Alyce Collett
Around the Grounds: The WNCL is back
AS much of the country was enjoy a long weekend of some description, the summer of cricket got underway with the return of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL). With all teams except reigning champions Tasmania in action over the weekend, let us catch up on all the action across the six matches. WESTERN AUSTRALIA […]
2022/23 WNCL Preview: Western Australia
THE 2022/23 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season is just around the corner, and in anticipation of the new season we are going to take a look at each of the competing teams and where they sit heading into the campaign. The last team, but certainly not the least in the preview series is Western […]
2022/23 WNCL Preview: Victoria
THE 2022/23 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season is just around the corner, and in anticipation of the new season we are going to take a look at each of the competing teams and where they sit heading into the new season. The penultimate preview in our series is Victoria. To say season 2021/22 was […]
2022/23 WNCL Preview: Tasmania
THE 2022/23 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season is just around the corner, and in anticipation of the new season we are going to take a look at each of the competing teams and where they sit heading into the new season. Next up in our preview series is the reigning champions Tasmania. Last season […]
2022/23 WNCL Preview: South Australia
THE 2022/23 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season is just around the corner, and in anticipation of the new season we are going to take a look at each of the competing teams and where they sit heading into the new season. Next up in our preview series is South Australia. Despite not quite going […]
2022/23 WNCL Preview: Queensland
THE 2022/23 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season is just around the corner, and in anticipation of the new season we are going to take a look at each of the competing teams and where they sit heading into the new season. Next up in our preview series are the Queensland Fire. Queensland finally broke […]
2022/23 WNCL Preview: NSW Breakers
THE 2022/23 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season is just around the corner, and in anticipation of the new season we are going to take a look at each of the competing teams and where they sit heading into the new season. Next up is the NSW Breakers. For a team renowned for so much […]
2022/23 WNCL Preview: ACT Meteors
THE 2022/23 WNCL season is just around the corner, and in anticipation of the new season we are going to take a look at each of the competing teams and where they sit heading into the new season. First cab off the rank is the ACT Meteors, who finished fourth in 2021/22. For a small […]
Golden girls create golden history
AUSTRALIA have created history, defeating India by nine runs to claim the inaugural women’s cricket Commonwealth Games gold medal. In what was a repeat matchup of the World Cup final from two years ago, not even Covid controversy pre-match could stop the Aussies from putting in a stellar team performance to claim the gold. In […]
Sophie is Devine as NZ demolish England to claim Bronze
NEW Zealand is the inaugural Commonwealth Games bronze medallists, after demolishing England to win the Bronze Medal match at the 2022 Games. Despite having the shorter turnaround of the two teams, it did not matter for the Kiwis as they took care of the English with ease. The win was largely thanks to Sophie Devine, […]
Golden girls of Aus through to another decider
AUSTRALIA is through to yet another decider of a major tournament, this time defeating New Zealand by five wickets to book its spot in the Gold Medal match. After being sent into bat, New Zealand got off to a less than ideal start when Suzie Bates got dismissed on the fifth ball of the innings. […]
Stellar start sees India into golden decider
INDIA is the first team through to the Commonwealth Games Cricket Gold Medal match, after the nation defeated England by four runs in the semi-finals. It was all off the back of a stellar Power Play from the Indians, and with the spinners laying the pressure late the win was theirs. India elected to bat […]