The Blaze (women) vs Essex (Eagles) (women) – match 69, League One – at Chesterfield Cricket Club (Queen’s Park, Boythorpe Road) on Friday 11 September 2026 The Blaze women secured their free pathway to the cup-final at the Utilita Bowl on Saturday 19 September, when they play whoever wins the up-coming Eliminator (semi-final) between Surrey
Essex (Eagles) (women) vs Yorkshire (White Rose) (women) – match 65, League One – at The Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford (Essex) on Wednesday 09 September 2026 Keenly contested ‘basement battle,’ decided by the penultimate ball: between teams with insufficient points to qualify beyond the competition’s ‘group-stage.’ Batting first, Essex women posted seven double-figure partnerships.
Essex (Eagles) (women) vs Surrey (women) – match 61, League One – at The Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford (Essex) on Sunday 06 September 2026 Surrey women posted their fifth-highest competition score overall, beating their previous season’s best – second only to scoring 389 vs Warwicks women on 11 April’26. Surrey womens’ qualification hopes stay
Warwickshire (Bears) (women) vs Essex (Eagles) (women) – match 59 – League One – at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on Thursday 03 September 2026 Dead rubber marking a disappointing season for both teams with insufficient points to qualify beyond group-stage. Batting first on a ‘green outfield,’ Essex women mustered two substantive ‘fifty’ partnerships, firstly between
Final Results Results listed by venue, including Quarter-finals (22 August 2026) Semi-finals (29 August 2026) and finals (29 August 2026) *1st Central County Ground Hove (Sussex) Norfolk (women) 84/1 beat Sussex Sharks Cricket (women) 83/6 ‘All out’ by five wickets – on 26 April (Round one, match 1); @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#c5d2b8b8d-ccf0-4f5c-b204-f8b59c987f9f_mc5520000-6664-a623-327a-08de31d157a4 *Ascott Park Cricket Club, Ascott
Results from previous rounds listed by venue, including Quarter-final results (marked in bold); and up-coming ‘finals day’ fixtures – August 2026 *1st Central County Ground Hove (Sussex) Norfolk (women) 84/1 beat Sussex Sharks Cricket (women) 83/6 ‘All out’ by five wickets – (round one, match 1); Scorecard courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#c5d2b8b8d-ccf0-4f5c-b204-f8b59c987f9f_mc5520000-6664-a623-327a-08de31d157a4
Essex (women) vs Somerset (women) – match 49 – League One – at The Ambassador Cruise Line Ground Chelmsford (Essex) Somerset women (pictured wearing their t20 colours) received a welcome boost to their qualification chances for the semi-finals (at time of writing lying in joint fifth-place.) Opener Bex Odgers [133*not out (from 124 runs)]; partnered
Women’s Vitality Blast (2026): top-ten batters strike-rates ‘sr’ at group-stage from ‘league one’ *History was made when Laura Harris – pictured scored the fastest competition ‘fifty’ for Surrey women from fifteen balls, on July 8. *For new readers, understanding a batter’s impact is not a case of simply taking those who slogged the most runs
‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) played between 22 May and 17 July 2026. Women’s ‘league one’ results are listed below, arranged by venue:- *Blackpool, Stanley Park (Lancs) 9 June Hampshire Hawks (women) 126/5 beat Lancashire Thunder (women) 123/8 by five wickets (match 27) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/06/26/vitality-blast-women-t20-league-one-match-27-2/ 28 June: Warwickshire Bears (women) 160/9 beat Lancashire Thunder
Durham Cricket (women) vs Essex (Eagles) (women) (match 47, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham on 10 July 2026 Comprehensive ‘well-deserved’ win for Essex women. Despite this set-back, Durham Cricket women may have done enough to qualify for Finals day. Batting first, Essex skipper Grace Scrivens [85 runs( from 64 balls)] made
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