Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 12

The Blaze vs Essex women (match 12 league one ‘double-header’) at The Central Co-Op County Ground  Derby on Friday, 6 June 2025  Commentators announced that ‘it was all happening at Derby’ when two Blaze players became injured during Essex women’s power-play. Blaze strike bowler Grace Ballinger was escorted away with a pulled ham-string after bowling

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 17

Surrey vs Durham Cricket women (match 17 league one – ‘double-header’) at at the Kia Oval, Kennington South London on Sunday, 8 June 2025 Commentators gave ‘full marks’ for a ‘pleasing all-round performance’ by top-of-table Surrey women (with bat, ball and also in-the-field) as the only undefeated team. Hollie Armitage played a ‘skipper’s innings’ for

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 16

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Thunder women (match 16 league one – double header) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on Sunday, 8 June 2025 Commentators lauded both teams for staging a gripping match: said to be a ‘great advertisement’ for the competition, ‘with superb fielding.’ Apart from the final ball, commentators found it difficult to separate the

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Source: Julian Thompson

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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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 15

The Blaze vs Somerset (match 15 league one) at Nottingham, Trent Bridge on Saturday, 7 June 2025 No match result. Covers were removed and replaced (at least twice) after ninety minutes, for successive pitch inspections. Weather: intermittent rain *Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mc5d43cfb-c23f-4dc4-9ba9-d5e072859c71 *BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225304 

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, Bears vs Somerset women (match 11)

Birmingham Bears vs Somerset (match 11, league one ‘double-header’) at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on Friday, 6 June 2025 (15h00) Bears made an ‘emphatic’ performance, bagging a bonus point to go top-of-table. Post-match, ‘Bears TV’ interviewed congratulated Vertu POTM Australian Laura Harris for her unprecedented achievement, scoring back-to-back ‘fifties’ in less than 20 balls. Aaron Viles

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Source: Julian Thompson

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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