Victorian Spirit
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The Victorian Spirit are the women's representative cricket
team for Victoria
and they compete in the Women's National Cricket League
. They are one of only two sides to win a WNCL title - 2002/3 & 2004/5.
The Spirit have played 122 matches for 72 wins, 1 tie, 1 no result and 48 losses.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team for Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and they compete in the Women's National Cricket League
Women's National Cricket League
The Women's National Cricket League is the national competition for women's cricket in Australia.The league competition involves the six member teams playing each other in two 50-over limited-over matches, with the side finishing at the top of the table after the preliminary rounds earning the...
. They are one of only two sides to win a WNCL title - 2002/3 & 2004/5.
The Spirit have played 122 matches for 72 wins, 1 tie, 1 no result and 48 losses.
Honours
- WNCL Titles: 2 (2002/3 & 2004/5)
- WNCL Runners-up: 6 (1996/7, 1998/9, 2001/2, 2003/4, 2006/7, 2008/9 and 2009/10)
External links
- Official Website of the Victorian Spirit
- Official Website of Cricket Australia
- Article on team's history from Cricinfo