Aussies dominate to clean sweep series
THE Aussie Women’s cricket team has completed a clean sweep of its One Day International series with Pakistan after defeating the tourists by 101 runs in the third match of the series. After being sent into bat, the Aussies lost Phoebe Litchfield early but that was well and truly forgotten after Meg Lanning and Beth […]
Youth dominates to help Australia go two-up
AUSTRALIA’s younger stars shone in game two of their series against Pakistan to help the Australians go two-up in their three match series. Darcie Brown, Annabel Sutherland, Phoebe Litchfield and Alana King all starred in the 10 wicket win, but it was not all the youth as Beth Mooney also starred with the bat in […]
Teen debutant and returning legend guide Aussies to golden start
TEEN debutant Phoebe Litchfield and returning skipper Meg Lanning have starred to help guide Australia to a first up win in its ODI series against Pakistan. Litchfield’s 78 not out, combined with Lanning’s 67 saw the Aussies over the line after rain delayed the start of the match. Litchfield became the first teenage debutant to […]
Gardner the big mover in latest rankings
THE latest women’s cricket player rankings are out, and a few movers and shakers have shaken up the order. Women’s Twenty20 cricket has a new top allrounder, and after a strong showing in the most recent series in India it is Ash Gardner who is now top of the allrounders ranking. She is comfortably at […]
Reflections on a golden year for the golden girls
IT WAS another huge year for the Australian Women’s Cricket team in 2022, so as the year draws to a close, Rookie Me Central takes a look back at some of the memorable moments from the Australian team in 2022. Ashes The first challenge of the calendar year for the Australians was a home Ashes […]
Graham’s hatrick heroics sees Aussies close out series
THANKS to some heroics with the bat from Ash Gardner and Grace Harris and the ball from Heather Graham, the Australians have ended their series in the subcontinent with a 54 run win over India. Batting first, the Australians had a new batting combination at the top of the order with Alyssa Healy missing through […]
Stats Update: 2022/23 WNCL
WITH the WNCL set to return this weekend, let us see who topped the stats charts in the first half of the season before the WBBL break. Runs Annabel Sutherland – Victoria Matches: 4Runs: 319Highest Score: 111Average: 159.5 Beth Mooney – WA Matches: 4Runs: 237Highest Score: 151 not outAverage: 79 Sophie Molineux – Victoria Matches: […]
Big hitters to the rescue as Aussies regain series lead
Excellent batting exploits from Ellyse Perry and Grace Harris, combined with great bowling from Darcie Brown and Ash Gardner has seen the Aussies defeat India by 21 runs and regain the lead in their best of five series. Batting first, the Aussies got into a little bit of trouble early, as they found themselves at […]
Super Over thriller not super for Aussies
IT took until December, but finally Australia has been beaten in 2022 in the T20 format, losing to India in a Super Over thriller overnight. India sent the Aussies into bat, and despite the Aussies getting off to a flying start the Indians were able to strike early, removing Alyssa Healy in only the fourth […]
Mooney masterclass sees manic Aussies over the line
A PLAYER of the Match performance from Beth Mooney helped the Aussies get off to the perfect start in their series against India, winning by nine wickets. After they were sent into bat, the Indians got off to a quick fire start at almost 10 runs an over before they lost their first wicket. However, […]
