Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 17

The Blaze women vs Essex women – (match 17) – at Loughborough, Leics (Haslegrave Ground at the University) on Tuesday 6 May 2025 (10h30) England’s Tammy Beaumont [116*not out runs (from 117 balls)] scored a ‘masterful’ second undefeated century within three days, with added responsibility as stand-in skipper for The Blaze. Team-mate Georgia Elwiss complimented her

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 16

The Blaze vs Hampshire women – (match 16) – at Nottingham, Trent Bridge on Sunday 4 May 2025 (10h30) Summarising what became a one-sided match, Home team commentators Sam Dalling (Sports Journalist) with James Carr thought the ‘mainstay’ of Hampshire’s batting was Ella McCaughan who made top-score with 57 runs [from 77 balls)] ‘on the

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 11

Warwickshire women vs The Blaze  – (match 11) – Birmingham, Edgbaston Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30) First Midlands Derby of the new season saw a ‘thoroughly deserved’ five wicket haul for Kathryn Bryce (pictured) [5fer (5 wickets conceding 38 runs)] Batting first, Blaze batters showed their resilience by building partnerships that their opponents failed to

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 5

Durham Cricket women vs The Blaze at Chester-le-Street (Banks Homes Riverside) on Sunday 27 April 2025 (10h30) Durham Cricket commentators were confident that their first thirty-six overs provided a good start. Century partnership between batters Hollie Armitage who played a skipper’s innings [81 runs (from 90 balls)] and Mady Villiers 45(75) were together said to be ‘cruising along.’

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Source: Julian Thompson

‘Metro Bank’ League One Fixtures for 2025

Metro Bank One Day Cup, Women’s (tournament for 50 overs) starts on 23 April Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below arranged by venue; *Arundel, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground Ground Wednesday, 7 May @10h30: Hampshire vs Durham – (match 18); Monday 19 May @10h30: Hampshire vs Warwickshire  – (match 30); Saturday 13 September @10h30: Hampshire

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‘Vitality blast’ Fixtures for season 2025

‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) starts on May 30 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below arranged by venue; *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground Saturday, June 7@tbc: Hampshire Hawks vs Durham Cricket (match 13); *Birmingham, Edgbaston § Saturday, May 31@tbc: Bears vs Durham

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Source: Julian Thompson

Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024  –  match 36 – Blaze vs Stars

The Blaze vs South East Stars at Derby, The Incora County Ground  on 16 June 2024 at 11h00  During what became a dress-rehearsal for the finals, both teams are qualified to play in the finals, ‘in six-days’ time. Blaze suffered their first defeat to second-placed Stars who’d previously lost one match in this season’s competition, but remain in

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Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024 – match 22 – Blaze vs Storm

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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