WBBL 08

[Cleavy]

It would be an interesting exercise, who would you keep from both clubs. Excluding the internationals and the injured/resting players, I'd select:

Stars - Faltum, Sutherland and Flintoff.
Renegades - Molineaux, Leeson, Webb and Dooley.

That's seven players. From both teams. That is incredibly poor. And embarrassing.

Garth?

 

[CURVE]

Garth?

She is still listed as an International player.

 

[Cleavy]

She is still listed as an International player.

Pretty sure she's classified as a local now?

 

[CURVE]

Pretty sure she's classified as a local now?

 

[Cleavy]

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'Aussie' Garth extends stay with Stars | cricket.com.au

Former Ireland star Kim Garth seals a three-year deal with the Melbourne Stars as a domestic player…

www.cricket.com.au

ah, must have got my wires slightly crossed, given up playing for Ireland and trying to become permanent resident to play as a local

 

[NYRB]

Game 25 of the WBBL:

Melbourne Stars Women (Playing XI): Lauren Winfield-Hill, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Kim Garth, Nicole Faltum(w/c), Sasha Moloney, Una Raymond-Hoey, Tess Flintoff, Sophie Reid, Sophie Day

Sydney Thunder Women (Playing XI): Amy Jones(w), Phoebe Litchfield, Anika Learoyd, Rachael Haynes(c), Chloe Tryon, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Olivia Porter, Lea Tahuhu, Lauren Smith, Belinda Vakarewa, Samantha Bates

Melbourne Stars Women have won the toss and have opted to field

 

[NYRB]

Beaumont the English import dropped

 

[NYRB]

Litchfield goes , and Sutherland gets the wicket of the game between the Stars and Thunder in Ballarat.

 

[NYRB]

Haynes in at 3 today for Thunder

 

[NYRB]

Mel Jones saying "a little bit of drizzle coming down the ground"

 

[NYRB]

Weather forecast for Ballarat in the next couple of hours:

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Do something Rachel stop crabbing

 

[NYRB]

and their off!!!!


Thunder 79/2 off 13.5 overs v Stars

 

[NYRB]

Lets hope its a quick passing shower and not many overs get reduced.

 

[NYRB]

Mel Jones saying there will be a "slight reduction in overs"

 

[NYRB]

Bit of sun and rain at the same time. (Mel Jones agrees with me)

 

[NYRB]

A NR doesnt help either of these sides as well:

 

[NYRB]

Stars and Thunder split the points in Ballarat. 2nd time they have split the points this season.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

We’ve been screwed all season

 

[CURVE]

Amazing innings from Flintoff helps the Stars to a very competitive score of 5/186.

Schutt, Brown and Wellington were unusually expensive today, Brown going for 22 in the 19th and Shutt 19 in the final over.



EDIT: Flintoff's 50 was off 16 deliveries which is the fastest in WBBL history beating the previous record of 22 deliveries jointly held by Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Devine and Lizelle Lee.

 

[CURVE]

North Sydney Oval is in poor condition, looks like it was hit hard from the rain Sydney has received over the last couple of months.

It is bumpy and there are a lot of brown (dead?) patches and a heavy sand covering. A number of players have looked like dills due to poor bounces.

Some have also looked like dills because they have dropped easy catches, but that is another story.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

North Sydney Oval is in poor condition, looks like it was hit hard from the rain Sydney has received over the last couple of months.

It is bumpy and there are a lot of brown (dead?) patches and a heavy sand covering. A number of players have looked like dills due to poor bounces.

Some have also looked like dills because they have dropped easy catches, but that is another story.

It’s fine jeez. Better than the cow paddock at Blacktown. And poor bounces…old saying get your leg behind the ball, and you don’t look like a goose!

 

[CURVE]

It’s fine jeez. Better than the cow paddock at Blacktown. And poor bounces…old saying get your leg behind the ball, and you don’t look like a goose!

Have you watched the whole game? There was an instance during Flintoff's innings where the ball was rolling on the ground when it suddenly bounced half a metre over Barsby who did exactly as you said, there have also been a few instances where the ball hits a patch of sand and just stops. While the pitch looks as good as previous seasons, the outfield is not as good, I'd say it's no better than Blacktown.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Have you watched the whole game? There was an instance during Flintoff's innings where the ball was rolling on the ground when it suddenly bounced half a metre over Barsby who did exactly as you said, there have also been a few instances where the ball hits a patch of sand and just stops. While the pitch looks as good as previous seasons, the outfield is not as good, I'd say it's no better than Blacktown.

Watched every ball as I’m at the ground. It’s fine. Give me a few bounces over a gosh awful pitch. It’s fine. Just need to get you body right behind the ball

 

[CURVE]

Watched every ball as I’m at the ground. It’s fine. Give me a few bounces over a gosh awful pitch. It’s fine. Just need to get you body right behind the ball

Well, it looks poor on TV. Hopefully we get to see a big Magenta victory tonight. Maybe another 45 ball hundred from Ash.