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‘Catch the Spirit’

Ellyse Perry, Hayley Matthews, Lauren Bell and Richa Ghosh star alongside Andrew Flintoff in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today launched a bold new global marketing campaign – Catch the Spirit – igniting excitement ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World

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Women cricketers who shone in other sports

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will showcase the biggest and brightest talents in the women’s game as Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka will battle it out to try and reach the final on 2 November. To reach cricket’s pinnacle requires talent, hard work and a steadfast

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One – match 51

Lancashire (women) vs Warwickshire (women) – league one, match 51 – at Sale Cricket Club (Lancs) on Wednesday 10 September 2025 ‘Superb victory’ for Lancashire women, increasing their chance of semi-finals qualification. Batting first, Warwickshire women posted shy of 300, with ‘fifty’ from Abbey Freeborn [60runs (from 86 balls.] Lancs women’s reply was promptly interrupted

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One – match 45

Durham Cricket (women) vs Hampshire (women)– league one, match 45 – at  Banks Homes Riverside Chester-le-Street on Sunday on 7 September 2025 at 10h30 Hampshire women were said to have ‘out-played’ Durham Cricket women during a rain-affected match. DC top-scorer Hollie Armitage [88 runs (from 105 balls)] played a skipper’s innings. Hants skipper Georgia Adams took

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Women’s ‘League Two’ results for Summer 2025

Metro Bank One Day Cup, Women’s (tournament for 50 overs) Women’s ‘League Two’ Results for Summer 2025 *Arundel, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground 9 August: Sussex Sharks women 272/8 beat Leicestershire Foxes women 216 ‘All out’ by 56 runs – match 29, L2; @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/08/11/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-two-match-29/ *Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove 26 April: Yorkshire (White

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MCC Foundation Host fifth National Hub Competition Finals at Lord’s

Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation (MCCF) hosted the girls’ and boys’ finals of its annual National Hub Competition supported by Barclays at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Saturday 13 September. The event marked the conclusion of a 20-week long competition in which state-educated girls and boys aged 16 and under from 164 sites across the country totalling

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Prendergast named ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August

All-round brilliance in the shortest format rewards Ireland’s Orla Prendergast with monthly honours for August. Ireland’s premier all-rounder Orla Prendergast has been adjudged as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August 2025. Ireland all-rounder Orla Prendergast won the award ahead of Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batter Muneeba Ali and the Netherlands’ seam bowler Iris Zwilling. Prendergast

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Metro Bank One Day Cup Women League Two Semi-Final 2 (match 47)

Middlesex vs Yorkshire women – League Two Semi-Final 2 (match 47) – at Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett Cricket Club (Middx) on 7 September 2025 Resounding victory for Yorkshire women with a ‘dominant performance,’ but a ‘painful’ defeat for Middlesex women – a young side who ‘stormed’ their way undefeated through the competition’s group stage. Commentators

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