Charlotte Edwards Cup – Results and Match Reports between 18 May and 11 June 2023
As mentioned by BBC, the Womens England & Wales Cricket Board Tournament (for 20 overs) is named in honour of former England Captain Charlotte Edwards (pictured): who won five Ashes series, the World Cup and the World Twenty20. Match results are itemized below by venue, linked to reports with additional links to scorecards and videos.
*Beckenham, The County Ground (Kent)
- May 20: The Blaze 161/5 beat South East Stars 160/8; by five wickets – match 3 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/21/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-3-se-stars-vs-the-blaze/
*Birmingham, Edgbaston
- May 23: Northern Diamonds 135/10 beat Central Sparks 132/7; by 3 runs – match 6 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/25/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-6/
- June 3: Central Sparks 142/9 beat Southern Vipers 135/8; (target 143) by 7 runs – match 20 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/04/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-20-sparks-vs-vipers/
*Blackpool, Stanley Park
- June 4: North West Thunder 165/5 beat South East Stars 149/10 (target 166); by 16 runs – match 24 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/07/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-24-thunder-vs-stars/
- June 7: North West Thunder 97/3 beat Northern Diamonds 96/10; by seven wickets – match 28 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/09/47658/
*Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove (Sussex)
- June 7: Southern Vipers 115/5 (target 115) beat Sunrisers 114/7; by five wickets – match 27 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/09/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-27-vipers-vs-sunrisers/
*Bristol, The Seat Unique Stadium
- June 4: Western Storm 137/3 beat Central Sparks 135/6; by seven wickets – match 22@URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/06/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-22-storm-vs-sparks/
*Canterbury, The Spitfire Ground
- June 7: South East Stars 176/6 beat Central Sparks 170; by 6 runs – match 26 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/09/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-26-stars-vs-sparks/
*Cardiff, Sophia Gardens (Wales)
- June 7: The Blaze 137/3 beat Western Storm 134/7; by seven wickets – match 25 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/10/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-25-storm-vs-blaze/
*Chelmsford, The Cloud County Ground (Essex)
- May 18: Central Sparks 137/10 beat Sunrisers 114/10; by 23 runs – match 1 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/19/charlotte-edwards-cup-sunrisers-vs-central-sparks-match-1/
*Chester-le-Street, The Seat Unique, Riverside
- June 2: The Blaze 133/4 beat Northern Diamonds 129/7; by six wickets – match 19 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/03/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-19-diamonds-vs-blaze/
*Derby, The Incora County Ground
- May 29: The Blaze 119/5 (target 119) beat Southern Vipers 118/10; by five wickets – match 16 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/30/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-16/
*Leeds, Headingley Stadium
- May 19: Northern Diamonds 218/3 beat Western Storm 186/8; by 32 runs – match 2 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/20/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-2/
- May 28: Northern Diamonds 172/7 beat Sunrisers 137/10; by 35 runs – match 14 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/02/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-14-northern-diamonds-vs-sunrisers/
- June 4: Southern Vipers 144/6 beat Northern Diamonds 128/9; by 16 runs – match 21 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/08/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-21-diamonds-vs-vipers/
*Leicester, The Uptonsteel County Ground
- May 26: The Blaze 212/5 beat Central Sparks 156/6; by 56 runs – match 11 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/31/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-11-the-blaze-vs-central-sparks/
*London (North) at Lord’s (St John’s Wood)
- May 25: South East Stars 135/6 beat Sunrisers 132/8; by four wickets – match 8 at URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/27/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-8-sunrisers-vs-south-east-stars/
*London (South) at The Kia Oval (Kennington)
- May 26: Northern Diamonds 140/8 beat South East Stars 138/7; by two wickets – match 9 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/28/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-9/
*Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford
- May 25: The Blaze 120/7 beat North West Thunder 117/6; by three wickets – match 7 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/26/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-7-thunder-vs-the-blaze/
- May 27: North West Thunder 119/3 beat Sunrisers 116/8; by seven wickets – match 12 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/28/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-12-thunder-vs-sunrisers/
*Newbury, Falkland CC (Berks)
- May 23: Southern Vipers 171/4 (target 170) beat South East Stars 169/6; by six wickets – match 5 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/25/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-5-southern-vipers-vs-se-stars/
*Northampton, The County Ground
- May 31: Western Storm 150/3 beat Sunrisers 149/6; by seven wickets – match 18 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/01/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-18/
*Nottingham, Trent Bridge
- June 4: The Blaze 198/6 beat Sunrisers 114/10; (target 199) by 84 runs – match 23 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/06/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-23-blaze-vs-sunrisers/
*Southampton, The Ageas Bowl
- May 26: Southern Vipers 107/3 (target 106) beat Western Storm 105/8; by seven wickets – match 10 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/27/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-10/
- May 31: Southern Vipers 115/6 (target 112) beat North West Thunder 111/10; by four wickets – match 17 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/01/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-17-southern-vipers-vs-nw-thunder/
*Taunton, Cooper Associates County Ground (Somerset)
- May 21: Western Storm 155/4 beat North West Thunder 154/7; by six wickets – match 4 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/23/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-4-western-storm-vs-nw-thunder/
- May 28: South East Stars 126/6 beat Western Storm 121/10; by two wickets – match 13 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/29/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-13/
*Worcester, New Road
- May 29: North West Thunder 155/6 beat Central Sparks 119/9; by 36 runs – match 15 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/05/29/charlotte-edwards-cup-match-15/
- June 10: Play-off (semi-final) Southern Vipers 191/6; beat North West Thunder 173/8 (target 192); by 18 runs – match 29 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/11/charlotte-edwards-cup-semi-final-match-29-vipers-vs-thunder/
- June 10 & Sunday June 11: Final, Southern Vipers 118/3 beat The Blaze 114/8 by seven wickets – match 30 @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/06/12/charlotte-edwards-cup-final-match-30-vipers-vs-blaze/
Footnotes
*Southern Vipers defended their 2022 title, beating The Blaze in the 2023 final. First year for The Blaze, formerly known as L’boro Lightning.
*Jokingly, sports journalists have said that Charlotte Edwards has ‘won her own cup’ (twice) in her role as Head Coach at Southern Vipers.
