Sydney Thunder (WBBL)

Sydney Thunder Women's Team

Captain:	Alex Blackwell
Coach:	Paddy Upton
Colours:	Electric green
Founded:	2015
Home ground:	Sydney Showground Stadium
Capacity:	24,000

The Sydney Thunder Women's team is a cricket team based in Sydney, Australia that will compete in the inaugural women's Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League commencing in December, 2015.^[1] They will be one of 8 founding teams. They are a franchise aligned with the current men’s competition (Big Bash League) - adopting the same colours and team name.

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland said in a media release., “We see T20 as the premium format of the women’s game and the WBBL is an exciting concept that will increase the promotion and exposure of women’s cricket”.^[2] Sutherland also said, “Our existing female domestic competitions are arguably the strongest in the world, with the continued success of the top-ranked women’s team, the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars, a testament to that.”.

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
	Alex Blackwell	(1983-08-31) 31 August 1983	Right-handed	Right arm medium	Team's Captain
	Mikayla Hinkley	(1998-05-01) 1 May 1998	Right-handed	Right arm medium
All-rounders
	Nicola Carey	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993	Left-handed	Right arm medium
	Stefanie Daffara	(1995-06-13) 13 June 1995	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Rachael Haynes	(1986-12-26) 26 December 1986	Left-handed	Left arm medium
	Naomi Stalenburg	(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994	Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Stafanie Taylor	(1991-06-11) 11 June 1991	Right-handed	Right arm off spin	Overseas player
Wicketkeepers
	Claire Koski	(1991-03-13) 13 March 1991	Right-handed
Pace bowlers
	Samantha Bates		Right-handed	Right arm medium
	Lauren Cheatle	(1998-11-06) 6 November 1998	Left-handed	Left arm fast medium
	Rene Farrell	(1987-01-13) 13 January 1987	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
	Belinda Vakarewa	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000	Right-handed	Right arm fast medium
Spin bowlers
	Maisy Gibson	(1996-09-14) 14 September 1996	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin
	Erin Osborne	(1989-06-27) 27 June 1989	Right-handed	Right arm off spin

Source^[3]^[4]

References

↑ http://www.cricket.com.au/news/womens-big-bash-league-to-align-with-mens-big-bash-league-clubs/2015-02-19
↑ http://www.cricket.com.au/news/womens-big-bash-league-to-align-with-mens-big-bash-league-clubs/2015-02-19
↑ "Players". Sydney Thunder. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
↑ "Sydney Thunder Women Squad / Players". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

Sydney Thunder

Est. 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales Men Women

History	Overview

Home stadium	Sydney Showground Stadium Stadium Australia (2011-2014)

Leagues	Big Bash League Champions League Twenty20 Women's Big Bash League

Seasons	2011-12 2012-13 2013–14 2014–15

Coaches	Shane Duff (2011) Chandika Hathurusingha (2012-2014) Paddy Upton (2014-current)

Captains	David Warner (2011) (1 Match) Daniel Smith (2011/12) (6 Matches) Chris Rogers (2012) (6 Matches) Chris Gayle (2012) (2 Matches) Michael Hussey (2014-current) (8 Matches)

Related articles	Sydney Derby

Women's Big Bash League

Seasons	2015–16

Participating teams	Adelaide Strikers Women Brisbane Heat Women Hobart Hurricanes Women Melbourne Renegades Women Melbourne Stars Women Perth Scorchers Women Sydney Sixers Women Sydney Thunder Women

Related Topics	Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup Women's National Cricket League

Cricket in Australia

National federation	Cricket Australia

National teams	Australia Australia A Prime Minister's XI Women Under-19 team

State federations	New South Wales/Country NSW Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Northern Territory Australian Capital Territory

State teams	New South Wales (players) Queensland (players) South Australia (players) Tasmania (players) Victoria (players) Western Australia (players) Canberra Comets Northern Territory Men's Division

Big Bash League city teams	Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder

Competitions	Sheffield Shield Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Big Bash League Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup Futures League Women's National Cricket League Women's Big Bash League Grade cricket

Honours	Allan Border Medal Hall of Fame

Lists	Test cricket records Test cricketers Test wicket-keepers Test centurions Batsmen with over 5000 Test runs Bowlers with over 200 Test wickets ODI cricket records ODI cricketers ODI centurions Batsmen with over 2500 ODI runs Bowlers with over 100 ODI wickets T20 cricket records T20 cricketers Internationals from Queensland Internationals from South Australia Internationals from Tasmania Internationals from Victoria Internationals from Western Australia

Other	Cricket Australia XI Australian Cricket Academy Australian Cricketers' Association History of Australian cricket Intercolonial cricket in Australia Boxing Day Test John the bookmaker controversy

Australian women's cricket teams

National team: Southern Stars

Women's National Cricket League (WNCL)	ACT Meteors New South Wales Breakers Queensland Fire South Australian Scorpions Tasmanian Roar Victorian Spirit Western Fury

Women's Big Bash League (WBBL)	Adelaide Strikers Brisbane Heat Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne Renegades Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder

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Big Bash League	Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder

Women's Big Bash League	Sydney Sixers Sydney Thunder

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Main article: Sport in New South Wales

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