Birmingham Phoenix vs Trent Rockets at Edgbaston Birmingham, on 12 August 2024; Match remembered for POTM ‘Meerkat match hero’ Nat Sciver-Brunt (pictured) who made top-score for the winning team [34 runs (from 25 balls)]; and was also best Rockets’ bowler taking two wickets, conceding 12 runs. Following her ‘skipper’s knock,’ Nat Sciver-Brunt also became the most
One hundred thoughts about The Hundred sounds like the opposite of an un-put-downable book, so here are a mere 50. A dip into the odd game with one round to play. 1 After seven rounds of The Hundred the table could hardly be tighter. Just three points separate franchises 1-7. That leaves Southern Brave –
Oval Invincibles vs Southern Brave at the Kia Oval (London South) on 8 August 2024 Upon arrival, flags were seen lowered to half-mast, out of respect for the tragic passing of former England player Graham Thorpe MBE, who ‘spent 17 years playing for Surrey’ and earned 100 Test caps for England as a brilliant middle-order
Manchester Originals vs Northern Superchargers at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on 11 August 2024 A ‘comprehensive win’ for the home side (Originals) who ‘took the game away’ from Roses Rivals (Superchargers) when Kathryn Bryce (pictured) took a ‘hat-trick’ from the last set-of-five balls. Record attendance for watching Women’s cricket at Old Trafford witnessed records tumble. Firstly,
Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit at at the Kia Oval (London South) on 11 August 2024 Re-run of last week’s London derby (4 August) upon which occasion points were shared for a tie. Strangely by coincidence, the same three Spirit batters reached double-figures (Deepti Sharma, Cordelia Griffith and Eva Gray) as batters struggled against Invincibles’
Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets at The Utilita Bowl (Southampton, East) on 10 August 2024 Prophetically, commentators believed that the defending champions could ‘cause an upset,’ playing on an ‘excellent pitch.’ Instead, Brave’s title-defence ‘crumbled at home’. As Dinesh Karthik put it afterwards, Rockets outplayed their hosts by a ‘complete performance’ with ‘bat, with ball, and also
London Spirit vs Manchester Originals at London (North), at Lord’s (St John’s Wood) on 9 August 2024 Spirit pulled-off a ‘convincing win’ over Originals in a north-south derby, following what turned out to be an effortless run-chase dominated by skipper Heather Knight and overseas batter Georgia Redmayne. Together, the pair added 90-runs to move Spirit
Welsh Fire vs Northern Superchargers at Cardiff (Sophia Gardens) on 8 August 2024 Two special SKY Sports features were aired during the rain delay, optimistically awaiting the moment when players might make their way to the pitch. *First feature marked the first anniversary Fire’s skipper Tammy Beaumont’s (pictured) century [118 runs (from 61 balls)] played between
Trent Rockets vs London Spirit at Nottingham (Trent Bridge) on 7 August 2024 Upon arrival of skipper Knight and her core of England players, Spirit’s expectations for a good performance were high having won one more match than their opponents (plus a ‘gifted’ tie.) Playing at home following three back-to-back losses, Rockets, skippered by Nat Sciver-Brunt
Trent Rockets v London Spirit Spirit represent the historic counties of Essex, Middlesex and Northamptonshire. But not the most famous city in the world. Please explain that one in plain English. So no great need for any of the squad to be born in London. Who’s the odd-woman out? Ellie Anderson, Wolverhampton; Erin Burns, Wollongong;
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