By Nicholas Creely
The Melbourne Renegades have lost the services of Dandenong legend Sarah Elliott who has signed with the Adelaide Strikers in the second season of the WBBL.
The 34-year-old former international, who plays her cricket with Dandenong in the Women’s Premier competition, is set to add vital experience to the Strikers’ line-up, with her off-spin and aggressive batting strongly suited to Twenty20 cricket.
She captained the Melbourne Renegades in the inaugural season of the WBBL last year, but the club and Elliot were unable to reach terms, allowing the Strikers to swoop on the valuable veteran.
Elliot has had a strong start to the season for the Vic Spirit this season, making a fantastic century against ACT not long ago.
Andrea McCauley, the Adelaide Strikers’ coach, said the signing of Elliott was about depth, and is pleased about what she can add to the exciting squad they have compiled.
“Sarah is a talented all-rounder who has been a consistent performer for a long period of time.
“She joins us after another strong WNCL season with the bat and will add to our spin bowling stocks,” she said.
The WBBL opening weekend takes place on 9 and 10 December at North Sydney Oval in a carnival-style format, in which all eight WBBL teams will be present.
The Adelaide Strikers’ first game will be against the Melbourne Renegades at 1.45pm at North Sydney Oval 1 on Saturday 10 December.
The match will be broadcast live on Ten, while every WBBL match will be live streamed on cricket.com.au and Facebook.
