The 2012–13 Women's National Cricket League season was the 17th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 13 October 2012 and finished on 13 January 2013. For the first time, the tournament included semi-finals, with the top four teams on the ladder advancing. This was repeated on one further occasion, in 2014–15. Defending champions New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 15th time after topping the ladder at the end of the group stage and beating Queensland Fire in the final.[1][2]
Ladder
- As of 6 January 2013
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 1.589 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0.908 |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0.999 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | −0.039 |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.016 |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.849 |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.590 |
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
Round-robin phase
Knockout phase
Overview
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | ![]() | 5/331 | |||||||
4 | ![]() | 8/221 | |||||||
1 | ![]() | 4/135 (D/L) | |||||||
2 | ![]() | 7/232 | |||||||
2 | ![]() | 3/210 | |||||||
3 | ![]() | 209 | Third place | ||||||
3 | ![]() | 5/208 | |||||||
4 | ![]() | 9/207 |
Semi-final 1
11 January 2013
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- New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat.
- New South Wales advanced to the final
Semi-final 2
11 January 2013
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- Victoria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Queensland advanced to the final
3rd-place play-off
Final
13 January 2013
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- 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[3] | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
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3/418 | ![]() |
Camberwell Sports Ground, Melbourne | 24 November 2012 |
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5/331 | ![]() |
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney | 11 January 2013 |
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3/312 | ![]() |
Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney | 24 November 2012 |
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8/286 | ![]() |
Manuka Oval, Canberra | 10 November 2012 |
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8/277 | ![]() |
North West Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Burnie | 24 November 2012 |
Most runs
Player[4] | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 |
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Meg Lanning | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 509 | 175 | 63.62 | 487 | 104.51 | 1 | 4 |
Alex Blackwell | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 3 | 464 | 135* | 92.80 | 519 | 89.40 | 2 | 3 |
Jodie Fields | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 4 | 399 | 102* | 99.75 | 482 | 82.78 | 1 | 3 |
Nicole Bolton | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 363 | 121 | 45.37 | 463 | 78.40 | 2 | 1 |
Jenny Wallace | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 1 | 351 | 96 | 50.14 | 579 | 60.62 | 0 | 4 |
Most wickets
Player[5] | Team | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | SR | 4WI |
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Jude Coleman | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 63.1 | 9 | 215 | 18 | 4/19 | 11.94 | 20.5 | 2 |
Molly Strano | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 72.2 | 7 | 333 | 15 | 4/45 | 22.20 | 28.9 | 1 |
Jemma Barsby | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 50.0 | 2 | 212 | 13 | 3/43 | 16.30 | 23.0 | 0 |
Angela Reakes | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 44.0 | 5 | 167 | 12 | 4/10 | 13.91 | 22.0 | 1 |
Sally Moylan | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 46.3 | 4 | 199 | 10 | 4/30 | 19.90 | 27.9 | 1 |
References
Notes
- ^ "Women's National Cricket League 2012/13 Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Women's National Cricket League 2012/13 Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2012/13 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2012/13 / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Records / Women's National Cricket League, 2012/13 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
Bibliography
- Coverdale, Brydon (29 November 2012). "Bolton leads the way for Fury". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2022.