After the Trent Bridge test match Jon Lewis has made two changes for his ODI squad to face Australia in the final trio of games in the 2023 Ashes. Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Filer reappear at the expense of Alice Davidson-Richards and Emma Lamb. Heather Knight (captain, Western Storm) Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze) Lauren Bell
*North West Thunder vs Southern Vipers at the Trafalgar Road Ground of the Southport & Birkdale CC (Merseyside) on 7 July at 10h30 Equally-matched teams exchanged match advantage until the last two balls. Switching from Vipers to Thunder for this season, Tara Norris (pictured as ‘ex Viper, wearing last season’s shirt) made top-score and was the only
South East Stars vs Central Sparks at Guildford (Woodbridge Road) on 7 July 2023 (10h30) Closely contested match, most memorable for Sparks fielding two ’George 99’ shirts – see photo. Both players (Issy Wong and Katie George) put in match-winning performances both with bat-and-ball. Combined with other players, their batting partnerships added 150 runs and both hit ‘sixes.’ When combining the
England v Australia – Third T20 Lord’s – Attendance 21,610! England achieved the impossible by beating the world champions for the second time in three, to inflict a first series defeat on the Aussies for six years. Gold shirts were spotted leaving the ground before the final action. For most of the Australian innings the
Three-match We Got Game ODI Series in the Metro Bank Women’s Ashes Series officially a sell-out Vitality IT20 Series sets two consecutive record attendances, ticket sales approaching 20,000 for Lord’s Over 94,000 tickets sold for the Metro Bank Women’s Ashes Series The We Got Game ODI Series between England Women and Australia Women in the
Central Sparks vs North West Thunder at Worcester (New Road) on 2 July 2023 (10h30) Sparks’ pairing Ami Campbell (pictured) and Abbey Freeborn mustered 139 runs for Sparks’ 4th wicket, during a match-winning century third-wicket stand. Ami Campbell top-scored with 68 (from 78 balls) and Abbey Freeborn scored 67. Previously in May (at Old Trafford) both teams had tied. With both teams
England v Australia – T20 The Oval Teams: England Heather Knight (captain), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt Australia Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy (captain), Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Grace Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Darcie
Western Storm vs The Blaze at Bristol (The Seat Unique stadium) on 2 July 2023 (10h30) With both sides depleted by England Ashes call-up, acting skipper Marie Kelly stepped-up by scoring ‘fifty;’ staged a ‘run-out;’ and clean-bowled Storm skipper Luff’. Marie Kelly also took a vital ‘death over’ catch. Tight field-settings took the match down to wire, Blaze winning by 6
The composition of the eight regional franchises on 2 July 2023 was particularly interesting. The England squad had just completed an exhausting and unsuccessful test match at Trent Bridge. On that same 2 July the England A squad (of 12) was battling equally unsuccessfully against the Aussies in an ODI. Who was left over to
England Women and England Men to play concurrent white-ball series against Pakistan to open the international summer. England Women return to high-capacity venues including Edgbaston, Headingley, The Ageas Bowl, The Kia Oval and Lord’s following record ticket sales this summer. England Men host Pakistan Men in four IT20s before flying out to defend their ICC
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