Sydney’s Friday in the WBBL
YESTERDAY in the WBBL was a successful one for those from Sydney, with both the Thunder and Sixers picking up wins. Thunder survive nail biter The Sydney Thunder strongly defended a low total to defeat the Melbourne Stars by four runs. After the Thunder were bowled out for 125, the Stars fell agonisingly short but […]
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 Under 19 Women’s World Cup Preview: Australia
THE inaugural Under 19 Women’s World Cup is just around the corner, with 16 countries set to battle it out in South Africa this month for the chance to be crowned the inaugural champion. Ahead of the tournament, we here at Rookie Me Central will be previewing all the countries competing at the tournament, looking […]
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 […]
2021/22 Women’s Premier Cricket recap: Prahran
WE have come to the end of yet another Victorian Women’s Premier Cricket season, full of highs and lows. Now that the season has finished, let us take a look back at how the eight clubs fared across the whole season, and how things panned out since their mid-season report cards. Today we look at […]
Tassie confirms place in WNCL Final after rolling Victoria
TASMANIA has confirmed its place in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) final, after the Tigers steamrolled Victoria to win comfortably by seven wickets. After Maisy Gibson ripped through the Victorian line up, the Tigers reached the target with relative ease. The Victorians actually chose to bat first, and to say their innings was a […]
Clobbering Coyte helps Tigers tame Vics
A BARNSTORMING rear-guard knock from Sarah Coyte has helped Tasmania defeat Victoria by 47 runs on Wednesday. In an all-round performance worthy of player of the match honours, the former Australian international hit 69no and snared 3-39 to guide the Tigers’ assault on Junction Oval. Batting first, the visitors were rattled early and fell to […]
Meteors explode to bowl out weary Spirit
The ACT Meteors have caused quite the upset in the WNCL, defeating Victoria to get their first win on the board for the season and resigning Victoria to their third loss of the year. The Meteors sent the Vics into bat, and it proved a fruitful decision. It only took them two and a half […]
Penultimate round sets up enthralling final week of Women’s 1sts
IT was a good round to host in the Victorian Premier Cricket Women’s 1sts competition, with all four home sides winning their respective matches. The exciting and shocking results from this past weekend mean that we have one hell of a final round coming up next weekend, with six sides still in finals contention. Box […]
True Blues’ five-fa, Bat breaks drought in Team of the Week
AFTER what may turn out to have been a potentially season-defining weekend, there were a number of stellar performances. This includes a stellar batting performance from a EMP opener, a five wicket haul from a Prahran star, and in a rare occurrence, a Plenty Valley player has made the Victorian Women’s Premier Cricket Round 11 […]
