By the numbers: Sheffield Shield – October 13
THE 2022/23 season of the Sheffield Shield is well and truly under way, with another pair of games taking place in the past seven days. It has been an exciting start to the season, as a few sides get off to ideal starts, while others will be forced to make changes in search of their […]
Sutherland shines in Shield showing
VICTORIAN young gun Will Sutherland produced quite a breakout performance in the Sheffield Shield on the weekend, delivering with both bat and ball as he almost dragged his side over the line against the South Australia Redbacks. Sutherland had been touted as one of the brightest young talents in Australian cricket, and took those claims […]
Buckingham’s palace; youngster claims seven against Vics
SOUTH Australia pace bowler Jordan Buckingham had a terrific first-class outing in his side’s draw against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield on the weekend. Against a stacked Victorian batting lineup, Buckingham displayed his potential with a strong showing across both innings, where he withstood some aggression from the batsmen and was able to break through […]
Hunt’s heroics help Redbacks conjure draw
WHILE it may not have been the most flattering scoreline of the weekend from a statistical standpoint, there was no more important performance than Henry Hunt‘s against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. The South Australia Redbacks opener was put in a tricky spot in his side’s second innings in their first class outing against the […]
Morris makes matters worse for Blues with damaging spell
WESTERN Australia has emerged victorious in its 2022/23 Sheffield Shield clash against the New South Wales Blues thanks to a terrific bowling performance from Lance Morris. Morris claimed a total of nine wickets over two innings, ripping through the Blues batting order some serious pace as his side claimed a convincing win to start their […]
Wyllie wonders with whopping innings
TEENAGER Teague Wyllie delivered a crucial century to help Western Australia get on top in its Sheffield Shield clash against the New South Wales at WACA Ground earlier in the week. On a difficult pitch where only one player had surpassed 50 runs to that point, it was Wyllie who showed why he is highly […]
West Aussies on top after two days in Shield opener
SEASON 2022/23 of the Sheffield Shield kicked off earlier in the week, with Western Australia and the New South Wales Blues beginning their four-day first class clash at WACA Ground. The Western Australians were the winners of the 2021/22 Sheffield Shield, and came into the season with the list capable of defending the title. The […]
WNCL Top Performers: 1/2 October 2022
LAST weekend saw more WNCL action across the country, with four teams in action – ACT, NSW, Queensland and Western Australia. Across the four games there were plenty of star performances, so let us take a look at those now. Brown breaks Warriors If there was an award for Player of the Weekend, it’d have […]
Richardson rips through Blues in dominant win
WESTERN Australia has continued its ripping run of form, taking down the New South Wales Blues by nine wickets in the 2022/23 Marsh One Day Cup on Saturday. It was a magnificent showing from WA’s bowling attack, who dismissed the entire Blues lineup in no time, while conceding just 76 runs in the process at […]
Around the Grounds: The WNCL is back
AS much of the country was enjoy a long weekend of some description, the summer of cricket got underway with the return of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL). With all teams except reigning champions Tasmania in action over the weekend, let us catch up on all the action across the six matches. WESTERN AUSTRALIA […]
