Undone by Athapaththu – Second T20 The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford 2 September 2023 A memorable day for Sri Lanka in front of a packed crowd at Chelmsford. They overwhelmed England with a one-sided victory to post their first ever defeat of England at T20 level. England are asked to bat first for the second
1st Central County Ground, Hove 30 August 2023 Prelims A memorable piece of news broke on the eve of the opening match of the Sri Lankan tour: England’s women players would receive the same match fees as the men, with immediate effect. This was one of the recommendations made by the Independent Commission for Equity
Women’s ‘The Hundred’ Cricket Tournament results arranged by venue Birmingham, at Edgbaston *August 5: Phoenix vs Rockets – match abandoned without a ball being bowled @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/08/05/the-hundred-trophy-2023-match-7-phoenix-vs-rockets/ *August 10: Fire 137/7 beat Phoenix 134/4 by 3 runs @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/08/11/the-hundred-trophy-2023-match-14-phoenix-vs-welsh-fire/ *August 13: Invincibles 142/5 beat Phoenix 132/6 by 10 runs @URL http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/08/14/the-hundred-women-trophy-2023-match-19-phoenix-vs-invincibles/ *August 24: Spirit 172/5 beat Phoenix
Southern Brave vs Northern Superchargers at Lord’s, London (North) on 27 August 2023 ‘At-the-third-time-of-asking,’ ‘Brave’ won the tournament trophy with a ‘dominant’ performance before a record women’s cricket crowd at Lord’s (>21,500 people.) Commentators added that ‘Brave’ had been the ’stand-out’ team, with ‘quality’ (batters) and ‘fine variation’ (between bowlers.) Skipper/coach Anya Shrubsole received a
Arundel Castle, 28 August, 2023 Scores: England: 118-9 (RR 5.94) Sri Lanka 121-5 Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets It’s hard to judge how useful this game was to either nation. Of course the Sri Lankans needed all the practice they could get in unfamiliar English conditions, but it’s hard to argue that this was
at The Kia Oval, London (South) on 26 August 2023 (called-off around 16h45) ‘No result’ *Following a delayed toss, ‘Fire’ scored 104/2 (from 75 balls); at which point ‘Strategic-time-out’ was called, covers were drawn across the pitch and an extended interval was taken. No further play on account of lightning risk to player’s safety. Separately, ’Superchargers’ did
Superchargers v Welsh Fire In a tournament that lasts no more than a month, it’s the fine print of the regulations that decides the issue. Welsh Fire are eliminated because they finished one point behind Superchargers. Why the one point? Because they had two rained-off matches to NS’s one. Who had the faster scoring-rate? Welsh
Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit at Edgbaston (Birmingham) on 24 August 2023 Played as a ‘dead rubber,’ both teams had insufficient points to qualify for the tournament’s next stage. England’s Charlie Dean skippered ’Spirit’ to victory by a wide margin. Grace Harris (from Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League) hit top-score of 87 runs (from 47 balls)
Northern Superchargers vs Welsh Fire at Headingley (Leeds) on 22 August 2023 Dress rehearsal between both teams, already qualified to play the Eliminator. ‘Brave’ were said to have qualified for the final with a game-in-hand. Later corrected by commentators as ‘automatic qualification’ to play the final, unless Brave’s lost their final group-stage match to ‘Originals’
Manchester Originals vs Southern Brave at Emirates Old Trafford (Manchester) on 23 August 2023 ‘Brave’ chalked-up their sixth back-to-back win, to qualify to play their third final. ‘Originals’ had just beaten ‘Superchargers’ (Roses rivals); the latter team expected to play the Eliminator match to qualify for the final. Before the match, commentators helpfully explained that ‘Brave’ could win, tie (or even lose with a score of 112
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