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Even though Katie Mack is in her second season with the Adelaide Strikers, she can’t help but have a soft spot for her former club the Melbourne Stars.
“It feels so good to see the Stars make the finals for the first time,” said Mack.
“I have a real soft spot for the Stars. I really enjoyed my time there and made some great friends there, not just players, but also coaching staff.
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Nicole Faltum has been part of the Melbourne Stars since WBBL03, but hasn’t had the chance to feature in a finals series.
That will all change in WBBL06.
With two games remaining in the regular season, the Stars sit on top of the ladder, with 19 points, and are the only team assured of playing in the finals.
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Melbourne Renegades coach Lachlan Stevens says he’ll remember “being tired and a little stressed” living the ‘hub life’ throughout WBBL06.
“It’s been difficult and a challenge for me personally. I miss my little boy at home. That’s been hard for me from a selfish perspective and feeling bad for not contributing to my family,” Stevens says.
But he will also remember the tremendous commitment of so many people to ensure that the season went ahead – those at Cricket Australia who helped organise the hub, to the staff at the WBBL clubs and all the internationals who have come from overseas to compete.
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When Laura Wolvaardt from the Adelaide Strikers is batting, she is hard to miss.
Not only does the South African international have a mane of curly hair, but she has a slightly unconventional batting stance which sees her very animated and moving the bat as she waits for the bowler to bowl their delivery.
“It makes me feel ready when I stand like that,” said Wolvaardt.
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After seven matches in WBBL06, all-rounder Taneale Peschel has taken the most wickets for the Perth Scorchers.
In six innings, Peschel has taken six wickets at an average of 5.88 and surprised herself with the success she has had in the tournament so far.
“I’m a little bit shocked myself as to how I have been bowling,” said Peschel.
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Sasha Moloney’s love of cricket has taken her all over the world to play, including Ireland and the Netherlands.
From May to August in 2015, Moloney was part of the Typhoons team in the Cricket Ireland Women’s Super Threes series. That competition involved 50-over and T20 matches.
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Sophie Day was a latecomer to cricket.
After playing hockey for many years growing up, Day decided to put down the hockey stick as she approached her final years of school. Her mum was insistent that she continue to play some sport while she studied, so Day decided to take up cricket.
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Unfortunately, the Sydney Sixers’ opening four games in the WBBL have all been impacted by rain.
With two games completely abandoned without a ball being bowled and the remaining two being decided by the Duckworth Lewis system, it’s been a frustrating beginning to the tournament.
Despite this, after the weekend’s fixtures, the Sixers were second on the WBBL leader board behind cross-town rivals the Sydney Thunder after winning both games they have managed to get on the field for.
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At the end of each WBBL season, there is no higher accolade than being named in the WBBL team of the tournament.
Last year’s team was star-studded and included the WBBL05 player of the tournament, Sophie Devine, who had an incredible season for the Adelaide Strikers, scoring 699 runs at 77.66 and taking 16 wickets at 20.25.
But 2020 has been a wacky year and while players are still aspiring to make the team of the tournament, there’s a new accolade in town: village mayor of the WBBL hub.
