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Emily Arlott Takes Sparks Into Final

Central Sparks v SE Stars Playoff at The County Ground Northampton (Wantage Road) at 12h00 on 11 June England hopeful Emily Arlott (pictured) took Sparks forward by scoring Sparks’ winning run under considerable pressure from their final over, knocking-out Stars (the defending champions.) As Playoff winners, Sparks meet Vipers in the ECB Charlotte Edwards Cup

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Southern Vipers win Charlotte Edwards Cup

Charlie Dean was Player of the Match as Southern Vipers won the Charlotte Edwards Cup by six wickets at Northampton. Dean – who had earlier taken the key wickets of Eve Jones and Amy Jones – and Ella McClaughan (30*) put on 41 for the fifth wicket as Vipers won their first Charlotte Edwards Cup title,

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Amy Jones Top Scores With 63

Western Storm v Central Sparks at Worcester (New Road) on June 4 Sparks go through to finals day somewhat bizarrely, following defeat by Storm. Top-scorer Amy Jones (pictured) made her third ‘fifty’ for Sparks group stage, one of just two players to do so. Separately, the other player who bagged three group-stage ‘fifties’ (Aylish Cranstone)

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Eve Jones Hits 69 For Sparks

Sunrisers v Central Sparks at Northampton (Wantage Road) on June 1 (14h30) An astonishingly close match unfolded between table-topping Sparks, and Sunrisers as spoonists. Batting first, Sparks main partnership between Eve Jones and Issy Wong (pictured) added 92 runs. Top scorer Eve Jones 69 runs (from 62 balls) played a skipper’s innings. Sunrisers used two more

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Stars Turn Tables On Sparks With Aylish Cranstone’s Third ’Fifty’

Central Sparks v South East Stars at Edgbaston, Birmingham on May 29 (18h00) Turning the tables on Stars’ previous 34 run defeat by Sparks at Guildford, Stars played out their full twenty overs, steered home by Aylish Cranstone’s third undefeated ‘fifty’ (with top batting average from three ’not out’s.) After the match, Cranstone told reporters that

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After Exceptional Eighty, Sparks’ Amy Jones Says It’s ’Great To Win!’

Central Sparks v Sunrisers at Edgbaston, Birmingham on May 21 (12h30 start) After scoring an exceptional eighty runs including six ‘fours’ and six ’sixes, England’s Amy Jones later told reporters: ‘It’s great.. to win!’ Referring to their 83 run third-wicket partnership, Jones added that fellow batter Abi Freeborn was a positive influence as they set-up

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Jones ‘Fifty’ Plus Freeborn Maiden ‘Fifty’ Bags Sparks’ First Win

Western Storm v Central Sparks – Sophia Gardens Cardiff on May 14; Charlotte Edwards Cup – Group B Playing her first match for ‘Sparks,’ (having transferred from ‘Lightning’) Abi Freeborn (52 from 48) together with England’s Amy Jones (52 from 44) added a 91 run partnership for Sparks’ third wicket. As seen on Glamorgan TV (please see below) –

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