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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one- match 14

Lancashire Thunder vs Surrey women (match 14 league one) at Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday, 7 June 2025 Top-of-table found their journey to Old Trafford was worthwhile, bagging their third win from three matches (played-to-date.) Before the match, Fraser Dainton interviewed Danni Wyatt-Hodge pitch side, who played tribute to Surrey as her new team

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 9

Lancashire Thunder women vs Hampshire Hawks women (match 9 league one ‘double-header’) at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 North-South derby, both strong sides pushing for the top-four places to qualify beyond the group stage. When comparing each innings, commentators noted that where Thunder were slow-off-the-mark, Hawks openers scored 32 runs from their first

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 6

Durham Cricket women vs Lancashire Thunder women (match 6 league one ‘double-header’) at Chester-le-Street, Banks Homes Riverside on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Northern derby won by Thunder women whose bowlers took unprecedented double-wickets during four single overs. Home-team commentators realised that certain players were missing, either ‘preparing for The Hundred,’ or recovering from injury. The

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‘Metro Bank’ League One Fixtures and results up to May 2025

Metro Bank One Day Cup, Women’s (tournament for 50 overs) continues from 24 July Women’s fixtures and results arranged by venue for 2025 are listed below, with remaining matches marked in bold; *Arundel, Castle Cricket Ground (hosted by Hampshire CCC) Saturday 13 September @10h30: Hampshire v Lancashire – (match 55); 7 May, Hampshire women 193/3 beat

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 31

Lancashire women vs Durham women – (match 31)- Blackpool, Stanley Park on 19 May 2025 (10h30) Northern derby described by commentators as a ‘fantastic’ match, albeit  low-scoring: between second-placed Lancashire women and fifth-placed Durham Cricket women. A remarkable juggling catch by international player Katie MacK left Durham Cricket women thirty-five runs short of their third back-to-back win. Left-armer

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 23

Lancashire women vs The Blaze women – (match 23) – at Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford on Sunday 11 May 2025 (10h30) Significant win for Lancashire women, having beaten The Blaze both home and away. Previously, Lancashire women won when playing away at Trent Bridge, by eight wickets (on 23 April.) Much as expected by commentators

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 19

Lancashire vs Surrey – (match 19) – at Southport, Birkdale (Trafalgar Road) on Wednesday 7 May 2025 (10h30) Lancashire chalked-up their first home win and third win overall, when compared to ‘much fancied’ Surrey who’d won only one match (on 30 April.) Winning skipper Ellie Threlkeld accurately predicted the outcome before a single ball was

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 7

Somerset vs Lancashire women at Taunton (The Cooper Associates County Ground) on Sunday 27 April 2025 (10h30) Lancashire women chalked-up their second-straight-win, previously both teams having won their opening matches. Commentators lauded younger batters who were given a chance to step-up once Lancashire spinners (Hannah Jones 2/23, Emma Lamb 2/30) both took wickets with ‘stump-to-stump

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 15

Essex vs Lancashire – (match 15) – at Chelmsford (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground) on Sunday 4 May 2025 (10h30) Chalking-up their first win of the season as a professional side at Chelmsford, home team commentators lauded Essex leg-spinners who did ’superbly well’ on a ’slow wicket,’ to take a 5-fer between them. Abtaha Maqsood took

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 9

Lancashire women vs Hampshire women – (match 9) at Southport, Birkdale (Trafalgar Road) on Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30)  The hosts staged an impressive opening partnership of 185 between Eve Jones 107 runs (from 134 balls) and Emma Lamb: on a ‘batter’s wicket’ with ‘little on offer’ for bowlers. Once Emma Lamb departed, three batters

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