Sunrisers vs The Blaze on 29 April 2023 – Match 7 RHF – at Chelmsford (The Cloud County Ground, Essex) Blaze spinner pairing Sarah Glenn (4/22) with skipper Kirstie Gordon (2/24) took six wickets. With three pairs of Sunrisers wickets falling in quick succession, another disaster struck as three tail-enders’ wickets fell eight balls apart. Ironically, Blaze suffered top-order collapse much
Central Sparks vs Northern Diamonds – Match 5 RHF – at Worcester (New Road) on 29 April 2023 Sparks Eve Jones (67*not out) played a skipper’s innings, scoring six ‘fours,’ staging three decisive partnerships that won the match. Earlier, Sparks stand-out bowler was Georgia Davis (pictured) whose ‘off-spin’ took a 4-fer (4/19.) Sparks commentators described Diamonds
Western Storm vs North-West Thunder on 29 April 2023 – match 6 RHF- at Cardiff (Sophia Gardens) Playing without Kate Cross, England’s Emma Lamb staged two batting partnerships for Thunder. Firstly adding 72 runs with skipper Ellie Threlkeld. Lamb also added 69 runs together with former WIndies All-Rounder Deandre Dottin. Storm replied with one decisive partnership between Ireland international Orla Prendergast
South East Stars vs Southern Vipers – match 8 RHF – at Beckenham (The County Ground, Kent) on 29 April 2023 Commentators reassured viewers that Vipers were ‘back on track,’ after last week’s shock defeat by Sunrisers. Posting a defendable score against Stars, three Vipers batters scored ‘fifty.’ Given the benefit of intensive fielding practice between matches,
Northern Diamonds vs Western Storm at Leeds (Headingley) on 22 April 2023. Diamonds players had told social media that last year was ‘very special’ to them, having won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at their third attempt. This season, skipper Hollie Armitage announced that her team was ‘keen to start their RHF Trophy defence. On
The Blaze vs Central Sparks at Nottingham (Trent Bridge) on 22 April 2023 Posting a defendable score (212) Blaze made a convincing inaugural win, thanks to an all-round performance by Lucy Higham whose off-breaks took 5/19; having earlier added 24 runs with her bat. England’s Tammy Beaumont MBE [60 runs (from 77 balls)] scored a
NW Thunder vs SE Stars at Manchester (Emirates Old Trafford) on 22 April 2023 Equalling the highest competition score (334), Stars’ debutante Paige Scholfield (pictured) struck 111* not out. Together with Alice Davidson-Richards (73) who played anchor role, the pair mounted a match-winning partnership of 143-runs. Despite both sides peppering ‘dot’ balls (156 Thunder vs
Southern Vipers W vs Sunrisers W at Southampton (The Ageas Bowl) on 22 April 2023 Vipers were expecting to play a one-sided match. Sunrisers put in an ‘impressive performance,’ with Scotland’s Abtaha Maqsood spin taking her first competition 5-fer (5/30.) Commentators complimented Sunrisers who had ‘most aspects right.’ They won by a ‘massive 126-run margin’;
Women’s ‘Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy’ (for 50 overs) Cricket Tournament fixtures arranged by venue for Summer 2023 *Arundel, at the Castle Cricket Ground (Sussex) Saturday, July 22 *time tbc: Southern Vipers W vs Northern Diamonds W – match 36 Wednesday, September 13 *time tbc: Southern Vipers W vs South East Stars W – match 49
Women’s ‘The Charlotte Edwards Cup’ (for 20 overs) Cricket Tournament fixtures arranged by venue for Summer 2023 *Beckenham, The County Ground (Kent) Saturday, May 20 *time tbc: South East Stars W vs The Blaze W – match 3 *Birmingham, Edgbaston Foundation Community Ground (tbc) Tuesday, May 23 *time tbc: Central Sparks W vs Northern Diamonds
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