The opening day of England’s tour of Australia revealed more weaknesses than strengths. A 50-over match against the Governor General’s XI was badly affected by rain; the players leaving the field in the 29th over, not to return. Relaxed rules were in place: 14 per side, but the usual numbers onfield. Only three of the
Group A of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup sees hosts Malaysia and reigning champions India joined by Sri Lanka and West Indies in Pandamaran, with the Bayeumas Oval playing host to all matches. Malaysia Hosts Malaysia are making their debut at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. After missing out on qualification
Laura Wolvaardt, captain of the Proteas Women’s cricket team, has capped off an extraordinary 2024 season, earning nominations in three categories for the ICC Awards: Women’s Player of the Year, ODI Player of the Year, and T20I Player of the Year. These accolades underscore her consistent brilliance and confirm her status as one of the
Shafali Verma has hailed the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup as the perfect breeding ground for the next generation of stars. The superstar batter Verma captained India to victory in the inaugural staging of the tournament in South Africa in January 2023. Verma led from the front, scoring 172 runs across the competition and
The start of 2025 sees the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup take place in Malaysia, with 16 teams set to battle it out to become champions. The second edition of the tournament gets underway on 18 January, with the final taking place on 2 February, but the journey has been going on for far
The inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup was a long time in the making, but when it finally took place in 2023, it was a roaring success. Initially scheduled to be played in January 2021 in Bangladesh, the Covid-19 pandemic saw the tournament pushed back two years while also shifting venues to South Africa.
Excitement on the rise as the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 draws near The ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup returns for its second edition in January 2025 with the best young talent in the women’s game in action. Like the first edition which was held in South Africa in 2023, 16 teams
Hampshire announce a 13-player strong Academy for 2024-25 The Academy sees eight players join for the first time, with five players retained 14 new players join the Emerging Player Programme (EPP) with a total of 28 players involved Hampshire Women have announced a 13-player strong Academy for 2024-25. Fast bowler Caitlin Chissell, all-rounder Talitha Stanley,
Pace bowlers Poppy Tulloch and Daisy Gibb both sign for Hampshire having graduated from the Academy Tulloch played in the 2024 school games where she took four wickets and scored 49 runs Gibb claimed ten wickets for the Academy and eight wickets for the Vipers Second XI in 2024 Academy fast bowlers Poppy Tulloch and
A new Christie Thriller South Africa v England Much of yesterday foresaw a draw looming. The Proteas batted with care, building a useful score, but not fast enough to threaten taking a decent lead. Then the collapse English fans had hoped for took place. Morning Heather Knight took a four off de Klerk’s first over
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