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Aussie netballers treasure world title
12 July 2011
By AAP
Australian shooter Natalie Medhurst has had a career to envy but says nothing tops the Diamonds winning the 2011 netball world title.
Medhurst was key to Australia’s heart-stopping 58-57 win over New Zealand in extra time in the final of the world championship in Singapore.
While her shooting partner Caitlin Bassett …
read more »Netball: Medhurst has her own style
By Michael Burgess
nzherald.com.nz
She plays the same. She is of identical height. She even looks similar. But whatever you do, don’t call Natalie Medhurst the new Sharelle McMahon.
Today’s final represents the first world championships or Commonwealth Games since 1995 that Australia has gone on court without the talismanic McMahon, who ruptured …
read more »Natalie Medhurst - Aussies earn gritty victory
10 June 2011
By Cathy Walshe
Herald Sun
Australia has fought to a 52-47 win over New Zealand in the first trans-Tasman netball Test at Arena Manawatu.
Behind for the bulk of the match, the Diamonds turned around a 29-25 halftime deficit with a 14-9 third quarter before controlling the final 15 minutes.
The Silver Ferns looked …
read more »John Hastings hat-trick seals Australian win in Banglades tour match
08 April 2011
By AAP
A HAT-TRICK from John Hastings helped Michael Clarke start life as Australia captain with a win as his side beat a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI by 90 runs in Dhaka.
The Victorian all-rounder finished with figures of 4-15 from seven overs as the hosts finished on 7-218 …
read more »Tigers Irish recruit to join Top Dog stable
30 March 2011
By Tony Greenberg
Richmond Football Club
Richmond has signed one of Ireland’s brightest, young sporting stars . . .
John Heslin, an 18-year-old Agricultural Science student from University College Dublin, who has shone at hurling, soccer and Gaelic football, will be selected by the Tigers as an international rookie in next …
read more »The Vics’ positive attitude
28 February 2011
by Michael Horan
Herald Sun
ACTING captain Andrew McDonald led Victoria to its first domestic one-day cricket title in 12 years to salvage some pride from a disappointing season.
After failing to defend the Sheffield Shield and Twenty20 titles it had won in the previous two summers, Victoria shrugged off …
read more »Bailey sees Tigers home
14 February 2011
By Sportal
An unbeaten 160 from Tasmanian skipper George Bailey has led the Tigers to a remarkable five-wicket Sheffield Shield victory over Victoria deep into the final day at Bellerive Oval.
Needing 319 to claim outright points, and 130 in the final session, the Tigers cruised past the total in the 91st …
read more »A record-breaking half-century by Glenn Maxwell gives Victoria a Ryobi One-Day Cup win over Tasmania
09 February 2011
By Patrick Caruana
AAP
A record-breaking half-century by Glenn Maxwell gave Victoria a miraculous one-day cup win over Tasmania on Wednesday night.
Chasing 259 to win, the Bushrangers looked a lost cause at 8-192, before Maxwell blasted 61 from 27 balls - the fastest ever half century in Australian …
read more »‘Duke’ wants more scalps, Cup spot
06 February 2011
By Christian Nicolussi
Sunday Herald Sun
IN THE space of two short weeks John Wayne Hastings has gone from Australian cricket’s mystery man to a key member of the revitalised pace attack.
The man they call “The Duke”, who hopes to get another chance for more English scalps today at the WACA …
read more »John Hastings finds his niche ahead of cricket world cup
01 February 2011
By Hermione Davis
Bettor.com
John Hastings finds his niche ahead of cricket World Cup
John Hastings, Australia’s newest all-rounder is bracing himself to take on the role of an international player as he reckons that he will be the key for Australia’s World Cup defence in the sub-continent next month.
“The wickets …
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