Sutherland shines at WIPL Auction
THE second Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) Auction took place over night in India, with a few big names earning lucrative contracts in the fledging competition. Much like last year’s auction Australians dominated the internationals who were picked up. Of the nine international players picked up in the auction, there were five Australians, two Englishwoman, […]
Mixed day for Melbourne’s own in WBBL
YESTERDAY’s action in the WBBL was a mixed bag for the teams from Melbourne. If you were a Star, it was not a day full of Star performances. If you were a Renegade though, it was a good day. Hurricanes bounce back to shoot down Stars Hobart Hurricanes are back on the winners list after […]
Celebrating the international career of Meg Lanning
IN an announcement that shocked many in the cricketing world, Australian star Meg Lanning last week announced her retirement from international cricket. While fans hope she has plenty of years on the domestic scene left, her days of pulling on the green and gold are over. To celebrate such a fan favourite and pillar of […]
Australia Squad for India series revealed
FRESH off a strong series against the West Indies, the first women’s touring squad for the 2023/24 summer of cricket has been revealed. The Australians have named a 12-player squad for their series against India in the subcontinent, which is set to take place over the Christmas/New Year period. The multi-format series will be opened […]
Big wins for differing reasons in WBBL
YESTERDAY’s action was a double header from Melbourne’s Junction Oval, which saw a pair of wins that were critically important for different reasons. Mooney masterclass helps Scorchers continue winning ways The Perth Scorchers were the first winners of the double header, downing the Sydney Thunder by 42 runs. After the Scorchers posted 4/159 from their […]
Hurricanes help stay in touch with top half of table
THE Hobart Hurricanes picked up a crucial third win of the season, downing the Melbourne Stars by six wickets. Melbourne batted first and made 8/142, before the Hurricanes made the target with four balls to spare. The Stars’ batting innings could not have gotten off to a much worse start, falling to 1/0 and then […]
Stars crash back to earth as Strikers make historic statement
THE Adelaide Strikers started their WBBL title defence in record fashion, thrashing the Melbourne Stars by 148 runs. In doing so they restricted the Stars to the record lowest WBBL total and handed themselves the record for the biggest ever winning margin in the process. The Strikers batted first, and openers Katie Mack and Laura […]
Stars stun Sixers in season opening thriller
THE Melbourne Stars have pulled off the first upset of the WBBL09 season, defeating the much fancied Sydney Sixers by two runs in an absolute thriller in the season opener. After the Stars put a strong total of 8/165 on the board, it ultimately went down to the wire but some composed bowling from Alice […]
2023/24 WNCL Weekly Watch: Edition 4
WEEK 4 of the WNCL season saw only two matches, but as the first half of the season came to a close and players head off to their WBBL clubs, the competition sits in a very interesting position. Queensland vs Victoria Queensland and Victoria faced off for the second match of their double header, with […]
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 […]
