The 2021–22 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the seventh in the team's history. Coached by Ashley Noffke and captained by Jess Jonassen, the Heat were scheduled to play four of 14 regular season WBBL07 games at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay—the only fixtures in their home state of Queensland for the tournament due to construction work taking place at regular primary ground Allan Border Field. They finished in third place on the ladder, resulting in their fourth consecutive finals series appearance. However, for the second year in a row, the Heat were eliminated by a lower-ranked opponent in their first match of the knockout stage—this time suffering a "crushing" eight-wicket defeat at the hands of the Adelaide Strikers.
Squad Each 2021–22 squad is 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 classed as any overseas player, or a local player who holds a Cricket Australia national contract at the start of the WBBL|07 signing period.
Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:
New Zealand marquees Amelia Kerr and Maddy Green did not re-sign with the Heat. South African marquee Anneke Bosch and Indian marquee Poonam Yadav signed with the Heat, marking their first appearances in the league. Delissa Kimmince departed the Heat, retiring from cricket after WBBL|06. Lilly Mills departed the Heat, signing with the Perth Scorchers.
The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season. NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotesBatters14Mikayla Hinkley1 May 1998Right-handedRight-arm off spin1416188.95––3–77Ellie Johnston29 January 2003Right-handedRight-arm leg spin41785.00––1–4Laura Kimmince18 August 1990Right-handed–14148140.95––7–88Charli Knott5 May 2003Right-handedRight-arm off spin62090.9017.830–19Georgia Voll5 August 2003Right-handedRight-arm off spin14282113.25––4–All-rounders27Anneke Bosch17 August 1993Right-handedRight-arm medium104685.1827.003–Overseas marquee35Zoe Cooke17 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium fast–––––––32Nadine de Klerk16 January 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium95995.1646.604–Overseas marquee17Grace Harris18 September 1993Right-handedRight-arm off spin14420123.1667.6310–21Jess Jonassen5 November 1992Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox1410193.51216.494–Captain, Australian marqueeWicket-keeper8Georgia Redmayne8 December 1993Left-handed–14437120.05––134Bowlers44Nicola Hancock8 November 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium fast1276146.15147.063–16Georgia Prestwidge17 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm medium fast700.0078.051–37Courtney Sippel27 April 2001Left-handedRight-arm medium fast914100.00126.802–24Poonam Yadav24 August 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg spin135125.00106.632–Overseas marquee
Ladder
Fixtures
All times are local
Regular season
Eliminator
Statistics and awards Most runs: Georgia Redmayne – 437 (5th in the league) Highest score in an innings: Grace Harris – 75 (51) vs Hobart Hurricanes, 30 October 2021 Most wickets: Jess Jonassen – 21 (2nd in the league) Best bowling figures in an innings: Jess Jonassen – 3/10 (3.1 overs) vs Melbourne Renegades, 20 November 2021 Most catches (fielder): Grace Harris – 10 (equal 2nd in the league) Player of the Match awards: Georgia Redmayne – 3 Grace Harris – 2 Courtney Sippel – 1 WBBL|07 Player of the Tournament: Grace Harris (4th), Georgia Redmayne (equal 5th) WBBL|07 Team of the Tournament: Georgia Redmayne, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen Brisbane Heat MVP: Grace Harris
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