Australia holds on in two-day Test
AUSTRALIA has taken out a remarkable two-day Test victory against South Africa in Brisbane, marking an eye-catching start to the three-match bilateral series. The home side won by six wickets, with all four innings compacted into six sessions of play atop a contentious Gabba green top. Not since 1931 has Australia completed a Test victory […]
Preview | Australia vs. South Africa Test series
AUSTRALIA will face South Africa at Test level for the first time since 2018’s Sandpapergate scandal, with the three-match bilateral series getting under way in Brisbane on Saturday. The Proteas’ 16-man squad already has a tour game under its belt since touching down on Australian shores, and promises to challenge the hosts’ batting lineup more […]
Milestone Maddinson leads Renegade raid of Queensland
MELBOURNE Renegades skipper Nic Maddinson stylishly marked his 100th Big Bash League (BBL) game, blasting 87 (49) to lead his side to a 22-run win over the Brisbane Heat. In the competition’s first venture to Cazalys Stadium in Cairns, the Renegades’ total of 7-166 proved more than enough to earn an important first-up win and […]
Short strikes Sixers, Lynnsanity hits Adelaide
A SLEW of Adelaide Strikers starred in their comprehensive victory over the Sydney Sixers on Wednesday night, as both sides turned out for the first time in BBL|12. Batting first at Adelaide Oval, Strikers allrounder Matt Short bashed a definitive 95-run partnership with the competition’s all-time leading run scorer Chris Lynn, before Henry Thornton and […]
Stars struck by Sandhu heroics
FINAL over heroics from Gurinder Sandhu have seen the Sydney Thunder strike down the Melbourne Stars in last night’s Big Bash League (BBL) season 12 opener. The home side weathered a batting collapse at Manuka Oval to surpass the meagre 122-run target on the last ball of the night, doing so with one wicket in […]
Preview: BBL|12 set to get underway
THE 12th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) is set to get underway in Canberra tonight, as the Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars lock horns at Manuka Oval. In the latest instalment of Australia’s premier T20 competition, 56 home-and-away games will pan out before five finals decide this season’s champion. Last time out, is […]
Emphatic Aussies break new ground
AUSTRALIA was emphatic in securing a two-nil series whitewash over the West Indies on Sunday, thumping the touring side by 419 runs in a record-breaking win at Adelaide Oval. After going down by 164 runs in Perth, the Windies’ latest defeat was their heaviest by runs in Tests, and continues their winless streak in Australia […]
Voll helps Queensland roll WA for second WNCL win
A TERRIFIC all-round performance from Queensland’s Georgia Voll has helped the Fire roll to their second win of the 2021/22 Women’s National Football League (WNCL) season. Coming up against the winless West Australians on Tuesday, Queensland’s total of 231 off 49 overs was more than enough in the 69-run triumph at Chisholm Oval in Canberra. […]
Priest powers Tigers to top of WNCL ladder
FORMER New Zealand international Rachel Priest has helped power Tasmania to the top of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) standings, leapfrogging the NSW Breakers with a four-wicket win on Monday. Leading the Tigers’ pursuit of 198, Priest hit 84 (94) at the top of the order to lay the foundation for her side at […]
Need an innings linchpin? Ask Manix-Geeves
A PIVOTING innings from Tasmanian opener Emma Manix-Geeves has guided Tasmania to a five-wicket win over Western Australia on Sunday. Meeting on neutral territory at Kippax Oval in Canberra, the Tigers sent WA in to bat before chasing down the 188-run target with five overs to spare. Manix-Geeves’ game-high knock of 68 (125) proved the […]
Clobbering Coyte helps Tigers tame Vics
A BARNSTORMING rear-guard knock from Sarah Coyte has helped Tasmania defeat Victoria by 47 runs on Wednesday. In an all-round performance worthy of player of the match honours, the former Australian international hit 69no and snared 3-39 to guide the Tigers’ assault on Junction Oval. Batting first, the visitors were rattled early and fell to […]
de Broughe bash brings Scorpions two-peat
A PERSONAL best Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) knock from South Australia young gun Emma de Broughe has guided the Scorpions to an 86-run win over Western Australia on Tuesday. The result means SA has gone two from two in three days against its Western adversary. Batting first at Karen Rolton Oval, the 21-year-old top […]
