2017–18 Brisbane Heat WBBL season

The 2017–18 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Peter McGiffin and captained by Kirby Short, the Heat finished the regular season of WBBL|03 in fifth place and failed to qualify for the finals. For the third year in a row, Beth Mooney won the team's Most Valuable Player award.

Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).^[1]

Personnel changes made ahead of the season included:

• Peter McGiffin was appointed head coach of the Heat, replacing Andy Richards.^[2]
• India marquee Smriti Mandhana did not return to the Heat after sustaining a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament during WBBL|02.^[1][3]
• Grace Harris returned to the Heat, having spent one season at the Melbourne Renegades.^[1]
• South Africa marquee Laura Wolvaardt signed as a replacement player for Grace Harris who would be unavailable for most of the season while recovering from injury.^[4]

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.^[5][4][6]

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	G	R	SR	W	E	C	S	Notes
Batters
36	Tess Cooper		27 September 1996	Right-handed	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
17	Grace Harris		(1993-09-18)18 September 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	4	111	115.62	3	7.08	2	–	Australian marquee
1	Laura Harris		(1990-08-18)18 August 1990	Right-handed	–	14	60	100.00	–	–	4	–
10	Kirby Short		(1986-11-03)3 November 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	14	308	99.67	–	–	9	–	Captain
14	Laura Wolvaardt		26 April 1999	Right-handed	–	6	32	59.25	–	–	2	–	Overseas marquee (replacement)
All-rounders
	Rumana Ahmed		(1991-05-29)29 May 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Associate rookie
5	Deandra Dottin		(1991-06-21)21 June 1991	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	14	171	89.06	8	6.48	1	–	Overseas marquee
21	Jess Jonassen		(1992-11-05)5 November 1992	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox spin	14	203	120.11	11	6.45	6	–	Australian marquee
11	Delissa Kimmince		(1989-05-14)14 May 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	14	229	117.43	11	6.04	3	–
Wicketkeepers
6	Beth Mooney		(1994-01-14)14 January 1994	Left-handed	–	14	465	143.51	–	–	9	3	Australian marquee
Bowlers
15	Jemma Barsby		(1995-10-04)4 October 1995	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	13	30	88.23	13	6.07	2	–
23	Haidee Birkett		23 June 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	14	33	82.50	10	6.64	4	–
9	Holly Ferling		(1995-12-22)22 December 1995	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	14	23	100.00	4	7.11	3	–	Australian marquee
22	Courtney Hill		(1987-01-09)9 January 1987	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	1	–	–	–	–	0	–
58	Sammy-Jo Johnson		(1992-11-05)5 November 1992	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	14	31	68.88	10	6.76	1	–
16	Georgia Prestwidge		(1997-12-17)17 December 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	4	0	–	–	–	0	–
26	Kara Sutherland		(1991-09-26)26 September 1991	Left-handed	Left-arm medium fast	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

•   The top four teams qualified for the play-off phase.

All times are local time

• Most runs: Beth Mooney – 465 (4th in the league)^[9]
• Highest score in an innings: Delissa Kimmince – 87* (54) vs Perth Scorchers, 10 December 2017^[10]
• Most wickets: Jemma Barsby – 13 (equal 17th in the league)^[11]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: Jemma Barsby – 4/2 (2 overs) vs Sydney Thunder, 28 January 2018^[12]
• Most catches (fielder): Kirby Short – 9 (equal 3rd in the league)^[13]
• Player of the Match awards:
  • Beth Mooney – 4
  • Deandra Dottin, Grace Harris, Kirby Short – 1 each
• Heat Most Valuable Player: Beth Mooney^[14]
• WBBL|03 Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney (equal 4th)^[15]
• WBBL|03 Team of the Tournament: Beth Mooney^[16]