2023 ICC T20 World Cup Preview: West Indies
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, […]
England clean sweeps series with most dominant win yet
ENGLAND has closed out its T20 series against the West Indies in dominant fashion, destroying the hosts to win by eight wickets in Bridgetown. This win closes out a comprehensive series whitewash for England, while leaving plenty of questions for the West Indies after some particularly poor performances, especially on the eve of significant tournaments. […]
Groundhog day continues for Windies as Bell strikes again
THANKS to another brilliant spell from Lauren Bell, Groundhog Day has continued for the West Indies as England race towards a series clean sweep. The penultimate T20 of the series saw England sweep through the West Indian tail to take a 49 run. The English chose to bat first, and did not get off to […]
Excellent English continue winning ways
THE English success train just keeps on rolling, this time defeating the West Indies by 17 runs. Excellent batting innings from Sophia Dunkley and Heather Knight, and a wonderful bowling performance by Charlie Dean all helped set up the win. Batting first, the English got off to a fast start, going at about eight runs […]
Dunkley lifts England to second T20 victory
THE English train just keeps on rolling in the Caribbean, this time defeating the West Indies by 16 runs in the second T20 match of their series. After electing to bat first, the English almost survived the powerplay without losing a wicket, but at the same time did not come out of the gates all […]
Change of format does not bring change of fortunes in the Caribbean
THEY may have changed formats, but that did not improve things for the West Indies as they lost to England again, this time by eight wickets. Batting first, the West Indies did not make things any easier for themselves, posting a very unintimidating target of 7/105 from their 20 overs. After losing their first wicket […]
Sciver the star ensures England keep on winning
A SCINTLLATING performance from Nat Sciver has seen England end the One Day portion of its West Indian tour undefeated, after defeating the hosts by 151 runs. After electing to bat first, the English openers got off to a fabulous start, reaching a 63 run opening stance before Emma Lamb was dismissed. Then they found […]
Joyful Jones performance sees England go two up
A MASTERFUL innings from Player of the Match Amy Jones and equally masterful bowling from Lauren Bell has seen England take a handy two games to nil lead over the West Indies in their One-Day series. Choosing to bat first, the English got off to a fairly solid start, posting a 42-run opening stand between […]
England win series opener as Sciver smacks and Wyatt whacks
A STELLAR performance with the bat from Natalie Sciver and Danni Wyatt and with the ball from Charlie Dean has seen England race away to a comfortable first up win against the West Indies. After being sent in to bat, the English got off to a strong start, going at about a run a ball […]
WBBL08 Weekly Wrap: Edition 6
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, as the round robin portion of the season came to an end and the finalists were decided. Brisbane Heat (6/114) defeated Adelaide Strikers (10/115) by DLS Top Heat performers: Amelia […]
