Hurricanes storm into maiden home decider
HOBART Hurricanes have qualified for their first-ever home Big Bash League (BBL) decider after beating the Sydney Sixers by 12 runs at Bellerive Oval last night. A packed out local crowd was enamoured by brilliant defensive bowling as their side successfully defended 7-173 after being sent in to bat first. On a night for history-making, […]
Bowlers dominate as history is made at World Cup
IT WAS a historic day at the Women’s Under 19 World Cup, with multiple countries winning a match at the tournament for the very first time. Australia vs. Bangladesh Australia remains undefeated at the tournament after a two-wicket win over Bangladesh. Despite restricting Bangladesh to just 9/91, the Aussies wobbled their way to the total […]
Ashes still Australia’s after dominant T20 win
AUSTRALIA has retained the Women’s Ashes once again, after winning the first T20 of the series last night to take an unassailable lead in the points tally. Australia first posted 7/198 from its 20 overs last night, before then bowling out the English for just 141. Australian openers Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll were not […]
BBL|14 Finals preview: Two teams hunt maiden titles
THE 2024/25 Big Bash League finals series is set to get underway on Tuesday night, with the four-match postseason determining who will be crowned this season’s champion. It comes after an epic home-and-away campaign which went down to the wire, leaving two teams yet to win a title in the hunt for their first. >> […]
BBL|14 stats recap: Scorchers top charts despite finals miss
PERTH Scorchers pair Cooper Connolly and Jason Behrendorff took out the main honours in the latest Big Bash season, despite their side being booted out of the finals race last night. Connolly’s 351 runs were enough for the Golden Bat, while Behrendorff snatched the Golden Arm with his 17 wickets. Connolly belted two half-centuries in […]
Aussies make positive start as rain wreaks havoc
THE WOMEN’S Under 19 World Cup got underway over the weekend, but it was not a completely smooth start to the competition as rain interrupted a bunch of fixtures across the four groups. UNDER 19 WORLD CUP RESULTS – DAYS ONE & TWO GROUP A Sri Lanka vs. Malaysia Malaysia also did not have a […]
Super Stars streak into finals
MELBOURNE Stars are riding a five-game win streak into the Big Bash League (BBL) finals after toppling ladder leaders Hobart Hurricanes by 40 runs at the MCG last night. Unbeaten in 2025 after a 0-5 start to the season, the Stars evened their ledger to snatch fourth spot in the last home-and-away fixture. >> SCROLL […]
Scorchers snuff out Renegades’ finals hopes
PERTH Scorchers have at least momentarily claimed a Big Bash finals spot after snatching fourth place off the Melbourne Renegades with a five-wicket win over Adelaide Strikers at Perth Stadium last night. The Scorchers will now sweat on Hobart beating the Stars tonight to confirm their postseason status. >> SCROLL to see the scorecard, standings […]
England falls apart again as Aussies clean sweep Ashes ODIs
AUSTRALIA has clean swept the one dayer portion of the Women’s Ashes after an 86 run win in the third ODI today in Hobart. The Aussies posted 8/308, before England could only muster 222 before being bowled out. Things were not looking that sweet for the home side, with a top order battling collapse leaving […]
PREVIEW | 2025 U19 Women’s World Cup – Group D
THE 2025 ICC Under 19 Women’s World Cup is just around the corner, and to build-up to the tournament Rookie Me Central will take a look at each of the groups in this year’s tournament and preview how each nation may fare. In the final part of the series, it is time to take a […]
