History repeats as Tigers achieve bogie team status over Scorpions
HISTORY has repeated yet again, with Tasmania defeating South Australia in the first WNCL Final replay of the season. After Tasmania made 8/274 from its 50 overs, the Tigers then bowled South Australia out for only 162. The Tasmanians made a solid enough start to their innings, but really accelerated in the 21st over. This […]
The Lay of the Land – WNCL 2023/24 Part 2
AFTER a two month break for WBBL09, the 2023/24 WNCL season returns this hour, so in case you forgot where things stand, here is a quick reminder of how every team is going. 1st – Queensland (3 wins, 1 loss) The Fire have had an excellent start to the season, with only the one loss […]
Regular season ends, finalists set in WBBL
THE regular season of the WBBL09 campaign came to an end yesterday, as the finalists were confirmed and attention shifts to finals this week. Adelaide Strikers up for finals with thumping win Adelaide Strikers finished their regular season with a thumping win, defeating the Hobart Hurricanes by 77 runs. After posting 3/164, the Strikers then […]
Hurricanes hammer Renegades in huge win
THE Hobart Hurricanes pulled off a big win in the WBBL last night, smashing the Melbourne Renegades to the tune of 93 runs. The Hurricanes posted 3/212 from their 20 overs, before bowling the Renegades out for a mere 119. After a bit of a wobble a quarter of the way through their innings, the […]
Another mixed day for Melbourne in WBBL
SUNDAY’S action in the WBBL saw a double header at Melbourne’s Junction Oval, but things did not all go to plan for the two home sides. Hurricanes do it easy against Renegades The first half of the double header was not great for home side in the Renegades, who were easily beaten by the Hobart […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lee lights up Launceston to set up Hurricane win
THE Hobart Hurricanes picked up their second win of WBBL09 last night and in defeating the Sydney Thunder by 24 runs handed the Thunder their first loss of the season. Hobart batted first and made 3/174 from its 20 overs, before the Thunder could only manage 6/150 from theirs. Hurricanes openers Elyse Villani and Lizelle […]
WBBL09 Season Preview: Hobart Hurricanes
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 are going to countdown by previewing each of the teams set to be contesting the tournament this season. Today’s team to be previewed […]
2023/24 WNCL Weekly Watch: Edition Three
WEEK three of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season saw reigning champions Tasmania finally get its season underway among four big matches across the week. ACT vs Tasmania Game One Tasmania really picked up where the reigning champions left off last season in game one of their season, with an emphatic 120 run win […]
