Vics, Blues made to work in thrilling chases
VICTORIA and New South Wales pulled off successful run chases in the Sheffield Shield yesterday, but not without their respective scares. While the Vics scraped past South Australia to shift into second spot, the Blues beat Western Australia to draw closer to the top two. >> SCROLL for scorecards from all three matches The equations were […]
Tassie remains top, tasks set for Vics & Blues
TASMANIA has strengthened its hold on top spot in the Sheffield Shield, after a four-wicket win over Queensland at The Gabba yesterday. Jordan Silk (84*) guided the Tigers home in a successful chase of 224, finishing the job alongside Mitchell Owen (29*). Owen sealed the win with a huge six off Michael Neser to put […]
Maddinson tons up in emphatic return to form
VICTORIAN opener Nic Maddinson returned to form with a superb Sheffield Shield ton over the weekend, putting his side in the box seat against South Australia. The stylish leftie compiled 104 runs at Melbourne’s CitiPower Centre as the hosts took a decisive first innings lead. >> SCROLL for scorecards from all three matches The Vics […]
REFRESHER | 2023/24 Sheffield Shield
THE 2023/24 Sheffield Shield season gets back underway on Saturday, with the first of four triple-headers kicking off around the nation. After 18 fixtures were played out from October to December, 12 more are on the way before the final on March 21. Tasmania currently tops the table with each team having played six of […]
Young stars help Victoria keep finals hopes alive
VICTORIA has made it two from two against South Australia in the WNCL this week to continue its late-season push up the ladder. South Australia was bowled out for 231 on the penultimate ball of its innings before Victoria reached the target with just over two overs to spare and four wickets in hand. Sent […]
Victorian duo spearhead big win over the border
SOUTH Australia’s hopes of avenging the recent WNCL final heartbreak have taken a hit, after it went down to Victoria by eight wickets yesterday. The Scorpions were bowled out for 210, and the Victorians reached the target with 14 overs to spare. South Australia lost its first wicket on the third ball of the innings […]
Scorpions flip script to down Fire
SOUTH Australia has picked up a crucial win in the race for the WNCL finals, downing Queensland by four wickets and bouncing back from its loss to the Fire a mere two days prior. Queensland made 9/205 from its 50 overs, before the Scorpions reached the target with just over nine overs spare. The Fire […]
Fire remain Queens of the WNCL
QUEENSLAND has maintained its place on top of the WNCL ladder after a three-wicket win over South Australia yesterday. After the Scorpions were bowled out for 231, the Fire made the target with seven overs spare. The Scorpions’ innings could not have gotten off to a worse start, with the first wicket falling in the […]
WNCL Player Focus: Lauren Smith (Tasmania)
DESPITE seemingly being in irreversible trouble, the Tasmanians snatched a win from the jaws of defeat against South Australia in the WNCL last week, winning by two wickets with 10 balls to spare to keep the wood over the Scorpions. One of the stars of that particular performance was none other than Lauren Smith. Smith […]
Tassie tail saves the day against Scorpions
TASMANIA has executed a magic trick to defeat South Australia by two wickets and keep the wood over its rivals. After South Australia batted first and made 9/223, the Tasmanians were in real trouble but managed to reach the target with 10 balls to spare. The South Australians themselves got off to a very disastrous […]