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 […]
Lower-order batting duo’s stand brings up SA Women’s opening win
IN what was both sides’ opening Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) match, it was South Australia that was victorious in front of a home crowd at Karen Rolton Oval. It defeated the ACT Meteors by 97 runs, due to the lower order batting of Jemma Barsby and Eleanor Larosa. Batting first, SA put 284 runs […]
WNCL Player Focus: Zoe Cooke (Queensland)
QUEENSLAND returned to WNCL action after the Christmas Break in a big way, downing South Australia by three wickets to kick off its 2024 calendar year with a bang. One of the most crucial components of that win was the bowling efforts of Zoe Cooke, whose five wickets helped turn the game in the Fire’s […]
WNCL Player Focus: Jemma Barsby (South Australia)
SOUTH Australia proved too strong for the ACT in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL), picking up back-to-back wins last week. One of the stars of the first of the clashes was South Australian bowler Jemma Barsby. Stand in skipper while some of her teammates were away on international duty, she starred with the ball, […]
Meteors finish season on a high with win over WA
THE ACT Meteors have sent retiring star Erin Osborne off in style, defeating Western Australia in their final Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) match of the season. The result also sees Western Australia finish one of its worst seasons on record, going winless throughout the 2021/22 campaign. The West Australians chose to bat first, but […]
Fortunes reverse as Meteors get one back over Scorpions
IN quite the result reversal from only a few days ago, the ACT Meteors’ topsy turvy season got back on track with a 110-run win over South Australia. After a century from Katie Mack, the ACT’s bowlers ripped through the Scorpion line-up to record the comfortable win. The Scorpions actually sent the Meteors into bat […]
A Meteor shower puts out Queensland’s Fire
THE ACT Meteors are back on the winners list, comfortably defeating the Queensland Fire in yesterday’s Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) clash. The Meteors got sent into bat, and that proved a fruitful decision for Queensland when they nabbed their first wicket in the fourth over to leave the Meteors at 1/7. Only two runs […]
Priest and Villani to the rescue as the Tigers roar again
TASMANIA continued its strong run in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL), defeating the ACT Meteors by 19 runs on Wednesday. The Tigers batted first in Canberra, and after her game high knock against the Western Australians, Emma Manix-Geeves wasn’t able to repeat her performance this time around and fell cheaply. Things then steadied as […]
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 […]
Campbell Breaks Meteors for NSW to stay undefeated
STELLA Campbell tore through the ACT Meteors to help her New South Wales Breakers side remain undefeated in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL). Campbell finished the match with an eye-opening 7/25 off eight overs to rip the heart out of the ACT and secure the win. The Canberrans won the toss and decided to […]
