BBL|14 Season recap: Hobart Hurricanes
HOBART Hurricanes broke through for their first Big Bash League (BBL) title in 2024/25, converting a first place finish to deliver Tasmania its first men’s domestic title in over a decade. The ‘Canes unearthed new talent and blew away the competition with a seven-game win streak. We recap their campaign. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair […]
Stats Central: 2025 Women’s Under 19 World Cup
LAST weekend saw the second ever Women’s Under 19 World Cup finish up, with India emerging champions once again. Now that the tournament is over, it is time to take a look at the final statistics and recognise the best individual efforts of the tournament. Batting Unsurprisngly, Indians dominated the batting stats. Player of both […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Sydney Thunder
SYDNEY Thunder went from zero to hero in BBL|14, putting last season’s bottom-place finish behind them to make their first grand final appearance in nearly a decade. The resurgence under new captain David Warner had plenty of highs, including a drought-breaking Sydney Smash win in The Challenger. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair complete golden season […]
Queensland puts one foot in final, but can’t rest yet
QUEENSLAND has further cemented its place at the top of the WNCL ladder after another win over South Australia, this time by 40 runs. After posting 7/327, Queensland then restricted its opponent to just 287 before bowling South Australia out. Much of Queensland’s success with the bat can be credited to Grace Harris and Charli […]
Tassie repeats history to shake up standings
TASMANIA has made it two wins from as many WNCL games against the ACT, this time downing the Meteors by eight wickets at Bellerive Oval yesterday. After the Meteors were bowled out for just 53, the Tigers then reached that target with more than 20 overs to spare. In the hindsight of post-match, the fact […]
Young gun, loveable larrikin take out top gongs
LAST night was the night of nights of Australian cricket, with the Australian Cricket Awards night being held in Melbourne. The two big awards on the night were the Belinda Clark Award and the Allan Border Medal, with both the eventual winners of those awards hardly a surprise to those in the room or to […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Sydney Sixers
SYDNEY Sixers completed another largely successful home-and-away campaign in BBL|14, but for the third consecutive season could not quite pull through when it truly mattered during finals. We recap the Sixers’ efforts, which included six wins and a pair of posteason appearances. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair complete golden season BY THE NUMBERS H&A RECORD: […]
Patterson stakes claim as Australia A tames Lions
AUSTRALIA A has ended the England Lions’ tour down under with an innings and 10-run thumping in their unofficial Test match at Cricket Central over the weekend. The hosts were sent in and declared on 9-373 before skittling England for 116 and enforcing the follow-on. >> SCROLL to see the final scorecard Kurtis Patterson continued […]
India claims back-to-back U19 World Cups
INDIA is the back-to-back Under 19 Women’s World Cup champion, after defeating South Africa by nine wickets to win the 2025 edition. A stellar bowling display form the Indians saw them restrict South Africa to all out for 82, before reaching the target themselves in the 12th over. Player of the Match honours went to […]
Redmayne strikes sweet century to bring Queensland’s close win
IT was the big names from the Queensland Fire that brought them the win in a closely fought finish at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Batting first on a warm day, Queensland’s opening partnership consisted of two experienced batters who found two different fortunes out on the pitch. Lauren Winfield-Hill (12 off 18) and Georgia Redmayne […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Hobart Hurricanes
HOBART Hurricanes broke through for their first Big Bash League (BBL) title in 2024/25, converting a first place finish to deliver Tasmania its first men’s domestic title in over a decade. The ‘Canes unearthed new talent and blew away the competition with a seven-game win streak. We recap their campaign. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair […]
Stats Central: 2025 Women’s Under 19 World Cup
LAST weekend saw the second ever Women’s Under 19 World Cup finish up, with India emerging champions once again. Now that the tournament is over, it is time to take a look at the final statistics and recognise the best individual efforts of the tournament. Batting Unsurprisngly, Indians dominated the batting stats. Player of both […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Sydney Thunder
SYDNEY Thunder went from zero to hero in BBL|14, putting last season’s bottom-place finish behind them to make their first grand final appearance in nearly a decade. The resurgence under new captain David Warner had plenty of highs, including a drought-breaking Sydney Smash win in The Challenger. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair complete golden season […]
Queensland puts one foot in final, but can’t rest yet
QUEENSLAND has further cemented its place at the top of the WNCL ladder after another win over South Australia, this time by 40 runs. After posting 7/327, Queensland then restricted its opponent to just 287 before bowling South Australia out. Much of Queensland’s success with the bat can be credited to Grace Harris and Charli […]
Tassie repeats history to shake up standings
TASMANIA has made it two wins from as many WNCL games against the ACT, this time downing the Meteors by eight wickets at Bellerive Oval yesterday. After the Meteors were bowled out for just 53, the Tigers then reached that target with more than 20 overs to spare. In the hindsight of post-match, the fact […]
Young gun, loveable larrikin take out top gongs
LAST night was the night of nights of Australian cricket, with the Australian Cricket Awards night being held in Melbourne. The two big awards on the night were the Belinda Clark Award and the Allan Border Medal, with both the eventual winners of those awards hardly a surprise to those in the room or to […]
BBL|14 Season recap: Sydney Sixers
SYDNEY Sixers completed another largely successful home-and-away campaign in BBL|14, but for the third consecutive season could not quite pull through when it truly mattered during finals. We recap the Sixers’ efforts, which included six wins and a pair of posteason appearances. >> STATS RECAP: Scorchers pair complete golden season BY THE NUMBERS H&A RECORD: […]
Patterson stakes claim as Australia A tames Lions
AUSTRALIA A has ended the England Lions’ tour down under with an innings and 10-run thumping in their unofficial Test match at Cricket Central over the weekend. The hosts were sent in and declared on 9-373 before skittling England for 116 and enforcing the follow-on. >> SCROLL to see the final scorecard Kurtis Patterson continued […]
India claims back-to-back U19 World Cups
INDIA is the back-to-back Under 19 Women’s World Cup champion, after defeating South Africa by nine wickets to win the 2025 edition. A stellar bowling display form the Indians saw them restrict South Africa to all out for 82, before reaching the target themselves in the 12th over. Player of the Match honours went to […]
Redmayne strikes sweet century to bring Queensland’s close win
IT was the big names from the Queensland Fire that brought them the win in a closely fought finish at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Batting first on a warm day, Queensland’s opening partnership consisted of two experienced batters who found two different fortunes out on the pitch. Lauren Winfield-Hill (12 off 18) and Georgia Redmayne […]
