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
Western Storm vs South East Stars on 28 May 2023 (11h30) at Taunton (The Cooper Associates County Ground) Republic of Ireland international Orla Prendergast (pictured) took all three wickets that reduced Stars to 14/3 after just 4 overs’ PowerPlay. Firstly, Prendergast clean-bowled Bryony Smith; secondly caught Paige Scholfield and thirdly, bowled a wicket-maiden (during which Aylish Cranstone was caught.) Orla
South East Stars vs Northern Diamonds on 26 May 2023 (13h45) in London, South (at The Kia Oval) Stars top-scorer Alice Capsey hit a personal best 71 runs, scored from 48 balls, scoring half Stars total under t-20 conditions. When Diamonds replied, Hollie Armitage played her best skipper’s innings to date, scoring more than half of the
North West Thunder vs Sunrisers on 27 May 2023 (14h30) at Manchester (Emirates Old Trafford) Thunder’s first win of the season was ’emphatic.’ Liberty ‘Libby’ Heap’s career-best 46 runs (from 49 balls) partnered by former West Indies international legend Deandre Dottin, made light work of the host’s reply. Deandre Dottin launched two crowd-pleasing ’sixes’ and was the only player
Southern Vipers vs Western Storm on May 26 (14h30) at Southampton (The Ageas Bowl) ‘Champions Day’ spectators watching double-header matches saw both defending champions of the 50-over game: Vipers (women) & Hants (men.) Vipers as hosts made a confident start when both Storm openers offered-up easy catches from shots that commentators said were ‘avoidable.’ Commentators
Sunrisers W vs SE Stars W on May 25 (14h15) at London (North) at Lord’s (St John’s Wood) Stars bagged their first win at 3rd attempt, scoring at a faster rate than their opponents to stage a successful run-chase. England’s Alice Capsey was short-lived, but scored faster than two-runs-per-ball. Bryony Smith [38 runs (from 27 balls)] played a skipper’s innings, making
North West Thunder vs The Blaze on 25 May 2023 (16h30) at Manchester (Emirates Old Trafford) Witnessing South African ‘All-Rounder’ Nadine deKlerk’s departure for a ‘golden duck,’ Australian commentator and cricket journalist Melinda ‘Mel’ Farrell expressed doubt whether Blaze had done everything ‘to lose.’ Earlier, Thunder had lost England’s Emma Lamb and WIndies legend Deandre Dottin for
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
Southern Vipers vs SE Stars on May 23 (14h30) at Newbury (Falkland CC) Successfully chasing-down a record 170 runs target, Vipers staged the highest run-chase in the cup’s short history, beating Stars by six wickets. Previously, 134 runs was banked for Stars’ first wicket, from 15 overs. Stars’ Bryony Smith 83 runs (from 47 balls) made top-score
Western Storm vs NW Thunder on 21 May (14h30) at Taunton (The Cooper Associates County Ground) Commentators lauded England skipper Heather Knight (pictured) and former international Fran Wilson for their match-winning century partnership during which both batters scored ‘fifties.’ Setting a new T20 record for Storm’s 3rd wicket, the pair added 111 runs in just 75 balls.
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