Lanning’s strong comeback continues
Meg Lanning has taken her return to cricket up another notch with a sparkling innings under pressure for Victoria in the WNCL.
Meg Lanning has taken her return to cricket up another notch with a sparkling innings under pressure for Victoria in the WNCL.
Cricket’s schoolboy prodigy Steve Hogan has scored a bewildering century, Benji Floros has snared 10 wickets and Norths have won the men’s one-day grade finals. Our mega club cricket coverage here.
The West Indies took the fight to Australia in the T20 series but then flopped in embarrassing fashion in the opening ODI in Brisbane.
Batting sensation Hayley Matthews again starred for the West Indies but this time it wasn’t enough to get the better of Australia.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic started sport across the world has been faced with havoc, but none more so than women’s sport which has been pushed to the margins.
Ellyse Perry opened the bowling for Australia in most matches in the series against India, but eyebrows were raised when she didn’t get the ball at all in the final T20.
Australia had already secured the series win over India but skipper Meg Lanning had a moment she’d rather forget in the final match.
They were schoolmates and played NSW Premier Cricket together. Now this Sydney teenager is heading to the WBBL as a replacement for her bestie.
Australia may have claimed the series win against India but the major talking point was a delivery many are calling the ball of the century.
Tahlia McGrath has guided Australia to victory in the second women’s T20 against India. But everyone is talking about that ball. See it here, plus a full report and scores.
The radar gun may have been off, but even if the recorded 145km/h was a little over the top, there’s no doubt returning Aussie star Tayla Vlaeminck is seriously quick.
Weather intervened in the first T20I just as India was on the way to a monster score against Australia, but was it a case of too many cooks for Meg Lanning’s side?
India is on a roll after dominating the Test against Australia, and three T20s could decide who is the best team in the world.
Afghanistan is preparing to play at the T20 World Cup, but after a ban on women playing cricket from the Taliban, boycott talk continues to bubble.
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