NSW cruise to another WNCL title
New South Wales grabbed their fifth Women's National Cricket League title in a row with a 59-run victory over Victoria at the MCG
View ArticleAustralia trounce New Zealand by 115 runs
Australia began their Rose Bowl defence in the best possible way by demolishing New Zealand by 115 runs at the Adelaide Oval
View ArticleAustralia beat rain to gain 2-0 lead
Alex Blackwell followed her half-century in the opening game with an important 34 as Australia gained a 2-0 advantage over New Zealand
View ArticleIn-form Blackwell sets up convincing win
Alex Blackwell narrowly missed a century as Australia wrapped up the ODI series with a 102-run win over New Zealand in Melbourne
View ArticleSteven Smith adds Steve Waugh Medal to impressive collection
A life-changing week for Steven Smith has ended with him winning the Steve Waugh Medal as New South Wales' player of the year
View ArticleJodie Fields misses World T20 with hamstring injury
Australia have suffered a setback after their captain Jodie Fields was ruled out of the World Twenty20 with a hamstring injury
View ArticleBlackwell steers Australia into final
The captain Alex Blackwell posted a career-best 61 as she pushed Australia into the final of the Women's World Twenty20
View ArticleIn-form foes in final grudge match
The men's World Twenty20 final is a match-up of long-standing adversaries and so is the women's
View ArticleAustralia shut down NZ for thrilling trophy win
Australia's women staged a dramatic comeback to go one better than the men after holding their nerve in a low-scoring final
View ArticleBlackwell's hundred drives NSW to 395
Alex Blackwell posted the second-highest score in WNCL history to push the New South Wales Breakers to a record-breaking 5 for 395 against Tasmania
View ArticleAustralia open series with a win
England's batters floundered against a determined Australian attack to slip to a 33-run defeat in the rain-shortened first match of their one-day series
View ArticleNew South Wales take sixth straight WNCL title
The New South Wales captain Alex Blackwell helped ensured her team continued its stranglehold on the Women's National Cricket League title, winning a record-equalling sixth consecutive trophy
View ArticleRose Bowl resumes after earthquake
Australia and New Zealand's Rose Bowl Series recommences on Sunday, four months after it was dramatically halted when the sides were caught up in the fatal Christchurch earthquake
View ArticleBlackwell, Nitschke star in Australia win
An all-round show from Australia helped them win the third and final ODI in Brisbane by 19 runs and seal the Rose Bowl series 4-2
View ArticleAustralia snap England's winning run
England's run of six successive victories came to an end as they were blown away by Australia, who coasted to victory with seven wickets and 90 balls to spare after bundling England out for 168 at Lord's
View ArticleAustralia Women squad for Rose Bowl series named
Jodie Fields will lead Australia Women in the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand, while Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry and Julie Hunter return to the squad
View ArticleLisa Sthalekar hands Australia series win
Australia took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 series against New Zealand, clinching a tight win thanks largely to the efforts of Alex Blackwell, Leah Poulton and Lisa Sthalekar
View ArticleAustralia retain Rose Bowl with crushing win
Australia Women retained the Rose Bowl after racing to a nine-wicket win in a low-scorer at Sydney's Blacktown Park Olympic Oval
View ArticleMeg Lanning named Australia captain
Meg Lanning has been confirmed as Australia's one-day international captain and will succeed Jodie Fields, who announced her retirement on Thursday
View ArticleAll-round Jonassen powers Australia win
Left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen capped off an all-round display by snaring four wickets and then scoring a crucial 33, as she helped Australia Women prevail by five wickets in a tense run-chase against...
View ArticleNevill, Voges, Fawad honoured
Ashes tourists Peter Nevill, Adam Voges and Fawad Ahmed have deservedly scooped the major garlands at their state awards nights
View ArticleSciver, Greenway guide England home
A series of moments of brilliance - rather than an excellent all-round performance - can take credit for England's win in the first match of the multi-format Ashes series at Taunton
View ArticlePriest, spinners hand Renegades Women easy win
Rachel Priest's 57, and opening stand of 72 with Dane van Niekerk, helped the Renegades reach 139 for 8, after which the Molly Strano's timely strikes thwarted Thunder's chase
View ArticleMomentum with Sixers in Sydney derby
While Sydney Thunder have been consistent right through the tournament, Sixers have veered wildly and have won nine in a row to make the final
View ArticleRookies punch above their weight in Thunders' triumph
A look back at how each of the eight teams fared in the inaugural Women's Big Bash League
View ArticleBlackwell, Perry power huge Australia win
Australia Women shrugged off the disappointment of losing the T20I series by handing India Women a 101-run thrashing in the first ODI in Canberra
View ArticleBlackwell, Lanning give Australia easy win
In a clash that briefly flirted with the gripping, it was Australia's experience that helped them ride a top-order wobble as they began their title defence with a six-wicket win against South Africa at...
View ArticleBrunt hat-trick routs Lancashire Thunder
England seamer Katherine Brunt took a hat-trick as Yorkshire brushed Lancashire aside to claim their first Kia Women's Super League win
View ArticleMaddy Green sidelined with hand injury
Batting allrounder Maddy Green has been sidelined with a hand injury while Australia vice-captain Alex Blackwell suffered a minor hamstring strain during the third T20 in Adelaide
View ArticleBlackwell, Mooney fifties level series
Alex Blackwell and Beth Mooney made fifties to steer Australia's chase of 254 against New Zealand women and level their three-match series
View Article'More and more girls are hitting the ball hard from ball one'
Bigger shots, bigger scores, faster innings, faster bodies, more diving, more catching - today's women's cricketers tell us how the game has evolved
View ArticleKaur's 171* sets up final against England
Harmanpreet Kaur's 171 not out off 115 balls razed Australia and vaulted India into their second World Cup final
View ArticleBlackwell's unbeaten 67 powers Australia to narrow win
After a top-order wobble, the Australia vice-captain scored an unbeaten 67 to win the Ashes opener in Brisbane
View ArticleBlackwell abides in changing times
From a nuggety get-out-of-strife type, the Australia batsman, who is set to play her 250th international match on Sunday, is now the side's most versatile player
View ArticleAlex Blackwell retires from international cricket
The Australia vice-captain also called time on her state career at age 34. She will, however, continue captaining her Women's Big Bash League side, Sydney Thunder
View Article'A fighter, leader, record-breaker'
As Australia vice-captain Alex Blackwell retires from international and state cricket, her team-mates and opponents - across countries - paid tributes on Twitter to the 34-year old's path-breaking career
View ArticleAlex Blackwell - the first ever woman elected to the NSW board
The 34-year old former captain retired from all formats in February after a record 251 matches for Australia
View ArticleAlex Blackwell keen to work with 'huge signing' Harmanpreet Kaur
Lancashire Thunder's new coach believes the arrival of Indian stars Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana is good for the KSL
View ArticleThe stands of Alex Blackwell
During her playing career and after, the former Australia vice-captain has been passionate about campaigning for change
View ArticleHarmanpreet, Blackwell set to return to Lancashire Thunder
India's T20I captain is the first overseas signing for the franchise for 2019, while Alex Blackwell will take up the role of head coach once again
View ArticleAlex Blackwell, Rachael Haynes extend stints with Sydney Thunder
Blackwell's one-year contract will extend her domestic career into a record-equalling 19th season
View ArticleLitchfield sets new record with matchwinning half-century
The 16-year-old formed a matchwinning stand of 97 with Alex Blackwell against the defending champions
View ArticleWBBL round-up: Kerr, McGrath and Blackwell master the chase
The best of Sunday's action from the WBBL as the Adelaide Strikers sit top of the table
View ArticleDanni Wyatt, Jess Duffin help Melbourne Renegades pull off highest WBBL chase
Sydney Thunder, meanwhile, kept their slender hopes of semi-final qualification alive with a win over the Melbourne Stars
View ArticleAlex Blackwell announces retirement to bring end to 18-year career
The Sydney Thunder have an outside chance of making the WBBL finals, but Blackwell may have just one match left
View ArticleWBBL round-up: Duffin and Strano star to seal Renegades finals berth
Meanwhile, Beth Mooney and spinners helped Brisbane Heat secure a home semi-final with a win against Melbourne Stars
View ArticleRene Farrell, Kristen Beams join Alex Blackwell in announcing WBBL retirements
The Sydney Thunder fast bowler will continue to represent New South Wales Breakers
View ArticleLisa Sthalekar and Alex Blackwell join Sydney Sixers and Thunder as list...
Sthalekar will work with both the BBL and WBBL squads at the Sixers
View ArticleCricket in 2042: here's hoping it's in a more equitable place, with greater...
In this excerpt from Alex Blackwell's new book, she looks to the future with optimism
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