ST George-Sutherland Women's Cricket Club, which has provided many state and national players, is thrilled about news of the first Women's Big Bash League next summer.
Slayers' grade player Leisa Johns said the club is happy about the development.
"It's good for the sport and gives the game additional profile and more coverage," said Johns, of Lugarno.
"The Slayers provide cricket for several grades and encourage the growth of the game in the St George region and Sutherland Shire."
Johns said many fine players had come through the ranks, including Australian fast bowler Rene Farrell, of Riverwood.
"It's a great thing for cricket and for girls and women playing the game at all levels," Johns said.
Cricket Australia said the domestic Twenty20 competition will be a major boost. It will have eight teams who will wear coloured uniforms, in shades of blue, teal, purple, red, green, orange, lime and magenta.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said the competition teams would be aligned with the men's franchises.
He said they would adopt the same colours and names as their men's counterparts.
Sutherland said the new league replaces the current Women's T20, run in conjunction with the Women's National Cricket League.
There will be two teams each in Melbourne and Sydney.
"We see T20 as the premium format of the women's game and the WBBL is an exciting concept that will increase the promotion and exposure of women's cricket," Sutherland said.
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