| 2021–22 season | |||
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| Coach | Shelley Nitschke | ||
| Captain(s) | Sophie Devine | ||
| Home ground | WACA Ground | ||
| League | WBBL | ||
| Record | 9–3 (1st) | ||
| Finals | Champions | ||
| Leading Run Scorer | Beth Mooney – 547 | ||
| Leading Wicket Taker | Heather Graham – 18 | ||
| Player of the Season | Sophie Devine | ||
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The2021–22 Perth Scorchers Women's season was the seventh inthe team's history. Coached byShelley Nitschke and captained bySophie Devine, the Scorchers finished the regular season ofWBBL|07 on top of theladder to claim their firstminor premiership.[1] They hosted thechampionship decider atPerth Stadium on 27 November 2021, defeating theAdelaide Strikers by 12 runs to win a maiden WBBL title.Marizanne Kapp was named Player of the Final for her influential all-round performance, scoring 31* off 23 deliveries and producing bowling figures of 1/25 from four overs.[2] For the second consecutive season, batterBeth Mooney was the league's leading run-scorer.
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 aCricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.[3]
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
The table below lists the Scorchers players and their key stats (includingruns scored,batting strike rate,wickets taken,economy rate,catches andstumpings) for the season.[4][5]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth Date | Batting style | Bowling style | G | R | SR | W | E | C | S | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||||||||||
| 58 | Chamari Athapaththu |  | 9 February 1990 | Left-handed | Right-armoff spin | 10 | 182 | 117.41 | 0 | 10.00 | 5 | – | Overseas marquee |
| 5 | Mathilda Carmichael |  | 4 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 13 | 60 | 103.44 | – | – | 4 | – | |
| 64 | Ashley Day | | 17 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-armleg spin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9 | Amy Edgar | | 27 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | |
| 28 | Chloe Piparo | | 5 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-armoff spin | 14 | 216 | 107.46 | – | – | 6 | – | |
| All-rounders | |||||||||||||
| 77 | Sophie Devine |  | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium fast | 14 | 442 | 128.48 | 10 | 7.25 | 3 | – | Captain, overseas marquee |
| 11 | Heather Graham | | 10 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 14 | 197 | 110.05 | 18 | 6.38 | 7 | – | |
| 7 | Marizanne Kapp |  | 4 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium fast | 14 | 106 | 99.06 | 12 | 5.27 | 5 | – | Overseas marquee |
| Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Beth Mooney | | 14 January 1994 | Left-handed | – | 14 | 547 | 128.70 | – | – | 5 | 2 | Australian marquee |
| Bowlers | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Samantha Betts | | 16 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium fast | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 11.50 | 0 | – | |
| 8 | Piepa Cleary | | 17 July 1996 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium fast | 7 | – | – | 0 | 9.25 | 0 | – | |
| 18 | Lisa Griffith | | 28 August 1992 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium fast | 7 | – | – | 3 | 7.07 | 3 | – | |
| 23 | Alana King | | 22 November 1995 | Left-handed | Right-armleg spin | 14 | 85 | 108.97 | 16 | 5.84 | 8 | – | |
| 56 | Lilly Mills | | 2 January 2001 | Right-handed | Right-armoff spin | 14 | 6 | 50.00 | 16 | 6.83 | 4 | – | |
| 6 | Taneale Peschel | | 29 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium fast | 14 | 8 | 80.00 | 7 | 7.02 | 3 | – | |
| Pos | Team | 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 |
All times are local
Perth Scorchers 7/137 (20 overs) | v | Brisbane Heat 9/137 (20 overs) |
Match tied (Perth Scorchers won theSuper Over) Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires:Claire Polosak and Mattie van Eck Player of the match:Alana King (Perth Scorchers) |
Brisbane Heat 5/162 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 103 (17.2 overs) |
Brisbane Heat won by 59 runs Blundstone Arena,Hobart Umpires: Andrew Crozier andJeremiah Matibiri Player of the match:Georgia Redmayne (Brisbane Heat) |
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Match abandoned University of Tasmania Stadium,Launceston Umpires: Simon Lightbody andJeremiah Matibiri |
Perth Scorchers 2/186 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 9/105 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 81 runs University of Tasmania Stadium,Launceston Umpires: Andrew Crozier and Simon Lightbody Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Perth Scorchers) |
Perth Scorchers 5/121 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 8/121 (20 overs) |
Match tied (Perth Scorchers won theSuper Over) Lilac Hill Park,Perth Umpires: Jarryd Buscall and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers) |
Sydney Sixers 3/161 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 9/117 (20 overs) |
Sydney Sixers won by 44 runs Lilac Hill Park,Perth Umpires: Jarryd Buscall and Trent Steenholdt Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers) |
Perth Scorchers 2/194 (20 overs) | v | Melbourne Renegades 6/154 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 40 runs WACA Ground,Perth Umpires: Jarryd Buscall and Nathan Johnstone Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers) |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/137 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 8/135 (20 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 96 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 5/99 (15.3 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) |
Melbourne Stars 9/97 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 0/98 (10.5 overs) |
Beth Mooney 57* (38) |
Perth Scorchers won by 10 wickets (with 55 balls remaining) Karen Rolton Oval,Adelaide Umpires: D Bhatt and Simon Lightbody Player of the match:Sophie Devine (Perth Scorchers) |
Perth Scorchers 2/184 (20 overs) | v | Sydney Thunder 1/21 (2.3 overs) |
Perth Scorchers 3/177 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 5/165 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 12 runs Karen Rolton Oval,Adelaide Umpires: Harsimran Singh and David Taylor Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers) |
Melbourne Stars 7/122 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 6/123 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 4 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval,Adelaide Umpires:Claire Polosak andEloise Sheridan Player of the match:Heather Graham (Perth Scorchers) |
Sydney Sixers 4/128 (20 overs) | v | Perth Scorchers 2/131 (17.1 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 8 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) Adelaide Oval,Adelaide Umpires: Dhaval Bhatt and Simon Lightbody Player of the match:Alana King (Perth Scorchers) |
Perth Scorchers 5/146 (20 overs) | v | Adelaide Strikers 6/134 (20 overs) |
Perth Scorchers won by 12 runs Perth Stadium,Perth Attendance: 15,511 Umpires: Nathan Johnstone and Simon Lightbody Player of the match:Marizanne Kapp (Perth Scorchers) |
