The 30-year-old Naomi Stalenberg will be joining Melbourne Renegades from Hobart Hurricanes on a two-year deal. After playing for four seasons with the Hobart Hurricanes, Stalenberg will join Melbourne and will add depth to the squad.
The franchise has closed the Renegades window for the local players and has only two spots left to fill at the WBBL overseas Draft on September 01. During the Hurricanes WBBL 09 campaign, she scored 162 runs from eight innings including an impressive 54 runs off 29 balls against the Scorchers.
Stalenberg said she was looking forward to joining Tayla Vlaeminck and Hayley Matthews at the Renegades. “It’s an exciting squad with some young talent and some experienced players across all disciplines,” she said. “There’s no reason we can’t challenge for finals and even go all the way.”
Naomi Stalenberg has a new home for #WBBL10 after signing with the Renegades
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Melbourne Renegades Squad for WBBL10: Sarah Coyte, Emma de Broughe, Josie Dooley, Nicole Faltum, Ella Hayward, Milly Illingworth, Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Prestwidge, Naomi Stalenberg, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb
Stalenberg has been a consistent performer playing all nine seasons of the WBBL. Starting her WBBL career at the Thunder before joining the Hurricanes in 2020-21, she has scored 1443 runs across her Big Bash career. With the WBBL draft nearing, All teams are filling the squads ahead of the 2025 season.
Stalenberg embraced the challenge of moving states to chase her cricket drams after being ruled out by NSW in 2020. Renegades general manager James Rosengarten said that Stalenberg’s firepower and Flexibility in the batting lineup could bolster the squad. “We want the ability to keep the run rate high and scoreboard ticking over, especially through the middle periods in games where games can be won or lost,” he said.
“Naomi has shown over a long period of time a capacity to bat through those situations while maintaining her trademark aggression and intent.”
Stalenberg is the latest in a flurry of signings for the Renegades in previous weeks. Hayley Matthews joined the Renegades as an international pre-selection while Milly Illingworth and Nicole Faltum also signed with the club. Recently, Emma Broughe joined Renegades on August 02.
Sophie Molineux is also set to return from the ACL she suffered in the Melbourne Derby in WBBL 08. The Renegades kick off the milestone 10th season of the WBBL at Adelaide Oval against Sydney Sixers on October 27.
