PREVIEW | 2024 T20 Spring Challenge
THE first instalment of Cricket Australia’s newest women’s cricket competition, the T20 Spring Challenge will get underway this week, with nine teams set to compete in Adelaide and Sydney. With the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup taking place meaning that the Cricket Australia contracted players are unavailable largely, the squads consist of some of the […]
WNCL Player Focus: Amy Smith (Tasmania)
TASMANIA returned to WNCL action last week and kept its undefeated record in tact with a pair of wins over NSW. The first of which featured a starring performance from young spinner Amy Smith. Smith claimed five wickets in a performance that saw her dismiss batters at both ends of the innings, with her later […]
Reigning champs still undefeated in the WNCL
TASMANIA has maintained its undefeated start to the WNCL season with a four-wicket win over NSW. After restricting the Breakers to 9/197 from their 50 overs, Tasmania reached the target with just over 14 overs to go and with four wickets in hand. NSW’s first partnership was only 15 runs, but its second wicket partnership […]
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 […]
Hurricanes hammer Renegades in huge win
THE Hobart Hurricanes pulled off a big win in the WBBL last night, smashing the Melbourne Renegades to the tune of 93 runs. The Hurricanes posted 3/212 from their 20 overs, before bowling the Renegades out for a mere 119. After a bit of a wobble a quarter of the way through their innings, the […]
Sixers make it four in a row in last ball thriller
IN yesterday’s only game in the WBBL, the Sydney Sixers prevailed over the Hobart Hurricanes in a final ball thriller to win their fourth game in a row. After the Hurricanes posted 8/139, the Sixers ultimately reached the target with three wickets to spare. The Sixers needed 30 off the last three overs, and after […]
Lee lights up Launceston to set up Hurricane win
THE Hobart Hurricanes picked up their second win of WBBL09 last night and in defeating the Sydney Thunder by 24 runs handed the Thunder their first loss of the season. Hobart batted first and made 3/174 from its 20 overs, before the Thunder could only manage 6/150 from theirs. Hurricanes openers Elyse Villani and Lizelle […]
2023/24 WNCL Weekly Watch: Edition Three
WEEK three of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season saw reigning champions Tasmania finally get its season underway among four big matches across the week. ACT vs Tasmania Game One Tasmania really picked up where the reigning champions left off last season in game one of their season, with an emphatic 120 run win […]
WNCL Catch Up: Regular Season Wrap Up
`IN amongst all the excitement and action of both the Under 19 and Senior T20 World Cups going on in South Africa, there has still been plenty of women’s cricket happening much closer to home. If you have been too engrossed with what has been happening at the World Cups, catch up on what has […]
U19 World Cup Day Semi Final Wrap – Day for bowlers as India and England progress
THE Under 19 Cricket World Cup semi-finals were run and won overnight, with India and England through to the inaugural final on Sunday. New Zealand breaks undefeated streak at worst time, India through India is through to the inaugural Under 19 World Cup final after it downed the previously undefeated New Zealand by eight wickets. […]