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‘Vitality Blast’ League One Fixtures with results for Summer 2025

Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) played between 30 May and 27 July. Women’s results are listed below, arranged by venue:- *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground June 7: Durham Cricket (women) 119/6 beat Hampshire Hawks (women) 33/2 by 1 run – Duckworth Lewis Stern ‘DLS’ method (match 13); @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/06/10/vitality-blast-women-t20-league-one-match-13/ *Birmingham, Edgbaston § May

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 54

Hampshire Hawks (women) vs The Blaze (women)(match 54 – league one) – stand alone fixture at the Utilita Bowl Southampton (Hants) on Friday 18 July 2025 (at 18h30 played with floodlights) Blaze openers each scored ‘fifty’ with Marie Kelly playing the dominant role. When partnered by Kathryn Bryce Georgia Elwiss added one short of another

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‘ Vitality Blast’ League One Fixtures with Group Stage results – July 2025

‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) concludes with finals day on July 27 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s matches dual ticketed with either women’s or men’s matches); Remaining women’s fixtures with group stage results are listed below, arranged by venue; *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground June 7: Durham Cricket (women) 119/6 beat

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 47

Hampshire Hawks (women) vs  Bears (women) (match 47  – league one ’double-header’ fixture) at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton on Sunday, 13 July 2025 (11h00) Bears women beat Hawks to ‘cement’ their second-place position to qualify for Finals Day (ceteris paribus – all other things being equal) now nine points behind the leaders (Surrey).  By comparison, Hawks women

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 43

Durham Cricket (women) vs Hampshire Hawks (women) (match  43 – league one ’stand-alone’ fixture) at Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street on Friday, 11 July 2025 (18h30) Durham Cricket’s Head Women’s Coach Danielle ‘Dani ‘Hazell (pictured) was delighted with DC women’s dominant victory over Hawks both with bat (scoring ten more ‘fours’.) Also with ball, as DC bowlers peppered their

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 42

Hampshire Hawks (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 42, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Falkland CC Newbury, on  Wednesday 9 July 2025 (14h00) Thunder women chalked-up their sixth win from eleven matches played-to-date, now with realistic hopes to finish the group stage as ‘one of the top-three to qualify for the semi-finals. Thunder women

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 36

Hampshire Hawks vs Somerset (women) (match 36) double-header at the Utilita Bowl on Sunday 6 July 2025 Hampshire Hawks women were set a ‘testing target’ before a record domestic women’s cricket crowd (>4,700 people) for watching domestic T20 at the ‘Utilita Bowl.’ Somerset women came close to bagging their first Vitality Blast win, with Fran

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 34

Somerset vs Hampshire Hawks (women) (match 34, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Queen’s Park Chesterfield, on Friday 4 July 2025  Hawks women ‘made a strong start’ taking four Blaze wickets during their ‘power-play’ but became ‘frustrated’ by the hosts’ resilience. Top-scorer Heather Graham [73 runs(from 47 balls)] partnered by Ella Claridge -pictured 51*not out(from

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 29

Somerset women vs Hampshire Hawks women (match 29) at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on 19 June (14h00)  Somerset women fell ‘agonisingly short’ of their first Vitality Blast victory. Hawks openers Maia Bouchier partnered by Charli Knott (due to return to Australia) banked 80 for Hawks first wicket. Freya Kemp [65*not out (from 38

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‘Vitality Blast’ League One Fixtures and results to June 2025

‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) continues on July 4 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s matches dual ticketed with either women’s or men’s matches); Remaining women’s fixtures with mid-way results are listed below, arranged by venue; *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground June 7: Durham Cricket (women) 119/6 beat Hampshire Hawks (women) 33/2

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