Hobart Hurricanes will look to add an overseas title to the trophy cabinet

Hobart Hurricanes coach Jeff Vaughan is confident his side can bring back overseas silverware as the BBL champions fly to the West Indies to play in the Global Super League.

The Hobart Hurricanes will look to be the first Australian BBL side to claim silverware on international soil when they travel to play in the Global Super League in Guyana.

After the success of last year’s BBL championship, the Hurricanes, along with champions of the International League T20, Dubai Capitals and New Zealand’s Central Districts will join Guyana Amazon Warriors and Rangpur Riders for the tournament.

Victoria played in the first instalment of the competition in 2024, finishing as runner-up and Hurricanes coach Jeff Vaughan is determined to add more silverware.

Hurricanes head coach Jeff Vaughan is confident his side can claim more silverware in the first overseas trip as the BBL Champions. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

“There is a little bit of excitement now, there’s been a lot of work to get to this point,” Vaughan said.

“Compiling a list, compiling a team, all the preparations that go into an overseas tour but now that it’s right on the doorstep, (we’re) really excited.

“We’re going away to win another tournament and all of our planning has been that way.

“It’s a brand new tournament, we don’t know a lot about it, it’s only been in operation for a year or so and we will be learning a lot on the ground or on the run over there.

“But we feel we have compiled a good group of players, we’ve got a great domestic list and those of our Hurricanes players who can go we know are world class players.

“So we are looking forward to playing some really good cricket and winning some matches over there.”

The Hurricanes play their first game on July 12 AEST.

Hurricanes all-rounder signs two-year deal.

Arguably the Hobart Hurricanes best player last summer for WBBL10 has re-signed for the upcoming WBBL season.

All-rounder Nicola Carey, who was the leading wicket taker and the second leading run scorer for the Hurricanes has signed for the next two campaigns.

“It was very simple, I love playing for this team and this organisation so it was a pretty easy decision,” Carey said.

Nicola Carey has signed a new two year deal with the Hobart Hurricanes. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

“You want to enjoy the environment you are playing in, it can be an intense competition, so if you’ve got good people around you it certainly makes it more enjoyable.

“We’ve got a fairly similar group to what we have had over the last few years and we’ve added some new additions as well.

“I am really excited about the group we are going to pull together this year and hopefully we can go a bit further.”

The 31-year-old from Camperdown in New South Wales first moved to Hobart for the 2019-20 season with both the Hurricanes and the Tassie Tigers.

Carey’s wealth of experience playing for Australia will help the young Hurricanes players as they look to build a successful 2025-26 season.