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 WBBL06 in a bio-secure Sydney hub due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They finished the regular season in last place, resulting in the team's third wooden spoon in four years.
Squad 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.
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. Erin Fazackerley departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Melbourne Renegades. England marquee Heather Knight departed the Hurricanes, signing with the Sydney Thunder. Naomi Stalenberg signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Sydney Thunder. 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. Erica Kershaw signed with the Hurricanes, departing the Melbourne Renegades. Chloe Rafferty signed with the Hurricanes, having played with the Melbourne Stars in WBBL|05 as an injury replacement.
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. NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotesBatters27Corinne Hall12 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm off spin1379101.28––1–Captain15Erica Kershaw23 December 1991Left-handedRight-arm leg spin82650.98––1–10Naomi Stalenberg18 April 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium1316292.57––4–74Emma Thompson12 February 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium661101.66––0–25Chloe Tryon25 January 1994Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox13164107.8927.202–Overseas marqueeAll-roundersChloe AbelRight-handedRight-arm fast medium–––––––Injury replacement16Nicola Carey10 September 1993Left-handedRight-arm medium1315879.39116.927–Australian marquee50Hayley Matthews19 March 1998Right-handedRight-arm off spin1112891.42126.031–Overseas marquee99Sasha Moloney14 July 1992Right-handedRight-arm off spin129487.0336.591–Wicket-keepers3Rachel Priest13 June 1985Right-handed–13354118.00––43Overseas marquee33Emily Smith19 January 1995Right-handed––––––––Injury replacementBowlersNell Bryson-SmithLeft-arm orthodox–––––––Injury replacement13Maisy Gibson14 September 1996Left-handedRight-arm leg spin–––––––Unavailable for the season (injury)12Brooke Hepburn4 October 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium11527.7748.161–87Hayley Jensen7 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium2853.3307.420–Overseas marquee (replacement)7Chloe Rafferty16 June 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast medium30–16.500–14Amy Smith16 November 2004Right-handedRight-arm leg spin133159.6187.381–47Belinda Vakarewa22 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast medium12770.0086.124–30Tayla Vlaeminck27 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast–––––––Unavailable for the season (injury)
Ladder
Fixtures
All times are local times
Statistics and awards Most runs: Rachel Priest – 354 (10th in the league) Highest score in an innings: Rachel Priest – 92* (63) vs Sydney Sixers, 14 November Most wickets: Hayley Matthews – 12 (equal 15th in the league) Best bowling figures in an innings: Nicola Carey – 3/14 (3.5 overs) vs Melbourne Renegades, 3 November Most catches: Nicola Carey – 7 (equal 6th in the league) Player of the Match awards: Nicola Carey, Hayley Matthews, Rachel Priest – 1 each WBBL06 Young Gun: Amy Smith (week 3 nominee) Hurricanes Most Valuable Player: Rachel Priest
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