Young gun stuns, as her Heat best the Stars
In a tournament that has seen some of the best up-and-coming young talent, it’s Brisbane Heat bowler Lucy Hamilton that was the headlining act in Sunday’s action. She claimed 5/8 against the Melbourne Stars, a spell which included the wickets of Yastika Bhatia, Annabel Sutherland, Meg Lanning, Tess Flintoff and Deepti Sharma. Taking five of […]
Heat defy odds to come away with desired result
THE BRISBANE Heat have pulled off an unlikely win, defending a low total to beat the Sydney Sixers by 12 runs in yesterday’s Women’s Big Bash League action. Brisbane only made 9/139, but it proved to be enough as the Sixers could only make 8/127. The Heat actually got off to a really good start, […]
Renegades roast rivals, Heat repeat history
YESTERDAY’s action in the WBBL saw the first Melbourne Derby of the season and the second Grand Final rematch of the season. Red rules Melbourne in first derby of the season In the opening match of the day, the first Melbourne Derby of the season, the Melbourne Renegades emerged 15-run victors over their crosstown rivals […]
Heat too strong again, remain undefeated to begin campaign
THE BRISBANE Heat have made it two wins from as many matches to kick off their WBBL10 campaign after defeating the Melbourne Renegades by 28 runs. Brisbane made 8/169 from its 20 overs, before restricting the Renegades to 9/141 from their 20 overs. Things did not go to plan early for the Heat, with the […]
WBBL10 kicks off with a bang
WBBL10 kicked off in entertaining fashion yesterday, with a triple header of matches across two states. Heat reverse history to sink Strikers The Brisbane Heat were able to exact some revenge on the Adelaide Strikers after the heartbreak of last year’s final after downing the Strikers by four wickets in the opening match of the […]
Redmayne reveals excitement ahead of new WBBL journey
THE 10TH season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) kicks off tomorrow, and Brisbane Heat’s Georgia Redmayne comes into the season raring to go and in some solid form. Speaking to the media earlier this week, she said that she was “feeling pretty good” ahead of the new WBBL season. “I’s certainly nice to […]
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 […]
WBBL|10 Overseas Draft – Every selection
AFTER a few picks spent trying to lure a rival to the Hurricanes, Hobart eventually took Danni Wyatt with the first pick. English players Sophie Ecclestone and Heather Knight, and South African captain Laura Wolvaardt were all retained by their original teams, evading the Hurricanes’ pick. First Round Pick 1: Hobart Hurricanes- Sophie Ecclestone (was […]
Molineux’s magnificent over helps Bangalore bag title
THE Royal Challengers Bangalore are the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) champions of 2024, after they comprehensively beat the Delhi Capitals to the tune of eight wickets in the final overnight. Delhi was bowled out for 113 before Bangalore took its time but reached the target with three balls to spare. The Capitals actually made a […]
Delhi’s demolition sees Capitals claim top perch
THE Delhi Capitals have finished on top of the WPL ladder for the second straight year after they defeated the Gujarat Giants overnight to claim the minor premiership. The win also means that the Capitals are straight into the Final, bypassing the Eliminator. Delhi restricted the Giants to only 9/126 in last night’s final match […]
