Somerset (women) vs Lancashire (women) – match 67, League One – at Taunton Vale Sports Club (Taunton, Somerset) on Wednesday 09 September 2026 ‘Must win’ match for Somerset women that kept their hopes alive for third-placed qualification, needed to play in the next-stage of the competition. Batting first, Seren Smale – pictured wearing ‘England A’
Lancashire (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) – match 63, League One – at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester on Sunday 06 September 2026 Rain-affected northern derby said to keep the defending champions’ qualification hopes alive, at the expense of their opponents who were ‘knocked-out.’ Following delayed start (12h30) with twelve overs docked from each
Lancashire(women) vs Surrey (women) – match 58 – League One – at AO Farington Cricket Ground, Preston (Lancs) on Thursday 03 September 2026 Lancashire women narrowly beat Surrey women, who were depleted by absences for ‘England duty.’ As mainstay for Lancs women, Tilly Kesteven [85 runs (from 109 balls)] scored her maiden ‘List A’ fifty:
Hampshire (women) vs Lancashire (women) – match 53 – League One – at the Utilita Bowl Southampton (Hants) on Wednesday 26 August 2026 Lancashire women staged a ‘dominant’ performance as defending champions of last year’s women’s competition, chalking-up their third consecutive win – still with ‘much to do’ for Semi-final/Eliminator qualification. Played on the
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
Lancashire Thunder (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) (match 51, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on 12 July 2026 Northern derby, with ‘nothing-to-lose’ for Thunder women who were playing their last ‘group stage match’ of this year’s competition. Separately creating an opportunity for best Lancs academy graduates to play professional womens’
Lancashire Thunder (women) vs Yorkshire (women) (match 48, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Emirates Old Trafford Manchester on 10 July 2026 Dead rubber without sufficient points to qualify beyond the competition’s ‘group stage.’ Scoring their third consecutive win, Yorkshire White Rose women had evidently ‘found a way to win’ after their series of defeats.
Hampshire Hawks (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 32, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at the Southampton Utilita Bowl, on 5 July 2026 Hawks booked their ‘finals day’ place, restored to ‘top-of-table’ after after bowling-out Thunder for a barely defendable score. Thunders’ best batters Emma Lamb [30runs(from26 balls)] mounted a face-saving fifth wicket partnership
Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Yorkshire (White Rose) (women) (match 35, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on 5 July 2026 White Rose unexpectedly scored ’back-to-back’ wins – their second win this season at t20, since arriving in ‘league one.’ Billed by commentators as a ‘must-win’ match for Bears to qualify for the
Durham Cricket (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women)(match 39, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Chester-le-Street, Bank Homes Riverside (floodlit evening match) on 3 July 2026 DC women boosted their chances to appear on ‘finals day’ at the expense of Thunder: who’ve been ‘knocked-out’ with insufficient points to qualify beyond the t20 ‘group-stage.’ Records tumbled in
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