Jonassen 3/14 (4 overs) | | Grace Harris 57* (46) Nicola Carey 2/16 (3 overs) |

* Brisbane Heat won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining) University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Shawn Craig and Muhammad Qureshi Player of the match: Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat)
* Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 20 27 October 2021 16:50 (D/N) Scorecard

| Melbourne Stars 4/144 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 4/147 (19.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Kim Garth 44* (29) Tayla Vlaeminck 3/27 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 62 (45) Sophie Day 1/17 (2 overs) |

* Hobart Hurricanes won by 6 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Simon Lightbody and Claire Polosak Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 24 30 October 2021 19:30 (N) Scorecard

| Brisbane Heat 6/170 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 9/156 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Grace Harris 75 (51) Ruth Johnston 2/30 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 73 (49) Jess Jonassen 3/25 (4 overs) |

* Brisbane Heat won by 14 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Simon Burns and Andrew Crozier Player of the match: Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 25 31 October 2021 10:15 Scorecard

| Sydney Thunder 6/146 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 8/109 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Smriti Mandhana 50 (50) Nicola Carey 2/36 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 41 (39) Deepti Sharma 3/13 (4 overs) |

* Sydney Thunder won by 37 runs University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston Umpires: Shawn Craig and Roberto Howard Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (Sydney Thunder)
* Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Match 29 3 November 2021 10:25 Scorecard

| Sydney Sixers 4/141 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 7/110 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Ashleigh Gardner 51 (49) Tayla Vlaeminck 1/22 (4 overs) | | Rachel Priest 27 (29) Maitlan Brown 2/15 (4 overs) |

* Sydney Sixers won by 31 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Trent Steenholdt and Dean Trigg Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 33 6 November 2021 13:50 Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 8/137 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 8/135 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Rachel Priest 54 (48) Alana King 2/20 (4 overs) | | Chamari Atapattu 33 (31) Nicola Carey 2/17 (4 overs) |

* Hobart Hurricanes won by 2 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Dean Trigg Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 36 7 November 2021 13:50 Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 96 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 5/99 (15.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Ruth Johnston 38 (40) Marizanne Kapp 4/10 (4 overs) | | Chloe Piparo 29 (33) Tayla Vlaeminck 3/21 (4 overs) |

* Perth Scorchers won by 5 wickets (with 27 balls remaining) WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Jarryd Buscall and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Perth Scorchers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 43 13 November 2021 14:40 Scorecard

| Adelaide Strikers 4/142 (20 overs) | v | Hobart Hurricanes 94 (18.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Dane van Niekerk 44 (38) Molly Strano 2/23 (4 overs) | | Mignon du Preez 21 (24) Darcie Brown 3/19 (4 overs) |

* Adelaide Strikers won by 48 runs Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Steven Farrell and Simon Lightbody Player of the match: Darcie Brown (Adelaide Strikers)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Seven Network and Foxtel
* Hobart Hurricanes were eliminated from finals contention.
* Match 49 19 November 2021 14:40 Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 5/161 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 109 (18 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Ruth Johnston 63 (46) Courtney Webb 2/27 (4 overs) | | Ellie Falconer 24* (12) Sasha Moloney 3/17 (3 overs) |

* Hobart Hurricanes won by 52 runs Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Stephen Dionysius and Nathan James Player of the match: Ruth Johnston (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel
* Match 53 20 November 2021 14:40 Scorecard

| Hobart Hurricanes 5/147 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/143 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mignon du Preez 87* (61) Samantha Bates 2/22 (4 overs) | | Sammy-Jo Johnson 39 (21) Belinda Vakarewa 3/8 (4 overs) |

* Hobart Hurricanes won by 4 runs Harrup Park, Mackay Umpires: Joshua Adie and Stephen Dionysius Player of the match: Belinda Vakarewa (Hobart Hurricanes)
* Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
* Broadcast by Cricket Network and Foxtel

## Statistics and awards

* Most runs: Mignon du Preez – 414 (7th in the league)
* Highest score in an innings: Rachel Priest – 107* (68) vs Melbourne Stars, 19 October 2021
* Most wickets: Molly Strano – 15 (equal 9th in the league)
* Best bowling figures in an innings: Ruth Johnston – 4/8 (3.2 overs) vs Melbourne Stars, 19 October 2021
* Most catches (fielder): Richa Ghosh, Naomi Stalenberg – 5 each (equal 16th in the league)
* Player of the Match awards:
   * Rachel Priest – 2
   * Mignon du Preez, Ruth Johnston, Belinda Vakarewa – 1 each
* WBBL|07 Player of the Tournament: Mignon du Preez (equal 5th)
* WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament: Tayla Vlaeminck
* Hurricanes Player of the Tournament: Tayla Vlaeminck
