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 […]
Proteas shock English to make history
SOUTH Africa has stunned the more fancied English to win its semi-final at the T20 World Cup by six runs and progress to its first ever tournament decider. After choosing to bat first, South Africa made its highest total of the tournament thus far in 4/164. A 96-run opening stance between Tazmin Brits and Laura […]
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 […]
Aussies survive close shave to progress to final
AUSTRALIA is through to yet another T20 World Cup final, after it downed India by five runs in a nail-biting semi-final. In a sight that is becoming less and less rare, Australian skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to have a bat. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney made a solid start to the […]
Preview: 2023 T20 Women’s World Cup Semi Finals
THE GROUP stage of the T20 Women’s World Cup has been run and done, and now there are four teams left in the race to reach the pinnacle of international women’s T20 cricket. Australia, England, India and South Africa are the four nations who will fight it out for ultimate glory. All four are not […]
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. […]
Multiple big wins for multiple reasons at World Cup
THE 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup group stages wrapped up overnight, and some big results played out for very different reasons. Catch up on all the action below. England thrashes Pakistan England has thrashed Pakistan to the tune of 114 runs to finish the group stage of the tournament undefeated. England batted first and made […]
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 […]
Redbacks draw the Short straw as Vics mount fightback
VICTORIA has fought back hard in its crucial Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia, working into the box seat after day one at Junction Oval. On a day where 15 wickets fell, in-form Vic batter Matt Short conjured a better than run-a-ball 70 to give his side something to defend in the four-day contest. The […]
Luck of the Irish did not rub off on DLS as India wins again
IRELAND have ended its T20 World Cup campaign on the losing end of the Duckworth Lewis System, going down to India by five runs. India won the toss and chose to bat first, and made 6/155 from its 20 overs. A 62 run opening stance between Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana really set the tone […]
