2009–10 Women's National Cricket League season
# 2009–10 Women's National Cricket League season

The 2009–10 Women's National Cricket League season was the 14th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 31 October 2009 and finished on 30 January 2010. The season saw the addition of the ACT Meteors, taking the number of teams up to six. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 12th time after finishing second on the ladder at the conclusion of the group stage and beating Victorian Spirit in the final.

## Ladder

    As of 18 January 2010

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Victoria | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 1.177 |
| 2 | New South Wales | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1.257 |
| 3 | Australian Capital Territory | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | −0.362 |
| 4 | Western Australia | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | −0.852 |
| 5 | Queensland | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 0.116 |
| 6 | South Australia | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.204 |

* 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

### Final

* 30 January 2010 Scorecard

| New South Wales 9/206 (50 overs) | v | Victoria 147 (39.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Alex Blackwell 54 (92) Sarah Elliott 2/28 (10 overs) | | Kelly Applebee 35 (49) Erin Osborne 3/33 (9 overs) |

* New South Wales won by 59 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground Umpires: Ashley Barrow and Geoff Joshua
* New South Wales won the toss and elected to field.
* New South Wales won the 2012–13 Women's National Cricket League.

## Statistics

### Highest totals

| Team | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Australian Capital Territory | 3/309 | South Australia | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 1 November 2009 |
| New South Wales | 3/303 | Western Australia | James Oval, Perth | 8 January 2010 |
| Victoria | 6/302 | Western Australia | WACA Ground, Perth | 31 October 2009 |
| South Australia | 3/301 | Australian Capital Territory | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 31 October 2009 |
| Victoria | 3/295 | South Australia | Adelaide Oval | 9 January 2010 |

### Most runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karen Rolton | South Australia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 498 | 129 | 49.80 | 601 | 82.86 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Blackwell | New South Wales | 11 | 10 | 2 | 489 | 138 | 61.12 | 612 | 79.90 | 2 | 2 |
| Shelley Nitschke | South Australia | 10 | 10 | 1 | 486 | 119* | 54.00 | 610 | 79.67 | 2 | 3 |
| Melissa Bulow | Queensland | 9 | 9 | 1 | 481 | 130 | 60.12 | 670 | 71.79 | 2 | 2 |
| Rachael Haynes | Victoria | 10 | 10 | 0 | 397 | 126 | 39.70 | 642 | 61.83 | 1 | 1 |

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | SR | 4WI |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ellyse Perry | New South Wales | 9 | 9 | 71.0 | 7 | 234 | 22 | 5/19 | 10.63 | 19.3 | 2 |
| Kristen Beams | Victoria | 9 | 9 | 85.3 | 14 | 308 | 21 | 4/25 | 14.66 | 24.4 | 2 |
| Kirsten Pike | Queensland | 9 | 9 | 87.0 | 16 | 267 | 19 | 4/15 | 14.05 | 27.4 | 2 |
| Rene Farrell | Western Australia | 10 | 10 | 87.1 | 4 | 386 | 18 | 5/57 | 21.44 | 29.0 | 2 |
| Erin Osborne | New South Wales | 11 | 10 | 87.0 | 4 | 274 | 17 | 3/23 | 16.11 | 30.7 | 0 |
