Hobart Hurricanes

2021–22 season
Coach	Salliann Beams
Captain(s)	Rachel Priest
Home ground	Blundstone Arena
League	WBBL
Record	5–8 (6th)
Finals	Did not qualify
Leading Run Scorer	Mignon du Preez – 414
Leading Wicket Taker	Molly Strano – 15
Player of the Season	Tayla Vlaeminck
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Salliann Beams and captained by Rachel Priest, the Hurricanes were scheduled to play three of 14 WBBL|07 games at Blundstone Arena in Hobart, and five in Launceston (four at UTAS Stadium and one at the neighbouring Invermay Park).^[1] They ended the regular season in sixth place on the ladder, failing to qualify for finals for a fifth consecutive campaign despite achieving their best finishing position since WBBL|02.^[2]

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 a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.^[3]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

• South African marquee Lizelle Lee initially signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Renegades. However, Lee withdrew from the tournament weeks before its commencement. Indian marquee Richa Ghosh filled the vacancy, signing with the Hurricanes to make her first appearance in the league.
• Barbadian marquee Hayley Matthews and South African marquee Chloe Tryon did not re-sign with the Hurricanes.
• South African marquee Mignon du Preez signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Melbourne Stars.
• Molly Strano signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Melbourne Renegades.
• Corinne Hall departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Sydney Thunder.
• Nell Bryson-Smith departed the Hurricanes after a season as a replacement player, signing with the Adelaide Strikers.
• Brooke Hepburn departed the Hurricanes, retiring after WBBL|06.
• Emma Flint would be unavailable for the season due to maternity leave.
• Rachel Trenaman signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Sydney Thunder. Trenaman would not be available for the season due to injury.
• Rachel Priest was appointed captain, replacing Corinne Hall (7–27 win–loss record).^[4]

Squad details during the season included:

• Rachel Priest sustained a broken finger on the first ball of the Hurricanes' bowling innings in a match on 27 October.^[5] Richa Ghosh performed wicket-keeping duties for the remainder of the match, though Priest resumed her role for all subsequent fixtures.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
22	Mignon du Preez		13 June 1989	Right-handed	–	14	414	115.00	–	–	3	–	Overseas marquee
10	Naomi Stalenberg		18 April 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	14	151	93.20	–	–	5	–
8	Rachel Trenaman		18 April 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Unavailable for the season (injury)
All-rounders
16	Nicola Carey		10 September 1993	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	14	181	91.87	13	6.91	1	–	Australian marquee
28	Ruth Johnston		28 February 2003	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	13	214	94.69	13	6.13	2	–
99	Sasha Moloney		14 July 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	66	82.50	5	6.57	4	–
26	Molly Strano		5 October 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	145	136.79	15	7.34	4	–
Wicket-keepers
18	Richa Ghosh		28 September 2003	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	14	162	95.29	–	–	5	0	Overseas marquee
3	Rachel Priest		13 June 1985	Right-handed	–	14	262	103.96	–	–	7	4	Captain, overseas marquee
Bowlers
6	Angelina Genford		30 October 2002	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	1	8	66.66	–	–	0	–
13	Maisy Gibson		14 September 1996	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
7	Chloe Rafferty		16 June 1999	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	2	–	–	0	10.00	0	–
14	Amy Smith		16 November 2004	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	14	12	100.00	4	7.35	3	–
47	Belinda Vakarewa		22 January 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	12	19	70.37	7	6.69	3	–
30	Tayla Vlaeminck		27 October 1998	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	14	48	106.66	13	6.06	2	–	Australian marquee

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

All times are local

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• Most runs: Mignon du Preez – 414 (7th in the league)^[11]
• Highest score in an innings: Rachel Priest – 107* (68) vs Melbourne Stars, 19 October 2021^[12]
• Most wickets: Molly Strano – 15 (equal 9th in the league)^[13]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Ruth Johnston – 4/8 (3.2 overs) vs Melbourne Stars, 19 October 2021^[14]
• Most catches (fielder): Richa Ghosh, Naomi Stalenberg – 5 each (equal 16th in the league)^[15]
• Player of the Match awards:
  • Rachel Priest – 2
  • Mignon du Preez, Ruth Johnston, Belinda Vakarewa – 1 each
• WBBL|07 Player of the Tournament: Mignon du Preez (equal 5th)^[16]
• WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament: Tayla Vlaeminck^[17]
• Hurricanes Player of the Tournament: Tayla Vlaeminck^[18]