It’s been a while since I wrote about cricket on the blog. Heck, it’s been a while since I wrote anything on the blog. But the latest Men’s Ashes hullabaloo got me thinking, especially since it touches on some issues and themes I’m exploring in the next couple of Alice Henderson books. Those issues and […]
A new batting partner
I’m so excited to let you know that I’ve partnered with Aussie women’s cricket store Fierce Girls Cricket to sell my Alice Henderson Books. They are amazing advocates for girls’ and womens’ cricket and sell female-specific equipment. At the moment, they have a fantastic pack, perfect for Christmas that includes a Legends T-shirt, Fierce Girls scrunchie […]
WBBL Round 2 – Predictions
Quick post today. I meant to post up my predictions yesterday but was travelling most of the day, so didn’t get a chance. So here they are. Saturday Strikers v Hurricanes – Hurricanes Heat v Scorchers – Heat Sixers v Stars – Sixers Thunder v Renegades – Renegades Sunday Scorchers v Strikers – Scorchers Heat v Hurricanes […]
Grace Harris gets a nickname, plus internationals and new talent shine in the opening weekend of the WBBL
The first weekend of the stand-alone WBBL season is done and dusted and boy, did we see some amazing cricket. The Sixers scorched the Thunder in the first game at North Sydney Oval on Friday night, before being torched in turn by the Heat on Saturday in the grand final rematch. To round out the […]
Want to be proud to be an Aussie cricket fan? Start watching the women.
After reading about the recent review into Australian cricket, I wanted to write a post about how short-sighted Cricket Australia has been in their follow-up statements, and how I think they can start to ‘fix’ the culture around the Australian men’s cricket team. When CA make comments about changing the culture of cricket, they’re referring […]