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.
South East Stars vs The Blaze on 20 May (14h30) at Beckenham (Kent County Ground) Making top-score, Blaze’s Georgie Boyce 63*not out (from 38 balls) enjoyed one of the ‘best games of cricket’ (in which) she’d ever played. England’s Tammy Beaumont 43(31) ‘laid the foundation’ for Blaze’s successful run-chase. Match advantage swung between both teams as Blaze
Northern Diamonds vs Western Storm on May 19 at Leeds, (Headingley Stadium) Commentators lauded Diamonds for their ‘massive score;’ setting a new record; and for their ‘all-round’ performance. Hollie Armitage [74 runs (from 36 balls)] played a ‘fine’ skipper’s innings, partnered by Lauren Winfield-Hill 98(56.) The pair added 139 for Diamonds’ 2nd wicket. Storm batters
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.
Women’s ‘The Charlotte Edwards Cup’ (for 20 overs) Cricket Tournament fixtures arranged by venue for Summer 2023 *Beckenham, The County Ground (Kent) Saturday, May 20 *time tbc: South East Stars W vs The Blaze W – match 3 *Birmingham, Edgbaston Foundation Community Ground (tbc) Tuesday, May 23 *time tbc: Central Sparks W vs Northern Diamonds
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