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Charlotte Edwards Cup – match 11 – The Blaze vs Central Sparks

The Blaze vs Central Sparks  on 26 May 2023 (14h30) in Leicester, (at The Uptonsteel County Ground) The Blaze kept their unblemished 100% record with three wins out of three matches, after posting an ‘enormous score’ (with twice as many ‘sixes’): when coming head-to-head with last year’s finalists, Central Sparks. Two England batters made stand-out performances.

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Charlotte Edwards Cup – match 15

Central Sparks vs North West Thunder on May 29 (14h30) at Worcester (New Road) Thunder’s second win was set-up by Emma Lamb scoring ‘fifty’ and Deandre Dottin scoring a match-winning 24 runs from 11 balls. When Deandre Dottin launched two crowd-pleasing ’sixes,’ commentators (sat watching from inside a ‘tent’) became animated when Dottin’s second ‘six’ disappeared behind a neighbouring

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Charlotte Edwards Cup – match 6

Central Sparks vs Northern Diamonds on May 23 (14h30) at Birmingham (Edgbaston) Commentators said the match was a ‘great advertisement’ for women’s cricket at Edgbaston, with one bowler from each side taking three wickets; no batter scoring fifty and one batter-per-side hitting ‘sixes.’ Diamonds staged a good recovery after a slow start, posting a half-decent score on a

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Charlotte Edwards Cup: Sunrisers vs Central Sparks – match 1

Sunrisers vs Central Sparks on May 18 at Chelmsford, Essex (The Cloud County Ground) Just as Sunrisers batters went for big hits with 5 overs remaining, Emily Arlott (pictured) took 4 crucial wickets (4-fer) for the winning team. Earlier, players from both sides made ‘fifty.’ England’s Amy Jones (51 runs from 34 balls) made top-score for Sparks.

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 19

Southern Vipers vs Central Sparks on May 10 – at Brighton & Hove (Hove, The 1st Central County Ground) Australian debutante Nicole Faltum (pictured) made a promising start for Vipers,’ scoring 21 – an identical score to fellow Australian Erin Burns (Sparks & Sydney Sixers.) Sparks skipper Eve Jones 73 made top-score, partnered by England’s Amy Jones 40. Together the legendary Joneses batting partnership added 85

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 14

North West Thunder vs Central Sparks on May  6 – match RHF14 – at Manchester (Emirates Old Trafford) Thunder’s England duo Sophie Ecclestone and Emma Lamb made ‘fifties.’ Sparks debutante Erin Burns (Australia) took a ‘4-fer’ with her off-spin and added what turned out to be 37 valuable runs with her bat. Sparks Eve Jones (pictured)

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 10

Central Sparks vs Southern Vipers on 1 May 2023 – match 10 RHF – at Wormsley, Bucks (Sir Paul Getty’s Estate)  ‘Delighted’ Georgia Adams took a ‘4-fer’ and scored a match-winning fifty that saw Vipers ‘back to their winning ways.’ During her post-match interview, skipper Adams added that Sparks total ‘wasn’t big’ and Vipers batters ‘stood-up

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – match 4

The Blaze vs Central Sparks at Nottingham (Trent Bridge) on 22 April 2023 Posting a defendable score (212) Blaze made a convincing inaugural win, thanks to an all-round performance by Lucy Higham whose off-breaks took 5/19; having earlier added 24 runs with her bat. England’s Tammy Beaumont MBE [60 runs (from 77 balls)] scored a

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – SE Stars vs Central Sparks

SE Stars vs Central Sparks at Beckenham (Kent) on 11 September 2022 (10h30) Commentator pointed out today’s fifth round of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint 50 overs tournament was ‘long-overdue,’ with a long hiatus (for the Commonwealth Games and also women’s The Hundred) following July’s fourth round. Previously, Friday’s fifth round matches were postponed by the English Cricket

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Thunder v Central Sparks

At Manchester (Emirates Old Trafford) Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 23 Following a delayed start for rain at Old Trafford, Thunder were ‘all smiles’ after chalking-up their first win, confirmed by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. Commentators said that Emma Lamb’s 68 runs (from 69 balls) top-score for Thunder; and taking 3/26 made a ‘match-winning performance,’ given challenging playing

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