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Webster takes four as Tasmania crush Queensland

Webster takes four as Tasmania crush Queensland

Queensland's batters continued their poor form to be bundled out for 221 to give a Beau Webster-inspired Tasmania an emphatic win in the Sheffield Shield.

Hunt shines in draw as Victoria and SA look to final

Hunt shines in draw as Victoria and SA look to final

Hunt shines in draw as Victoria and SA look to final

Hunt shines in draw as Victoria and SA look to final

Henry Hunt was man of the match for South Australia in the draw against Victoria, the sides now set to face off next week again in the Sheffield Shield final.

Kuhnemann's first Shield half-century stuns former side

Kuhnemann's first Shield half-century stuns former side

Kuhnemann's first Shield half-century stuns former side

Kuhnemann's first Shield half-century stuns former side

Spinner Matt Kuhnemann defied Queensland for 201 deliveries to score 56 and put Tasmania in charge of the Sheffield Shield match in Hobart.

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SA's McSweeney shines with ball in Shield final preview

SA's McSweeney shines with ball in Shield final preview

South Australia captain Nathan McSweeeney took three wickets and three catches to restrict Victoria to 308, a three-run first-innings lead, before rain came.

Konstas's run of starts goes to end of Shield season

Konstas's run of starts goes to end of Shield season

Sam Konstas has been out between 25 and 45 for an eighth straight innings, summing up a frustrating end to the Sheffield Shield campaign for the NSW opener.

Queensland to miss Shield final after batting collapse

Queensland to miss Shield final after batting collapse

Queensland and Usman Khawaja's hopes of returning to the Sheffield Shield final have been dashed after their batters crumbled against Tasmania.

Green scores first ton of summer with WA in charge

Green scores first ton of summer with WA in charge

Cameron Green has hit a timely first century of the summer to help Western Australia to a healthy first-innings lead over NSW in the Sheffield Shield.

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Kellaway's bat hunts down South Australia's total

Kellaway's bat hunts down South Australia's total

Kellaway's bat hunts down South Australia's total

Kellaway's bat hunts down South Australia's total

Campbell Kellaway's batting display has helped Victoria close in on South Australia's first innings total on day two of their Sheffield Shield clash.

Neser takes five to keep Bulls in Shield final picture

Neser takes five to keep Bulls in Shield final picture

Neser takes five to keep Bulls in Shield final picture

Neser takes five to keep Bulls in Shield final picture

Queensland lost Matt Renshaw and Marnus Labuschagne in slumping to 3-48 after Michael Neser took the key wickets to dismiss Tasmania for 198.

Boland delivers again for Victoria but SA still in Hunt

Boland delivers again for Victoria but SA still in Hunt

Boland delivers again for Victoria but SA still in Hunt

Boland delivers again for Victoria but SA still in Hunt

Scott Boland and Todd Murphy each took three wickets, but half-centuries by Henry Hunt and Ben Manenti pushed South Australia to 9-295.

Rocchiccioli boosts claims with five-wicket haul

Rocchiccioli boosts claims with five-wicket haul

Rocchiccioli boosts claims with five-wicket haul

Rocchiccioli boosts claims with five-wicket haul

West Australian spinner Corey Rocchiccioli has taken his second five-wicket haul of the Sheffield Shield season, helping bowl NSW out for 232.

Aussies overlooked but English gun hits Hundred jackpot

Aussies overlooked but English gun hits Hundred jackpot

Aussies overlooked but English gun hits Hundred jackpot

Aussies overlooked but English gun hits Hundred jackpot

English allround prospect James Coles has proved the big winner of The Hundred auction, earning a huge pay-day of £390,000 as Australians went largely unwanted.

Baggy green burns for 'responsible' Blues batsman

Baggy green burns for 'responsible' Blues batsman

Baggy green burns for 'responsible' Blues batsman

Baggy green burns for 'responsible' Blues batsman

In-form Kurtis Patterson has taken on more responsibility with the bat this season for NSW and says he keen to add to his two Test matches.

Evergreen Aussie hits jackpot in The Hundred auction

Evergreen Aussie hits jackpot in The Hundred auction

Evergreen Aussie hits jackpot in The Hundred auction

Evergreen Aussie hits jackpot in The Hundred auction

Beth Mooney has proved the joint biggest-money buy in the auction for English cricket's The Hundred white-ball tournament, scooping a $A395,000 deal.

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NSW beat rain and Tasmania to clinch one-day trophy

NSW have secured the One-Day Cup title, beating Tasmania by four wickets with skipper Kurtis Patterson starring in a low-scoring rain-reduced final.

Ex-Big Bash player to change child abuse plea: lawyer

A fast bowler who played a handful of games for the Hobart Hurricanes and Tasmanian Tigers is set to change his plea over child sexual abuse allegations.

WA unveil Adam Voges' coaching successor

Beau Casson is confident Western Australia can snare more silverware after being announced as the successor to departing coach Adam Voges.

Praise for Adam Zampa's unselfish one-day final call

Australian spinner Adam Zampa has opted out of the one-day cup final to give youngster Tanveer Sangha a go, but both could have played if conditions were right.

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New skipper Molineux back for women's Windies tour

Australia's women's cricket team has received a boost for the West Indies series, with Sophie Molineux expected to return from her back injury.

India's 'blue machine' crush NZ World Cup dreams

Great batting by Sanju Samson and superb bowling by Jasprit Bumrah has powered India to a successful defence of the T20 World Cup as they crushed New Zealand.

Departing great wants more Tests for women's cricket

Alyssa Healy played just 11 Tests across her 16-year international career, and she wants future stars of the game to get a bigger crack at red-ball cricket.

'It's not about me': Why Healy turned down final hurrah

Retiring captain Alyssa Healy has been chaired off by Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner after Australia wrapped up a 10-wicket Test win against India.

Queensland get lucky Shield draw as rain thwarts WA

Just five overs were bowled on Sunday as the Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and Queensland finished in a draw.

'Heart-breakers': NZ desperate to flip World Cup script

New Zealand are fed up of being the nearly men in cricket World Cup finals and want to "break a few hearts" by beating India in the T20 showdown in Ahmedabad.

Aussie women want Healy promotion for Test farewell

Alyssa Healy's international career is set to come to a close on Sunday, and her teammates want to see her bat for one final time in the Test arena.

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