Beth Mooney: The steady hand in a flashy game

Australia keeper-batter Beth Mooney has a stacked trophy cabinet. Four World titles, a Commonwealth gold medal, three Women’s Big Bash crowns, a Women’s National Cricket League title, and two Belinda Clark Awards (given to Australia’s best international woman cricketer) are just some of her many laurels. This meteoric success didn’t come overnight. Boring Beth – … Read more

WPL 2025: With roots in rugby and athletics, Georgia Voll is muscling her way to the cricketing big leagues

The past week has been a blur in Georgia Voll’s life. In the middle of a renovation job for her Brisbane home and a spectacular Women’s National Cricket League campaign for Queensland Fire, the last thing the 21-year-old saw coming was a call-up to the Women’s Premier League in India. “My manager randomly called me … Read more

WPL 2025: Gujarat Giants hopes to start on right foot after two underwhelming seasons

Gujarat Giants is synonymous with slow starts to its WPL campaigns – both in 2023 and 2024. It suffered defeats at the hands of Mumbai Indians in its opening game and took a few matches to score its first points. Last season, the poor start extended into the entirety of the first leg in Bengaluru … Read more

WPL 2025: Gujarat Giants hopes to start on right foot after two underwhelming seasons

Gujarat Giants is synonymous with slow starts to its WPL campaigns – both in 2023 and 2024. It suffered defeats at the hands of Mumbai Indians in its opening game and took a few matches to score its first points. Last season, the poor start extended into the entirety of the first leg in Bengaluru … Read more

WPL 2025: Ashleigh Gardner replaces Beth Mooney as Gujarat Giants captain

Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has been appointed captain of Gujarat Giants for the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) season. Gardner has been a vital part of the Giants since the league’s inception. Over the last two seasons, she has made 324 runs and claimed 17 wickets. A two-time Belinda Clark Award winner, Gardner played a … Read more

AUS vs ENG, Women’s Ashes: Beth Mooney becomes first Australian woman to score century in all three formats

Beth Mooney became the first Australian woman and only the fourth overall to record a century in all three formats after scoring a ton during Day 3 of its one-off Test against England on Saturday.  She joins an exclusive list comprising England’s Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont and South Africa’s Laura Wolvaardt. Mooney scored 106 in … Read more

Australia squad for Women’s Ashes day-night Test: Injured Healy, Gardner included; Mooney to keep wickets

Cricket Australia announced the squad for next week’s day-night MCG Women’s Ashes Test on Thursday. Alyssa Healy has been named in the squad as a specialist batter, with selectors saying they will give her “every chance” to overcome foot issues and play in the historic match. With question marks over Healy’s fitness, Beth Mooney will take … Read more