Thunder v Southern Vipers at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on June 1 (19h00 – night) Once again Georgia Elwiss (pictured) struck the winning ‘four,’ taking Vipers home by a wide margin, and chalking-up their fifth straight win. Previously at Hove, Thunder barely scored 100 (102) and Vipers won by similar margin. Topping their group’s table,
Loughborough Lightning v Southern Vipers at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on May 29 (11h00) England’s Danni Wyatt, 76 runs (from 44 balls) hit top-score for Vipers against Loughborough Lightning, to chalk-up their fourth straight win. Charlotte Edwards (as Head Coach at Vipers) looks poised to win her own cup at Finals Day (Northampton) on June 11.
Central Sparks v South East Stars at Edgbaston, Birmingham on May 29 (18h00) Turning the tables on Stars’ previous 34 run defeat by Sparks at Guildford, Stars played out their full twenty overs, steered home by Aylish Cranstone’s third undefeated ‘fifty’ (with top batting average from three ’not out’s.) After the match, Cranstone told reporters that
Western Storm v Sunrisers at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton on May 29 (11h00) Played in cooler weather conditions than would normally be expected for late May, host commentators said that both sides knew they needed to score at least 130 runs from the first 100 balls and Storm ‘desperately need to win’ to stay in contention
Commentators said that this was a ‘vital game’ for Diamonds, with table-topping Vipers ‘well out in front.’ Diamonds elected to bat on a ‘bright morning’ on a ‘chill day for late May,’ with high cloud, some blue sky and occasional sunshine. The match was ‘a great day for spin bowling’ as both sides peppered each
*Speaking to BBC Solent Radio after Vipers’ third win, Georgia Elwiss (pictured above) made no secret that the Charlotte Edwards Cup is ‘A Trophy (that) Vipers Really Wanted To Win.’ During post-match interviews, Vipers’ skipper Georgia Adams said that she was playing ‘ten times more cricket’ and her team had ’stepped-up’ their performance. For background,
International Women’s T20 Three Team Challenge Final: at Maharashtra Stadium, Pune, India; 28 May 2022 (19h30 local time) Sophie Ecclestone’s left-arm spin saw skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, ‘Supernovas’ secure their third title win against Deepti Sharma’s ‘Velocity.’ One England star played for each team: Sophie Ecclestone (Supernovas); Kate Cross (Velocity) and Sophia Dunkley (Trailblazers.) Commentators explained that with
Northern Diamonds v Southern Vipers at Chester-le-Street (The Riverside) on May 21 at 14h30 *Vipers elected to bat, back to full-strength: with Tara Norris and Danni Wyatt playing their first Charlotte Edwards Cup match of the season. Diamonds were also beefed-up with three Internationals: Sterre Kalis (NL) rotated for Lauren Winfield-Hill; England’s Katherine Brunt for
Southern Vipers v Loughborough Lightning at Southampton (Ageas Bowl) on May 18 (18h30) Returning career-best bowling figures, Lauren Bell skittled Lightning’s top-order batters, only three of whom made double-figures. By comparison, Vipers lost fewer wickets and five players made double figures. Vipers bowling attack precipitated Lightning’s batting collapse, so that only one player made a
Lightning v Thunder at Leicester (The Uptonsteel County Ground) on May 21 Openers Georgie Boyce (71 runs from 56 balls) and Emma Lamb (56 from 49) made 40 runs from Thunder’s power play, reaching 71 by mid-way. *At the 100 ball benchmark, Thunder were 130 without loss. *Thereafter, both openers were caught behind by Kathryn
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