Queensland do the double to repeat history
QUEENSLAND picked up its second win over Western Australia in three days, this time downing the Warriors by 46 runs. Queensland made a whopping 4/331 from its 50 overs, before then restricting their visitors to only 9/285 from their 20 overs. It was a sign of things to come when Queensland’s opening pair of Georgias […]
All-round performance from Penna lifts SA above reigning champs
AT Karen Rolton Oval yesterday, the South Australian Women turned the tables on the Tasmanian Women to take home their third consecutive win of the WNCL season. Knocking off the reigning premiers by 36 runs, South Australia remains unbeaten ahead of the second match against the same opponent on Sunday. For South Australia, it was […]
Vics Break NSW Spirit to take first up win
VICTORIA got its 2024/25 WNCL campaign off to the perfect start, narrowly defeating rival New South Wales by two wickets. NSW made 226 before being bowled out, before Victoria reached the target on the penultimate ball of the innings. NSW made an okay start to its innings, but things really got going in the second […]
Queensland thumps WA to secure first win of the WNCL season
QUEENSLAND have secured its first win of the Women’s National Cricket League season with an emphatic win against Western Australia. Taking the bonus points as a result of the eight-wicket win, Queensland’s bowlers were ruthless, bowling out WA for just 81 runs. Nicola Hancock got the first WA wicket of the day, taking out Chloe […]
NSW Breaks Queensland to put out the Fire again
FOR THE second time in three days New South Wales has defeated Queensland, this time by two wickets. After bowling Queensland out for 216, the Breakers cut it fine but reached the target with 21 balls to spare in their innings. There were some sizeable partnerships in the Queensland partnership, but nothing that really stood […]
New SA recruit stars in run chase against ACT
IN the second fixture in three days between these sides, it was the South Australian Women who chased down the ACT Meteors’ total with 7.3 overs spare. Player of the Match, Ellie Johnston (65 not out) played a terrific innings, taking her new side to the top of the WNCL ladder at the conclusion of […]
Lower-order batting duo’s stand brings up SA Women’s opening win
IN what was both sides’ opening Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) match, it was South Australia that was victorious in front of a home crowd at Karen Rolton Oval. It defeated the ACT Meteors by 97 runs, due to the lower order batting of Jemma Barsby and Eleanor Larosa. Batting first, SA put 284 runs […]
NSW put out the Fire to cause upset
NEW South Wales has made a perfect start to its 2024/25 WNCL campaign with a four-wicket win over Queensland yesterday. Queensland made 9/266 off its 50 overs, before NSW reached the target with exactly two overs to spare. The Fire had a rough start to their innings, falling to 2/34 inside the first seven and […]
Tassie topple Western Australia again to repeat history
TASMANIA has made it a clean sweep against Western Australia to start its 2024/25 WNCL campaign after winning by a sole wicket yesterday. Western Australia was bowled out for 215, and although Tasmania cut it very fine, the reigning champions ultimately won with nine balls to spare. After a pretty cheap start to its innings, […]
PREVIEW | WNCL – Season 2024/25
AFTER the excitement of the international summer getting underway last week, the women’s domestic season gets underway later today. Once again, the team to beat will be Tasmania. After recording a three peat last season, they will once again be the ones to beat. Once again led by Elyse Villani, the Tigers have kept essentially […]
