Sunrisers vs The Blaze at Lord’s (St John’s Wood, North London) on 13 June 2024 at 14h00 Summarising the match, commentators felt that Sunrisers ‘put up’ a good score, with skipper Grace Scrivens just short of ‘fifty,’ and Jo Gardiner lauded for scoring close to 1000 runs – the third Sunrisers player expected to do so
England Women have named their squad for the Metro Bank One Day International series against New Zealand. Heather Knight’s outfit take on the White Ferns in Durham (26 June), Worcester (30 June) and Bristol (3 July). There is a return for South East Stars’ Sophia Dunkley; the opener has featured in all but one of
Western Storm vs Lancashire Thunder at Cardiff, Sophia Gardens on 13 June 2024 (match abandoned at 15h25) *Match abandoned on account of adverse weather, with shared points; but without a solitary ball being bowled because of heavy rain. *Thunder remain in fifth place (at time of writing) with a ‘must-win’ up-coming match when they play
South East Stars vs Central Sparks at Canterbury (The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence) on 9 June 2024 at 11h00 double-header Sparks seamer Emily Arlott (pictured) heroics with bat-and-ball not only took a hat-trick, but also bowled a ‘4-fer’ and scored the winning ‘four’ with her bat. Sparks bounced back from their previous defeat, to raise doubts
Lancashire Thunder vs Sunrisers at Blackpool (Stanley Park) on 9 June 2024 at 13h00 Introducing the match, home team commentators were hopeful that ‘northern weather’ wouldn’t affect the match. All three remaining matches were said to be ‘crucial,’ with both teams ‘on the fringe’ to qualify for the competition’s ‘top four’ play-off spots. Batting first,
Western Storm vs Southern Vipers – Bristol (The Seat Unique Stadium) on 9 June 2024 Heroics by Georgia Adams (pictured) both with bat-and-ball secured victory for the double-defending champions by 18 runs. Three Vipers spinners [Charlie Dean (England); skipper Adams & Linsey Smith (both England ‘A’)] each took two pairs of Storm wickets. Initially, Vipers
Northern Diamonds vs The Blaze at Leeds, Headingley Stadium on 9 June 2024 (double-header) rain-delayed start 15h45 Following their previous first victory, Diamonds commentators were disappointed to see the hosts face such a ‘narrow defeat,’ by Blaze. Blaze’s international pairing of Tammy Beaumont (England) [45 runs (from 33 balls)]; and Kathryn Bryce (Scotland) [54 runs (from 39
Central Sparks vs Northern Diamonds at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 8 June 2024 (11h30) Diamonds opened their account with their first win-to-date from six-rounds played so far. With three wins, Sparks suffered their third defeat. Playing a skipper’s ‘knock,’ only the Diamonds’ skipper scored ‘fifty.’ Hollie Armitage also made top-score [62 runs (from 49 balls)] in a match-winning partnership with Dutch
Lancashire Thunder vs Southern Vipers at Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford on 7 June 2024 at 14h30 (double header) Thunder posted their lowest-ever score in the competition’s short history, only 4 runs above the all-time lowest score (by Sparks, 2021.) Exceptionally on this occasion, Vipers used only five bowlers, all of whom took at least one wicket;
The Blaze vs Western Storm at Leicester, The Uptonsteel County Ground on 7 June 2024 (13h00) When batting, Storm collectively failed to notch-up 100 runs. England skipper Heather Knight made top-score with twenty, played her first match of the competition this season, with four other batters who scraped double-figures. For Blaze, debutante international player Heather Graham
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