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Sophie Molinueux and Molly Strano’s return could not turn around Victoria’s dwindling fortunes ACT Meteors v Victoria | WNCL The ACT Meteors have worsened Victoria’s woes after handing them their fifth defeat of the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) season while opening their own account. This is the capital-based side’s third straight win over the suffering Victorians with all three coming in similar fashion, only the margin increasing each time. In their two meetings last season, ACT chased down totals of 180 and 172 in the 47th and 33rd overs respectively. In both those games, experienced campaigner Katie Mack made…
Scorcher-turned-Renegade Jason Behrendorff isn’t expecting an overly friendly reception from the passionate Perth locals when he faces his former side at Optus Stadium Behrendorff tops the BBL|14 tally in last season as a Scorcher Jason Behrendorff may have won four championships and taken 140 wickets for the Perth Scorchers, but the veteran seamer isn’t anticipating warm welcome home when he returns to Optus Stadium for the first time in his new club colours. After 106 matches across an immensely decorated decade in orange, Behrendorff became the first player to switch allegiances as part of the BBL’s first Player Movement Window…
Glenn McGrath has thanked the Australian and English teams as well as fans for their support for his foundation’s work for cancer care Josh Hazlewood might have missed the Ashes series but his sister’s contributions to the Pink Test may be just as valuable as the injured bowler’s right-arm seam deliveries. Headed by cricket legend Glenn McGrath, the McGrath Foundation celebrated its 18th Pink Test fundraiser on day three of the SCG Test on Tuesday, aiming to fund more in-home cancer nurses.Tamworth-based Casey Hazlewood, sister of injured Australian superstar Josh, is one of the 343 cancer care nurses currently employed…
Get all the latest team news and broadcast details as the Scorchers host the Renegades in Perth Match facts Who: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades What: Match 26, KFC BBL|15 Where: Optus Stadium, Perth When: Wednesday, January 7. Bat flip at 3.30pm local (6.30pm AEDT), first ball at 4.15pm local (7.15pm AEDT) How to watch: Channel Seven, 7plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports Listen: ABC, SEN Radio. Listen in standard and real-time with no delay to live play via Cricket Radio on the CA Live app. Find out more here Buy tickets: Tickets are on sale here Live scores: Match Centre Highlights, news and reactions…
Heat captain Nathan McSweeney hailed his side’s fighting effort in defence of a small total against the Sixers The Brisbane Heat had already set a new league record by chasing 258 this season, and on Monday were looking on track to defend the season’s lowest total of 114. After reducing the Sydney Sixers to 7-56 after 13 overs, they ultimately allowed the Sixers to get over the line with eight balls remaining in the match at Coffs Harbour. Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat | BBL|15 Heat captain Nathan McSweeney was appreciative of his bowlers’ effort but conceded there were too few…
The Fire remain undefeated six rounds into their WNCL campaign thanks to back-to-back wins over Tasmania at Bellerive Oval Tasmania Tigers v Queensland Fire | WNCL A commanding century from Georgia Redmayne at the top of the order piloted Queensland to a comfortable 60-run victory over Tasmania in the WNCL at Bellerive Oval on Tuesday. Redmayne, who finished on 125, was the only Queenslander to pass 35, and carried her bat through the innings to set the platform for victory. Her performance was central to ensuring the Fire remain undefeated with six wins from as many starts and stay atop…
Travis Head has put an exclamation mark on his brilliant Ashes series with the third century of the summer. With a square drive for four, Head rubbered stamped his accession to Test opener as not just a success but a masterstroke. Only three others have managed three hundreds in an Ashes series this century, Alastair Cook in 2010-11 and both Matthew Hayden and Michael Vaughan in 2002-03.Head’s three tons have all looked different, highlighting his versatility in different situations. The first at Perth Stadium was a whirlwind knock and Head reached three figures after only 69 deliveries. With the Aussies…
Sydney Sixers pair Joel Davies and Hayden Kerr conjured a rescue mission in a three-wicket win over Brisbane Heat that almost turned into a disaster Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat | BBL|15 Sydney Sixers have moved into fourth on the BBL ladder after prevailing in a low scoring thriller by three wickets against Brisbane Heat in Coffs Harbour. Blue-chip pacemen Sean Abbott and Ben Dwarshuis, along with in-form spinner and player of the match Joel Davies, each took two wickets to restrict the Heat to a paltry 9-114. It should have been a cakewalk for the Sixers, but the Heat…
Political tensions between the nations have led to Bangladesh refusing to travel to India for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, which starts on February 7, “under current conditions”.Here is what we know so far… Why have Bangladesh taken this stance?The Bangladesh Cricket Board has cited concerns around “safety and well-being” for opting against heading to India. Ties between the countries have strained even further with a Hindu man killed by a mob during violent protests in Bangladesh in December after being accused of blasphemy, leading to protests by Hindu nationalist groups in India.The BCB’s stance on the T20 World…
Superstar batter completed his second century of the 2025-26 Ashes series on Monday ‘Important to create positive memories’: Root England’s most prolific batter Joe Root concedes it’s possible his heroic century at the SCG will come in his final Ashes appearance on Australian soil. It must be noted, though, that while the next Ashes Test in Australia is scheduled for the summer of 2029-30, Root may return down under sooner, given the two teams are set to meet in the 150th Anniversary Test at the MCG in March 2027. Root’s Monday was spent batting in his customary No.4 position, helping…