Remarkable bowling haul leads Richmond to triumph
ANOTHER weekend of Victoria Premier Cricket Premier Men’s Firsts has wrapped, with plenty of impressive performances around the competition. In this series, we put the spotlight on one individual performance that may have caught the eye of teammates, opponents and fans. With plenty to choose from each week, it is worth mentioning that there will […]
Women’s 2nds wrap: Round 9
WITH the Christmas/New Year break over and done, it was back to work for Victoria’s Premier Cricket teams. Now this week’s seconds and thirds wrap is going to look a little different. Because of the effects of Covid on the entire competition, the entire 3rd XI competition was called off last weekend. Last weekend in […]
Australia announces 2022 Ashes squad
TODAY Australia finally announced its 15-player Ashes squad for the upcoming Women’s Ashes series against England. The squad includes the uncapped Alana King, who was named over Amanda-Jade Wellington for the leg spinner spot in the squad. King is the only uncapped member of the squad, and is one of three changes to the squad […]
Pucovski returns as Melbourne claim win
THE Christmas and New Year break is over and the Victoria Men’s Premier Cricket competition is back for another year of exciting, and proceedings resumed over the weekend. The league enjoyed their seventh round of action, with plenty of intriguing matchups that were certain to shape the ladder moving forward. After two weeks off over […]
Carlton openers, Melbourne quartet feature in Team of the Week
OPENERS Sophie Reid and Cailin Green put on an 172-run partnership for Carlton Blues during their win over Ringwood to lead the Rookie Me Central Victorian Women’s Premier 1sts Team of the Week for Round 7. Melbourne Demons easily had the most representatives with four players in this week’s 11, whilst Prahran True Blues and […]
2021/22 Una Paisley Medal contenders
IT is roughly halfway through the 2021/22 Victorian Women’s Premier 1st season, so let us take a look at who might be the one to take home the Una Paisley Medal at the end of the season. Batters Nipuni Hansika (Carlton) The Sri Lankan has come back this season in fine form. Often one of […]
Melbourne raises hell on Plenty Valley as Prahran finally get another win
THE Christmas/New Year break is over, and it was back to work in the Victorian Women’s Premier 1sts last weekend. Among last weekend’s action we saw Melbourne continue to be the team to beat this season, and Prahran finally register another win on the board. Carlton won the toss and elected to bat first. It […]
Battle for top-eight spots heats up as season gets rolling
AFTER a break over the Christmas and New Year period, the Victorian Premier Cricket League Men’s is back for the 2022 year. With the competition well and truly in the midst of a close season, each week will carry a fair amount of significance moving forward. Round 7 will see the landscape of the top […]
Campbell Breaks Meteors for NSW to stay undefeated
STELLA Campbell tore through the ACT Meteors to help her New South Wales Breakers side remain undefeated in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL). Campbell finished the match with an eye-opening 7/25 off eight overs to rip the heart out of the ACT and secure the win. The Canberrans won the toss and decided to […]
Who will fly out of the blocks after the Christmas break?
THE Christmas and New Year break is over, and the Premier Women’s Firsts competition is back in action this weekend. Will the break rejuvenate a few of the sides? Will Melbourne just keep on dominating? Can Plenty Valley finally get a win on the board this season? Let us take a look at the four […]
WNCL 21/22 January preview: Six big clashes
AFTER an enthralling opening weekend of the season back in December, the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) is back for another round of matches. This month sees South Australia finally get their season underway, with two matches against reigning champions Queensland. Meanwhile, the other four matches this month all feature the ACT Meteors. They well […]
2021/22 Victoria Men’s Premier 1sts Mid Season Review
THE Victoria Premier Men’s Firsts competition has enjoyed a thoroughly entertaining start to the 2021/22 season to date. There have been some cracking contests and stirring upsets to begin the current campaign, keeping fans engaged on a weekly basis. With the competition taking a well-deserved break over the Christmas and New Year period, we take […]
