The Melbourne Renegades have formally appointed Hayley Matthews because the captain for the upcoming WBBL|09 season. Matthews, who presently leads the West Indies in all codecs of worldwide cricket, will take the reins for the Renegades instead of Sophie Molineux, who will miss the season on account of her ongoing restoration from an ACL damage.
This marks Matthews’ second season with the Renegades, constructing on a profitable WBBL|08 marketing campaign the place she made vital contributions, scoring a team-high of 253 runs and claiming 9 wickets. Her management qualities have been additionally showcased final season when she captained the facet for 2 video games in Sophie Molineux’s absence, successful each matches.
Melbourne Renegades Common Supervisor, James Rosengarten, expressed confidence in Matthews’ management talents, stating, “Whereas it’s disappointing to not have Sophie for WBBL|09, we’re lucky to have a extremely skilled chief like Hayley able to step up. Because the captain of the West Indian workforce, Hayley was the pure selection to steer the workforce throughout Sophie’s absence. Her efficiency and management final season throughout WBBL|08 left a constructive impression on us.”
Renegades have additionally signed South Australian participant Emma De Broughe
Along with asserting Matthews as captain, the Renegades have additionally confirmed the signing of South Australian participant Emma De Broughe as a alternative for Tayla Vlaeminck.
The Melbourne Renegades will begin their WBBL|09 season this Friday, going through the Brisbane Warmth on the CitiPower Centre, with the match scheduled to kick off at 3:00 PM.
The Renegades have assembled a formidable squad for WBBL|09, that includes a mixture of worldwide and home expertise, together with Hayley Matthews, Tammy Beaumont (England), Sarah Coyte, Emma De Broughe, Josie Dooley, Jess Duffin, Ella Hayward, Ellie Falconer, Harmanpreet Kaur (India), Erica Kershaw, Sophie Molineux, Rhiann O’Donnell, Georgia Prestwidge, Georgia Wareham, and Courtney Webb.