The 2019–20 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the fifth in the team's history. Coached by Ashley Noffke and captained by Kirby Short, the Heat finished first on the WBBL|05 ladder. They proceeded to defeat the Adelaide Strikers in the final at Allan Border Field by six wickets,[1] successfully defending their WBBL|04 title to claim a second consecutive championship. Keeper-batter Beth Mooney again earned Player of the Final honours, while Jess Jonassen won the Heat's Most Valuable Player award.[2]
Squad
Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas.[3] Australian marquees are players who held a national women's team contract at the beginning of the WBBL|05 signing period.[4][5]
The Heat made several personnel changes in the lead-up to the season:
- Ashley Noffke replaced Peter McGiffin as head coach.[6]
- Josie Dooley signed with the Melbourne Renegades to establish herself as a wicket-keeper—a role already occupied at Brisbane by Beth Mooney.[7]
- Jemma Barsby opted to "pursue a fresh challenge" with a move to the Perth Scorchers.[8]
- Vacant roster spots were subsequently allocated to young Queensland locals Charli Knott and Lilly Mills.[9]
- South African duo Laura Wolvaardt and Suné Luus were not re-signed for WBBL|05.[3]
- Overseas marquee positions were filled by New Zealanders Maddy Green and Amelia Kerr.[10][11]
The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.[3][5][12][13][14][15]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Maddy Green | 
|
20 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 309 | 112.36 | – | – | 3 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 17 | Grace Harris | 
|
18 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 212 | 123.97 | 6 | 8.35 | 5 | – | |
| 1 | Laura Harris |
|
18 August 1990 | Right-handed | – | 16 | 179 | 157.01 | – | – | 2 | – | |
| 14 | Mikayla Hinkley |
|
1 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 15 | 22 | 81.48 | – | – | 7 | – | |
| 8 | Charli Knott |
|
5 May 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 | Kirby Short |
|
3 November 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 16 | 70 | 88.60 | – | – | 2 | – | Captain |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Jess Jonassen |
|
5 November 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 16 | 419 | 133.01 | 21 | 6.83 | 2 | – | Australian marquee |
| 56 | Lilly Mills |
|
2 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| 37 | Courtney Sippel |
|
27 April 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 1 | – | – | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | – | |
| Wicketkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Beth Mooney |
|
14 January 1994 | Left-handed | – | 16 | 743 | 125.08 | – | – | 6 | 3 | Australian marquee |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 23 | Haidee Birkett |
|
23 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 58 | Sammy-Jo Johnson |
|
5 November 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 16 | 83 | 125.75 | 18 | 6.69 | 3 | – | |
| 48 | Amelia Kerr |
|
13 October 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 16 | 107 | 125.88 | 14 | 6.22 | 4 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 11 | Delissa Kimmince |
|
14 May 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 16 | 41 | 93.18 | 17 | 7.75 | 5 | – | Australian marquee |
| 16 | Georgia Prestwidge |
|
17 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 15 | 1 | 100.00 | 11 | 7.18 | 5 | – | |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Heat (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.723 |
| 2 | Adelaide Strikers (RU) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.601 |
| 3 | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.026 |
| 4 | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.117 |
| 5 | Sydney Sixers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.076 |
| 6 | Sydney Thunder | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.487 |
| 7 | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.197 |
| 8 | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.734 |
Source: [16]
- The four top ranked teams qualified for the play-off phase.
Fixtures
All times are local time
Regular season
Brisbane Heat
6/165 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Sixers
73 (14.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Brisbane Heat
9/150 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
3/153 (18.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
- Phoebe Litchfield became the youngest player to score a half-century in the WBBL[17]
Brisbane Heat
7/146 (20 overs) |
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Perth Scorchers
1/147 (18.2 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Hobart Hurricanes
8/123 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
5/124 (19.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Brisbane Heat
139 (19.1 overs) |
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Adelaide Strikers
2/143 (19 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Adelaide Strikers
8/141 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
1/142 (17.1 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Sydney Sixers
7/123 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
3/127 (16.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to bat
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Melbourne Stars
4/165 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
1/168 (19.3 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
- Beth Mooney became the first player to score 400 runs in five consecutive WBBL seasons[20][21]
Brisbane Heat
8/128 (20 overs) |
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Sydney Thunder
96 (19.1 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Perth Scorchers
8/112 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
2/113 (16.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Brisbane Heat
5/153 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
9/147 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
Brisbane Heat
9/157 (20 overs) |
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Hobart Hurricanes
7/150 (20 overs) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Brisbane Heat
4/183 (20 overs) |
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Melbourne Renegades
4/185 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
- Melbourne Renegades set a new record for highest successful run chase in WBBL history[25]
Melbourne Stars
6/87 (10 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
2/88 (8.4 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain delay
- Broadcast by Cricket Network
- Former Australian player Kristen Beams made her last WBBL appearance[26]
Knockout phase
Melbourne Renegades
4/163 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
6/166 (18 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
Adelaide Strikers
7/161 (20 overs) |
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Brisbane Heat
4/162 (18.1 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field
- Broadcast by Seven Network and Fox Cricket
- Brisbane Heat won their second WBBL title
Statistics and awards
- Most runs: Beth Mooney – 743 (2nd in the league)[29]
- Highest score in an innings: Beth Mooney – 86 (57) vs Melbourne Renegades, 27 November[30]
- Most wickets: Jess Jonassen – 21 (2nd in the league)[31]
- Best bowling figures in an innings: Jess Jonassen – 4/13 (4 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 16 November[32]
- Most catches: Mikayla Hinkley – 7 (equal 9th in the league)[33]
- Player of the Match awards:
- Jess Jonassen – 5
- Beth Mooney – 3
- Amelia Kerr – 2
- Laura Harris – 1
- Heat Most Valuable Player: Jess Jonassen[34]
- WBBL|05 Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney (2nd), Jess Jonassen (5th)[35]
- WBBL|05 Team of the Tournament: Jess Jonassen, Beth Mooney, Ashley Noffke (coach)[36]
- Player of the Final: Beth Mooney[1]
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