‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) continues on July 4 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s matches dual ticketed with either women’s or men’s matches); Remaining women’s fixtures with mid-way results are listed below, arranged by venue; *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground June 7: Durham Cricket (women) 119/6 beat Hampshire Hawks (women) 33/2
Birmingham Bears (women) vs Essex (women) (match 27, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Edgbaston Stadium on Wednesday 18 June (11h30) Bears women were ‘lucky’ to collect their fourth win from five matches played-to-date, with only three batters reaching double-figures. Batting first, Cordelia Griffith partnered by guest Australian Maddy Penna mounted a recovery after Essex
Birmingham Bears (women) vs The Blaze (women) (match 31, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on Friday 20 June (15h00) Bears women notched-up their fourth consecutive win with a ‘dominant display,’ to continue their ‘winning streak’ against strong competition. Key to Bears women’s success were firstly Davina Perrin and Meg Austin opening fifty-run partnership; secondly a ‘well-deserved fifty’ from
Birmingham Bears (women) vs Hampshire Hawks (match 23, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) Sunday 15 June at Edgbaston Stadium Bears chalked-up their third win from three games played-to-date. Match-winning opening partnership between Meg Austin [51 runs(from 38 balls)] and Davina Perrin 30(22) came from their first six overs of power-play. Partnered by Meg Austin (misreported elsewhere
Durham Cricket (women) vs Birmingham Bears (women) (match 18, league one – ‘double header’ fixture) at Banks Homes Riverside Chester-le-Street, on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 Mady Villiers (on three-year Durham Cricket contract, with 20 England caps-to-date) put on an impressive show of batting, chalking-up her season’s-best score [85*not out runs (from 56 balls).] Openers Davina
Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Thunder women (match 16 league one – double header) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on Sunday, 8 June 2025 Commentators lauded both teams for staging a gripping match: said to be a ‘great advertisement’ for the competition, ‘with superb fielding.’ Apart from the final ball, commentators found it difficult to separate the
Birmingham Bears vs Somerset (match 11, league one ‘double-header’) at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on Friday, 6 June 2025 (15h00) Bears made an ‘emphatic’ performance, bagging a bonus point to go top-of-table. Post-match, ‘Bears TV’ interviewed congratulated Vertu POTM Australian Laura Harris for her unprecedented achievement, scoring back-to-back ‘fifties’ in less than 20 balls. Aaron Viles
Essex women vs Birmingham Bears women (match 8 league one ‘double-header’) at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 (18h00) Essex bagged their second home win in four days following a rain-affected match during which six overs were docked from each innings. When play resumed, Essex batters continued to score faster
Bears vs Durham Cricket women (match 4 league one ‘double-header’) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on Saturday, 31 May 2025 (15h00) History unfolded as Australian International Laura Harris broke Sophie Devine’s (NZ) long-standing record ‘fastest fifty’ that had stood for ten years. Beyond mid-way (on 72/1) Bears new signing Laura Harris took four overs to score
The Blaze vs Bears women – (match 3 league one ‘double-header’) – on 30 May 2025; at Nottingham, Trent Bridge on Friday 30 May 2025 Both teams first match became a closely-contested Midlands derby. Bears posted a ‘competitive’ score with Charis Pavely made top-score 46 (from 34 balls) and Katie George scoring 37. Blaze skipper Kirstie Gordon
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