India on top after day one of Test
DAY one of the women’s test match between Australia and India really did belong to only one team – the home side. After the Australians won the toss and decided to bat first, the Indian spinners got to work and had the Australians in real trouble. When the Australians lost their first wicket on the […]
PREVIEW | WBBL09 Final
TONIGHT is the big one. The WBBL09 Final. After an enthralling season, only two teams are left standing – the Adelaide Strikers and the Brisbane Heat. Their uniforms may both be shades of blue, but no one is sure to be left feeling blue by the final they are sure to give fans tonight. These […]
PREVIEW | WBBL09 Finals
AFTER an exciting home and away portion of the WBBL season, the teams left in the running has halved and it is time for the finals. Four teams, three matches, to determine one overall champion. That is all that stands between now and the end of the season. The four teams left are the Adelaide […]
Low scores but mixed fortunes for Sydney’s own in WBBL
LOW totals and big wins were the order of the day in the WBBL yesterday, as both the Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers picked up victories. Star bowling helps Thunder pick up big win A destructive bowling performance from the Sydney Thunder helped them earn a nine-wicket win over Perth Scorchers. After the Scorchers only […]
Another Mooney masterclass helps Perth Scorch Sydney
THE Perth Scorchers have moved to the top of the ladder after a big 61 run win over the Sydney Sixers in yesterday’s sole WBBL match. After making a whopping 6/189, the Scorchers bowled the Sixers out for 128 with three balls still remaining in their innings. The Scorchers did have a bit of a […]
Big wins for differing reasons in WBBL
YESTERDAY’s action was a double header from Melbourne’s Junction Oval, which saw a pair of wins that were critically important for different reasons. Mooney masterclass helps Scorchers continue winning ways The Perth Scorchers were the first winners of the double header, downing the Sydney Thunder by 42 runs. After the Scorchers posted 4/159 from their […]
WBBL09’s contenders starting to emerge
AS the WBBL moves into the second half of its season, the gap between the top half of the ladder and the bottom is starting to open up. Scorchers dominate Renegades In the first game of yesterday’s double header, the Perth Scorchers made a bit of a statement with a 10 wicket win over the […]
Devine devours Heat to help Scorchers win
YESTERDAY in the WBBL was supposed to be a double header of action, but thanks to the rain in Sydney only one of the two matches got underway. Further north up the coast in the one match that did take place, the Perth Scorchers got the chocolates over the Brisbane Heat, defeating their hosts by […]
Strikers and Scorchers make WBBL statements
HISTORY repeated itself in yesterday’s WBBL09 as Adelaide and Perth each picked up handy wins alongside some big performances from top-end talents. Strikers repeat history in Grand Final rematch In the first Grand Final rematch of season nine, it was a case of history repeating itself as the Adelaide Strikers made a statement with a […]
Warm homecoming for Perth as Scorchers tame Hurricanes
IT was a triumphant homecoming for the Perth Scorchers last night, who picked up their second win of the WBBL09 season with a seven-wicket victory over the Hobart Hurricanes. The Hurricanes batted first and were bowled out for 158 on the final ball of their innings, before the Scorchers were able to reach the target […]
