The WBBL Brisbane Heat will welcome back top order trump card Grace Harris for tomorrow night's Weber Women’s Big Bash League match against the Perth Scorchers at Allan Border Field.
HARRIS RETURNS FOR HEAT | Ace Allrounder Cleared For WBBL
After missing Sunday’s season opener against the Melbourne Renegades, the allrounder has been cleared to return from the calf injury that she suffered just prior to the recent ICC Cricket World Cup.
After missing the entire World Cup, which was won by India for the first time, Harris has now been given the greenlight to resume playing.
Her selection sees pace bowler Bonnie Berry drop out of the Heat squad of thirteen for Brisbane’s second match of the competition.
Harris was the team’s leading runs-scorer last season with 277 runs at a strike-rate of 133, and with 131 career games for the Heat, is the second-most experienced player for Brisbane behind captain Jess Jonassen (148 games).
The Heat lost its opening game to the Renegades under the Duckworth Lewis Sterns method due to wet weather on Sunday at Allan Border Field.
Tomorrow’s match starts at 6.10pm local time.
The match is a FOX exclusive with live streaming through Kayo.
If chosen in the starting side, 18-year-old allrounder Lily Bassingthwaighte would make her WBBL debut for the Heat.
WBBL Brisbane Heat Squad
21. Jess Jonassen (c)
22. Lily Bassinghthwaighte
7. Lucy Bourke
11. Sianna Ginger
5. Lucy Hamilton
44. Nicola Hancock
17. Grace Harris
48. Chinelle Henry (Int)
32. Nadine de Klerk (Int)
88. Charli Knott (v-c)
18. Annie O’Neil (LRP)
8. Georgia Redmayne
50. Jemimah Rodrigues (Int)
Team Changes
In: Grace Harris (return from injury)
Out: Bonnie Berry (selection omission).