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Perth Scorchers' Maddy Darke has begun a three-day practice match.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumWhy Tests are still top of women’s cricket bucketlist

West Australian wicketkeeper Maddy Darke has explained why Test cricket is still the pinnacle of the women’s game, despite their being no red-ball domestic competitions as she begins a three-day hit-out.

Jackson Barrett

Perth Glory's Gabby Hollar, Western Force's Michaela Leonard, Perth Scorchers' Maddy Darke, West Coast's Jaide Britton, West Coast Fever's Sunday Aryang and Fremantle's Gabby Biedenweg-Webster celebrate International Women’s Day.

International Women’s DayCommentsWA’s female sports stars celebrate growth, pride for IWD

Growth. Togetherness. Power and pride. That’s what six of Western Australia’s leading female athletes are celebrating this International Women’s Day. 

Caitlin Bassett

Becky Grundy leaves the WACA Ground after he side’s upset win over South Australia on Friday.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumWA finish on a high, but can’t dodge wooden spoon

Western Australia has finished their Women’s National Cricket League season with a rare win, but it wasn’t enough to pull them off the bottom of the ladder. 

Jackson Barrett

Western Australia are staring down a WNCL wooden spoon.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumWhat WA must do to avoid WNCL wooden spoon

Western Australia will have to win their final game of the season with a bonus point and hope another result goes their way to climb off the bottom of the Women’s National Cricket League table. 

Jackson Barrett

Chloe Ainsworth’s season is over, with the star quick battling a stress injury in her foot.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumStress injury end’s season for WA’s star young quick

West Australian swing-bowling sensation Chloe Ainsworth will miss the rest of the season with a stress injury in her foot. 

Jackson Barrett

Emily Arlott celebrates taking a wicket.

CRICKET PremiumThanks Arlott! English debutant helps WA to breakthrough win

An English debutant — plucked from a season in Perth grade cricket — has helped Western Australia power to just their second win of the Women’s National Cricket League season. 

Jackson Barrett

Taneale Peschel has suffered another injury set back.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumPeschel ruled out again, but season not over yet

Western Australia are confident injury-plagued pace bowler Taneale Peschel can return in time for their final two Women’s National Cricket League games of the season. 

Jackson Barrett

Annabel Sutherland, Beth Mooney and Alana King deserved their MCG honour.

Women’s CricketVideoCommentsOutrage over Ashes heroes’ MCG honour is pathetic

CAITLIN BASSETT: It’s 2025 and I can’t believe we are still having to justify female sporting accomplishments on the cricket pitch.

Caitlin Bassett

Chloe Ainsworth will be rushed to Canberra to play Women’s National Cricket League matches for WA.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumWA race teen pace bowler in to Canberra for WNCL matches

Newly-crowned Young Cricketer of the Year Chloe Ainsworth will race to Canberra from the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia to play for Western Australia later this week. 

Jackson Barrett

Chloe Ainsworth is the Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year.

CricketCommentsYoung WA quick Ainsworth scoops top cricket award

West Australian rising star Chloe Ainsworth has been rewarded for her outstanding performances this season named the Betty Wilson Young Cricketer of the Year at the 2025 Australian Cricket Awards.

Caitlin Bassett

Alana King took four wickets on the opening day at the MCG.

CricketCommentsPremiumKing’s spin stumps England on opening day of pink-ball Test

Alana King has spun another web as her golden Ashes continued during the opening day of the historic day-night Test at the MCG.

Aaron Kirby

Christina Matthews has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.

CricketCommentsPremiumFormer WA Cricket boss earns Hall of Fame nod

Christina Matthews is the latest inductee into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame after the former star wicket-keeper turned WA cricket CEO was recognised for her immense contribution on and off the field.

Jake Santa Maria

Alana King has dominated the Ashes.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumHow King rose ahead of Aussie spin stocks in stunning Ashes

These have been Alana King’s Ashes. Now the West Australian leg-spinner looks set to be given a chance to round out her best series yet in a historic Test match at the MCG.

Jackson Barrett

Tess Flintoff played a lone hand.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumSecond-gamer left to bowl last over in WNCL bottle job

Western Australia has bottled a chance to upset Victoria, falling victim to a lone-wolf innings by all-rounder Tess Flintoff and giving up a 21-run final-wicket partnership

Jackson Barrett

Sophie Devine will be taking a break form the game.

CricketCommentsScorchers captain Devine takes indefinite break from cricket

Perth Scorchers WBBL and New Zealand captain Sophie Devine will take an immediate break from the game with no clear timeline for when the star will return.

Jake Santa Maria

WA women's captain Chloe Piparo will play her 100th game on Monday in Melbourne Kelsey Reid

CricketCommentsPremium‘Proud’ Piparo reflects ahead of 100-game landmark

Chloe Piparo will become just the third women’s cricketer to play 100 games for Western Australia on Monday. The WA skipper has reflected on her life in the sport.

Jackson Barrett

WA women’s captain Chloe Piparo is on the cusp of changing her international allegiance to Italy.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumForza Azzuri! WA skipper on cusp of switching to Italy

Western Australia’s women’s cricket captain Chloe Piparo is in the process of changing her international allegiances to Italy and hopes to give back to her grandparents, who fled the country.

Jackson Barrett

Taneale Peschel has been ruled out of next week’s matches against Victoria.

CRICKET CommentsPremiumWA suffer another brutal bowling setback

West Australian quick Taneale Peschel has suffered another injury setback and will miss two matches against Victoria this week. 

Jackson Barrett

Alyssa Healy’s Ashes could be over.

CricketPremiumAshes campaign rocked by captain’s injury

Australia has one hand on the Ashes after a clean sweep of the ODIs but the task has become harder after a shock new injury.

 

Alana King starred during the ODI series.

CRICKET PremiumKing’s five-fa sparks more calls for long-awaited recall

Alana King has claimed a five-wicket haul for the first time in her one-day-international career to seal a clean-sweep over England and spark calls for her to be recalled to the Twenty20 team. 

Jackson Barrett

Alana King reacts after dismissing Sophie Ecclestone of England.

CricketKing does Warne proud as Wareham prepares for T20s

Australia's Alana King has been the player of the women's Ashes so far, but the star spinner is still unlikely to keep her spot for the T20 part of the series.

Oliver Caffrey and Scott Bailey

Charis Bekker, Maddy Darke and Amy Edgar celebrate during WA’s win.

CricketCommentsPremiumEdgar, Darke lead WA to drought-breaking WNCL victory

An inspired bowling performance and an Amy Edgar four-fer have broken Western Australia’s WNCL duck in a pressure-relieving ...-wicket victory over New South Wales at the WACA.

Aaron Kirby

Megan Schutt celebrates after taking the wicket of Lauren Bell.

CricketCommentsBizarre brain fade gifts Australia 4-0 Ashes lead

England have thrown away a golden opportunity to level the women’s Ashes series as a wild finish saw Australia sneak home by 21 runs.

Jake Santa Maria

Naomi Dattani has been named in Western Australia’s WNCL squad for the first time.

Cricket CommentsPremiumDattani locked into new-look West Aussie squad

Western Australia has confirmed English all-rounder Naomi Dattani is in line to make her Women’s National Cricket League debut as part of a fresh side to start the back half of the season. 

Jackson Barrett