Deja vu as Vics win another thriller
VICTORIA has pulled off a second narrow WNCL win over Western Australia in three days, this time saluting by one wicket. Western Australia first made 8/275 from its 50 overs, before Victoria then reached that target with merely two balls to spare in its innings. Mikayla Hinkley was the leader with the bat for WA, […]
Aussies conquered as Super Sixes wrap up
IN A contrast to the previous day’s action, yesterday’s matches at the Under 19 World Cup produced a pair of narrow results as the Super Sixes stage came to a conclusion. Australia vs Sri Lanka The seemingly unconquerable Australians have been conquered, with Sri Lanka pulling off a shock 12-run win to end its tournament […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Brisbane Heat
BRISBANE Heat fell short of defending their BBL crown, settling for a seventh-place finish having been in the finals race right until the last gasp. Having started strongly at 2-0 and progressed to 3-3, the Heat lost their way in the back-end of the season. We recap their BBL|14 campaign. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair […]
Lewis laments what could have been
IT HAS not been an easy Ashes tour for England’s women, who are yet to win a match. Speaking after his side lost the third T20 of the multi format series, England coach Jon Lewis was on a mission to find some answers to what is going wrong for his side this series. Despite the […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Adelaide Strikers
FRESH off a barnstorming run into last season’s final, the Adelaide Strikers started BBL|14 with a 1-4 record and never properly recovered. Despite being a chance to sneak into the top four until their very last game, the men in blue missed out for the second time in three seasons and finished bottom. >> STATS […]
Big wins aplenty in rain-affected U19 World Cup
THE PENULTIMATE day of the Super Sixes stage of the Under 19 World Cup saw two of the three scheduled matches get underway, with some big wins registered in the matches that did get underway. Bangladesh vs West Indies Bangladesh finished its tournament on a high after comfortably defeating the West Indies by 10 wickets. […]
Vics cut it close but pull off nailbiting win
VICTORIA picked up a nailbiting WNCL win yesterday, defeating Western Australia by two wickets. After rain reduced Western Australia’s innings to 47 overs, the visitors went on to make 8/229. Further rain then reduced Victoria’s innings to 44 overs, and the Vics then reached their Duckworth-Lewis adjusted target of 223 with merely three balls to […]
Semi Finalists confirmed as English claim last spot
ENGLAND has claimed the last spot available in the semi finals of the Under 19 World Cup after defeating New Zealand yesterday. New Zealand was bowled out for 89 on the final ball of its innings, before England then reached the target in the 12th over. Despite the low final total New Zealand made, the […]
Hurricane Owen carries maiden crown to Hobart
A HISTORIC Mitchell Owen century has helped deliver the Hobart Hurricanes their maiden BBL title. The towering opener blasted 108 off 42 deliveries to set up victory for the home side at Bellerive Oval, as they chased down the Sydney Thunder’s 7-182 with 35 balls remaining and seven wickets to spare. >> SCROLL to see […]
Rain returns but does not completely ruin World Cup action
THE PAST weekend at the Under 19 World Cup saw the start of the Super Sixes stage, which is the stage where every team still left in the competition plays two extra games before the semi finalists are confirmed. Unfortunately rain still reared its ugly head, meaning everyone had varying degrees of success in getting […]
