Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 39

Kent Horses (women) v Sussex Sharks (women) (match 39-league two stand-alone fixture) at The Spitfire Ground St.Lawrence, Canterbury (Kent) on Sunday 20 July 2025 14h30 (delayed start, 16h55) Billed as a ‘Wealden’ local derby, the rain-affected match was reduced to ten overs, once ten overs had been docked from each side’s quota. Scores were level-pegging

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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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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 35

Leicestershire Foxes (women) vs Yorkshire (women) (match 35-league two) double-header fixture at Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester on Friday 18 July 2025. Yorkshire women were said to be ‘unstoppable’ when wrapping-up their seventh ‘controlled’ win, having already booked their place in the Northern group semi-finals at Northampton on July 26. Key to Yorkshire womens’  batting performance, was Georgie

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 28

Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons (women) (match 28, league two stand-alone fixture) at the Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester on Sunday, 6 July 2025 at 14h30 ‘Local’ East Midlands derby described by home-team commentator as a ‘narrow’ third back-to-back win for the hosts. Despite their resounding success, Foxes women could miss their opportunity to play the

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 36

Derbyshire Falcons (women) vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) (match 36-league two, double-header fixture) at The Central Co-Op County Ground, Derby on Friday 18 July 2025 14h30 ‘Local’ East Midlands derby, in all likelihood played as a ‘dead rubber,’ with Falcons as hosts closing ‘bottom of table’ for league-two’s northern group. Falcons ‘went big’ to make a

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 30

Worcestershire Rapids (women) vs Leicestershire Foxes (women) (match 30, league two double-header fixture) at Visit Worcestershire New Road on Sunday, 13 July 2025 at 10h30 ‘Rapids women beat Foxes in a low-scoring thriller that Rapids won convincingly both with bat-and-ball. Foxes arrived with triple back-to-back wins, also having previously beaten Rapids at Home. An extraordinary

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 25

Sussex Sharks (women) vs Middlesex (women) (match 25, league two) double-header fixture at The 1st Central County Ground Hove on Saturday, 5 July 2025 at 15h00 Middlesex women all-but-cemented their place to qualify alongside Glamorgan from the South Group, for Finals Day at Northampton on Saturday, 26 July. Skipper Saskia Horley [42 runs (from 29

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 31

Yorkshire (women) vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) (match 31, L2); double header at Leeds Headingley Stadium on Sunday 13th July 11h00 Unbeaten Yorkshire women pulled-off their sixth successive victory at 20 overs with two matches to play. Standing top-of the Northern group competition table, Yorkshire had ‘already qualified’ for the semi-finals. Playing on a ‘belter’ of

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