West Aussies claim Shield win in brilliant bowling battle
WESTERN Australia has claimed a big win against the New South Wales Blues in the Sheffield Shield at the SCG over the past few days, with the visitors emerging victorious to the tune of 133 runs in quite a low-scoring affair. It was a battle of the bowlers, with three of the four innings resulting […]
2022/23 BBL Club Preview – Melbourne Renegades
A FEW seasons around the bottom of the table has the Melbourne Renegades eager to climb the rankings in the upcoming Big Bash League fixture for season 2022/23. The Renegades have finished bottom in the last two seasons, unable to get on a winning streak and claim more than four victories in a season over […]
Brisbane brings the Heat to down ‘Canes
THE Brisbane Heat were too strong for Hobart last night, defeating the Hurricanes by 44 runs to win the WBBL Eliminator and progress through to The Challenger. After the Hurricanes sent them in to bat, the Heat certainly were not waiting around to make something happen, smashing a 50-run opening partnership inside the Power Play. […]
Bartlett’s brilliant bowling for Bulls blitzes Redbacks
A FOUR-WICKET haul from emerging quick Xavier Bartlett has seen the Queensland Bulls take a strong position in the Sheffield Shield, as day four of their clash against the South Australia Redbacks kicks off. With the Redbacks coming into the game boasting a reasonably strong batting lineup, it was essential that the Bulls did not […]
2022/23 BBL Club preview – Hobart Hurricanes
AN ELIMINATION final exit was how the Hobart Hurricanes ended things last year, and the club will be eager to go a bit further in the upcoming 2022/23 instalment of the Big Bash League. The Hurricanes are the third team in our BBL|12 club preview series, and will be looking to make the most out […]
Aussie Squad for India Tour Revealed
CRICKET Australia have revealed the squad of 15 players that are set to tour India for a five match T20 series next month. The squad is largely the same as the one that won Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham earlier this year, but there are three changes to the squad. Heather Graham has made the […]
Hard-hitting Hughes sends message to selectors
A SECOND consecutive ton in the Marsh One Day Cup has seen Daniel Hughes become one of the form batsmen in Australian Cricket, posting 101 in New South Wales’ 160-run triumph over the Tasmanian Tigers in Hobart on Thursday. It was Hughes’ third century of the competition, after delivering 117 against the Vics in the […]
WBBL08 Weekly Wrap: Edition 6
IN our weekly wrap-up of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), let us catch up on all that happened in the WBBL in the past week, as the round robin portion of the season came to an end and the finalists were decided. Brisbane Heat (6/114) defeated Adelaide Strikers (10/115) by DLS Top Heat performers: Amelia […]
2022/23 BBL Team Preview – Brisbane Heat
THE addition of some international star power on draft night sees a different looking Brisbane Heat side heading into BBL|12 next month. In the second article of our team preview series, we take a look at the Heat, who will be looking to return to their winning ways after securing just three victories in season […]
WBBL08 Player Focus: Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars)
IT was certainly a day for batters at the Junction Oval on Sunday, as plenty of big scores were made. It was also a day for teams getting rescued by individual acts of brilliance after shaky starts. One of those rescuers was Stars gun Annabel Sutherland, who rescued her team after said shaky start and […]
2022/23 BBL Club Preview – Adelaide Strikers
IT is just under a month until the 2022/23 season of the Big Bash League kicks off, with the conclusion of international white-ball series arriving just before the season’s commencement date on December 13th. With some of the world’s biggest cricketing names set to participate for BBL|12, there is plenty of reasons to tune in […]
WBBL08 Player Focus: Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
LAST Sunday at the Junction Oval in Melbourne hosted a big day of cricket, and a big day for the batters of all four sides which took to the field that day. One such batter who produced a stellar innings with the willow was star Sydney Sixer, Alyssa Healy. After a shaky start, she smashed […]