The Women’s National Cricket League 2025 is scheduled to start on Wednesday, September 24. It is a List A domestic women’s tournament in Australia. A total of seven teams take part in the competition. These seven teams are Queensland Fire, South Australia Women, New South Wales Breakers, ACT Meteors, Victoria Women, Tasmanian Tigers Women, and Western Australia Women.
Each team will face the other six teams twice in the tournament. A total of 42 league stage matches will be played, and the top two teams at the end of the group stage will face each other in the final. The final will be played on Sunday, March 21. The tournament will be played in two phases. The first phase will be completed on Tuesday, October 14, with the match between Queensland Fire and the ACT Meteors. A total of 12 games will be played in the first phase. The second phase will start after the completion of the Women’s Big Bash League, and the first match will be played on Sunday, January 4, between Tasmania Tigers Women and Queensland Fire.
Women’s National Cricket League 2025: Tournament Details
The 2025-26 edition of the Women’s National Cricket League will be the 30th edition of the tournament. The tournament started in 1996-97, and a total of five teams participated in the first season of the competition. Tasmania Tigers made their debut during the 2010-11 edition, while ACT Meteors were included in the tournament during the 2009–10 edition.
ACT Meteors are the only team that has yet to win the competition. They are yet to qualify for the final as well. New South Wales Breakers are the most successful team in the competition and have won the tournament on 21 occasions. They have finished as the runner-ups four times. Tasmania Tigers have won the tournament thrice, while Victoria Women have won twice. Queensland Fire, South Australia Women, and Western Australia Women have won once each.
Until the 2006-07 season, the top two teams competed in a best-of-three finals series to determine the champions. Since the 2007–08 season, the final has been reduced to a single game.
Last season, New South Wales Breakers defeated Queensland Fire in the final by 21 runs after posting a total of 215 runs on the board. Anika Learoyd made 80 runs off 110 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award. Tahlia Wilson finished as the leading run-scorer and won the Player of the Year award.
Women’s National Cricket League 2025: Full Schedule
Here’s the complete schedule of the Women’s National Cricket League 2025:
| Date | Match No. | Match | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 24 | Match 1 | Queensland Women vs Western Australia Women | 11:30 AM | WACA Ground, Perth |
| Friday, September 26 | Match 2 | Victoria Women vs New South Wales Breakers | 5:30 AM | CitiPower Centre, Melbourne |
| Friday, September 26 | Match 3 | South Australia Women vs Tasmania Women | 6:00 AM | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide |
| Friday, September 26 | Match 4 | Western Australia Women vs Queensland Women | 11:30 AM | WACA Ground, Perth |
| Sunday, September 28 | Match 5 | Victoria Women vs New South Wales Breakers | 5:30 AM | CitiPower Centre, Melbourne |
| Sunday, September 28 | Match 6 | South Australia Women vs Tasmania Women | 6:00 AM | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide |
| Wednesday, October 8 | Match 7 | Victoria Women vs Tasmania Women | 4:30 AM | CitiPower Centre, Melbourne |
| Thursday, October 9 | Match 8 | New South Wales Breakers vs Western Australia Women | 4:30 AM | Cricket Central, Sydney Olympic Park |
| Friday, October 10 | Match 9 | Victoria Women vs Tasmania Women | 4:30 AM | CitiPower Centre, Melbourne |
| Saturday, October 11 | Match 10 | New South Wales Breakers vs Western Australia Women | 4:30 AM | Cricket Central, Sydney Olympic Park |
| Sunday, October 12 | Match 11 | Queensland Women vs Australian Capital Territory Women | 5:00 AM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| Tuesday, October 14 | Match 12 | Queensland Women vs Australian Capital Territory Women | 4:30 AM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| Saturday, January 4 | Match 13 | Tasmania Women vs Queensland Women | 4:30 AM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Monday, January 6 | Match 14 | Australian Capital Territory Women vs Victoria Women | 4:30 AM | EPC Solar Park, Canberra |
| Monday, January 6 | Match 15 | Tasmania Women vs Queensland Women | 5:00 AM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Wednesday, January 8 | Match 16 | Australian Capital Territory Women vs Victoria Women | 4:30 AM | EPC Solar Park, Canberra |
| Wednesday, January 8 | Match 17 | Western Australia Women vs South Australia Women | 11:30 AM | WACA Ground, Perth |
| Friday, January 10 | Match 18 | Western Australia Women vs South Australia Women | 11:30 AM | WACA Ground, Perth |
| Monday, January 20 | Match 19 | Australian Capital Territory Women vs New South Wales Breakers | 4:30 AM | EPC Solar Park, Canberra |
| Monday, January 20 | Match 20 | Queensland Women vs South Australia Women | 5:00 AM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| Wednesday, January 22 | Match 21 | Australian Capital Territory Women vs New South Wales Breakers | 4:30 AM | EPC Solar Park, Canberra |
| Wednesday, January 22 | Match 22 | Queensland Women vs South Australia Women | 5:00 AM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| Tuesday, January 28 | Match 23 | Tasmania Women vs Western Australia Women | 5:00 AM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Thursday, January 30 | Match 24 | Tasmania Women vs Western Australia Women | 5:00 AM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Monday, February 3 | Match 25 | New South Wales Breakers vs Queensland Women | 4:30 AM | Cricket Central, Sydney Olympic Park |
| Monday, February 3 | Match 26 | South Australia Women vs Victoria Women | 5:00 AM | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide |
| Tuesday, February 4 | Match 27 | Tasmania Women vs Australian Capital Territory Women | 8:30 AM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Wednesday, February 5 | Match 28 | New South Wales Breakers vs Queensland Women | 4:30 AM | Cricket Central, Sydney Olympic Park |
| Wednesday, February 5 | Match 29 | South Australia Women vs Victoria Women | 5:00 AM | Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide |
| Thursday, February 6 | Match 30 | Tasmania Women vs Australian Capital Territory Women | 8:30 AM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Sunday, February 16 | Match 31 | Victoria Women vs Western Australia Women | 4:30 AM | Ringwood, Melbourne |
| Tuesday, February 18 | Match 32 | Victoria Women vs Western Australia Women | 4:30 AM | Ringwood, Melbourne |
| Friday, February 21 | Match 33 | New South Wales Breakers vs Tasmania Women | 4:30 AM | Cricket Central, Sydney Olympic Park |
| Saturday, February 22 | Match 34 | Australian Capital Territory Women vs South Australia Women | 4:30 AM | EPC Solar Park, Canberra |
| Sunday, February 23 | Match 35 | New South Wales Breakers vs Tasmania Women | 4:30 AM | Cricket Central, Sydney Olympic Park |
| Monday, February 24 | Match 36 | Australian Capital Territory Women vs South Australia Women | 4:30 AM | EPC Solar Park, Canberra |
| Wednesday, March 12 | Match 37 | Queensland Women vs Victoria Women | 5:00 AM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| Wednesday, March 12 | Match 38 | South Australia Women vs New South Wales Breakers | 5:00 AM | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Thursday, March 13 | Match 39 | Western Australia Women vs Australian Capital Territory Women | 11:30 AM | WACA Ground, Perth |
| Friday, March 14 | Match 40 | Queensland Women vs Victoria Women | 5:00 AM | Allan Border Field, Brisbane |
| Friday, March 14 | Match 41 | South Australia Women vs New South Wales Breakers | 5:00 AM | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Saturday, March 15 | Match 42 | Western Australia Women vs Australian Capital Territory Women | 11:30 AM | WACA Ground, Perth |
| Friday, March 21 | Final | TBA vs TBA | 4:30 AM | TBC, TBC |
Women’s National Cricket League 2025: Full Squads
Here is the complete squad of all three teams:
Queensland Fire
Lily Bassingthwaighte, Bonnie Berry, Lucinda Bourke, Sianna Ginger, Lilli Hamilton, Lucy Hamilton, Nicola Hancock, Grace Harris, Laura Harris, Jess Jonassen, Charli Knott, Grace Parsons, Georgia Redmayne, Ruby Strange, Georgia Voll, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Mikayla Wrigley
Head coach: Mark Sorrell
South Australia Women
Hollie Armitage, Jemma Barsby (c), Darcie Brown, Emma De Broughe, Emmerson Filsell, Ellie Johnston, Eleanor Larosa, Isabella Malgioglio, Tahlia McGrath, Courtney Neale, Bridget Patterson, Maddie Penna, Kate Peterson, Megan Schutt, Courtney Webb, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Ella Wilson and Beth Worthley
Head coach: Mick Delaney
New South Wales Breakers
Jade Allen, Sam Bates, Maitlan Brown, Erin Burns, Lauren Cheatle, Sarah Coyte, Hannah Darlington, Sienna Eve, Tara French, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Elsa Hunter, Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Katie Mack, Claire Moore, Frankie Nicklin, Kate Pelle, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia Wilson
Head coach: Peter Clarke
ACT Meteors
Amy Hunter, Anesu Mushangwe, Angelina Genford, Annie Wikman, Carly Leeson, Gabrielle Sutcliffe, Georgia Elwiss, Grace Dignam, Grace Lyons, Holly Ferling, Olivia Porter, Paris Bowdler, Rachel Carroll, Shivani Mehta, Zoe Cooke
Head coach: Erin Osborne
Victoria Women
Sophie Day, Samara Dulvin, Nicole Faltum, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Hasrat Gill, Ella Hayward, Olivia Henry, Milly Illingworth, Meg Lanning, Rhys McKenna, Sophie Molineux, Sasha Moloney, Indigo Noble, Georgia Prestwidge, Sophie Reid, Annabel Sutherland, Molly Strano, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham
Head coach: Andrew Christie
Tasmanian Tigers Women
Kathryn Bryce, Nicola Carey, Maisy Gibson, Ruth Johnston, Sara Kennedy, Lizelle Lee, Emma Manix-Geeves, Tabatha Saville, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Courtney Sippel, Amy Smith, Lauren Smith, Naomi Stalenberg, Rachel Trenaman, Elyse Villani, Callie Wilson
Head coach: Jude Coleman
Western Australia Women
Chloe Ainsworth, Charis Bekker, Zoe Britcliffe, Mathilda Carmichael, Madeleine Darke, Amy Edgar, Heather Graham, Mikayla Hinkley, Ebony Hoskin, Alana King, Shay Manolini, Rebecca McGrath, Ines McKeon, Lilly Mills, Beth Mooney, Taneale Peschel, Chloe Piparo
Head coach: Becky Grundy
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