WBBL|03 (Women's Big Bash League 2017-18)

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I watched the replay of the 6'ers/Stars game this afternoon. I don't think the bowling was particularly horrible, yes there were bad balls, it was just if you were a fraction off line or a fraction too full you were punished more than previous seasons. Nobbyiscool is correct when he said that the North Sydney Oval "the pitch was a road and the outfield was like a putting green", it was prepared for high scores.

In each season of the WBBL, the strike rate in the woman's game has improved (Mel said during the telecast it increased from 115 to 125 from WBBL01 to WBL02) and along with the game turning professional it will increase even more this season. It's only the first week of the WBBL03, but already it looked fairly obvious to me that the development of the batswomen is improving at a faster rate than the bowlers, their technique, strength, stroke play and the mental aspects are light years ahead of where they were in previous two seasons. The current women bowlers should improve over the next few years but I don't think we will see a huge improvement in women's bowlers until a new generation of bowlers come through the juniors have had that extra few years to develop the strength, speed and skills. I think the high scores will continue, and in the T20 format that is a good thing, because it will attract more spectators to the game, and better TV coverage in coming seasons.

Also I think Gardner performance made a lot of bowlers look a lot worse than they were, she was playing at a different level on Saturday night. Just out of interest I detailed her innings. She came in after Healy fell on 4th ball of the 2nd over, and went:

2O - 4 1
3O - 4 6 4 0 4 4
4O - 0 4 0 0 1
5O - 0 4 1
6O - 0 6 1
7O - 0 0 6* 1
8O - 2 0 6 0 1
9O - 2 0 6 2 0
10O - 0 4 6 1
11O - 1 0
12O - 6 1 0 1
13O - 0 1 4 6** 0
14O - 6 6 1 X
c. King b. Kearney 114 (52)

*50 off 22 deliveries
**100 off 47 deliveries
 

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perhaps test matches are more your speed.
feel free to tell me how to vote, please don't tell me I'm not watching contrived promotional cricket.
It doesn't matter how many times we tell you we enjoy watching girlie cricket , all we're asking for is at least make it half real.
 
feel free to tell me how to vote, please don't tell me I'm not watching contrived promotional cricket.
It doesn't matter how many times we tell you we enjoy watching girlie cricket , all we're asking for is at least make it half real.
I didn't say you weren't watching "contrived" cricket, I just said that maybe test matches are more your speed, because it appears you don't like T20 cricket for what it is, a shorter form of the game made to entertain.
 

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I've never heard T20s talked down as a manufactured, commercialised version of the game before. Not sure of the reason anybody would think that, but I suppose it explains why W/BBL struggles to pull an audience.

Still, you have to give it up for the talent on show just over the weekend alone. Regardless of ground size or pitch conditions, wowee there were some big hits...

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I've never heard T20s talked down as a manufactured, commercialised version of the game before. Not sure of the reason anybody would think that, but I suppose it explains why W/BBL struggles to pull an audience.

Still, you have to give it up for the talent on show just over the weekend alone. Regardless of ground size or pitch conditions, wowee there were some big hits...

In what universe does the BBL struggle to pull an audience? Crowd figures and tv ratings have been enormous for the BBL. They've also completely changed the pay structure for female cricketers in Australia.
 
In what universe does the BBL struggle to pull an audience? Crowd figures and tv ratings have been enormous for the BBL.
Ohhhhh well there ya go.
 
Yep. Was at the ground.
Sixers got off to a flyer then the next 37 overs belonged to the Scorchers
Ashleigh Gardner will be player of the tournament.
 
Ashleigh Gardner will be player of the tournament.

Maybe.

2 scores doesn't make a player of the tournament and the way she bats she will fail more than she comes off. If the Sixers win Perry will probably go close to player of the series.
 

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Pretty funny, good, unique pair of run outs in two balls from Hayley Matthews off her own bowling at the end of the Sixers' innings.

And a crucial win for the Renegades today. Played well for most of their first three games and arguably should have got across the line in all of them. From top to bottom they seem like a very nervous and/or cursed group of players in the crunch moments, in a sort of "anything that could go wrong will go wrong" sort of way.
 
Then this in Hobart's innings:
Don't think there's a leggie in the world who would mind seeing a batsman on a hat-trick ball trying a cute little lap sweep off them!
 
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Another close game today for the red Melbourne team. 8-run win to go with their other three matches decided by 9, 1 and 11 runs. Just quietly, I was (sort of) a Renegades supporter way before Molly S. and S. Molineux made it cool. 3/16 and 40 off 32 from them today, respectively.

Brisbane probably need Mooney (who just won ICC T20 Player of the Year, by the way) to turn start turning solid scores into big ones, or their internationals to fire up, otherwise I think they'll be heading into the Christmas break with a 1-3 win-loss.

Sixers vs Hurricanes on TEN from midday tomorrow, I hope it's not a thrashing!
 
I only really follow the early stages of the WBBL when it's on tv - has the 'canes batting been that s**t all season?
 
I only really follow the early stages of the WBBL when it's on tv - has the 'canes batting been that s**t all season?
"YES". They've lost their top-two run scorers from last season. Their replacements of Winfield and Krishnamurthy have a lot less experience in Australian conditions so it was always looking like a tough season for Hobart.
 

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