WBBL's Super Saturday a damp squib
Rain is playing havoc with the WBBL's busy schedule of four matches on Saturday in Launceston, with the first three games abandoned.
The opening Hobart Hurricanes-Adelaide Strikers match at Invermay Park was called off after play was delayed for more than an hour.
Then the scheduled 2pm match at the same venue between the Melbourne Stars and the Brisbane Heat was called off without a ball being bowled.
The highly-anticipated Sydney Smash between the Thunder and Sixers at the nearby University of Tasmania stadium was also abandoned without a single ball being delivered.
Over 10mm of rain has fallen on Launceston since 9am and it is not forecast to ease until the evening, putting the fourth and final match of the day between the Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades in grave doubt.
Having games in the Hurricanes' home city would not have helped, either, with 20-30mm of rain forecast there on Saturday.
Hopes might be brighter for Sunday's three matches with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting rain to ease throughout the morning.
Hobart had reached 5-107 from 16 overs, after the Adelaide Strikers won the toss, when the weather forced the players from the field.
Mignon du Preez top-scored with 39 off 35 balls, while Naomi Stalenberg was unbeaten on 21.
Darcie Brown (2-21) and Amanda-Jade Wellington (2-16) had done most of the damage with the ball.
Every wicket Wellington takes enhances her prospects of a national recall, given Australia's top wrist-spinner Georgia Wareham is out for an extended period because of a knee reconstruction.
Wellington played one Test for Australia in 2017 and last played at the national level in 2018.
The scheduled start time for the Scorchers' clash with the Renegades is 7.05pm AEDT.
