Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 43

Middlesex (women) vs Yorkshire (women) (match 43 – league two final) at Northampton County Ground on Saturday, 26 July 2025, at 18h45 Commentators remarked on an ‘unusual situation’ where Yorkshire women are promoted next year, to become ‘league-one professionals’ without any trophy to their name following their ‘top order collapse’ in the final; whereas Middlesex

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, – semi-final 2

Yorkshire  (women) vs Glamorgan (women) (match 42 – league two semi-final 2) at Northampton County Ground on Saturday, 26July 2025, at 15h00 Yorkshire women sailed through their north-south semi-final, having won all their matches-to-date and play Middlesex women in the final. Glamorgan women’s opening partnership worth 66 runs between top-scorer Bethan Ellis [41 runs (from

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, – semi-final 1

Middlesex (women) vs Leicestershire Foxes (women) (match 41 – league two semi-final 1) at Northampton County Ground on Saturday, 26 July 2025, at 11h00 Middlesex women made a ‘completely dominant’ display during their north-south semi-final, having lost one solitary match-to-date. Drama struck during Foxes innings when Issy Routledge’s ball to dismiss Ellen Watson broke a

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 40

Gloucestershire vs Middlesex (women) (match 40 -league two, stand-alone fixture), part of the 153rd Cheltenham (Towergate) cricket festival 2025 at Cheltenham College Ground (Glos.) on Sunday 20 July 2025 14h30 Dramatic match saw Gloucester women push ‘right to the brink’ when facing Middlesex women, with a remarkable run-chase that came down to the last ball. Best

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 34

Glamorgan (women) vs Kent Horses (women) (match 34-league two) double-header fixture at Sophia Gardens Cardiff on Friday 18 July 2025 at 14h30 Far from a memorable Friday finale with the ‘fairy-tale’ ending that commentators had predicted, the match became full of incidents, the last of which cost the hosts the match. That included ‘injuries, a

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 33

Gloucestershire vs Sussex Sharks (women) (match 33 -league two) double-header fixture, part of the 53rd Cheltenham festival at Cheltenham College Ground (Glos.) on Thursday, 17 July 2025 at 12h00 Convincing win ‘as scoreline suggests’ explained by ‘more polished’ batting, bowling and fielding by Sharks women. Top-scorer Rachel King [48 runs (from 23 balls)] got Sharks

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