2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season
Dates | 5 December 2015 – 24 January 2016[1] |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Champions | Sydney Thunder (1st title) |
Participants | 8 |
Player of the series | Meg Lanning |
Most runs | Meg Lanning (Melbourne Stars) 560 runs |
Most wickets | Rene Farrell (Sydney Thunder) 26 wickets |
Official website | bigbash.com.au |
The 2015–16 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|01 was the first season of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament ran from 5 December 2015 to 24 January 2016.[2] Each WBBL team consisted of a squad of 14 players and were aligned with the men's teams in the Big Bash League.[3]
In the grand final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the minor premiers Sydney Thunder defeated cross town rivals the Sydney Sixers to win the inaugural Women's Big Bash League.[4]
Points table
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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Sydney Thunder | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | +0.358 | |
Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | +0.190 | |
Sydney Sixers | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | -0.074 | |
Perth Scorchers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | +0.166 | |
Melbourne Stars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | +0.034 | |
Brisbane Heat | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | -0.094 | |
Adelaide Strikers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | -0.131 | |
Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -0.459 |
Teams qualified for the semi-finals Teams eliminated after Group Stage
Group Stage
Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Fixtures
Format of the group stage is a double round-robin tournament, where each team will play each other team twice. Games are grouped into weekends, where four teams may play in one city over that weekend. This means that teams will host matches in their opponent's home city, or in a neutral city. Because there are 56 games played over 7 weekends, it is common to have multiple matches in a day (up to five), and matches being played simultaneously at different grounds.
There are 8 double header fixtures with the men's Big Bash League, and the semi-finals and final will also be played as a double header.
Weekend 1
Brisbane Heat 10/136 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 7/156 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and batted
Melbourne Stars 4/147 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 7/137 (20 overs) |
Jess Jonassen 52* (48) Jemma Barsby 1/17 (4) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and batted
Sydney Thunder 1/103 (13.2 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 9/101 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
Weekend 2
Perth Scorchers 9/106 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 10/104 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and batted
- Played as double header with Perth Scorchers exhibition game
Melbourne Renegades 10/86 (18 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 5/121 (20 overs) |
Sarah Elliot 27 (33) Nicola Hancock 1/13 (2) |
Amy Satterthwaite 36 (35) Veronica Pyke 2/12 (4) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and batted
Perth Scorchers 1/82 (13.1 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 10/81 (18.4 overs) |
Charlotte Edwards 39* (40) Heather Graham 3/19 (3.4) |
Sarah Aley 29 (28) Laura Marsh 1/19 (3) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
Hobart Hurricanes 7/125 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 7/121 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 38 (38) Veronica Pyke 3/19 (4) |
Dane van Niekerk 45 (44) Jenny Taffs 1/6 (1) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and batted
Brisbane Heat 3/190 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 7/155 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and batted
- Grace Harris scored the first century of the competition
Hobart Hurricanes 7/117 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 6/115 (20 overs) |
Bridget Patterson 37 (44) Megan Schutt 3/8 (4) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and batted
Adelaide Strikers 10/83 (18.5 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 1/84 (16.2 overs) |
Erin Burns 29 (43) Julie Hunter 3/12 (4) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and batted
Sydney Sixers 7/114 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 1/115 (18 overs) |
Lisa Sthalekar 31 (35) Angela Reakes 1/24 (4) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
Brisbane Heat 5/122 (19.1 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 8/119 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and batted
Weekend 3
Melbourne Renegades 10/124 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 4/151 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and batted
Melbourne Stars 1/104 (16.1 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 9/101 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
Sydney Thunder 5/121 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 9/103 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and batted
Hobart Hurricanes 6/133 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 7/132 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 74 (59) Veronica Pyke 2/23 (4) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and batted
- Nicole Bolton took the first hat-trick of the Women's Big Bash League
Sydney Thunder 4/130 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 9/128 (20 overs) |
Rachel Priest 47 (39) Briana Binch 1/15 (3) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and batted
Sydney Sixers 9/80 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 3/81 (15.5 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
Perth Scorchers 6/110 (19 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/109 (20 overs) |
Suzie Bates 42* (34) Katie-Jane Hartshorn 4/34 (4) |
Corinne Hall 53* (44) Erin Burns 2/22 (4) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and batted
Brisbane Heat 2/128 (19 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 9/125 (20 overs) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and batted
- Double header with BBL.
Melbourne Stars 10/114 (19.2 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 6/144 (20 overs) |
Katie Mack 34 (32) Morna Nielsen 3/28 (4) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and batted
Brisbane Heat 10/110 (19.1 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 3/112 (16.5 overs) |
- Brisbane Head won the toss and batted
Adelaide Strikers 4/149 (19 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 6/148 (20 overs) |
Sarah Taylor 71 (47) Hannah Perry 3/21 (4) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and batted
Sydney Sixers 5/108 (18.5 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 8/107 (20 overs) |
Suzie Bates 51 (47) Katie-Jane Hartshorn 1/9 (4) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and fielded
- Double header with BBL.
Brisbane Heat 8/141 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 9/127 (20 overs) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and batted
Weekend 4
Melbourne Stars 6/102 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 4/103 (19.2 overs) |
Katie Mack 32 (30) Natalie Sciver 2/16 (4) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and batted
- Double header with BBL.
Perth Scorchers 2/130 (17.1 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 6/127 (20 overs) |
Emma Inglis 42 (30) Hayley Jensen 2/14 (3) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and fielded
Perth Scorchers 10/117 (19.1 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 3/139 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and batted
Sydney Thunder 2/156 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 3/152 (20 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and batted
Weekend 5
Adelaide Strikers 6/135 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 10/100 (19.2 overs) |
Jenny Wallace 29 (33) Katie-Jane Hartshorn 2/20 (4) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Double header with BBL.
Perth Scorchers 6/136 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 4/139 (18.3 overs) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bat
Hobart Hurricanes 5/130 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 10/97 (18.5 overs) |
Corinne Hall 39 (41) Veronica Pyke 3/30 (4) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with BBL.
Sydney Thunder 5/97 (12.4 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 10/94 (20 overs) |
Naomi Stalenberg 42 (24) Maisy Gibson 3/14 (4) |
- Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to bat
Melbourne Stars 9/85 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 5/86 (19.5 overs) |
Sophie Molineux 30 (46) Molly Strano 5/15 (4) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to bat
- Double header with BBL.
Sydney Thunder 7/135 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 8/127 (20 overs) |
Naomi Stalenberg 37 (16) Rene Farrell 2/15 (4) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
Hobart Hurricanes 10/95 (18.2 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 5/121 (20 overs) |
Erin Burns 34 (29) Veronica Pyke 1/10 (2) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and batted
Melbourne Renegades 8/112 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 4/120 (20 overs) |
Molly Strano 29* (16) Sophie Molineux 1/5 (1) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and batted
Brisbane Heat 4/110 (18.5 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 4/107 (20 overs) |
Corinne Hall 33 (34) Heather Knight 1/8 (3) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and batted
Weekend 6
Adelaide Strikers 5/139 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 1/158 (20 overs) |
Sarah Taylor 78 * (55) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and batted
Melbourne Renegades 8/139 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 5/164 (20 overs) |
Kris Britt 36 (31) Sophie Molineux 3/31 (4) |
Alyssa Healy 81 (54) Sarah Aley 3/17 (4) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
Adelaide Strikers 8/110 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 6/146 (20 overs) |
Megan Schutt 24* (21) Samantha Betts 1/17 (2) |
Ellyse Perry 47 (50) Lauren Smith 3/17 (3) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
Sydney Sixers 4/156 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 10/133 (20 overs) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
Melbourne Renegades 8/139 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 10/103 (19.4 overs) |
Rachel Priest 57 (55) Sophie Molineux 3/18 (4) |
Alex Blackwell 45 (41) Belinda Vakarewa 2/13 (3) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and batted
- Double header with BBL.
Melbourne Stars 7/119 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 4/169 (20 overs) |
Emma Inglis 36 (30) Morna Nielsen 1/15 (4) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and batted
Sydney Sixers 2/129 (14.4 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 6/128 (20 overs) |
Dane van Niekerk 38 (41) Kirsty Lamb 1/13 (1.4) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and batted
Weekend 7
Melbourne Stars 7/114 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 7/49 (10 overs) |
Emma Inglis 30 (25) Gemma Triscari 4/10 (2) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and batted
- Rain 2.3 overs into Sydney Thunder innings. Target reduced to 64 runs off 10 overs.
- Gemma Triscari took a hat-trick
Hobart Hurricanes 7/74 (15 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 7/98 (15 overs) |
Marizanne Kapp 21 (16) Sarah Aley 4/8 (3) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
- Rain 1.3 overs into Sydney Sixers innings. Game shortened to 15 overs per team. Target revised to 100 runs.
Adelaide Strikers 10/141 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 8/141 (20 overs) |
Danielle Wyatt 55 (45) Briana Binch 3/17 (2) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and batted
- Melbourne Renegades eliminated from finals contention
Super Over | ||||||
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Delivery | Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne Renegades | ||||
Bowler | Batsman | Runs | Bowler | Batsman | Runs | |
1 | Kris Britt | Sophie Devine | 1 | Samantha Betts | Danielle Wyatt | 0 |
Total | 1/19 | Total | 0/12 |
Hobart Hurricanes 4/97 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 7/96 (20 overs) |
Corinne Hall 27 (28) Heather Knight 3/7 (3) |
- Melbourne Stars won the toss and batted
Adelaide Strikers 5/140 (20 overs) |
v |
Brisbane Heat 7/134 (20 overs) |
Bridget Patterson 43 (38) Sarah Coyte 3/15 (4) |
- Adelaide Strikers won the toss and batted
- Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder qualified for finals[13]
Sydney Sixers 6/172 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 9/151 (20 overs) |
Ashleigh Gardner 55 (36) Marizanne Kapp 4/18 (4) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
- Double header with BBL.
Perth Scorchers 1/133 (16 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Renegades 6/130 (20 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and batted
Sydney Thunder 9/104 (20 overs) |
v |
Melbourne Stars 8/98 (20 overs) |
Emma Inglis 32 (34) Morna Nielsen 3/26 (4) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and batted
Sydney Sixers 8/127 (20 overs) |
v |
Hobart Hurricanes 4/126 (20 overs) |
Sara McGlashan 77* (57) Sarah Aley 1/21 (4) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and batted
- Sydney Sixers qualified for finals, Brisbane Heat eliminated from finals contention
Melbourne Renegades 8/128 (20 overs) |
v |
Adelaide Strikers 10/113 (19 overs) |
- Melbourne Renegades won the toss and batted
- Adelaide Strikers eliminated from finals contention
Melbourne Renegades 8/108 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 1/111 (15.2 overs) |
Cassie Brock 31 (29) Briana Binch 1/15 (3) |
- Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to bowl
- Perth Scorchers qualified for finals, Melbourne Stars eliminated from finals contention
Semi Finals
Sydney Thunder 6/118 (20 overs) |
v |
Perth Scorchers 9/110 (20 overs) |
Elyse Villani 23 (10) Heather Graham 2/15 (3) |
- Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
- Played as a double header with men's Big Bash League semi final
Hobart Hurricanes 8/86 (14 overs) |
v |
Sydney Sixers 0/55 (6.2 overs) |
Erin Burns 26 (27) Lisa Sthalekar 3/9 (3) |
Alyssa Healy 32 (22) |
- Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat
- Rain delayed start of match. Game shortened to 14 overs per team. Further rain during innings break. Sydney Sixers' target revised to 55 runs from 8 overs.
- Played as a double header with men's Big Bash League semi final
Final
Sydney Sixers 7/115 (20 overs) |
v |
Sydney Thunder 7/116 (19.3 overs) |
Angela Reakes 23* (18) Sarah Aley 2/19 (4) |
- Sydney Sixers won the toss and batted
- Sydney Thunder won the inaugural Women's Big Bash League
Statistics
Highest Totals
Team | Score | Against | Ground | Date |
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Brisbane Heat | 3/190 (20 overs) | Sydney Sixers | Aquinas College, Perth | 12 December 2015 |
Sydney Sixers | 6/172 (20 overs) | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Cricket Ground | 16 January 2016 |
Adelaide Strikers | 4/169 (20 overs) | Melbourne Stars | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 10 January 2016 |
Sydney Sixers | 5/164 (20 overs) | Melbourne Renegades | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 8 January 2016 |
Melbourne Stars | 1/158 (20 overs) | Adelaide Strikers | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 8 January 2016 |
Last Updated: 24 January 2016[15] |
Most runs
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Meg Lanning | Melbourne Stars | 14 | 14 | 560 | 56.00 | 113.82 | 90 | 0 | 5 |
Charlotte Edwards | Perth Scorchers | 15 | 15 | 462 | 42.00 | 103.58 | 88* | 0 | 4 |
Ellyse Perry | Sydney Sixers | 16 | 16 | 430 | 33.07 | 94.29 | 67* | 0 | 3 |
Alex Blackwell | Adelaide Strikers | 16 | 16 | 410 | 35.55 | 101.23 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Beth Mooney | Brisbane Heat | 14 | 14 | 400 | 33.33 | 103.62 | 64 | 0 | 4 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2016
Most wickets
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
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Rene Farrell | Sydney Thunder | 16 | 16 | 26 | 12.96 | 5.50 | 4/18 | 15.1 |
Veronica Pyke | Hobart Hurricanes | 14 | 14 | 22 | 13.09 | 5.53 | 3/19 | 14.1 |
Sarah Aley | Sydney Sixers | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15.78 | 6.20 | 4/8 | 15.2 |
Morna Nielsen | Melbourne Stars | 10 | 10 | 18 | 11.00 | 5.21 | 3/12 | 12.6 |
Molly Strano | Melbourne Renegades | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16.72 | 6.12 | 5/15 | 16.3 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2016.
Audience
A total of ten matches were televised on free-to-air in the first season of Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) on One HD and Channel Ten. The average TV ratings for these matches are given below.
Initially only eight matches (seven regular season double-headers and the grand final) were scheduled to be televised on One HD. Due to higher than expected viewership, Channel Ten decided to move the Melbourne Derby on 2 January,[16] the Sydney Smash on 16 January and the grand final to the primary channel, and also added coverage of the two semi finals on One.[17][18]
Match No | Teams | Average TV Ratings | References | Broadcast Channel | |
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National | 5 metros | ||||
20 | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers | 250,000 | 165,000 | [19][20][21] | One HD |
24 | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers | 183,000 | 132,000 | [19][21] | One HD |
30 | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | 126,000 | [21] | One HD | |
32 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat | 158,000 | [21] | One HD | |
34 | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | 372,000 | 254,000 | [21][22] | Channel Ten |
43 | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder | 9 January 2016 | One HD | ||
50 | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | 16 January 2016 | Channel Ten | ||
SF1 | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder | 21 January 2016 | One HD | ||
SF2 | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers | 22 January 2016 | One HD | ||
Final | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | 24 January 2016 | Channel Ten | ||
References
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- ↑ "MAJOR SIGNINGS UNVEILED AT WBBL LAUNCH". cricket.com.au. July 19, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ Tom Decent (July 10, 2015). "Women's Big Bash League a groundbreaking step forward for female sport". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Thunder claim the first WBBL title". CA. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- 1 2 HISTORY MADE IN MELBOURNE brisbaneheat.com.au. Retrieved on 7 Dec, 2015
- ↑ SydneyThunderGM (5 December 2015). "Crowd of around 1,000 at the @ThunderWBBL v @SixersWBBL match." (Tweet). Retrieved 7 December 2015 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Perth Scorchers WBBL twitter.com/ScorchersWBBL. Retrieved on 20 Dec, 15
- ↑ Thank you to the amazing @StrikersWBBL and @StrikersBBL supporters there were 10,500 of you seeing the girls win twitter.com/StrikersWBBL. Retrieved on 31 Dec, 2015
- ↑ A fantastic victory in front of an equally fantastic crowd of 4,283 twitter.com/HurricanesWBBL. Retrieved on 1 Jan, 2016
- ↑ Crowd by end of #WBBL01 at @MCG: 12,901. Great turn-out. Retrieved on 2 January 2016
- ↑ 12,900 through the gate already #teamgreen twitter.com/StarsBBL. Retrieved on 2 January 2016
- ↑ What an amazing crowd - 14,611 at @EtihadStadiumAU! #WBBL01 twitter.com/RenegadesWBBL. Retrieved on 9 January 2016
- ↑ "Hurricanes seal semi-final berth". cricket.com.au. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
- ↑ 12,220 people is the official crowd for the #WBBL01 game! A brilliant effort Sydney, thanks for your support! twitter.com/SixersWBBL. Retrieved on 16 January 2016
- ↑ "Women's Big Bash League, 2015/16 / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "WBBL derby promoted to main channel". cricket.com.au. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
- ↑ Isabelle Westbury (2016-01-06). "WBBL broadcast matches upgraded". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ↑ Jesse Hogan and Tom Decent (2016-01-07). "WBBL: Network to show more women's cricket after ratings hit". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- 1 2 Women's Big Bash League hits football's A-League out of park in television ratings smh.com.au. Retrieved on 22 Dec, 2015
- ↑ Saturday 19 December 2015 tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 KFC Big Bash League Season 5 2015/16 TV ratings mediaweek.com.au. Retrieved on 21 Dec, 2015
- ↑ Women's Big Bash League cricket now an Australian television ratings hit theguardian.com. Retrieved on 3 Jan, 2016