England were two up with one to play as they came to Grace Road for the final act of a demanding international season. Heather Knight won the toss yet again and chose to bat. With the game not scheduled to end till about 9.30 pm, this seemed the wise choice. Lauren Winfield and Kate Cross
A brilliant hundred from New Zealand’s Sophie Devine took the White Ferns to a four-wicket win in the final Royal London ODI at Leicester. Set 220 to win after England collapsed from 156/2 to 219 all out, Devine marshaled her side’s chase perfectly to take the visitors to victory and leave the series at 2-1
Western Storm can today exclusively reveal the return of three members of the squad who they hope will lead them to KIA Super League glory once again this season. The reigning champions have once again secured the services of Claire Nicholas, Lauren Parfitt and Danielle Gibson, all of whom play their cricket for Wales in
Lancashire Thunder is delighted to announce the signing of Nicole Bolton as an overseas player for this year’s Kia Super League (KSL), linking up with former Australia teammate and new Head Coach, Alex Blackwell. Perth-born Bolton has represented Australia 48 times across all three formats and was part of the Perth Scorchers side that finished
England were intent on clinching the series at the first opportunity at the 3aaa Ground Derby. On another lovely day for cricket things didn’t go all their way, but the White Ferns could see the writing on the wall and only rarely managed to show their true worth. Long before the end of the game
Western Storm have announce that Sophie Luff will be returning to help the 2018 KIA Super League Champions defend their title. The 24-year-year old was out in the middle when Stafanie Taylor hit the winning runs in last year’s KSL final against Southern Vipers and played a major role in the team’s success in 2017,
Lancashire Thunder is delighted to announce that New Zealand international Amy Satterthwaite will return to Emirates Old Trafford as an overseas player for a third successive season, ahead of the 2018 Kia Super League (KSL). All-rounder Satterthwaite, who hails from Canterbury, is a right arm off spin bowler who bats left-handed and has 190 international
England made sure they didn’t repeat the embarrassment in the opening match of their ODI series back on June 9 against the Proteas. They took on the White Ferns at Headingley, buoyed the strong performances displayed in the T20 series. Mark Robinson chose an XI different in three respects from that early game: Danni Wyatt,
Inspired Children, Broken Records and Bumper Crowds: A Memorable Week of International Women’s Cricket at its Spiritual Home. A truly stunning sunset over the Quantock Hills marked the end of what had been a quite remarkable week of cricket at the Cooper Associates County Ground. During that time, over 170 children had trained with and
Western Storm can today exclusively reveal that Freya Davies will once again be lining up for the reigning Kia Super League Champions in 2018. Freya joins England trio Heather Knight, Anya Shrubsole and Fran Wilson plus Rachel Priest, Stafanie Taylor and Smriti Mandhana in this year’s Western Storm squad. The 22-year-old played an important role
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