Adelaide Strikers

League	Women's Big Bash League
Personnel
Captain	Tahlia McGrath
Coach	Luke Williams
Team information
City	Adelaide
Colours	Blue
Home ground	Karen Rolton Oval
Secondary home ground	Adelaide Oval
History
Twenty20 debut	12 December 2015 (2015-12-12)
WBBL wins	2 (WBBL08) ,(WBBL09)
Official website	Adelaide Strikers
Current season

TheAdelaide Strikers are an Australian women'sTwenty20 cricket team based inNorth Adelaide,South Australia.^[a] They compete in theWomen's Big Bash League, and won their first championship inWBBL|08.

One of eight founding WBBL teams, the Adelaide Strikers are aligned with themen's team of the same name.^[2] At the official WBBL launch on 10 July 2015,Megan Schutt was unveiled as the team's first-ever player signing.^[3]Andrea McCauley was appointed as the Strikers' inaugural coach, whileLauren Ebsary became the team's inauguralcaptain.^[4][5]

The Strikers played their first match on 12 December atAurora Stadium against theHobart Hurricanes, losing by two runs.^[6] Their first win came on 20 December atAllan Border Field against theSydney Thunder, chasing down a target of 149 runs with six wickets in hand and six balls to spare.^[7]

In the league's early years, the Strikers and thePerth Scorchers experienced several instances of senior members switching allegiances:

• Inaugural Strikers captain Lauren Ebsary joined the Scorchers after just one season.^[8][9]
• Former Scorchers captainSuzie Bates moved to the Strikers ahead of WBBL|03 and became the first player to lead two WBBL clubs.^[10][11]
• After scoring the most runs for Perth throughout WBBL|01,Charlotte Edwards transferred to Adelaide in her final year of cricket.^[12] The following season, Edwards assumed an assistant coaching role for the Strikers.^[13]
• Ahead of WBBL|06, former Adelaideall-rounderShelley Nitschke was appointed to the position of head coach for the Scorchers.^[14][15]

Noteworthy matches between the two teams include:

• 13 January 2018,Traeger Park: In a match reduced to 16 overs per side due to a rain delay, the Scorchers could only muster a first innings score of 9/87. In the run chase, Suzie Bates played a lone hand of 49not out to help the Strikers win by six wickets with one ball to spare.
• 9 November 2019,Karen Rolton Oval: An innings of 80 runs from 58 deliveries byAmy Jones helped Perth post a total of 3/173. Despite a slow start to the run chase, Adelaide finished strongly withBridget Patterson scoring 60 off 32 balls. However,Heather Graham conceded just a single off the final ball to give the Scorchers a two-run win.
• 7 December 2019, Allan Border Field: In the WBBL|05 semi-finals, the Strikers comfortably reached the required total of 127 with eight wickets in hand and eleven balls remaining to eliminate the Scorchers from the tournament.

Noteworthy matches between the Strikers and theBrisbane Heat include:

• 21 January 2017,The Gabba: Chasing a modest total of 6/127, the Strikers required three runs for victory with two balls remaining. Brisbanemedium-pacerDeandra Dottin thenbowledTegan McPharlin before conceding two runs off the final delivery to force a tie. In the resultingsuper over, Dottin–who had earlier scored 51 runs with the bat–capped off a dominantall-round performance by taking two wickets and limiting Adelaide to just four runs.Beth Mooney scored the winning runs to secure the Heat's first finals appearance.^[16][17][18]
• 8 December 2019, Allan Border Field: In the WBBL|05 final, the Heat gained early ascendancy through quick bowlerGeorgia Prestwidge, who dismissed Player of the TournamentSophie Devine for just five. A "superb"^[19] knock of 55 runs from 33 balls byAmanda-Jade Wellington helped the Strikers to recover to a competitive score of 7/161. The match swung heavily toward Brisbane's favour in the fifth over of the run chase whenSammy-Jo Johnson hit four sixes against the bowling of Devine, though Johnson would be out caught-and-bowled on the last ball of the over. When Devine returned to bowl the eleventh over of the innings, Heat batterJess Jonassen was dropped by Wellington at extra cover. Jonassen then scored a boundary from each of the next three deliveries she faced, taking Brisbane'srequired scoring rate down to less than a run a ball.^[20] The Heat went on to win with six wickets in hand and eleven balls remaining, claiming their second consecutive championship. For her contribution of 56 not out, Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final.^[21]

There have been fivecaptains in the Strikers' history, including matches featuring an acting captain.

Source:^[22]

The squad of the Adelaide Strikers for the2025–26 Women's Big Bash League season as of 7 November 2025.^[53][54]

• Players with international caps are listed inbold.

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
12	Tammy Beaumont		11 March 1991	Right-handed	Right-armmedium	Overseas Draft Pick (Bronze)
51	Tabatha Saville		13 April 1998	Right-handed	Left-armmedium
14	Laura Wolvaardt		26 April 1999	Right-handed	Right-armmedium	Overseas Draft Pick (Gold)
All-rounders
35	Eleanor Larosa		26 November 2005	Left-handed	Left-armmedium
9	Tahlia McGrath		10 November 1995	Right-handed	Right-armmedium	Captain
11	Madeline Penna		30 August 2000	Right-handed	Right-armleg spin
8	Ella Wilson		17 November 2003	Right-handed	Right-armmedium
Wicket-keepers
77	Ellie Johnston		29 January 2003	Right-handed	—N/a
21	Bridget Patterson		4 December 1994	Right-handed	—N/a
Bowlers
4	Jemma Barsby		4 October 1995	Left-handed	Right-armoff spin
20	Darcie Brown		7 March 2003	Right-handed	Right-armfast
19	Sophie Ecclestone		6 May 1999	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	Overseas Draft Pick (Platinum)
61	Anesu Mushangwe		25 February 1996	Right-handed	Right-armleg spin	Treated as a local player[55]
27	Megan Schutt		15 January 1993	Right-handed	Right-armfast
10	Amanda-Jade Wellington		29 May 1997	Right-handed	Right-armleg spin

The following is a list of cricketers who have played for the Strikers after making their debut in thenational women's team (the period they spent as both a Strikers squad member and an Australian-capped player is in brackets):

• Champions: 2 –WBBL|08,WBBL|09
• Runners-up: 2 –WBBL|05,WBBL|07
• Minor Premiers: 1 –WBBL|09
• Finals Appearances: 1 –WBBL|03,WBBL|05,WBBL|07,WBBL|08,WBBL|09
• Wooden Spoons: 1 –WBBL|02

• Win–loss record:

• Highest score in an innings: 5/189 (20 overs) vsHobart Hurricanes, 8 January 2019
• Highest successful chase: 4/169 (20 overs) vsPerth Scorchers, 5 November 2023
• Lowest successful defence: 7/107 (20 overs) vs Perth Scorchers, 14 January 2018
• Largest victory:
  • By runs: 148 runs vsMelbourne Stars, 21 October 2023
  • By wickets: 9 wickets vsMelbourne Renegades, 25 November 2021
  • By balls remaining: 58 balls remaining vsSydney Sixers, 20 November 2021
• Longest winning streak: 6 matches
• Longest losing streak: 8 matches

Source:^[58]

• Most runs:Tahlia McGrath – 2,447
• Highest score in an innings:Sophie Devine – 103* (48) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 26 December 2016
• Highest partnership:Katie Mack andLaura Wolvaardt – 135 vs Melbourne Stars, 21 October 2023
• Most wickets:Amanda-Jade Wellington – 165
• Best bowling figures in an innings:Megan Schutt – 6/19 (3.3 overs) vsSydney Thunder, 20 November 2022
• Hat-tricks taken:Darcie Brown vs Brisbane Heat, 24 October 2021^[59]
• Most catches (fielder):Bridget Patterson – 52
• Most dismissals (wicket-keeper):Tegan McPharlin – 91 (51 catches, 40 stumpings)

Source:^[58]

• Player of the Match:
  • Sophie Devine – 15
  • Tahlia McGrath – 11
  • Katie Mack and Laura Wolvaardt - 7
  • Darcie Brown, Bridget Patterson, and Amanda-Jade Wellington – 5
  • Sarah Coyte and Megan Schutt – 4
  • Suzie Bates andMadeline Penna – 3
  • Deandra Dottin,Lauren Ebsary, Tegan McPharlin,Anesu Mushangwe,Alex Price,Tabatha Saville,Sarah Taylor, andStafanie Taylor – 1
• WBBL Player of the Final:
  • Deandra Dottin –WBBL|08
  • Amanda-Jade Wellington –WBBL|09
• WBBL Player of the Tournament:
  • Sophie Devine –WBBL|05
• WBBL Team of the Tournament:
  • Sophie Devine (4) –WBBL|02,WBBL|03,WBBL|04,WBBL|05
  • Darcie Brown (2) –WBBL|06,WBBL|07
  • Megan Schutt (2) – WBBL|05,WBBL|08
  • Amanda-Jade Wellington (2) – WBBL|07, WBBL|08,WBBL|09
  • Sarah Coyte – WBBL|06
  • Tahlia McGrath – WBBL|07
  • Katie Mack – WBBL|09
• WBBL Young Gun Award: Darcie Brown –WBBL|06

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