Tahlia McGrath wins the first Andrea McCauley Trophy

Young allrounder Tahlia McGrath claimed her first Andrea McCauley Trophy for a standout Women's National Cricket League campaign.



McGrath, who polled 75 votes, was able to edge out experienced batter Bridget Patterson (66 votes) and wicketkeeper Tegan McPharlin (60 votes) to claim the top State award.



The 23-year-old excelled in the pivotal no.3 position, with 198 runs across her six WNCL matches including a magnificent century (105) against a strong Victorian team in Round 1.



She was ranked inside the league’s top 10 run-scorers, with an average of 72.79 across the six matches, and she also chimed in with some economical spells with the ball.



For the second consecutive year, Sophie Devine was voted the Adelaide Strikers’ Most Valuable Players in yet another standout season for the imports.



Allrounder Devine smashed all kinds of records in rebel WBBL|04; she was the first Striker – male or female – to notch more than 500 runs in a season with 556 and also to reach 1,000 runs for the club, finishing with an average of 46.33 from 13 matches.



The 29-year-old also led the bowling charts, taking 14 wickets and becoming the first female Striker to take a five-wicket haul.



Eliza Doddridge earned the WNCL Most Improved award after making her State debut this season and scoring her maiden half-century in just her fourth game for the Scorpions.



All the award winners



State Indigenous Female Player of the Year - Febi Mansell

Best performed player in the National Indigenous Cricket Championships.



U18 Female Player of the Carnival (Shelley Nitschke Trophy) - Rachel Church

Rachel was the leading run scorer for South Australia at the Under 18 National Championships held in Bendigo and Ballarat in January, scoring 345 runs at an average of 34.5 with a highest score of 73 against Western Australia as well as wicketkeeping to a high standard throughout the Tournament.



WNCL Batting award - Bridget Patterson



Patterson scored the most runs during the WNCL season with 262 (43.67 average and a high score of 113 v ACT in January) .



WNCL Bowling award - Amanda-Jade Wellington



Wellington took 10 wickets (4/35 BBI and an average of 19.30) during the season to claim the award.



WNCL Most Improved - Eliza Doddridge



Eliza Doddridge was recognised as the Scorpions' most improved player after an impressive string of games after making her debut this season.



WBBL Batting award - Sophie Devine



Scored the most runs during the WBBL|04 season with 556 runs (46.33 average and a high score of 99*).



WBBL Bowling award - Sophie Devine



Took the most wickets during the season with 14 wickets (5/41 BBI and an average of 21.71).



WBBL Adelaide Strikers MVP - Sophie Devine



Awarded to the most outstanding cricketer for the Adelaide Strikers in WBBL|04 as voted by the players.



Andrea McCauley Trophy - Tahlia McGrath



Awarded to the most outstanding cricketer for the Adelaide Strikers in the Women's National Cricket League as voted by the players.