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SYDNEY THUNDER BEAT HOBART HURRICANES IN WBBL

Sam Bates and her Sydney Thunder have won the battle of our Hunter cricketers in the Women’s Big Bash League.

Hobart batted first, with Bates taking the vital wicket of Nicola Carey.

Corrine Hall finished on five not out in the Hurricanes total of 148.

In reply, Maisy Gibson removed Rachel Haynes for 4.

Gibson then toppled opener Rachel Priest LBW for 50, but the Thunder passed the Hurricanes total with six wickets to spare.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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