Northern Diamonds vs Western Storm at Leeds, Headingley Stadium on 16 June 2024 at 11h00 Match was billed as a ‘dead rubber’ as neither team can qualify beyond the competition’s group stage. Batting first, Diamonds skipper Hollie Armitage played a ‘magnificent’ career-best innings, striking ‘fifty’ in thirty balls and closing fractionally short of what could
South East Stars vs Sunrisers at The Kia Oval (Kennington) London (South) on 15 June 2024 with rain-delayed start 15h50 Sunrisers ‘had nothing to lose,’ playing for ‘professional pride’ against Stars who’d already qualified for finals day. Match got underway after a lengthy rain delay, with two overs docked from each innings. Batting first, all
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
The weekend of 15-16 June saw four matches completed. That now leaves one more mid- week round before the finals take place at Derby on 22 June. Here are the bare results: 1 SE Stars 153-4 Blaze 111-5 SES won by 19 runs (DLS method) 2 Southern Vipers 98 Central Sparks 99-5 Central Sparks won
Southern Vipers vs Northern Diamonds at Southampton, The Utilita Bowl Stadium on 14 June 2024 at 14h00 (double-header) Double-defending champions Vipers had ‘plenty to celebrate’ after a ‘brilliant’ win to secure Vipers’ place in Derby’s finals-day play-offs. Both teams have two matches remaining at the competition’s group-stage Losing a ‘must-win’ match, defeated Diamonds found themselves eliminated. For
Sunrisers vs The Blaze at Lord’s (St John’s Wood, North London) on 13 June 2024 at 14h00 Summarising the match, commentators felt that Sunrisers ‘put up’ a good score, with skipper Grace Scrivens just short of ‘fifty,’ and Jo Gardiner lauded for scoring close to 1000 runs – the third Sunrisers player expected to do so
Western Storm vs Lancashire Thunder at Cardiff, Sophia Gardens on 13 June 2024 (match abandoned at 15h25) *Match abandoned on account of adverse weather, with shared points; but without a solitary ball being bowled because of heavy rain. *Thunder remain in fifth place (at time of writing) with a ‘must-win’ up-coming match when they play
South East Stars vs Central Sparks at Canterbury (The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence) on 9 June 2024 at 11h00 double-header Sparks seamer Emily Arlott (pictured) heroics with bat-and-ball not only took a hat-trick, but also bowled a ‘4-fer’ and scored the winning ‘four’ with her bat. Sparks bounced back from their previous defeat, to raise doubts
Lancashire Thunder vs Sunrisers at Blackpool (Stanley Park) on 9 June 2024 at 13h00 Introducing the match, home team commentators were hopeful that ‘northern weather’ wouldn’t affect the match. All three remaining matches were said to be ‘crucial,’ with both teams ‘on the fringe’ to qualify for the competition’s ‘top four’ play-off spots. Batting first,
Western Storm vs Southern Vipers – Bristol (The Seat Unique Stadium) on 9 June 2024 Heroics by Georgia Adams (pictured) both with bat-and-ball secured victory for the double-defending champions by 18 runs. Three Vipers spinners [Charlie Dean (England); skipper Adams & Linsey Smith (both England ‘A’)] each took two pairs of Storm wickets. Initially, Vipers
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