The ECB Board today confirmed that Yorkshire will become a women’s Tier 1 Club for the 2026 season, subject to meeting a series of conditions. Yorkshire had been announced as a Tier 1 expansion Club in April of this year, to join by 2027. The decision to confirm 2026 as the preferred season in which
It was a great pity that the auld enemy, rain, brought an early end to another game, this time an ODI, at Northampton. Now it was England’s so-called ‘Development‘ side playing the tourists. The fascination for fans was to see the XI Jon Lewis selected, after leaving so many of his T20 squad unemployed. This
Central Sparks vs Sunrisers at Worcester (New Road) on 19 May 2024 at 14h30 Scene was set for Worcester’s first match staged after an exceptionally wet Spring, between the last year’s trailing pair of teams who finished in 7th & 8th place. Sunrisers awarded Jo Gardner her 50th cap. Veteran Kia super-league winner (twice) Lissy
Lancashire Thunder vs Northern Diamonds At Manchester (Emirates Old Trafford) on 19 May 2024 at 14h30 Before the ‘spicy’ Roses derby, skipper Ellie Threlkeld (pictured) aimed for Thunder to finish in the top four teams to build on last year’s success. Newly rebranded as ‘Lancashire’ Thunder, a decisive third-wicket partnership between England’s Emma Lamb (44*not out) and England
Western Storm vs South East Stars at Bristol (The Seat Unique Stadium) on 19 May 2024 at 14h30 Both teams got their 20-overs campaign off to a ‘flying start,’ playing and entertaining thriller, scoring direct-hit dismissals in a closely contested match that went down to the wire. Batting first, Stars suffered mid-order collapse when five wickets fell in
England v Pakistan – 3rd T20 Jon Lewis made only one change, resting Lauren Bell and introducing Lauren Filer to form the only fast bowling option in the team. That leaves us wondering who he sees replacing Amy Jones with the gloves, when the need arises. Danni Wyatt made it clear why selectors have gone
Southern Vipers vs The Blaze at Southampton (Utilita Bowl) on 18 May 2024 at 14h30 Playing on a ‘difficult pitch,’ commentators expected a short match when Blaze suffered dramatic batting collapse losing five wickets during their power-play, at which point scores were level-pegging with Vipers’ having earned four wickets advantage. Match-winning partnership between top-scorers Lucy
England v Pakistan – Second T20 Northampton England romped to an easy win, thus taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Jon Lewis made only one change to the Edgbaston side, Nat Sciver-Brunt replacing Freya Kemp as expected. Lauren Bell had assured us that the team would continue its aggressive approach to the
CENTRAL SPARKS Previewed by Brian Halford – ECB Reporters Network Captain: Eve Jones Head Coach: Lloyd Tennant 2023 finish: Seventh 2023 highest run-scorer: Erin Burns (185) 2023 highest wicket-taker: Erin Burns & Bethan Ellis (9) The big questions: How will Sparks fare without Erin Burns, their top scorer and joint leading wicket-taker last year? Will
Sri Lanka opener Chamari Athapaththu and England bowlers Sarah Glenn and Lauren Bell have made notable progress in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after some fine performances over the past week. Athapaththu’s match-winning knock of 102 against Scotland in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier has helped the captain move
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