Voll Stars As Gators Storm To Title

As the Weber Women’s Big Bash League International player draft was unfolding in Melbourne, the Brisbane Heat and Queensland Fire star demonstrated her enormous potential with a blazing century and four-wicket haul against a gallant Valley outfit.

Voll and Adelaide Strikers batter Katie Mack were devastating, as the Gators piled on 1-215 against Valley, which had earlier been strong in their semi-final win over University of Queensland.

Mack finished 90 not out from 55 balls, but that was shaded by Voll’s emphatic 118 from 65 balls. In a T20 rarity, she did not hit a six, but that was not an issue as she hit a remarkable 19 fours in her innings.

With Valley facing a mighty chase, Voll then made sure the T20 Max trophy would find its way to Deagon, snapping up 4-19 from four overs as her opponents were held to 6-156.

Experienced NSW player Lisa Griffith (31), Fire allrounder Sianna Ginger (28), Warwick product Lucinda Bourke (28) and South Australian Emma de Broughe (25) all did their best in the chase for Valley but Voll and Mack had mde the task near insurmountable.

Valley’s semi-final win over UQ earlier in the day came off the back of excellent work by de Broughe (63no) and captain Kira Holmes, who top-scored with 65 from 55 balls as the pair made light work in the pursuit of University's 4-142 to finish 1-143 with two balls to spare.

Maddy Darke (43) and Brisbane Heat pace bowler Nic Hancock (33) did the hard yards with the bat for the Students in their innings.