Scorchers star defects to Strikers

Former Perth Scorchers captain and New Zealand international star Suzie Bates will swap burnt orange for electric blue this season after signing on with the Strikers for WBBL|03.  

The New Zealand captain, who led the Perth Scorchers through to the final in WBBL|02, will join compatriot and fellow allrounder Sophie Devine in Adelaide for the summer.

Bates, who also bowls medium-pace, last year became the first cricketer to be named the ICC Women’s One-Day International and Twenty20 International player of the year.

Her outstanding form has continued in 2017, with the former Olympic basketballer scoring the most runs for New Zealand in this year’s Women’s World Cup, collecting 242 runs in five innings including an unbeaten 106.