2014–15 Women's National Cricket League season

The 2014–15 Women's National Cricket League season was the 19th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 11 October 2014 and finished on 25 January 2015. For the second (after 2012–13) and last time, the tournament included semi-finals, with the top four teams on the ladder advancing. New South Wales Breakers won the tournament for the 17th time after finishing only fourth on the ladder and beating South Australian Scorpions in the final.^[1][2][3] Jess Jonassen was named player of the series in recognition of her fine early season performance, before she was sidelined for the second half of the season by a knee injury.^[4]

Women's National Cricket League
2014–15 season

Dates	11 October 2014 – 25 January 2015
Administrator(s)	Cricket Australia
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and knockout
Champions	New South Wales (17th title)
Runners-up	South Australia
Participants	7
Matches	24
Player of the series	Jess Jonassen
Most runs	Meg Lanning (440)
Most wickets	Amanda-Jade Wellington (12)
Official website	cricket.com.au
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Ladder

As of 11 January 2015

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Victoria	6	5	1	0	0	4	24	1.585
2	Queensland	6	4	2	0	0	5	21	1.119
3	South Australia	6	4	2	0	0	1	17	−0.391
4	New South Wales	6	3	3	0	0	2	14	0.335
5	Australian Capital Territory	6	2	4	0	0	1	9	−0.297
6	Tasmania	6	2	4	0	0	0	8	−1.001
7	Western Australia	6	1	5	0	0	0	4	−1.303

Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2015. Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: The top four ranked teams qualified for the semi-finals.

• Points system: 4 for a win, 2 each for a tie or a no result, 0 for a loss, 1 each for an abandoned match.
• Bonus point system: 2 for win with a run rate twice that of the opposition, 1 for win with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition.

Fixtures

Round-robin phase

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Match 1 11 October 2014 Scorecard

Australian Capital Territory	v	New South Wales (H)

Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney

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Match 2 11 October 2014 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	South Australia

Junction Oval, Melbourne

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Match 3 11 October 2014 Scorecard

(H) Western Australia	v	Queensland

Murdoch University Ground, Perth

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Match 4 25 October 2014 Scorecard

Victoria	v	Australian Capital Territory (H)

Manuka Oval, Canberra

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Match 5 25 October 2014 Scorecard

(H) Queensland	v	New South Wales

Allan Border Field, Brisbane

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Match 6 25 October 2014 Scorecard

(H) Western Australia	v	Tasmania

WACA Ground, Perth

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Match 7 29 November 2014 Scorecard

Queensland	v	Tasmania (H)

Aurora Stadium, Launceston

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Match 8 29 November 2014 Scorecard

(H) Victoria	v	Western Australia

Junction Oval, Melbourne

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Match 9 29 November 2014 Scorecard

(H) South Australia	v	Australian Capital Territory

Adelaide Oval No 2, Adelaide

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Match 10 13 December 2014 Scorecard

Victoria	v	Tasmania (H)

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

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Match 11 13 December 2014 Scorecard

(H) New South Wales	v	Western Australia

Blacktown Olympic Park Oval, Sydney

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Match 12 13 December 2014 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Queensland (H)

Allan Border Field, Brisbane

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Match 13 20 December 2014 Scorecard

(H) Australian Capital Territory	v	Queensland

Manuka Oval, Canberra

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Match 14 20 December 2014 Scorecard

Tasmania	v	New South Wales (H)

Manly Oval, Sydney

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Match 15 21 December 2014 Scorecard

South Australia	v	Western Australia (H)

Murdoch University Ground, Perth

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Match 16 1 January 2015 Scorecard

Tasmania	v	South Australia (H)

Adelaide Oval No 2, Adelaide

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Match 17 3 January 2015 Scorecard

Western Australia	v	Australian Capital Territory (H)

Manuka Oval, Canberra

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Match 18 4 January 2015 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	Victoria (H)

Junction Oval, Melbourne

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Match 19 9 January 2015 Scorecard

Australian Capital Territory	v	Tasmania (H)

Bellerive Oval, Hobart

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Match 20 10 January 2015 Scorecard

Victoria	v	Queensland (H)

Allan Border Field, Brisbane

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Match 21 11 January 2015 Scorecard

New South Wales	v	South Australia (H)

Adelaide Oval No 2, Adelaide

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Knockout phase

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Overview

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	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Victoria	175
	4	New South Wales	3/179
						4	New South Wales	4/279
						3	South Australia	135
	2	Queensland	90
	3	South Australia	7/91

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Semi-final 1

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23 January 2015 Scorecard

Victoria  175 (49.2 overs)	v	New South Wales 3/179 (46.3 overs)
Meg Lanning 41 (76) Sarah Coyte 3/33 (9.2 overs)		Alex Blackwell 73 (121) Emma Kearney 1/14 (10 overs)

New South Wales won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining) Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Greg Davidson and Phillip Gillespie Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (New South Wales)

• Victoria won the toss and elected to bat
• New South Wales qualified for the final

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Semi-final 2

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23 January 2015 Scorecard

Queensland  90 (28.4 overs)	v	South Australia 7/91 (30 overs)
Jodie Fields 29 (61) Megan Schutt 4/20 (8.2 overs)		Sarah Taylor 21* (50) Holly Ferling 2/15 (5 overs)

South Australia won by 3 wickets (with 120 balls remaining) Bankstown Oval, Sydney Umpires: Damien Mealey and Tony Wilds Player of the match: Megan Schutt (South Australia)

• Queensland won the toss and elected to bat
• South Australia qualified for the final

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Final

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25 January 2015 Scorecard

New South Wales  4/279 (50 overs)	v	South Australia 135 (44.5 overs)
Rachael Haynes 79 (89) Samantha Betts 2/44 (7 overs)		Bridget Patterson 26 (58) Erin Osborne 3/33 (7.5 overs)

New South Wales won by 144 runs Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney Umpires: Damien Mealey and Greg Davidson Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (New South Wales)

• South Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• New South Wales won the 2014–15 Women's National Cricket League.

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Statistics

Highest totals

Team[5]	Score	Against	Venue	Date
Victoria	2/357	Tasmania	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	13 December 2014
Victoria	3/299	South Australia	Junction Oval, Melbourne	11 October 2014
New South Wales	4/299	Western Australia	Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney	13 December 2014
New South Wales	4/279	South Australia	Blacktown International Sportspark, Sydney	25 January 2015
Victoria	7/262	Western Australia	Junction Oval, Melbourne	29 November 2014

Most runs

Player[6]	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50
Meg Lanning	Victoria	7	7	0	440	125	62.85	494	89.06	2	2
Nicole Bolton	Victoria	7	7	2	400	170*	80.00	522	76.62	2	0
Alex Blackwell	New South Wales	8	8	1	371	81	53.00	511	72.60	0	3
Alyssa Healy	New South Wales	8	8	0	335	146	41.87	404	82.92	1	1
Rachael Haynes	New South Wales	7	7	0	327	115	46.71	358	91.34	1	2

Most wickets

Player[7]	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	SR	4WI
Amanda-Jade Wellington	South Australia	8	8	62.0	5	300	12	6/25	25.00	31.0	1
Jess Jonassen	Queensland	5	5	49.4	6	147	11	4/19	13.36	27.0	1
Alex Price	South Australia	8	8	60.3	8	226	11	3/37	20.54	33.0	0
Grace Harris	Queensland	7	7	35.3	3	158	10	4/20	15.80	21.3	1
Megan Schutt	South Australia	7	7	55.4	5	180	10	4/20	18.00	33.4	1