Aussie leadership group stands up to start summer strong
The Australian Women have started their 2023/24 summer season in the best way possible, defeating the West Indies by eight wickets in the first match of their series. Despite a starring innings with the bat from Hayley Matthews, it was not enough for the West Indies as Alyssa Healy and Tahlia McGrath starred with the […]
2023/24 WNCL Weekly Watch: Opening Week Edition
THE 2023/24 WNCL season has officially kicked off, with plenty of action across the first week. From almost centuries to star bowling performances, the first week’s action had it all. New South Wales vs Queensland Game One (September 22) – NSW (5/183) defeated Queensland (182) NSW Best Batters: Ash Gardner (54), Erin Burns (31 not […]
England survives nailbiter to get on the board
THE Women’s Ashes are still alive after England pulled off a remarkable win to secure its first points of the series. Making 9/186 from 20 overs, England survived an absolute nailbiter to win by three runs. Danni Wyatt was the star with the bat for the English, helping to navigate her side through a mid […]
Beaumont brilliant but Aussies with momentum
DAY Three of the Women’s Ashes Test saw an English opener break a record, but the Aussies breakthrough with the momentum. With two very set in batters at the crease to begin the day, the Aussies almost had the best start to the day possible when Darcie Brown appeared to trap Natalie Sciver-Brunt in front. […]
Marvellous Mooney masterclass accelerates Australia to title six
AUSTRALIA is the Queen of world cricket yet again, after defeating South Africa by 19 runs to win its third T20 World Cup title in a row. Batting first, the Australians got off to a productive but not overly flashy start, before losing their first wicket at the end of five overs. A 46-run second […]
Aussies survive close shave to progress to final
AUSTRALIA is through to yet another T20 World Cup final, after it downed India by five runs in a nail-biting semi-final. In a sight that is becoming less and less rare, Australian skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to have a bat. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney made a solid start to the […]
Wolf strikes to keep Australia undefeated
THERE was only one match on the cards at the T20 World Cup overnight, but it was a good one for the fans of the green and gold as Australia cruised to an eight wicket win over Bangladesh to remain undefeated at the tournament. Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first, but thanks […]
2023 ICC T20 World Cup Preview: Australia
THE 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is just around the corner, and will see 10 teams from across the world battle it out in South Africa to be crowned World Champions for another three years. In the lead up to the tournament, we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing the teams one by one, […]
Ruthless Aussies seal series with dominant display
AUSTRALIA’s dominance just keeps growing in the T20 format, after demolishing Pakistan to seal the best of three series. After a stellar display with the ball, the Australian batters did not have a tough task in the chase, ensuring the Aussies snared an eight-wicket win. Although the Pakistanis managed to bat out their full 20 […]
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 […]
