Hayward’s maiden century ensures Victoria’s unbeaten start continues
WITH both Victoria and South Australia heading into Wednesday’s WNCL fixture unbeaten, it was the Victorian women that remained so after a heroic effort with the bat from all-rounder Ella Hayward. In what was an up-and-down match, there were two tons that stood above the rest of the batting performances, that of Victoria’s Hayward (112 […]
Milly’s marvelous move ends in ultimate joy
IT WAS hard to wipe the smile off the face of young Melbourne Renegades’ star Milly Illingworth after her side clinched its first Women’s Big Bash League title yesterday at the MCG. “It’s so hard to explain this sort of feeling,” Illingworth explained. “We did our very best from the get go and I think […]
Renegades rise to the top to claim inaugural title
MELBOURNE Renegades have won their first Women’s Big Bash League title, defeating the Brisbane Heat by seven runs in today’s rain interrupted final. Despite not making the best of scores with the bat, the Renegades gave an exceptional fielding performance to take home the title. Player of the Final honours went to Hayley Matthews, who […]
Renegades book finals as Scorchers and Sixers can’t be split
IT WAS back to a double header of action yesterday in the Women’s Big Bash League yesterday, and the two matches produced very different results. SIXERS AND SCORCHERS UNABLE TO BE SPLIT In the first draw of the season, the Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers could not be split. Perth was bowled out for 126, […]
Renegades reel in record chase to break Striker hearts
THE MELBOURNE Renegades pulled off the highest successful run chase in WBBL history last night, defeating the Adelaide Strikers by nine wickets in the process. Adelaide made a whopping 8/185, before the Renegades reached the target with 17 balls to spare. Smriti Mandhana and Katie Mack helped get the Strikers off to a really good […]
Perth double header lights up in very different ways
A DOUBLE header out west in the City of Lights yesterday in the WBBL produced two very different matches, with plenty of different players lighting up the field. Sydney Thunders up big score and big win The Sydney Thunder were the first winners yesterday, defeating the Brisbane Heat by 19 runs. After posting a whopping […]
PREVIEW | WBBL10 – Part 1
THE 10th edition of the Women’s Big Bash League kicks off this weekend, and ahead of the tournament Rookie Me Central will take a look at all the teams, and see what their chances at the tournament may be. In part one of two, we will look at the first four teams alphabetically – Adelaide […]
PREVIEW | 2024 T20 Spring Challenge
THE first instalment of Cricket Australia’s newest women’s cricket competition, the T20 Spring Challenge will get underway this week, with nine teams set to compete in Adelaide and Sydney. With the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup taking place meaning that the Cricket Australia contracted players are unavailable largely, the squads consist of some of the […]
Vics vanquish old foes yet again
VICTORIA has beaten New South Wales for the second time in three days, this time defeating the Breakers by 29 runs to keep its perfect start to the season intact. Victoria was bowled out for 259 on the penultimate ball of the innings, before New South Wales was bowled out for 230 in the 47th […]
PREVIEW | Green vs Gold – The future starts here
IT is a milestone week in the world of Australian women’s cricket. In the first step of what may become something regular in the long term, a multi day Green vs Gold match is taking place in Adelaide. With the increasing number of test matches the Australian women’s team is playing, the need for better […]
