Hobart Hurricanes

2020–21 season
Coach	Salliann Briggs
Captain(s)	Corinne Hall
League	WBBL
Record	3–9 (8th)
Finals	DNQ
Leading Run Scorer	Rachel Priest – 354
Leading Wicket Taker	Hayley Matthews – 12
Player of the Season	Rachel Priest
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the sixth in the team's history. Coached by Salliann Briggs and captained by Corinne Hall, the Hurricanes played the entirety of WBBL|06 in a bio-secure Sydney hub due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] They finished the regular season in last place, resulting in the team's third wooden spoon in four years.

Each 2020–21 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 are classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|06 signing period.^[2]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

• New Zealand marquee Rachel Priest signed with the Hurricanes—her third WBBL team, having previously played for the Sydney Thunder and the Melbourne Renegades.^[3]
• Erin Fazackerley departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Melbourne Renegades.^[4]
• England marquee Heather Knight departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Sydney Thunder.^[5]
• Naomi Stalenberg signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Sydney Thunder.^[6]
• New Zealand's Hayley Jensen was added to the Hurricanes squad as a marquee replacement player after Tayla Vlaeminck was ruled out of the season through injury. However, Jensen would still only be eligible to play in the place of a fellow overseas marquee player, if or when required.^[6][7]
• Erica Kershaw signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Melbourne Renegades.^[6]
• Chloe Rafferty signed with the Hurricanes, having played with the Melbourne Stars in WBBL|05 as an injury replacement.^[6][8]

The table below lists the Hurricanes players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.^[9][10]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
27	Corinne Hall		12 October 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	13	79	101.28	–	–	1	–	Captain
15	Erica Kershaw		23 December 1991	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin	8	26	50.98	–	–	1	–
10	Naomi Stalenberg		18 April 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	13	162	92.57	–	–	4	–
74	Emma Thompson		12 February 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	6	61	101.66	–	–	0	–
25	Chloe Tryon		25 January 1994	Right-handed	Left-arm orthodox	13	164	107.89	2	7.20	2	–	Overseas marquee
All-rounders
	Chloe Abel			Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Injury replacement
16	Nicola Carey		10 September 1993	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	13	158	79.39	11	6.92	7	–	Australian marquee
50	Hayley Matthews		19 March 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	11	128	91.42	12	6.03	1	–	Overseas marquee
99	Sasha Moloney		14 July 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	12	94	87.03	3	6.59	1	–
Wicket-keepers
3	Rachel Priest		13 June 1985	Right-handed	–	13	354	118.00	–	–	4	3	Overseas marquee
33	Emily Smith		19 January 1995	Right-handed	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Injury replacement
Bowlers
	Nell Bryson-Smith				Left-arm orthodox	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Injury replacement
13	Maisy Gibson		14 September 1996	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Unavailable for the season (injury)
12	Brooke Hepburn		4 October 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	11	5	27.77	4	8.16	1	–
87	Hayley Jensen		7 October 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2	8	53.33	0	7.42	0	–	Overseas marquee (replacement)
7	Chloe Rafferty		16 June 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	3	0	–	1	6.50	0	–
14	Amy Smith		16 November 2004	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	13	31	59.61	8	7.38	1	–
47	Belinda Vakarewa		22 January 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	12	7	70.00	8	6.12	4	–
30	Tayla Vlaeminck		27 October 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Unavailable for the season (injury)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Melbourne Stars (RU)	14	8	3	3	19	0.965
2	Brisbane Heat	14	8	4	2	18	0.543
3	Sydney Thunder (C)	14	7	5	2	16	0.344
4	Perth Scorchers	14	6	6	2	14	0.355
5	Sydney Sixers	14	6	6	2	14	−0.084
6	Adelaide Strikers	14	6	7	1	13	0.135
7	Melbourne Renegades	14	4	8	2	10	−1.008
8	Hobart Hurricanes	14	3	9	2	8	−1.143

•   The top 4 teams advance to the play-off phase

All times are local times

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• Most runs: Rachel Priest – 354 (10th in the league)^[13]
• Highest score in an innings: Rachel Priest – 92* (63) vs Sydney Sixers, 14 November^[14]
• Most wickets: Hayley Matthews – 12 (equal 15th in the league)^[15]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Nicola Carey – 3/14 (3.5 overs) vs Melbourne Renegades, 3 November^[16]
• Most catches: Nicola Carey – 7 (equal 6th in the league)^[17]
• Player of the Match awards:
  • Nicola Carey, Hayley Matthews, Rachel Priest – 1 each
• WBBL|06 Young Gun: Amy Smith (week 3 nominee)^[18]
• Hurricanes Most Valuable Player: Rachel Priest^[19]