After a brief hiatus the Women's National Cricket League returns to Tasmania for the first time in 2025.
Following a tightly fought tussle against the Queensland Fire, the Tasmanian Tigers welcome the ACT Meteors to Ninja Stadium for back-to-back matches on Saturday and Monday.
The Tigers last series of matches against the Fire resulted in a win in their first game, with Tabatha Saville scoring 50 off 45 balls while Nicola Carey took 3/26 with the ball as they bowled Queensland out 20 runs short of their rain affected target.
The second match at Allan Border Field saw the Fire score 294 runs, and a valiant chase by the Tigers led by Nicola Carey scoring 120 and Emma Manix-Geeves 80, could not help the Tigers to victory as they fell 14 runs short.
Tomorrow's match against the Meteors will see Rachel Trenaman return to professional cricket for the first time since January 2023, if she is selected for the match.
Trenaman a technically gifted batter, has been working extremely hard behind the scenes to get back to playing for the Tigers, and she will be wanting to remind cricket fans around the country just how talented she is.
After returning to Premier Cricket over the past few weekends, she scored 71 from 86 balls for Clarence which puts her in good form tomorrow's match against the ACT and a worthy batting option for Head Coach Jude Coleman.
Also coming back from injury is Lauren Smith, who hasn't played for the Tigers since before the WBBL break after injuring her calf before their matches against New South Wales.
Lizelle Lee comes out of the squad following a calf issue in Premier Cricket but will look to return for the Tigers final regular season matches against Victoria later in February.
The Tigers first match begins at 10.30 am on Saturday, before the second at 10.30 am on Monday.
Their squad of thirteen against the ACT consists of:
Elyse Villani (C)
Nicola Carey
Julia Cavanough
Maisy Gibson
Heather Graham
Ruth Johnston
Emma Manix-Geeves
Tabatha Saville
Amy Smith
Lauren Smith
Naomi Stalenberg
Molly Strano
Rachel Trenaman
MATCH DETAILS
Tasmanian Tigers vs ACT Meteors
Saturday 1 February 2025
Ninja Stadium, Bellerive
First Ball: 10.30 am (AEDT)
Watch: Kayo Sports and cricket.com.au
Tasmanian Tigers vs ACT Meteors
Monday 3 February 2025
Ninja Stadium, Bellerive
First Ball: 10.30 am (AEDT)
Watch: Kayo Sports and cricket.com.au