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Aussies book semi spot with dominant display

AUSTRALIA have bounced back from what was an at times shaky performance against India to destroy Barbados by nine wickets and book their spot in the semi finals. After being sent into bat, the Barbadians had a pretty ok start, one of those ones that could have been better but also could have worse. Once […]

Rain may have not been their friend but the Aussies still come away with Tri Series gold

THE Tri Series for 2022 finished up in Derry overnight, and although Australia officially won the series, the real winner was the rain. A number of the matches were not able to be completed due to inclement weather, but the Australians still flexed their muscles in preparation for the Commonwealth Games, which start later this […]

Commonwealth Games Preview: Australia

THE 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham are only a matter of weeks away, and Cricket is making its triumphant return to the schedule at these Games. In preparation, we will be taking a look at each of the nations competing at these Games and see how they stack up. Today we begin the preview series […]

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 […]

Oldest of rivals to face off in World Cup final

TOMOTTOW is the final of the 2022 Women’s 50 Over World Cup, and it will be contested by Australia and England. Now this may not be the Ashes, but expect a contest just as fierce between these two sides. These two sides played each other earlier in the tournament, and played each other in an […]

World Cup semi finals are upon us, but who will make the final?

WE are down to the last four of the Women’s International One Day World Cup, with the knockout stage set to kick off this morning. Let us take a look at the two semi finals, with the winners to face off in the final on Sunday. Australia vs West IndiesWednesday March 30Wellington The West Indies […]

2022 Cricket World Cup recap: What went down and what you need to know

AMONGST all the madness around the end of the summer of cricket here in Australia, there is still international cricket happening. Currently in New Zealand the Women’s One Day World Cup is going on and it is already up to the semi-final stage. If you have been too busy to keep up, or would just […]

Australia announces 2022 Ashes squad

TODAY Australia finally announced its 15-player Ashes squad for the upcoming Women’s Ashes series against England. The squad includes the uncapped Alana King, who was named over Amanda-Jade Wellington for the leg spinner spot in the squad. King is the only uncapped member of the squad, and is one of three changes to the squad […]

NSW Breaks Vic’s Spirit and claims first win

THE NSW Breakers have started their 2021/22 WNCL season off in the perfect fashion, beating Victoria in their opening match of the season at the Junction Oval. Going into the game, it was announced that Australian captain Meg Lanning would not be playing in the match, which was a huge out for the home side. […]

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 […]

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