Hurricanes help stay in touch with top half of table
THE Hobart Hurricanes picked up a crucial third win of the season, downing the Melbourne Stars by six wickets. Melbourne batted first and made 8/142, before the Hurricanes made the target with four balls to spare. The Stars’ batting innings could not have gotten off to a much worse start, falling to 1/0 and then […]
History never repeats? Try telling the Thunder
SYDNEY Thunder have repeated history and bounced back onto the WBBL09 winners list with a 37-run win over the Melbourne Renegades. In a sense of déjà vu, this was the second time the Thunder had beaten the Renegades in the space of a week. Batting first, the Thunder made 5/190 from their 20 overs. Openers […]
Perth back on winning horse after dominating Sixers
PERTH Scorchers are back on the WBBL09 winners list after a 36-run win over the Sydney Sixers last night. Perth batted first and went on to make 8/166 from its 20 overs. Openers Chloe Piparo and Beth Mooney made a solid start to the Scorchers’ innings, putting on a 53 run opening stance before Piparo […]
Lee lights up Launceston to set up Hurricane win
THE Hobart Hurricanes picked up their second win of WBBL09 last night and in defeating the Sydney Thunder by 24 runs handed the Thunder their first loss of the season. Hobart batted first and made 3/174 from its 20 overs, before the Thunder could only manage 6/150 from theirs. Hurricanes openers Elyse Villani and Lizelle […]
Two big wins for different reasons in WBBL
YESTERDAY’S action in the WBBL saw the Stars get back on the winners list and Adelaide make a massive statement. Stars back on winners list with win over Perth In the first match of the day the Melbourne Stars returned to the winners list with a seven run win over the Perth Scorchers. The Stars […]
Sixers finally on the board in WBBL09
AFTER a slow start to the season, the Sydney Sixers are finally on the board this WBBL season after a six-run win over the Melbourne Renegades yesterday. The Sixers batted first yesterday and made 7/164 from their 20 overs. After a bad start to their innings, they recovered with a 68-run second wicket partnership. Although […]
Rain is the enemy of the WBBL
YESTERDAY in the WBBL saw two very different matches, as the rain affected the two halves of the Brisbane double header very differently. Hobart combats rain and Strikers to pick up huge win The first match in the double header was badly affected by rain, but once the action did eventually begin it was the […]
Adelaide’s Anesu loving life as a Striker and Scorpion
WBBL09 sees a new era for the Adelaide Strikers, with the Adelaideans becoming the hunted instead of the hunter for the first time. Star bowler Anesu Mushangwe said that the feeling in the Strikers’ camp at the moment is a very positive one. “It’s exciting especially with the games we have won so far. So […]
Sydney Thunders to big win over Renegades
SYDNEY Thunder remains undefeated this WBBL season after an eight wicket win over the Melbourne Renegades. The Renegades made 5/147 from their 20 overs, before the Thunder reached the target halfway through their 18th over. The start to the Renegades innings really was a sign of how the rest of the 20 overs was […]
Warm homecoming for Perth as Scorchers tame Hurricanes
IT was a triumphant homecoming for the Perth Scorchers last night, who picked up their second win of the WBBL09 season with a seven-wicket victory over the Hobart Hurricanes. The Hurricanes batted first and were bowled out for 158 on the final ball of their innings, before the Scorchers were able to reach the target […]