Perth Scorchers have ticked all-rounders off their shopping list at the Women’s Big Bash League draft.
Jackson Barrett
Perth Scorchers are in the market for all-rounders at Thursday’s international player draft, according to coach Becky Grundy, but they also have their eye on an Ashes rival.
The Perth Scorchers careers of stalwarts Chloe Piparo and Piepa Cleary hang in the balance ahead of Thursday’s international player draft.
Australian star Alana King has backed calls for the revamped WACA Ground to become a hub for women’s cricket and a stronghold for the national team.
WA Cricket is making a push for its redeveloped ground to become the heart of women’s cricket in Australia ahead of a day-night Test against India early next year.
West Australian teenager Ines McKeon, who took last summer’s WBBL by storm, has earned her first full contract with the State. SEE THE FULL CONTRACT LIST HERE
West Australian spinner Alana King has signed on to play for Lancashire this winter, where she will continue a lethal partnership with one of the world’s top spinners.
Western Australia are set to land Heather Graham for next season, after the Perth-born all-rounder announced she has played her last game for Tasmania.
West Australian women’s coach Becky Grundy has signed a two-year contract extension and declared she has the State’s next championship-winning squad at her fingertips.
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.
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
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.
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.
West Australian swing-bowling sensation Chloe Ainsworth will miss the rest of the season with a stress injury in her foot.
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.
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.
CAITLIN BASSETT: It’s 2025 and I can’t believe we are still having to justify female sporting accomplishments on the cricket pitch.
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.
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.
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 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
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.
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
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.
