30 Aug (Mon) ‘Thunder’ vs ‘Northern Diamonds’ at Chester on 30 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group B) ‘Diamonds’ peppered ‘Thunder,’ with 72 dot balls, knocking ‘Thunder’ out of the Group Stage. Previously the tables were turned when ‘Thunder’ won by 12 runs (on June 26th) *‘Diamonds’ finish top of their group
‘Central Sparks’ vs ‘SE Stars’ at Edgbaston (Foundation Community Sports Ground) on 30 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group A) Previously ‘Stars’ won by 5 wickets with 22 balls remaining (on July 3rd) ‘Stars’ were without Alice Capsey. Winning the return match, ‘Stars’ finish top of ‘Group A’ with 21 points. *Two
‘Northern Diamonds’ vs ‘Western Storm’ at Chester-le-Street on 28 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group B) *‘Storm’ saw-off their main competition, beating second-placed ‘Diamonds’ to go top of ‘Group B’ *Batting first, more than half ‘Storm’s’ deliveries to ‘Diamonds’ were ‘dot’ balls. *Separately, ‘Storm’ faced a similar number of ‘dot’ balls. *At
Southern Vipers’ vs ‘SE Stars’ at Southampton on 28 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group A) *’Stars’ started well with 32 without loss, until Tara Norris’ 7th ball had Aylish Cranstone ‘leg before.’ Previously, Cranstone had slogged Norris’s first over for 3 ‘fours.’ Arriving at No.3, Alice Capsey anchored ‘Stars’ innings with
Sunrisers vs Thunder at Northampton on 28 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – group B) The match was broadcast live by both sides, via social media (ESPN-cric-info & you-tube) *Pick of ’Sunrisers’ bowlers with best economy were Emily Thorpe (2/17) and Kelly Castle (1/18); Similarly for ‘Thunder,’ three bowlers stood out: skipper Kate Cross (2/20);
‘Central Sparks’ vs ‘Lightning’ at Worcester on 28 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group A) The match was broadcast live by both sides, via social media (ESPN-cric-info & you-tube) A ‘must win’ match for ‘Central Sparks.’ *Batting first, ’Lightning’s’ top 5 batters made double figures, keeper Abigail Freeborn made top score (32) *Openers Bethany Harmer
‘SE Stars’ vs ‘Lightning’ at Guildford on 25 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group A) Previous match was on 26 June when SE Stars won at Nottingham by 6 wickets (with 41 balls remaining) *‘Stars’ Bryony Smith (16 runs from 12 balls) joined by Alice Capsey (38 from 28) kept the run-rate
‘Northern Diamonds’ vs ‘Sunrisers’ at Gosforth (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group B) Previous match was on 9 July when ‘Diamonds’ won at Chelmsford by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining.) *Diamonds got off to a less than confident start, losing their opening pair (skipper Hollie Armitage and Leah Dobson) to catches from Naomi
Western Storm vs Thunder at Cardiff on 25 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – group B) Previous match was on 9 July when Storm won at Chester by 9 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (D/L method) *This time saw the same result by a similar margin when a full match was played. *Batting first,
‘Southern Vipers’ vs ‘Central Sparks’ at Hove on 25 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group A) Previous match was on 26 June when ‘Vipers’ won at Egbaston by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining.) This time the tables were turned as ‘Sparks’ claimed victory over ‘Vipers’ with six balls to spare For ‘Vipers,’ Georgia Adams played a
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