Northern Territory Academy (Female) v Victoria Big Cats (Female)

Result · Round 1 · Kookaburra Junior Girl's Strike League · 2025/26 · Mon 6 Jul 2026 · Marrara (DXC Arena), MARRARA

Northern Territory Academy (Female) 89/5 (20 ov)

Victoria Big Cats (Female) 80 (19 ov)

Northern Territory Academy (Female) won by 9 runs

Match report

Northern Territory Academy (Female) made 89/5 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Victoria Big Cats (Female) to 80 (19 ov) to win by 9 runs. For the winners, Joanna Pickett top-scored with 22* off 35 and Joanna Pickett took 3/12 from 4 overs. For Victoria Big Cats (Female), Amy Long top-scored with 30 off 40 and Zoe Tickner took 2/19 from 4 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match

Joanna Pickett (15)

Northern Territory Academy (Female) · 22* (35) & 3/12

Our pick, not the official award: 1 point a run, 25 a wicket, 10 a catch, stumping or run-out.

Top performers

Northern Territory Academy (Female)

🏏 Joanna Pickett (15) 22* (35)

🏏 Skylah Henwood (15) 16* (31)

🎯 Joanna Pickett (15) 3/12 (4)

🎯 Ekam Dhillon (15) 2/11 (4)

Victoria Big Cats (Female)

🏏 Amy Long 30 (40)

🏏 Tessa McNair (15) 10 (14)

🎯 Zoe Tickner (16) 2/19 (4)

🎯 Chase Storer (16) 1/8 (4)

Match details

Competition: Kookaburra Junior Girl's Strike League
Round: Round 1
Format: T20
Venue: Marrara (DXC Arena), MARRARA
Date: Monday 6 July 2026, 1:00pm
Season: 2025/26
Toss: Northern Territory Academy (Female) won the toss and chose to bat

Northern Territory Academy (Female) · 1st Innings - Northern Territory Academy (Female) 89/5 (20 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ekam Dhillon (15)	c: R Demeo b: C Storer	0	3	0	0	0.00
Harshita Ekam Singh (14)	c: H Smith b: Z Tickner	6	7	0	0	85.71
Skylah Henwood (15)	not out	16*	31	1	0	51.61
Hargun Kaur Johal (15)	b: Z Tickner	0	1	0	0	0.00
Jordi O’Toole (15)	lbw: S Lindsay	4	7	1	0	57.14
Joanna Pickett (15)	not out	22*	35	0	0	62.85
Sahejreet kaur Bamrah (14)	not out	16*	36	0	0	44.44
Addison Gallagher (15)	run out ()	1	3	0	0	33.33
Jayde Harris (12)	not out	1*	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 0, w 16, nb 4, pen 0)	23
Total	20 Ov (RR 4.45)	89/5

Did not bat: Elisha Halvorsen (15), Sophie Cameron (12), Penny Ryan (14), Abbie Halvorsen (12), Heidi Scholz (12)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Ekam Dhillon), 2-14 (Harshita Ekam Singh), 3-14 (Hargun Kaur Johal), 4-23 (Jordi O’Toole), 5-82 (Addison Gallagher)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Chase Storer (16)	4	1	8	1	2.00	2	0
Zoe Tickner (16)	4	0	19	2	4.75	0	1
Sophie Lindsay (15)	4	0	13	1	3.25	3	1
Taylah Howe/Key (17)	2	0	11	0	5.50	0	1
Hayley Broucek (16)	2	0	9	0	4.50	2	1
Harmony Smith (15)	2	0	11	0	5.50	4	0
Matilda Freeman (15)	2	0	15	0	7.50	5	0

Victoria Big Cats (Female) · 1st Innings - Victoria Big Cats (Female) 80 (19 ov)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Shaina Barala (15)	st: J Harris b: A Halvorsen	6	11	1	0	54.54
Evelyn Niedzwiedzki (15)	lbw: E Dhillon	0	6	0	0	0.00
Amy Long	c: E Dhillon b: J Pickett	30	40	3	0	75.00
Harmony Smith (15)	b: J Pickett	8	20	0	0	40.00
Tessa McNair (15)	b: E Halvorsen	10	14	1	0	71.42
Ruby Demeo (17)	b: J Pickett	2	4	0	0	50.00
Hayley Broucek (16)	run out (S Henwood)	4	4	0	0	100.00
Sophie Lindsay (15)	b: E Dhillon	1	5	0	0	20.00
Matilda Freeman (15)	b: J O’Toole	0	5	0	0	0.00
Taylah Howe/Key (17)	not out	3*	3	0	0	100.00
Zoe Tickner (16)	c: S Bamrah b: J O’Toole	4	3	0	0	133.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 0, w 7, nb 1, pen 0)	12
Total	19 Ov (RR 4.21)	80

Did not bat: Ruby Scholtes, Laila Ward (14), Chase Storer (16)

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Evelyn Niedzwiedzki), 2-28 (Shaina Barala), 3-51 (Amy Long), 4-53 (Harmony Smith), 5-55 (Ruby Demeo), 6-66 (Tessa McNair), 7-70 (Hayley Broucek), 8-71 (Sophie Lindsay), 9-76 (Matilda Freeman), 10-80 (Zoe Tickner)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
Skylah Henwood (15)	4	18	0	4.50	3	0
Ekam Dhillon (15)	4	11	2	2.75	2	0
Abbie Halvorsen (12)	2	14	1	7.00	1	1
Joanna Pickett (15)	4	12	3	3.00	0	0
Jordi O’Toole (15)	4	13	2	3.25	1	0
Elisha Halvorsen (15)	1	8	1	8.00	0	0

Northern Territory Academy (Female)

Elisha Halvorsen (15) First-Change Bowler 16 rating
Ekam Dhillon (15) First-Change Bowler 34 rating
Sophie Cameron (12) First-Change Bowler 25 rating
Harshita Ekam Singh (14) First-Change Bowler 9 rating
Sahejreet kaur Bamrah (14) First-Change Bowler 6 rating
Addison Gallagher (15) Middle-Order Batter 15 rating
Jordi O’Toole (15) First-Change Bowler 24 rating
Penny Ryan (14) Middle-Order Batter 1 rating
Skylah Henwood (15) Opening Bowler 34 rating
Hargun Kaur Johal (15) Middle-Order Batter 12 rating
Abbie Halvorsen (12) Second-Change Bowler 19 rating
Heidi Scholz (12) Opening Bowler 20 rating
Joanna Pickett (15) Opening Bowler 25 rating
Jayde Harris (12) Wicketkeeper-Batter 16 rating

Victoria Big Cats (Female)

Ruby Scholtes Opening Bowler 8 rating
Laila Ward (14) Wicketkeeper-Batter 14 rating
Zoe Tickner (16) First-Change Bowler 18 rating
Hayley Broucek (16) First-Change Bowler 5 rating
Evelyn Niedzwiedzki (15) Wicketkeeper-Batter 16 rating
Harmony Smith (15) Second-Change Bowler 7 rating
Matilda Freeman (15) Opening Bowler 7 rating
Amy Long Opening Batter 10 rating
Tessa McNair (15) Top-Order Batter 20 rating
Chase Storer (16) First-Change Bowler 19 rating
Shaina Barala (15) Opening Batter 16 rating
Ruby Demeo (17) Wicketkeeper-Batter 15 rating
Sophie Lindsay (15) Second-Change Bowler 13 rating
Taylah Howe/Key (17) Lower-Order Batter 4 rating

Innings comparison

Innings	Score	RR	4s	6s	Extras	Top score
Northern Territory Academy (Female)	89/5 (20 ov)	4.45	2	0	23	Joanna Pickett 22*
Victoria Big Cats (Female)	80 (19 ov)	4.21	5	0	12	Amy Long 30

Partnerships · Northern Territory Academy (Female)

1st wkt 1
2nd wkt 13
3rd wkt 0
4th wkt 9
5th wkt 59
6th wkt 7*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Victoria Big Cats (Female)

1st wkt 4
2nd wkt 24
3rd wkt 23
4th wkt 2
5th wkt 2
6th wkt 11
7th wkt 4
8th wkt 1
9th wkt 5
10th wkt 4

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.