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 […]
History made at inaugural WPL Auction
HISTORY was made yesterday in India, with the inaugural auction for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) taking place, with some big names earning some big pay days. The WPL’s (female equivalent of the IPL) five inaugural franchises – Gujarat Giants, Royal Challengers Banglaore, UP Warriorz, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals – all went to the […]
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, […]
Australia vs Pakistan: T20 preview
AUSTRALIA and Pakistan have just played out a three match One Day International series, but the action does not stop there between the two countries as a three match T20 series between the pair is just about to get underway. How the One Day Series went depends on who you ask. If you ask an […]
Wolf of South Africa? Australians name squad for title defence
THE Australians have named the squad that they will take to the 2023 T20 World Cup, which takes place in South Africa next month. The 15 player squad, named this morning, will also contest the T20 portion of the upcoming series against Pakistan, which is scheduled to happen later this month. The list is largely […]
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 […]
WBBL08 Preview: Adelaide Strikers to Melbourne Renegades
THE EIGHTH Edition of the WBBL starts this week, and to celebrate and count down to the tournament, we will be previewing all the teams in a two part series. In this first part of the preview series we are going to take a look at the first four teams alphabetically – Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane […]
2022/23 WNCL Preview: Victoria
THE 2022/23 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season is just around the corner, and in anticipation of the new season we are going to take a look at each of the competing teams and where they sit heading into the new season. The penultimate preview in our series is Victoria. To say season 2021/22 was […]
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 […]
2021/22 WNCL Preview: Nation’s best set to pad up
AFTER some delays due to ever changing border rules around the country, the 2021/22 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season finally gets underway this weekend. Although only four teams are in action this weekend, there are still some enthralling match ups and brilliant cricket to be played. WNCL fans will be excited to know that […]
