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West Australian
4 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
WBBL Draft: Perth Scorchers draft England batting all-rounder Paige Scholfield and South African Chloe Tryon
Perth Scorchers have ticked all-rounders off their shopping list at the Women's Big Bash League draft, landing English international Paige Scholfield and South African gun Chloe Tryon. The Scorchers will bring 29-year-old Scholfield down under for the first time, selecting the batting all-rounder with pick 12 in the draft on Thursday afternoon. Scholfield has played five times for England's national team. Perth did make a play for English legend Heather Knight and inaugural Scorcher Deandre Dottin, but the Thunder and Renegades used their retention picks to wave them off. South African international and Big Bash veteran Chloe Tryon was then drafted with pick 28. Former Scorchers player Amy Jones was selected by Melbourne Stars and Perth did not retain her. WATCH THE BIG BASH LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S BIG BASH LEAGUE DRAFTS ON 7PLUS Perth will be the 31-year-old power-hitter's fourth WBBL home after she spent two separate stints with Hobart — including last season — either side of seasons with Adelaide and Sydney Sixers. Tryon has scored 869 runs from her 57 WBBL matches at an average of 20.69. She also adds a handy left-arm orthodox option, which will complement star wrist-spinner Alana King and likely off-spinner Lilly Mills in the attack. Scholfield bowls right-arm medium-pace, which will add depth to a thin Scorchers pace-bowling unit. Scholfield went to university with coach Becky Grundy. Before the draft, Hurricanes revealed they had signed England captain and former Scorcher Nat Sciver-Brunt on a pre-signing deal.
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Scorchers land international all-rounders in WBBL draft
Perth Scorchers have ticked all-rounders off their shopping list at the Women's Big Bash League draft, landing English international Paige Scholfield and South African gun Chloe Tryon. The Scorchers will bring 29-year-old Scholfield down under for the first time, selecting the batting all-rounder with pick 12 in the draft on Thursday afternoon. Scholfield has played five times for England's national team. Perth did make a play for English legend Heather Knight and inaugural Scorcher Deandre Dottin, but the Thunder and Renegades used their retention picks to wave them off. South African international and Big Bash veteran Chloe Tryon was then drafted with pick 28. Former Scorchers player Amy Jones was selected by Melbourne Stars and Perth did not retain her. WATCH THE BIG BASH LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S BIG BASH LEAGUE DRAFTS ON 7PLUS Perth will be the 31-year-old power-hitter's fourth WBBL home after she spent two separate stints with Hobart — including last season — either side of seasons with Adelaide and Sydney Sixers. Tryon has scored 869 runs from her 57 WBBL matches at an average of 20.69. She also adds a handy left-arm orthodox option, which will complement star wrist-spinner Alana King and likely off-spinner Lilly Mills in the attack. Paige Scholfield is now a Scorcher. Credit: Harry Trump / Getty Images Scholfield bowls right-arm medium-pace, which will add depth to a thin Scorchers pace-bowling unit. Scholfield went to university with coach Becky Grundy. Before the draft, Hurricanes revealed they had signed England captain and former Scorcher Nat Sciver-Brunt on a pre-signing deal.
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Good Evans, he's back! Fan favourite returns to Scorchers
Perth Scorchers championship-winner and fan favourite Laurie Evans is returning to the club after he was pinched from them by Melbourne Renegades last season. A year after the Renegades snared the English blaster at the Big Bash League's international player draft, Perth brought him back to the club with pick 17 on Thursday afternoon. Another former Scorcher, English left-arm quick David Payne, will also return to Perth. He was picked up in the final round. WATCH THE BIG BASH LEAGUE AND WOMEN'S BIG BASH LEAGUE DRAFTS ON 7PLUS The Scorchers used pick four to add Finn Allen to their list for the second year of his contract and then passed in the gold round before taking Evans as a silver player. Evans — who has played 25 matches and scored 653 runs for the Scorchers across the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons — was not retained by the Renegades, who instead took Pakistani wicket-keeper Muhammad Rizwan and Hassan Khan. The 37-year-old has strong relationships with senior Scorchers players and staff, including captain Ashton Turner. He is available for the full season, including finals. Laurie Evans is back in orange. Credit: James Worsfold / Getty Images 'We're incredibly excited to have Laurie back, we missed him last year,' coach Adam Voges said. 'He is a crowd favourite in Perth and performed wonderfully well for us in his time there, so very excited. 'You see with both our picks, with Laurie and with David Payne, both have been with us before, have experienced the success we've had previously and hopefully they can come back and play their roles again and see how we go.' Pakistani white-ball weapon Shaheen Shah Afridi was taken by Brisbane Heat with the first pick in the draft. Payne has played six games for the Scorchers, including the qualifier victory against Sydney Sixers which sent Perth through to a home final against Brisbane Heat in 2023. He played 10 games for Adelaide Strikers in 2023-24, but didn't play at all in last summer's tournament. The 34-year-old is available for between four and six games and the finals series. The one-time England international bolsters a pace attack that lost Jason Behrendorff in the off-season. Payne is a new-ball option, who can also bowl key death overs. It is now likely the Scorchers will use their final remaining domestic list spot on a spinner. Reigning Laurie Sawle medallist Corey Rocchiccioli, who has previously played for both Melbourne franchises, will become a frontrunner for that role, while Willetton spinner Luke Holt could also be considered. The Strikers took Luke Wood with pick two to bolster their pace stocks, while Sam Curran landed at Sydney Sixers with their first-round pick. Teams shied away from picking players who could be in the England squad for the Ashes and neither Jofra Archer or James Anderson were picked up.
Euronews
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Central Cee makes MOBO history by becoming first artist to win Best Male Act three times
Central Cee has made history at the MOBO Awards, which celebrate Black music and culture, becoming the first artist to win Best Male Act three times. The West London rapper now holds seven MOBO trophies - tying with Stormzy as the most decorated rapper in the awards' history. His reaction? Understated as ever. While not present at the ceremony, which took place in Newcastle, he posted a screenshot of the announcement on Instagram, captioning it: 'that's nice.' Last month, Cench dropped his highly anticipated debut album, Can't Rush Greatness, which debuted at No.1 on the UK Albums Chart (read our review of it here). He's also up for three BRIT Awards, including Best Artist and Song of the Year. Bashy, returning after a 15-year hiatus, took home Best Album and Best Hip-Hop Act. Darkoo beat out heavyweights like Raye and Jorja Smith to claim Best Female Act, while Nigerian star Ayra Starr made history as the first African woman to win Best International Act and the first woman in 16 years to take home Best African Music Act. Meanwhile, dancehall legend Vybz Kartel, recently freed after his murder conviction was overturned, was honoured with the MOBO Impact Award - and he's already gearing up for a major comeback, with a Wireless Festival performance confirmed for this summer. Other genre awards saw 2023 Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective named Best Jazz Act, Scorcher win Best Grime Act, Pozer take Best Drill Act, and TSHA claim Best Electronic/Dance Act. FULL LIST OF MOBO 2025 WINNERS: Best male act - Central Cee Best female act - Darkoo Best newcomer - Odeal Album of the year - Bashy, Being Poor Is Expensive Song of the year - Darkoo feat. Dess Dior, Favourite Girl Video of the year - Mnelia, My Man Best hip-hop act - Bashy Best grime act - Scorcher Best drill act - Pozer Best R&B/Soul act - Odeal Best media personality - 90s baby show Best African music act - Ayra Starr Best performance in a TV show/ film - Jacob Anderson as Louis in Interview With The Vampire Best electronic/ dance music act - TSHA Best gospel act - Annatoria Best jazz act - Ezra Collective Best producer - Juls Best Caribbean music act - Shenseea Best alternative music act - ALT BLK ERA Best international act - Ayra Starr MOBO paving the way award - Denise Lewis MBE MOBO impact award - Vybz Kartel
The Independent
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Central Cee becomes joint most-decorated rapper in Mobo Awards history
Central Cee has become the joint most-decorated rapper in Mobo Awards history after winning best male act at the 2025 event. The 26-year-old is now tied with Stormzy on seven awards, after winning the best male award for the second year in a row at Tuesday's awards ceremony in Newcastle. The London-born star, whose real name is Oakley Caesar-Su, is best known for the songs Sprinter featuring Dave, and solo single Doja, and released his debut solo album Can't Rush Greatness in January 2025. Elsewhere, singer-songwriter Ayra Starr became the first African woman to win best international act, and the first woman to win best African music act in 16 years. Best female act went to British-Nigerian rapper and singer Darkoo, who also won song of the year for Favourite Girl featuring Dess Dior. German-born artist Odeal scooped best newcomer along with best R&B or soul act, while 40-year-old actor and rapper Bashy won best album for Being Poor Is Expensive, and also took home best hip hop act. Video of the year went to Mnelia for My Man, which was directed by Femi Bello, while best performance in a TV show or film was awarded to actor and musician Jacob Anderson as Louis in Interview With The Vampire. Olympic gold medallist Dame Denise Lewis was honoured with the paving the way award, which is aimed at celebrating those who have paved the way for future generations in sport, entertainment and culture. Former Mercury Prize winners in 2023, Ezra Collective won the best jazz act award. Best grime act went to Scorcher, best drill act was won by Pozer, best electronic dance music act was given to TSHA, best gospel act went to Annatoria, Shenseea scooped best Caribbean music act, and best alternative act was won by ALT BLK ERA. Best media personality was won by 90s Baby Show, a comedy podcast exploring the mind of a 90s baby, while best producer went to Juls. Jamaican dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel was honoured with the impact award, which is given to an artist who has been a pioneer in their genre. The ceremony saw performances from rock duo Nova Twins, British hip hop duo Krept And Konan, and award winners Odeal, Darkoo and Bashy. Mobo Awards 2025: Access All Areas airs on BBC One on February 21 at 11.25pm.
