Loughborough Lightning continued their outstanding run of form in the 2018 Kia Super League, player of the match Elyse Villani hitting a six with the third last ball of the game to clinch victory. Vipers were much improved from their previous five outings, a measured batting performance seeing them set an extremely strong 172/6 target
Lightning v Vipers August 4 – Haslegrave, Loughborough Your colour-coding for this week is purple with blush-pink. Deckchairs are set out around the ground alternately in these colours. You take your pick, look up and there are the home team striding out wearing a purple shirt and blush-pink caps. We are at the delightful Haslegrave ground
Loughborough Lightning moved to the top of the KIA Super League on the back of a dominant display as Surrey Stars were crushed by nine wickets with 10 overs to spare at the Haslegrave Ground. Outstanding bowling from Jenny Gunn, 3 for 19, and Kirstie Gordon with 3 for 13 skittled the Stars for 95 in
Here is an update on KSL games played on Tuesday 31 July. Surrey Stars v Lancashire Thunder Surrey Stars’ move back to the Oval and the TV cameras from Guildford was a switch from yellow to green. Somehow grass in SE11 had not lost its traditional colour to the prolonged drought. They faced Lancashire Thunder
KSL Games played over the weekend 28-29 July 2018 Two odd events took place on the last weekend of July: rain fell, causing the Stars-Diamonds game at Guildford to be called off (a long, long coach journey for nothing for the White Roses); and a 6-over farce at Taunton, where Lightning were the visitors. For
Loughborough Lightning Cricket played in front of a home crowd for the first time in almost year, putting on an entertaining display for the 600 strong crowd who’d come out to support to get the better of Yorkshire Diamonds. This result makes it three wins from four for Rob Taylor’s side, putting them in a
Vipers v Lightning – Ageas Bowl 25 July 2018 Snakes bitten ‘This is the strongest batting line-up in the league’ (Wyatt, Bates, Beaumont, du Preez) said the pundits of the Vipers; so of course they flopped – Wyatt, Bates and du Preez totalled 20 between them. This accepted wisdom ignored the facts that Wyatt has had
After the success of last year’s inaugural Rainbow Laces campaign ECB and the cricket family will once again lace up this weekend to celebrate lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) players and fans at every level of cricket. For the second year in succession ECB has joined forces with LGBT equality charity Stonewall to bring
Here are the Kia Super League 2018 Fixtures and Results Sunday 22 July 2018 Surrey Stars v Southern Vipers – Vipers win by. 7 wickets Lancashire Thunder v Loughborough Lightning – Lightning win by 6 wickets Western Storm v Yorkshire Diamonds – Storm win by 7 wickets Wednesday 25th July 2018 Southern Vipers v Loughborough
Here is a round up of the first Round of the Kia Super League 2018: Surrey Stars v Southern Vipers Amid a modest blare of trumpets the third and potentially last season on the Kia got under way at Southport, Taunton and Guildford. Attempts had been made to even up the playing strength of the
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