Final over chaos sees Tassie go back-to-back
THANKS to some last over heroics from Sarah Coyte, Tasmania has managed to defend their Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) title by a mere run via the Duckworth-Lewis method over South Australia in yesterday’s final. After Tasmania were bowled out for 164 on the final ball of their innings, the rain started to come down […]
WNCL Catch Up: Regular Season Wrap Up
`IN amongst all the excitement and action of both the Under 19 and Senior T20 World Cups going on in South Africa, there has still been plenty of women’s cricket happening much closer to home. If you have been too engrossed with what has been happening at the World Cups, catch up on what has […]
WNCL Wrap: January 4 to January 7
THE FIRST games of the WNCL season after Christmas really had it all, but it was the batters who dominated proceedings. Let us go around the country and catch up on all the action. Queensland vs Tasmania Game 1 It was a bowler’s wicket in game one between the Fire and Tigers, but ultimately it […]
Brisbane brings the Heat to down ‘Canes
THE Brisbane Heat were too strong for Hobart last night, defeating the Hurricanes by 44 runs to win the WBBL Eliminator and progress through to The Challenger. After the Hurricanes sent them in to bat, the Heat certainly were not waiting around to make something happen, smashing a 50-run opening partnership inside the Power Play. […]
WBBL08 Weekly Wrap: Edition 5
IN our weekly wrap-up of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), let us catch up on all that happened in the WBBL in the past week, including plenty of huge scores. Hobart Hurricanes (2/82) defeated Melbourne Renegades (10/80) The week got off to a disastrous start for the Renegades, as they got completely dismantled by the Hurricanes. […]
King is the new Queen as CA contracts announced
LEG spinner Alana King is the big winner from today’s announcement of the Women’s Cricket Australia contracts for 2021/22, after having earned her first Cricket Australia contract. The 15-player squad was announced this morning, with King the only new player in the squad of 15. She replaced Sophie Molineux, who lost her contract after a […]
Tigers are the top of the WNCL jungle
TASMANIA is the Queen of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL), after defeating South Australia by nine wickets to earn their first ever title. Although the South Australians posted a competitive total, a stellar partnership between Elyse Villani and Emma Manix-Geeves ensured Tasmania made light work of the chase. The South Australians actually chose to […]
2021/22 WNCL Final preview: Tasmania vs. South Australia
TOMORROW sees the final of the 2021/22 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season, and we will see a new champion crowned. And for the first time in the competition’s history, the final will feature neither of the most dominant sides of the league, New South Wales and Victoria. Instead, it is Tasmania and South Australia […]
Tigers take out Scorpions’ sting
TASMANIA’S great run in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) continued yesterday, defeating South Australia by five wickets and further entrenching its hold on second place on the WNCL ladder. The South Australians chose to bat first, but it proved to be not a fruitful one early when they lost their first wicket with only […]
Priest and Villani to the rescue as the Tigers roar again
TASMANIA continued its strong run in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL), defeating the ACT Meteors by 19 runs on Wednesday. The Tigers batted first in Canberra, and after her game high knock against the Western Australians, Emma Manix-Geeves wasn’t able to repeat her performance this time around and fell cheaply. Things then steadied as […]
