NSW Breaks open Final hopes after key win
NEW SOUTH Wales has taken a giant step towards securing a spot in the WNCL Final after picking up an important 44-run win over South Australia yesterday. The Breakers made a total of 229, before they went and bowled out the Scorpions for just 185. This result means NSW is currently in second place on […]
Rain returns but does not completely ruin World Cup action
THE PAST weekend at the Under 19 World Cup saw the start of the Super Sixes stage, which is the stage where every team still left in the competition plays two extra games before the semi finalists are confirmed. Unfortunately rain still reared its ugly head, meaning everyone had varying degrees of success in getting […]
Bowlers dominate as history is made at World Cup
IT WAS a historic day at the Women’s Under 19 World Cup, with multiple countries winning a match at the tournament for the very first time. Australia vs. Bangladesh Australia remains undefeated at the tournament after a two-wicket win over Bangladesh. Despite restricting Bangladesh to just 9/91, the Aussies wobbled their way to the total […]
Aussies make positive start as rain wreaks havoc
THE WOMEN’S Under 19 World Cup got underway over the weekend, but it was not a completely smooth start to the competition as rain interrupted a bunch of fixtures across the four groups. UNDER 19 WORLD CUP RESULTS – DAYS ONE & TWO GROUP A Sri Lanka vs. Malaysia Malaysia also did not have a […]
PREVIEW | 2025 U19 Women’s World Cup – Group D
THE 2025 ICC Under 19 Women’s World Cup is just around the corner, and to build-up to the tournament Rookie Me Central will take a look at each of the groups in this year’s tournament and preview how each nation may fare. In the final part of the series, it is time to take a […]
Aussies demolish hosts in warm up win
THE AUSSIE Under 19 girls have had a perfect first tune up for the World Cup after beating tournament hosts Malaysia overnight. The Aussie girls initially made 5/161, before bowling out their hosts for a mere 21. It was a solid enough start to their batting innings for the Australians, going at pretty quick pace, […]
Webb continues sublime form to exact revenge on Victoria
IT WAS another stunning display from South Australian batter Courtney Webb that was the match-winner, following up her century from Wednesday with an unbeaten 67. Coming in at first drop chasing 241 for the win, Webb’s knock was struck off 62 balls, taking her WNCL career total to 2000 runs. Her performance included eight sixes, […]
Hayward’s maiden century ensures Victoria’s unbeaten start continues
WITH both Victoria and South Australia heading into Wednesday’s WNCL fixture unbeaten, it was the Victorian women that remained so after a heroic effort with the bat from all-rounder Ella Hayward. In what was an up-and-down match, there were two tons that stood above the rest of the batting performances, that of Victoria’s Hayward (112 […]
Australian Under 19 World Cup squad revealed
IT IS an exciting time for Australia’s next group of young stars, with the squad for the Under 19 Women’s World Cup named this week. The Australian team is stacked with senior experience, with 14 of the 15 player squad having played in at least one of the WBBL, WNCL or T20 Spring Challenge. Allrounder […]
Regular rounds come to end, finals time on horizon
YESTERDAY was the final day of round robin matches at the Under 19 Female National Championships, with the placing and knockout matches kicking off tomorrow. NSW Metro vs NSW Country In the battle of the NSWs, it was Metro who emerged on top, winning by 35 runs. After Metro first made 6/26, Country only managed […]
