2024 T20 Spring Challenge: Day Seven
IN THE last day of regular matches before the semi-finals on Saturday, the two Sydney teams played their final match, while the Stars took the final spot in T20 Spring Challenge deciders. Sydney Thunder 2-116 (16.2) defeated Sydney Sixers 9-114 (20.0) The Thunder were in control of the contest throughout the entirety of the match, […]
Triple treat at Spring Challenge as Hurricanes, Heat and Thunder all win
THERE was a triple delight of matches yesterday at the T20 Spring Challenge, with the Hurricanes, Heat and Thunder all picking up a win. Hobart hustles to win over Meteors Hobart Hurricanes (7/126) defeated ACT Meteors (7/122) Hobart has jumped to second on the Spring Challenge ladder after a three wicket win over the ACT […]
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 […]
Queensland thumps WA to secure first win of the WNCL season
QUEENSLAND have secured its first win of the Women’s National Cricket League season with an emphatic win against Western Australia. Taking the bonus points as a result of the eight-wicket win, Queensland’s bowlers were ruthless, bowling out WA for just 81 runs. Nicola Hancock got the first WA wicket of the day, taking out Chloe […]
Undefeated run ends as Warriors cause upset
THE WNCL ladder has been given another shake up, after Western Australia defeated Tasmania by 36 runs to end the Tigers’ undefeated run that had lasted all season. Western Australia posted 9/248 from its 50 overs, before bowling out the Tigers for just 212. After a decent opening partnership, disaster then struck for the Warriors […]
Young stars help NSW repeat history out west
NSW has made it two from two against WA in the WNCL over the weekend, this time downing the hosts by five wickets. After the Western Australians made 5/237 from their 50 overs, NSW reached the target with four and a half overs to spare. The Western Australian innings took a little while to get […]
Bowlers paradise sees NSW break back onto winners list
NSW is back on the WNCL winners list after picking up a 19-run win over Western Australia at the WACA Ground yesterday. After the Breakers were bowled out for 153, Western Australian was skittled for 134 in reply on a spin-conducive pitch. NSW made a productive start to its innings, putting 40 runs on the […]
Déjà vu as WA wins big again
WESTERN Australia has made it two big wins from as many games against the ACT, this time downing the Meteors by 10 wickets. After bowling the Meteors out for only 171 halfway through the 39th over on Sunday, the West Australians reached the target in only 25 overs as both openers carried their bats. Having […]
WBBL09’s contenders starting to emerge
AS the WBBL moves into the second half of its season, the gap between the top half of the ladder and the bottom is starting to open up. Scorchers dominate Renegades In the first game of yesterday’s double header, the Perth Scorchers made a bit of a statement with a 10 wicket win over the […]
Strikers and Scorchers make WBBL statements
HISTORY repeated itself in yesterday’s WBBL09 as Adelaide and Perth each picked up handy wins alongside some big performances from top-end talents. Strikers repeat history in Grand Final rematch In the first Grand Final rematch of season nine, it was a case of history repeating itself as the Adelaide Strikers made a statement with a […]
