League Two Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) starts on May 29 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below with suffix ‘L2,’ arranged by venue:- *Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove § Sunday, June 1@tbc: Sussex Sharks v Gloucestershire (match 4, L2); §
‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) starts on May 30 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below arranged by venue; *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground Saturday, June 7@tbc: Hampshire Hawks vs Durham Cricket (match 13); *Birmingham, Edgbaston § Saturday, May 31@tbc: Bears vs Durham
Women’s ‘Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy’ Cricket Tournament (for 50 overs) concluded on September 21, 2024 Results are arranged by venue are listed below with links to match reports from each round played:- *Arundel (Sussex), at the Castle Cricket Ground August 26 result: The Blaze 208/10 beat Southern Vipers 188/10 by 20 runs; @url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/08/28/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-match-42-vipers-vs-blaze/ *Beckenham (Kent),
South East Stars vs Southern Vipers at Beckenham, Kent on 14 September 2024 Defending champions – trophy holders and three-times winners – Vipers were knocked-out from this year’s competition by Stars. Before the match, Vipers vice-captain Emily Windsor spoke of a ‘good buzz;’ and Alice Monaghan said she was ‘sad to leave’ when confirming to
Northern Diamonds vs Sunrisers at Headingley, Leeds on 14 September 2024 Top-of-table Diamonds went down to a shock defeat at home to Sunrisers, who qualify for their inaugural final at fifty-overs. Last year’s defending champions posted a defendable score, but as commentators pointed out early-on it was by no means ’a straightforward game, with Diamonds
Southern Vipers vs Sunrisers at Southampton, East (Utilita Bowl) on 7 September 2024 (10h30) Commentators billed a ‘must-win’ match for Sunrisers to knock-out Blaze and qualify for a semi-final place. By contrast, Vipers had suffered at least three back-to-back defeats and were still playing without their England players. Vipers had already amassed sufficient points to qualify
Northern Diamonds vs South East Stars at Chester-le-Street Co Durham (Seat Unique Riverside) on 7 September 2024 Players knew they were pre-qualified to play in the up-coming semi-finals. By no means a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the final, the match turned out to be one-sided, played in ’spin-friendly’ conditions with a ‘green-looking’ pitch and ball-slowing outfield following recent rain. Batting
The Blaze vs Central Sparks at Chesterfield (Cricket Club) on 6 September 2024 (10h30) Both teams were knocked-out of this year’s competition before reaching the semi-finals stage. Abbey Freeborn’s third back-to-back win as stand-in skipper, ended Sparks’ final match on a high. Defeat for Blaze was made worse one day later, when pipped at the
Western Storm vs Lancashire Thunder at Taunton (The Cooper Associates County Ground, Somerset) on 7 September 2024 Thunder narrowly beat Storm by just two runs in a ‘dead-rubber’ match to decide which team received this year’s wooden spoon. Batting first, Thunder’s Ellie Threlkeld – pictured made top-score with a skipper’s ‘fifty’ [69 runs (from 93 balls).]
Northern Diamonds vs Southern Vipers at Leeds (Headingley) on 4 September 2024 (10h30) Described by commentators as the ‘in form’ team having won ‘six from their last seven’ matches, Diamonds ‘cemented’ their place in the semi-finals, with a cliff-hanger last-ball win over their North-South derby rivals. Eight batters from each team made double-figures with winning ‘fifties’
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