Thriller sees defending champs hopes remain alive
TASMANIA has ended Victoria’s WNCL Final hopes while keeping its own alive, after defeating the Victorians in dramatic fashion yesterday. Victoria was chasing 255 for victory, but it ultimately all came down to the last over. The Victorians had to get nine runs in that final over to get the victory, and after scoring a […]
WNCL Player Focus: Ella Hayward (Victoria)
LAST weekend saw Victoria keep its faint hopes of a WNCL Final berth alive with a six-wicket win over Queensland. After a slow start, Queensland eventually made 167 all-out, before Victoria reached that target with over 12 overs to spare. One of the biggest reasons Victoria was able to restrict Queensland to such a low […]
Vics keep season alive, but Fire win too
VICTORIA has kept its faint hopes for a berth in the WNCL Final alive after beating Queensland by six wickets yesterday. Queensland was first bowled out for 167, before the Vics then reached that targe with just over 12 overs to spare. Queensland got off to a really slow start, which came back to bite […]
Queensland steps closer to dream as Vics season on edge
QUEENSLAND has taken a massive step forward towards qualifying for the WNCL Final after defeating Victoria by seven wickets yesterday. Victoria first made 5/295 from its 50 overs, before Queensland then reached that target with 10 and a half overs to spare. The home side could not have asked for a better start to its […]
Deja vu as Vics win another thriller
VICTORIA has pulled off a second narrow WNCL win over Western Australia in three days, this time saluting by one wicket. Western Australia first made 8/275 from its 50 overs, before Victoria then reached that target with merely two balls to spare in its innings. Mikayla Hinkley was the leader with the bat for WA, […]
Vics cut it close but pull off nailbiting win
VICTORIA picked up a nailbiting WNCL win yesterday, defeating Western Australia by two wickets. After rain reduced Western Australia’s innings to 47 overs, the visitors went on to make 8/229. Further rain then reduced Victoria’s innings to 44 overs, and the Vics then reached their Duckworth-Lewis adjusted target of 223 with merely three balls to […]
Meteors’ superior batting effort trumps Victoria once again
THE ACT Meteors have featured twice on the winners list after this weekend, netting back-to-back victories against Victoria at EPC Solar Park. For the home side, it was the efforts of all-rounder Olivia Porter, in combination with captain Katie Mack (46 off 57) and Carly Leeson (29* off 35) which stood out most. Porter (80* […]
ACT on the board after shock win
THE ACT has picked up its first win of the 2024/25 WNCL season after an upset two wicket win over Victoria yesterday. After bowling out Victoria for just 180, the Meteors reached that target with just over three overs to spare. Unlike most matches they play, the Meteors were able to take wickets with the […]
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 […]
