WIPL PLAYER FOCUS | Natalie Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai)
IT HAS not all been smooth sailing for the Mumbai Indians in the 2025 Women’s Indian Premier League season, splitting their first two matches with one win and one loss. But, that win did come in an emphatic way a few days ago, as they took down the Gujarat Giants to win by five wickets. […]
WNCL Player Focus: Ella Hayward (Victoria)
LAST weekend saw Victoria keep its faint hopes of a WNCL Final berth alive with a six-wicket win over Queensland. After a slow start, Queensland eventually made 167 all-out, before Victoria reached that target with over 12 overs to spare. One of the biggest reasons Victoria was able to restrict Queensland to such a low […]
U19 World Cup Player Focus: Vaishnavi Sharma (India)
IT HAS been a tournament for the bowlers so far in the Women’s Under 19 World Cup, with many of the best performances so far being bowlers. One of those was Vaishnavi Sharma in yesterday’s clash between India and Malaysia, who ripped through Malaysia’s middle order to take 5/5 from her four overs and accelerate […]
WNCL Player Focus: Nicola Carey (Tasmania)
TASMANIA entered the WNCL history books on the weekend, becoming the second ever state to win a three peat of trophies after they defeated Queensland to take the 2023/24 title. A huge part of that success was Player of the Match Nicola Carey. Contributing with both ball and ball in hand, she deservedly earned the […]
International Player Focus: Cara Murray (Ireland)
AFTER a less than desired performance with a bat, Ireland turned things around with the ball in hand to defeat Zimbabwe in the third ODI between the countries, which saw it take the whole series. The Irish can largely thank spinner Cara Murray for their turn around in fortune in the match. Zimbabwe was starting […]
WNCL Player Focus: Amy Smith (Tasmania)
TASMANIA returned to WNCL action last week and kept its undefeated record in tact with a pair of wins over NSW. The first of which featured a starring performance from young spinner Amy Smith. Smith claimed five wickets in a performance that saw her dismiss batters at both ends of the innings, with her later […]
WNCL Player Focus: Zoe Cooke (Queensland)
QUEENSLAND returned to WNCL action after the Christmas Break in a big way, downing South Australia by three wickets to kick off its 2024 calendar year with a bang. One of the most crucial components of that win was the bowling efforts of Zoe Cooke, whose five wickets helped turn the game in the Fire’s […]
International Player Focus: Alyssa Healy (Australia)
IN its most dominant performance of the tour of India so far, Australia defeated the hosts by 190 runs in the third ODI on Tuesday. The win was all set up thanks to a strong start with the bat from the Australians, and a large part of that was skipper Alyssa Healy. She was not […]
International Player Focus: Annabel Sutherland (Australia)
AFTER a hard fought second ODI that went down to the wire, Australia ultimately prevailed over India to take an unassailable lead in its three-match series. One key cog in turning the match in Australia’s favour was Annabel Sutherland. The young quick helped give the back end of the Australian innings a bit of an […]
International Player Focus: Phoebe Litchfield (Australia)
IT was a historic match over in India for the Australian women’s cricket team, as they pulled off the second biggest chase in women’s ODI history to defeat India in the first ODI of the series. One of the key pillars of that chase was young star Phoebe Litchfield. The young star may be only […]
