Tasmania extinguishes Victoria’s flame with strong batting display
TASMANIA has extinguished Victoria’s faint WNCL Final hopes and booked hosting duties for itself after defeating the hosts by seven wickets yesterday. After Victoria made 5/255 from its 50 overs, Tasmania reached the target with 38 balls to spare. The way to characterise much of Victoria’s innings was that it was slow and steady. The […]
Young stars help Victoria keep finals hopes alive
VICTORIA has made it two from two against South Australia in the WNCL this week to continue its late-season push up the ladder. South Australia was bowled out for 231 on the penultimate ball of its innings before Victoria reached the target with just over two overs to spare and four wickets in hand. Sent […]
Rocky start to Proteas’ tour thanks to Vic duo
SOUTH AFRICA’s tour of Australia has gotten off to a bad start, after they lost to the Governor-General’s XI in a warm up match in Sydney yesterday. After South Africa only posted 7/149 from its 20 overs, the Governor-General’s XI reached the target with four balls to spare to pick up a four wicket win. […]
Perry pounds Meteors to make it 2/2 for Vics
VICTORIA has made it two from two against the ACT in the WNCL, after defeating the Meteors by 92 runs yesterday. After Victoria made 5/354 from 50 overs, it then restricted the Meteors to 9/262. The Victorian innings got off to a disastrous start though, losing the first wicket on the first ball and the […]
Status quo maintained as Aussies prepare for South Africa
AUSTRALIA has revealed its squad for the upcoming series with South Africa, and after a successful tour to India the Australians have stuck to a winning formula. There have been no changes to the squad from the one that has just returned from India, with the same 15 players set to front up again. Grace […]
Vics make it two from two to end year on Spirited high
SPIRITS are nice and high in the Victorian camp at the moment after they defeated New South Wales (NSW) for the second time in the space of a week yesterday. After Victoria posted 7/284, NSW was bowled out for only 224. A 67-run opening partnership and a 98 run third wicket partnership is what really […]
Melbourne remains green after anti-climatic Derby end
IT TOOK a reliance on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method to get the job done, but Melbourne Stars won a rain-delayed second WBBL09 Melbourne Derby yesterday. Although the Stars were defending a small total, two rain delays in the second innings proved to be in their favour as they went on to win by eight runs. […]
WNCL Catch Up: Regular Season Wrap Up
`IN amongst all the excitement and action of both the Under 19 and Senior T20 World Cups going on in South Africa, there has still been plenty of women’s cricket happening much closer to home. If you have been too engrossed with what has been happening at the World Cups, catch up on what has […]
WNCL Wrap: January 4 to January 7
THE FIRST games of the WNCL season after Christmas really had it all, but it was the batters who dominated proceedings. Let us go around the country and catch up on all the action. Queensland vs Tasmania Game 1 It was a bowler’s wicket in game one between the Fire and Tigers, but ultimately it […]
Star skipper returns to lead Aussies into battle
AUSTRALIA has released its squad for the upcoming ODI series against Pakistan, with the teams set to do battle in mid-January. The biggest inclusion to the Australian squad is none other than skipper Meg Lanning, who returns to the side after taking a break from the game after the Commonwealth Games in July/August. There are […]
