England’s Women fell to a crushing defeat at the hands of India in their 100th ever Test match. It was the Only Test of the series after the visitors won the three-match T20I Series 2-1 on the Indian subcontinent. England’s weaknesses against the spin with bat and ball were laid bare, as well as a […]
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WXV 1 weekend 3 wrapped up the first edition of the trailblazing tournament in fitting fashion. Australia cemented their ‘surprise package’ status with a gutsy win over Wales. Canada returned to winning ways by upsetting France. Finally, England got their revenge over New Zealand in a rematch of last year’s World Cup final. Australia 25-19
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The 2023 Women’s Ashes opens with the first 5-day women’s Test Match since 1992 where England will start their campaign to regain the Ashes at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. For both England coach, Jon Lewis and Australia coach, Shelley Nitschke, this is their first Ashes series in their roles – England have something to prove, Australia
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Cricket Australia announced that Australian captain, Meg Lanning, would be absent from the Aussie side for the 2023 Women’s Ashes starting on the 22nd June in England. It was reported that Lanning had ‘withdrawn from the squad due to a medical issue which requires management from home’. The nature of her issue is unclear however,
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Formed in 2016 as part of the Women’s Cricket Super League, Loughborough Lightning – based in Loughborough University was one of six regional teams to be formed. The franchise was umbrellaed under the ‘Lightning’ brand created by the university, meaning that much of it’s backing and support came through that. Fast forward to the ECB’s
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The first article in our Guide to Cricket series covered the basics of cricket, you can read it here if you missed it. This next article takes a look at the key rules of the game. What is a cricket match? There are three different forms of cricket – Twenty20, One Day, and Test
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