Lanning coy on successor talk after shock retirement
Meg Lanning shed a tear as she confirmed her retirement from an international cricket career which will have her remembered as one of Australia’s most-successful captains.
Womens Cricket
Life after Lanning: Who is the next Aussie captain?
After the best part of a decade in the role, Australian selectors will finally have to elect a new full-time captain of the women’s cricket team. Here are the four main candidates.
‘I gave everything’: Exhausted Lanning bows out
Meg Lanning says her time away from the game over the last 18 months helped her decision to step away from the Aussie side at just 31.
Aussie cricket star’s sudden retirement at 31
One of Australia’s greatest ever cricketers has drawn the curtain on a glittering international career, announcing her shock retirement.
More Stories
Ellyse Perry caught up in cricket mayhem
Ellyse Perry was in the thick of the action when wild weather caused chaos in a match between NSW and Victoria on Sunday.
‘That is out’: Optical illusion stuns cricket
A confounding moment in the Women’s National Cricket League left commentators stunned as a player somehow survived
How Breakers plan to dominate women’s cricket once more
The NSW Breakers dominance is unparalleled in Australian cricket, crowned champions of the WNCL 20 times in 25 years. After back-to-back failures, the team is now planning for long-term success.
The simple reason behind Mooney’s incredible rise
Beth Mooney is one of the best batters in world cricket and her rise all started with a bit of belief. She reveals how she became Australia’s Mrs Depedendable.
Scorchers Kapp dominant season with WBBL title
After heartbreak in two previous WBBL deciders, the Perth Scorchers have secured their first title with Marizanne Kapp overcoming a week of illness to lead the way.
‘Crucial’ contest will decide WBBL final
The Perth Scorchers’ revered batting order will meet the red-hot Adelaide Strikers bowling attack in the WBBL final on Saturday night.
‘No words’: Rare moment in massacre
The Adelaide Strikers have waltzed into the WBBL Final, having taken full advantage of an almighty Melbourne Renegades batting collapse.
Astonishing Aussie smashes WBBL record
Amanda-Jade Wellington made history and steered her side to within one win of the final with the best bowling the WBBL has ever seen.
Historic bowling perfomance extinguishes Heat
Amanda-Jade Wellington conjured the greatest bowling performance in WBBL history to defeat the heat putting the Adelaide Strikers into Thursday’s challenger final.
Cricket star’s ‘absolutely incredible’ party trick
Australian cricket fans were left in awe when Strikers spin bowler Jemma Barsby plucked up the courage to whip out her party trick.
Original URL: https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/cricket/womens-cricket/page/55