Records tumble as Warriors go back-to-back
WESTERN Australia’s dominance of Australian domestic cricket continued yesterday as the Warriors claimed back-to-back Marsh One-Day Cup titles. The hosts broke all sorts of records in their 181-run thumping of South Australia at the WACA, en route to becoming 50-over champions for the 16th time. Promoted to the top of the order upon D’Arcy Short‘s […]
Preview | 2022/23 Marsh One-Day Cup final
THE 2022/23 Marsh One-Day Cup final is set to go down on Wednesday, with reigning champion Western Australia hosting South Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth. A host of gun 50-over players are set to take the field, and we take you through all you need to know ahead of this season’s decider. NEED […]
Sheffield Shield update: Final race goes down to the wire
VICTORIA and Queensland will vie for a Sheffield Shield final berth in the last round of the 2022/23 season, with only one place in the decider up for grabs. Second spot is currently occupied by the Bulls, who need to win or hope third placed Victoria loses in the Shield triple-header starting on March 14. […]
South Aussies sweep Vics to secure final berth
SOUTH AUSTRALIA has secured its spot in the 2022/23 Marsh One-Day Cup final, after thrashing Victoria by eight wickets in what was essentially a semi-final yesterday. Having sent the Vics in to bat at Adelaide Oval, the Redbacks put on a clinical bowling performance and then had little trouble surpassing the visitors’ miserly total of […]
Final over chaos sees Tassie go back-to-back
THANKS to some last over heroics from Sarah Coyte, Tasmania has managed to defend their Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) title by a mere run via the Duckworth-Lewis method over South Australia in yesterday’s final. After Tasmania were bowled out for 164 on the final ball of their innings, the rain started to come down […]
Bancroft presses Test case as Warriors roll Tassie
CAMERON Bancroft has again pressed his case for a Test recall after compiling his fourth century in the 2022/23 Sheffield Shield season. The West Australian opener thumped Tasmania for an unbeaten 176 in his side’s second dig on Thursday, setting the hosts a whopping 504 to win at Blundstone Arena. Resuming at eight down with […]
Preview: 2022/23 WNCL Final – will history repeat?
THE 2022/23 WNCL season come to a thrilling conclusion on the weekend, with Tasmania hosting South Australia for the chance to win the title. It is a case of history repeating itself, with these two sides also contesting the 2021/22 decider which was also held in Tasmania. In last season’s grand final, a strong partnership […]
Young star Cavanough makes moves through cricketing pathway
YOUNG Tasmanian star Julia Cavanough has already made a lot of sacrifices to get where she is today in her cricketing career. Originally from Queensland, she started playing cricket as a youngster and followed a path many young girls around the country do into the sport. “I’ve played cricket for, well this is probably my […]
Peirson ton keeps Queensland bullish against Blues
QUEENSLAND captain Jimmy Peirson has taken full toll after being dropped on nought to notch up his sixth first class century, against New South Wales yesterday. The gloveman entered the crease with his side reeling at 5-80, but pulled through to finish day two unbeaten on 115 with the Bulls still 39 runs in arrears. […]
Inglis, Short fire for Shield tons amid triple-header
AGGRESSIVE hundreds from Josh Inglis and Matt Short put their respective sides in strong positions yesterday, as three games of Sheffield Shield cricket played out simultaneously. Inglis’ ton steered Western Australia to a first innings total of 300, while Short again looked a class above for Victoria to help set up an ongoing lead of […]
