Madeline Irwin

South Australia keeps title aspirations alive with win over WA
A PERFORMANCE from returning South Australia skipper Jemma Barsby was pivotal in her side’s win over Western Australia which sees them continue to sit in second place ahead of the upcoming WNCL decider. Her knock in the first half contributed the second most runs by a SA player with 57 not out off 58 balls […]

South Australia exacts revenge on NSW in return fixture
SOUTH Australian acting captain Bridget Patterson‘s match-winning knock was the centrepiece of a close win against New South Wales at Cricket Central in Sydney. She hit nine fours in her 90 runs, scored off 105 balls to help her side chase down the total of 9-241 set by their opposition. They won the contest with […]

Redmayne strikes sweet century to bring Queensland’s close win
IT was the big names from the Queensland Fire that brought them the win in a closely fought finish at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Batting first on a warm day, Queensland’s opening partnership consisted of two experienced batters who found two different fortunes out on the pitch. Lauren Winfield-Hill (12 off 18) and Georgia Redmayne […]

Australia remains committed to women’s game in upcoming landmark MCG test
COMING off a thumping win in Adelaide on Saturday, Beth Mooney and her Australian teammates have all eyes towards the exciting prospect of a pink ball test at the MCG commencing on Thursday. When asked about the opportunity that presented itself, Mooney spoke about not only what playing test match cricket means individually, but what […]

Mooney powers Australia to resounding victory at Adelaide Oval
CARRYING her bat through their innings, Australian batter Beth Mooney was a force to behold on Saturday night at Adelaide Oval taking her team to another thumping win. Although the series is not live, Australia wanted to keep notching up the wins to take it through to the hotly-anticipated test in form. Mooney took player […]

Meteors’ superior batting effort trumps Victoria once again
THE ACT Meteors have featured twice on the winners list after this weekend, netting back-to-back victories against Victoria at EPC Solar Park. For the home side, it was the efforts of all-rounder Olivia Porter, in combination with captain Katie Mack (46 off 57) and Carly Leeson (29* off 35) which stood out most. Porter (80* […]

All-round effort rewards Tasmanian Graham
IN A bumper day of WNCL action, Tasmania took the win against Queensland in a low scoring affair due to rain. The visitors emerged victorious by 20 runs at Allan Border Field with DLS determining their 198 run total (in 41.1 overs) to best the Fire’s 155 runs in 32.4 overs. The key figure in […]

Aussie pair’s match-winning knocks deal England first Ashes blow
IN THE first Ashes fixture, it was Australian captain Alyssa Healy, along with the all-rounder Ash Gardner that were crucial to the win against England at North Sydney Oval on Sunday. Winning by four wickets, Australia elected to bowl first, sending England in on what seemed like a solid batting pitch in sunny conditions. The […]

Sutherland creates more history as Australia takes Rose Bowl Trophy lead
IN THE game against New Zealand on Saturday, Annabel Sutherland‘s star continued to rise as she made history to take the Australians closer to a Rose Bowl Trophy series win. Sutherland’s recent form has been sublime, but yesterday’s effort culminated in her becoming the first woman to hit two consecutive ODI centuries batting at number […]

Webb continues sublime form to exact revenge on Victoria
IT WAS another stunning display from South Australian batter Courtney Webb that was the match-winner, following up her century from Wednesday with an unbeaten 67. Coming in at first drop chasing 241 for the win, Webb’s knock was struck off 62 balls, taking her WNCL career total to 2000 runs. Her performance included eight sixes, […]

Rain dampens Australia’s effort to pull ahead in Brisbane
A DRAW was played out over five days play in Brisbane, with rain marring Australia’s effort to pull ahead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The teams go into the sold-out first day of the Boxing Day test each with a game in hand after India took the first test in Perth, and Australia hit back in […]

Hayward’s maiden century ensures Victoria’s unbeaten start continues
WITH both Victoria and South Australia heading into Wednesday’s WNCL fixture unbeaten, it was the Victorian women that remained so after a heroic effort with the bat from all-rounder Ella Hayward. In what was an up-and-down match, there were two tons that stood above the rest of the batting performances, that of Victoria’s Hayward (112 […]