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Scott Boland and Rachel Priest have been named as the Hobart Hurricanes’ W/BBL Players of the Tournament at the Cricket Tasmania Awards Night in Hobart this evening.
The event – which signifies the official conclusion of the 2020-21 cricket season – recognised a range of achievements across Cricket Tasmania’s high performance program – including the Hurricanes – with the Player of the Tournament awards decided by a 3-2-1 voting process, which is undertaken by both staff and players after each match.
Priest, who made her debut with the Hurricanes in WBBL|06, came out firing in her first season as a Hurricane, notching up 354 runs for the tournament – the most of any Hurricane – and taking up residence behind the stumps for all 13 games played. Undoubtedly the highlight of Priest’s season was when she led the ‘Canes to a nine-wicket win over the Sydney Sixers, with an unbeaten knock of 92 – the highest individual score by a Hurricane since the inception of the WBBL. Priest was also voted as the Hurricanes Members’ Player of the Tournament.
Meanwhile Boland’s Big Bash season may have seemed under-the-radar to some, but he was nothing if not dependable. Now a fixture of the Hurricanes’ bowling attack, BBL|10 was Boland’s most consistent season in purple to date. Taking 17 wickets at a rate of 7.95, Boland also recorded 140 dot balls for the season – the second-highest number for the league. Boland’s standout performance was when he took 4-41 against the Sydney Thunder in Canberra, with three of these wickets – those of Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales and Oliver Davies – coming in the same over.
A full list of award recipients for season 2020-21 can be found on the Cricket Tasmania website.
Name of Author: Hobart Hurricanes
The Hobart Hurricanes are an Australian professional men’s Twenty20 cricket team based in Hobart, Tasmania. Competing in the Big Bash League, they primarily play at Blundstone Arena and also host some matches at University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston. The team wears a purple uniform.
