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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 – match 28

Southern Vipers vs Western Storm at Brighton & Hove (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove) on 30 June 2024 Summarizing the match, commentators described Storm’s innings as below-par and Vipers’ run-chase as ‘tricky.’ Batting first, Storm’s innings was interrupted mid-way by brief stoppages for drizzle, necessitating ball-toweling by bowlers for most of the match. When play resumed, two overs were docked-per-side;

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 – match 25 – Sunrisers vs Lancashire Thunder

Sunrisers vs Thunder at Chelmsford (The Cloud County Ground, Essex) on 30 June 2024 at 10h30  Playing her first 50-overs match for Sunrisers this season, debutante All Rounder Sophie Munro put in a match-winning performance, both with bat-and-ball. When batting, Sophie Munro scored a run-a-ball 20 during a 32-run batting partnership with tail-ender Kate Coppack. When

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 – match 26 – Stars vs Blaze

South East Stars vs The Blaze at Beckenham (Kent County Ground) on 30 June 2024 at 09h30 (delayed start) History was made when Blaze posted their highest all-time total (to date at 50 overs for ‘List A’: 313/9) with ‘fifties’ from A) Ella Claridge(pictured) posting career-best figures [71 runs (from 45 balls)]; B) Sarah Bryce 81(71), & C) Marie Kelly 52(54.) Firstly,

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Sunday 30 June – Too much Cricket!

It’s not often you find hypocaust complaining ‘There’s too much women’s cricket today!’ – but he was right. (x.com/_hypocaust) As the Rachael Heyhoe Flint trophy resumed in England with four matches, the England side continued their ODI series against the White Ferns at Worcester. Meanwhile the remarkable test between India and South Africa completed its

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A Future for Test Cricket?

India v South Africa This is a very rare one-off test match, due to last four days. We are supposed not to draw lengthy conclusions from insufficient evidence, but one single day of test-match cricket in Chennai makes us wonder about the future of multi-day women’s cricket. India finished on a quite massive 525-4. This

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First ODI – England v New Zealand

Chester-le-Street, 26 June 2024 England won the opening match of the series by a worryingly wide margin The Kiwi management has some serious thinking to do before the next game. The weather was friendly, the outfield fast, so England had to be patient. Lauren Bell’s start wasn’t an accurate indicator of the outcome. Suzie Bates

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