The autumn international programme for the Red Roses – now supported by a new sponsor, Quilter – offers a better balance than last year’s sequence of three tests against a single opponent, Canada. It was a disappointment that the Maple Leafs couldn’t assemble their strongest squad, but there had been an exhausting World Cup three
Round 3 of the Tyrrells offered some surprises, some shocks and a few told-you-sos. The fixture-setter-in-the-sky had a sense of humour when sending out the bottom three clubs of 2017-8 in turn against the almighty Saracens to launch this season. So no surprise that Sarries are already closing in on 150 points. Lightning v Quins
More high drama for watching fans greeted the second round of competition. Waterloo can claim pride of place after obtaining a rare away victory over Richmond (12-24). The Londoners’ new management need to sort things out sharpish; the club now sits bottom of the ladder. But while one of the two northern teams was savouring
The opening round of the the Tyrrells Premier 15s, 2018-9 version, could scarcely have played out more dramatically: two 3-point victories and four yellow cards awarded against one team for starters. For a real sniff of novelty we needed to be watching the Bristol-Wasps fixture: the home team on a new ground, Dings Crusaders’ Shaftesbury
The second season of the Tyrrells Premier 15s competition has been preceded by a transfer market only slightly less hectic than in 2017. The gainers once more are clubs in the south-east, though Loughborough Lightning caused a major surprise by announcing the acquisition of no fewer than three Red Roses, Katy Daley-Mclean, Justine Lucas and
KSL Finals Day – Hove 27 August 2018 The burning question was: who had the advantage, a side playing twice in the day, getting used to the pitch and the occasion, or the side that could relax till the crunch game at the end of the day? Play-off: Surrey Stars v Western Storm A big crowd
Only three teams qualify for Finals Day at Hove on Bank Holiday Monday 27 August. As the six sides went into the last round of regular competition on Saturday 18 August, this was the way they lined up: Table after 9 Rounds
As Finals Day (August 27) creeps ever closer, every game takes on added meaning. Southern Vipers clash with Surrey Stars at Hove had almost everything a spectator could want, not least a thrilling finish. Suzie Bates turned to Danni Wyatt to bowl two closing overs. In the twentieth, she let a foot clip a stump
As Round 8 of the Kia Super League is completed, results continue to baffle. Yorkshire Diamonds have found dismissing the opposition tough this summer, but not when facing Surrey Stars at York CC. Stars all out for 66? Vying for the lowest total of the competition? No Diamonds bowler going for worse than 5½ per
When Loughborough Lightning beat Lancashire Thunder by a whacking 9 wickets at Haslegrave, they opened up a margin of 12 points over their nearest rival, Surrey Stars. The table-toppers Western Storm have a 2-point advantage over them after seven rounds. The competition has been characterised by its unpredictability. But as we move into its final
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