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Northern Diamonds v Sunrisers

At Leeds (Emerald Headingley Cricket Ground) Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 9 Dani Hazell’s (pictured) Diamonds made it two wins from two, staging a cliff-hanger against Sunrisers:- a side that came so close to bagging their first ever fifty-overs win. Sunrisers’ Head Coach Laura Marsh looked set for a shock win with a higher run-rate

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Loughborough Lightning v Thunder

Played at Loughborough (Haselgrave Ground) Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 9 (10h30) Lightning’s winning performances came from skipper Kathryn Bryce 109 runs (from 133 balls.) Also Lightning’s who Grace Ballinger took three power play wickets, closing on 5/29. Commentators said that Ballinger had ‘produced the goods.’ Her 5-fer came ‘out of the blue’ when

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Western Storm v Central Sparks

Bristol County Ground on July 9 – Second Round for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Sparks’ match-winning performances came from Ami Campbell (pictured) 50 (from 75) Spinner Sarah Glenn who took 4/23. Having posted a defendable score above 200, Sparks took eight wickets by mid-way; but met with dogged resistance from Storm’s tail-enders who reduced the difference to 22

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Southern Vipers v South East Stars

At Brighton (Hove, The 1st Central County Ground) on July 9 In perfect conditions, 479 runs were scored and 19 wickets fell. For Vipers, Georgia Elwiss (pictured) made top score (115) setting a new tournament record. Together, Elwiss and Emily Windsor staged a match-winning 160-run fifth-wicket partnership in just over twenty overs. Whilst Georgia Elwiss crafted

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Thunder v Northern Diamonds at Sale

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 3 – (10h30) With Lauren Winfield-Hill keeping wicket, England wannabe Bess Heath (pictured) not only scored ‘Fifty,’ but did it with panache, scoring ‘six’ hit out of the ground: that turned out to be the match-winning ball. Earlier, both teams top-scoring batters were said to have ‘cancelled each other out: Emma

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Sparks v Vipers at Birmingham

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 2 (11h30) Vipers elected to bowl. Rain interrupted play after 24 overs, when an early lunch was taken. Two overs were docked. Further interruptions exploited the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method to set Vipers a comparable target from ten overs. Vipers made light work of their run chase, nearly half of the runs needed were scored by opener

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Lightning v Western Storm at Loughborough (Haselgrave Ground)

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 2 (11h30) This was reportedly an historic ‘ICC List A’ match. Never before had a cricket match been Umpired ‘on-field’ by a married couple: Jasmine Naeem and Naeem Ashraf  former Pakistan International cricketers, now husband-and-wife. Umpires had plenty to do once play got underway in overcast conditions with the

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Grace Scrivens bowls ‘4-Fer,’ Hits 74, but On Losing Side

South East Stars v Sunrisers at Beckenham (Kent); Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 2 (10h30) In a closely-fought match, Sunrisers’ Grace Scrivens (pictured) right-arm off-breaks earned her a 4-fer (4/42) – followed by making top-score: 74. Batting left-handed, Scrivens beating her previous highest-score for the 50 over game (ICC ‘List A’), by 2 runs (72 vs Storm, in

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Ami Campbell Scores Friendly Ton

Three women’s friendly matches were played on 25 June, as warm-ups for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint trophy (50 overs): minus key players called-up for England duty. Top scorer of the day was Ami Campbell (pictured) who hit 107 runs (strike rate 100), for Sparks run chase (vs Vipers.) Second and third top scorers were Fran Wilson

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How Amy Jones Became Player Of The Series

Bagging the ‘player of the series’ gong on finals day, Amy Jones was said by commentator Adam Collins to have ‘scored 245 runs’ during the group stage of the Charlotte Edwards Cup (please see below.) *Amy Jones and Abi Freeborn constructed two decisive third-wicket partnerships for Sparks, that added a combined total of 174 runs

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