Big win over rival sees Victoria’s Spirit boosted
VICTORIA is on the board this WNCL season, after a massive seven-wicket win against old rivals New South Wales. After the Breakers were bowled out for 202, the Victorians reached the target with 11 overs spare. The Breakers made an okay start to their innings, but once their fourth wicket fell things really started to […]
WBBL09 Season Preview: Melbourne Stars
THE ninth Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season us almost upon us, with the competition set to kick off next week. In the lead up to the opening day, Rookie Me Central will countdown by previewing each of the teams set to be contesting the tournament this season. To begin the second half of this […]
WNCL 2023/24 Season Preview: Victoria
THE 2023/24 Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season is almost upon us, with games set to get underway later this month. To build up to the season, we here at Rookie Me Central will take a deep dive into each of the teams competing this season. The penultimate team preview of this series is Victoria. […]
NSW Metro reign supreme as inaugural World Cup Squad announced
YESTERDAY saw the conclusion of the Under 19 Female National Championships, with NSW Metro taking out the title. Up against Vic Country in the final, they were set the task of chasing down Vic Country’s target of 10/182 with eight overs spare. Player of the Final Zoya Thakur was the pick of the bowlers for […]
Victorian Premier Cricket: Women’s 1sts wrap
AS we get further and further into the back half of the 2021/22 Victorian Premier Cricket Women’s Premier 1sts season, the ladder finally gets more settled and we are starting to get a better picture of where each team really sits. Let’s take a look and what took place last weekend in the Women’s 1sts […]
Rams almost cause upset of the season as EMP do cause the upset of the season
ANOTHER weekend, another round of Women’s Premier Firsts action, and among yesterday’s action we saw Melbourne survive a mighty scare against the Rams, and EMP pull off the upset of the season against Carlton. Ringwood won the toss and batted first, and although openers Bhavisha Devchand and Olivia Henry put on a solid opening stance, […]
Mustangs and Panthers eye off Ram-raid
ANOTER weekend, another packed Sunday full of Victorian Premier Women’s Firsts action. It is officially the second half of the 2021/22 season, so it is time to take a look at what action Round 8 has in store on Sunday, with pressure ramped up for some mid-table teams in Box Hill and Dandenong who play […]
2021/22 Women’s 1sts Mid Season Review – Plenty Valley
IT is halfway through the Women’s Premier 1sts competition, so over the next week we are taking a look at where all the teams are sitting as we head into the back half of the season. Today’s focus is Plenty Valley Bats, who have had a disastrous start to the season. The season thus far […]
Carlton ensure Plenty Valley goes into Christmas with the Blues
LAST Sunday saw the last round of Women’s Premier Firsts action before the Christmas break, with Melbourne’s unpredictable weather causing havoc on all teams involved. Over at Princess Park, it was Carlton who finished the 2021 half of the season on a high, defeating Plenty Valley. Carlton won the toss and batted first, and wickets […]
Captain Lanning the standout in Round 5 Team of the Week
IT was a tough week to pick just 11 players for our Rookie Me Central Victoria Premier Women’s 1sts Team of the Week for Round 5. Carlton had the most representatives in the team with three, while Plenty Valley and Box Hill had two – the latter also provided our captain. 1. Anna Lanning (Box […]
