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Her 67 with the bat and 3 for 34 with the ball helped WA beat NSW, who had won 20 of the previous 23 finals

The Sydney Thunder fast bowler will continue to represent New South Wales Breakers

Meanwhile, Beth Mooney and spinners helped Brisbane Heat secure a home semi-final with a win against Melbourne Stars

Rene Farrell claimed only the second five-wicket haul in one-and-a-half seasons of Kia Super League cricket as Surrey Stars beat Lancashire to maintain their winning start

Fast bowler Rene Farrell has announced her retirement from ODIs

New South Wales Women continued their dominance of the WNCL as they clinched their 18th title in the competition's 21-season history

Elyse Villani top-scored with 43 from 35 balls to keep Australia women's semi-final challenge firmly on track in Delhi, as Ireland's disappointing campaign came to a close with a seven-wicket defeat, their fourth loss in as many outings

A round-up of all the WBBL matches played on January 17, 2016

Australia secured their first Women's Ashes victory in England in 14 years with a ruthless bowling display in the second T20 in Hove

Nicole Bolton and Rene Farrell have both earned Cricket Australia contracts for 2014-15 after missing out on last year's list, while Rachael Haynes has been axed

Australia once again stamped their authority over England with a seven-wicket victory in the final match of the women's Ashes series, as England finished with 2 successive defeats and a scoreline of 10-8

Australia failed to round off an otherwise excellent day's work on the opening day of the women's Test at Perth when, having bowled England out for only 201, their openers both succumbed to Anya Shrubsole in a tricky six-over period before close of play

A hat-trick and five wickets for Rene Farrell set up a tense final day of the one-off Test between Australia and England

England captain Charlotte Edwards scored her first Ashes Test century to help her team limp to 8 for 181 on the first day at the Bankstown Oval in Sydney

Luke Ronchi has capped his strong comeback season by winning the Laurie Sawle Medal as Western Australia's Player of the Year

Women's cricket has struggled for publicity and attention for years, but if England's world champions continue to produce performances like today's, beating Australia by nine wickets, they will have to get used to the limelight and subsequent accolades

England's double World Cup-winners came crashing back down to earth with a bump as Australia romped to victory

New Zealand struck first in the five-match Rose Bowl Series with a tight two-wicket success over Australia in Whangarei

Kate Blackwell, the Australian middle-order batsman, has been dropped from the squad for next month's Rosebowl Series in New Zealand and the World Cup in March

Australia have continued to make changes as they prepare for the 2009 World Cup, with four additions to the women's squad for the 2008-09 season