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The 2022–23 Hobart Hurricanes Women's season was the eighth in the team's history. Coached by Dan Marsh and captained by Elyse Villani, the Hurricanes finished the regular season of WBBL|08 in fourth place and qualified for the finals for the first time since WBBL|02. They were eliminated from the knockout phase of the tournament, losing to the Brisbane Heat in the Eliminator.

Squad

Each 2022–23 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|08 signing period.

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

• Australian marquee Tayla Vlaeminck departed the Hurricanes, returning to the Melbourne Renegades.
• Belinda Vakarewa departed the Hurricanes, returning to the Sydney Thunder.
• New Zealand marquee Rachel Priest did not re-sign with the Hurricanes.
• Indian marquee Richa Ghosh did not re-sign with the Hurricanes.
• South African marquee Lizelle Lee signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades.
• English marquee Issy Wong signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Sydney Thunder. Wong would be made unavailable to participate in the season due to injury.
• New Zealand marquee Hayley Jensen returned to the Hurricanes, signing as a replacement player.
• Sasha Moloney departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Melbourne Stars.
• Angelina Genford departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Sydney Sixers.
• Heather Graham signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Perth Scorchers.
• Elyse Villani signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars. Villani was also appointed captain of the team, replacing Rachel Priest.
• Hayley Silver-Holmes signed with the Hurricanes, having previously played for the Sydney Sixers.
• Dan Marsh was appointed head coach, replacing Salliann Beams.

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.

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	–	15	380	121.40	–	–	3	–	Overseas marquee
10	Naomi Stalenberg		18 April 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	13	59	118.00	–	–	3	–
8	Rachel Trenaman		18 April 2001	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	12	131	89.72	–	–	7	–
2	Elyse Villani		6 October 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	15	230	104.07	–	–	6	–	Captain
All-rounders
16	Nicola Carey		10 September 1993	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	15	169	115.75	14	8.31	3	–	Australian marquee
28	Ruth Johnston		28 February 2003	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	103	122.61	5	6.50	3	–
11	Heather Graham		10 May 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	13	258	122.27	10	8.00	3	–
Wicket-keeper
67	Lizelle Lee		2 April 1992	Right-handed	–	15	296	117.92	–	–	6	2	Overseas marquee
21	Emma Manix-Geeves		12 August 2000	Right-handed	–	2	20	95.23	–	–	0	–
Bowlers
	Julia Cavanough		17 March 2004	Right-handed	Left-arm fast medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
13	Maisy Gibson		14 September 1996	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin	14	7	89.47	12	6.57	4	–
87	Hayley Jensen		7 October 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	14	22	66.66	7	7.32	2	–	Overseas marquee (replacement)
4	Hayley Silver-Holmes		18 August 2003	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Amy Smith		16 November 2004	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	8	8	66.66	5	5.78	6	–
26	Molly Strano		5 October 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	15	17	94.44	18	6.02	2	–
	Issy Wong		15 May 2002	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Overseas marquee (unavailable)

Ladder

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

Fixtures

All times are AEDT.

Regular season

• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
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• Perth Scorchers won the toss and elected to field.
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• Sydney Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
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• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
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• No play was possible due to rain.

• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
• Match reduced to 12 overs due to rain.
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• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
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• Brisbane Heat won the toss and elected to field.
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• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
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• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
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• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
• Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain delay.
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• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
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• Melbourne Stars won the toss and elected to field.
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• Adelaide Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
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• Sydney Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
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Eliminator

• Hobart Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
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Statistics and awards

• Most runs: Mignon du Preez – 380 (4th in the league)
• Highest score in an innings: Mignon du Preez – 75 (47) vs Adelaide Strikers, 18 November 2022
• Most wickets: Molly Strano – 18 (equal 10th in the league)
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Molly Strano – 4/16 (4 overs) vs Melbourne Renegades, 7 November 2022
• Most catches (fielder): Rachel Trenaman – 7 (equal 12th in the league)
• Player of the Match awards:
  • Mignon du Preez, Heather Graham – 2 each
  • Maisy Gibson, Lizelle Lee, Molly Strano – 1 each
• WBBL|08 Player of the Tournament: Mignon du Preez, Heather Graham (equal 6th)
• WBBL|08 Team of the Tournament: Molly Strano

References

1. "WBBL preview: Lee and Villani reunite in purple". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
2. "JENSEN JOINS 'CANES AS INTERNATIONAL REPLACEMENT". Hobart Hurricanes. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
3. "Players | Hobart Hurricanes - BBL". www.hobarthurricanes.com.au. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
4. "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 - Hobart Hurricanes Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
5. "WBBL|08 Standings". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
6. Women's BBL Standings, ESPN Cricinfo
7. "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
8. "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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10. "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
11. "Women's Big Bash League, 2022/23 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
12. "Gardner caps super season to be crowned WBBL's best". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
13. "Official WBBL|08 Team of the Tournament revealed". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

Further reading

• Friend, Nick (10 October 2022). "WBBL 2022 team guide: Hobart Hurricanes". The Cricketer. London. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

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