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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 matches 37 & 38

Sparks vs Sunrisers and Thunder vs The Blaze Central Sparks vs Sunrisers at New Road, Worcester, on July 22 – Match abandoned: called-off at 11h51 without a ball bowled @URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m3ceea0de-3f81-4610-87e6-6f64ccec48cf & BBC Sport (Cricket) @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000564 North West Thunder vs The Blaze at Sedbergh School, Cumbria, on July 22 – Match abandoned: called-off at 13h16 without a ball bowled @URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m69ca55d3-7ad1-4fae-815c-f161c8df6bb7 & BBC Sport (Cricket) @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000565


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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 36 – Vipers v Diamonds

Southern Vipers vs Northern Diamonds, Arundel (Castle Cricket Ground) on 22 July at 10h30 No result. Diamonds chalked-up 105/4 just after mid-way (25 overs) before inclement weather became steadily worse. Match was called-off after three hours’ stoppage (at 15h20); with 2 points awarded to each team. Reporters added that Diamonds chance of defending their 50-overs title look slim, having

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‘Come again some other day’

South-East Stars v Western Storm RFH Trophy, Beckenham, 22 July For anyone unfamiliar with the cream of English poetry, the preceding line runs: ‘Rain, rain, go away’. At Beckenham it stayed away for two balls of the Storm innings, then the players scurried for shelter. It was a relief to see them reappear, allowing the

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When a Draw is a Victory

England v Australia – Third ODI Taunton, 18 July On another tense and exhilarating day England achieved the apparently impossible. Here are a few stats to swivel the eyes: Australia hadn’t lost an ODI series since 2013. England beat Australia in the Ashes series of seven matches 4-3. Australia retain the Ashes. The series ended

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 33 – Storm vs Vipers

Western Storm vs Southern Vipers at Millfield School (Street, Somerset) on 15 July 2023 (10h30)   Vipers’ & England’s Maia Bouchier (pictured) made top-score 71 (from 72 balls); partnered by skipper Georgia Adams. Together the pair added 95 runs for Vipers’ second wicket. Both batters made ‘fifty’ in blustery conditions interrupted for an hour, by rain. Although Vipers

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 29 – Stars vs Sunrisers

South East Stars beat Sunrisers by 19 runs (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) at Beckenham, held at The County Ground (Kent) on 11 July. Match report by Bruce Perkins @URL: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/07/11/brits-blasts-bowlers/ *Scorecard BBC Sport @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000543 *Scorecard with highlights courtesy of ECB (via NV Play)@URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#m50fa9dcd-7b6e-457a-a8f6-392927af9463 *Full match commentary from Kit Harris & Michael McCann with video courtesy of Kent CCC for South East Stars via YouTube (with

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – match 32 – Diamonds vs Sparks

Northern Diamonds vs Central Sparks at Leeds, Headingley Stadium on 15 July 2023 (12h40) Commentators lauded Sparks’ Katie George (pictured) who made a ‘tremendous knock’ with her match-winning ‘fifty, scoring 56 from just 35 balls. As stand-out performer, Katie George also took two wickets (2/46) out of Diamonds’ four, during a rain-affected match. Commentators were Jonathan Doidge (for BBC

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 31 – Diamonds vs Thunder

Northern Diamonds vs North West Thunder at York (Clifton Park) on 11 July 2023 (10h30)  Billed as women’s cricket’s ‘war of the roses,’ the wicket was said to favour Diamonds, whose Katie Levick was said to be ‘rubbing her hands,’ long before Diamonds took to the field. Debut home-team commentators’ optimism faded when no Diamonds batter scored ‘fifty’

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