An incredible journey: women’s cricket in the Apple Isle
From the first game to developing pathways, Mary Konstantopoulos explores the story of women’s cricket in Tasmania and the new book that tells the tale.
Category: Cricket
Ruth heads to QLD for the first time after a spectacular WNCL season
The WNCL brought cricket’s best to the field and the Australian domestic competition looks better than ever. Mary Konstantopoulos reviews that season that was. In a dominant display on Saturday at Junction Oval, the Queensland Women defeated the Victoria Women in the 2020/2021 WNCL Final by 112 runs to seal their first ever WNCL finals …
Kim Garth: timing is everything
Official Siren collaborator Mary Konstantopoulos spoke to Irish cricketer Kim Garth about the unfortunate timing of her Cricket Victoria contract and the 2020 Victorian lockdowns. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic most international women’s cricket has come to a standstill. Whilst that’s disappointing given that just over a year ago today many of us were celebrating …
My Favourite Sporting Moment: T20 World Cup, One Year On
Shortlisted for the first round of our Emerging Sports Writers Program, Cat Jones shares her reflection of the 2020 T20 World Cup, one year on. For this sports nut, 2020 has thrown up many challenges. Not being able to play sport, or watch sport in a stadium for the majority of the year has meant …
How Zoe Cooke defied the odds
ACT Meteor Zoe Cooke’s cricketing days seemed to be over when a back injury reared its head, but she’s now returned to the WCNL action. When Zoe Cooke’s doctor told her to stop playing cricket, his words had the opposite effect. “When the surgeon suggested I needed to look at a new career path, it …