Northern Diamonds vs Sunrisers at York (Clifton Park) on 10 July 2024 at 10h30 Playing her first match of the season, Diamonds’ medium-pace bowler Beth Langston (pictured) chalked-up a 6-fer, with best-figures since recovering from knee-injury; and not having played for Diamonds for more than one year. Previously, playing for Loughborough Lightning in the KIA
Western Storm vs Northern Diamonds at Cheltenham, Glos (The College Ground) on 7 July 2024 at 10h30 (delayed start 13h00) Celebrating the start of Cheltenham Festival Week, Diamond skipper Hollie Armitage (pictured far-right) scored a undefeated ‘ton’ with one ’six’ and 9 ‘fours [101*not out (from 76 balls)]; during a rain-affected match, initially for 34 overs-per-side.
Sunrisers vs Sparks at Radlett, Herts (Brunton Memorial Ground) on 7 July 2024 at 10h30 (delayed start) After a late start in difficult weather conditions, rain stopped play and umpires had no appetite to continue. *Central Sparks 27/0 (6.3 overs): skipper Eve Jones (England ‘A’) *With Davina Perrin & Hannah Baker (England u19’s), *Courtney Webb
Lancashire Thunder vs South East Stars Stars as visitors chalked-up their fifth win, retaining fourth place after eight rounds. ‘Unstoppable’ Stars skipper Bryony Smith made top-score with ‘fifty’ [67 runs (from 71 balls).] Between what commentators described as ‘big’ and ‘key’ moments in the game, Paige Scholfield partnered by Aylish Cranstone added 68 runs during
Lewis shows his hand Jon Lewis chose his team with the Bangladesh World Cup as his first priority. Hence he opted for four (4!) spinners, and that excludes Alice Capsey. He added Linsey Smith to the established trio. That left Nat Sciver-Brunt and a recovering Freya Kemp as the captain’s only seam alternatives. Danni Wyatt
The Blaze vs Southern Vipers at Chesterfield (Queens Park) on 5 July 2024 at 10h30 Billed as a top-of-table clash between two of the top three teams, with both contenders depleted by England call-up. Bizarrely, Blaze lost to the defending champions with a superior run-rate, but were bowled-out by Vipers in ‘tricky’ conditions. Seam bowlers
England v New Zealand – Third ODI Rain delayed the start at Bristol till 14.35, the game reduced to 42 overs each. England decided to bowl; you might well ask why. Both sides made changes: Jon Lewis added Lauren Bell and Sophia Dunkley in favour of Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Filer; Ben Sawyer replaced Fran
Northern Diamonds played a rare 50-over friendly against the Netherlands. The scores: ND: 413-9 (Burns 113*, Marlow 97, Armitage 55) NL: 224-9 Diamonds won by 189 runs (DLS at work) This was a thoroughly enterprising arrangement, but goes to show the chasms set between the different strata of cricket. The one centurion wasn’t even a
Northern Diamonds vs Central Sparks at Scarborough (Marine Road North) on 30 June 2024 Following the shock dismissal of Sparks’ skipper third-ball, two batters (Davina Perrin & Katie George) both posted ‘fifties’ with six batters reaching double-figures to post Sparks a defendable score shy of 250. Diamonds top spinner Katie Levick took a 4-fer (4/46.) Diamonds
Southern Vipers vs Western Storm at Brighton & Hove (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove) on 30 June 2024 Summarizing the match, commentators described Storm’s innings as below-par and Vipers’ run-chase as ‘tricky.’ Batting first, Storm’s innings was interrupted mid-way by brief stoppages for drizzle, necessitating ball-toweling by bowlers for most of the match. When play resumed, two overs were docked-per-side;
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