Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 14

Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Derbyshire Falcons (women) (match 12-L2 stand alone fixture) at Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground Wantage Road on Sunday 15 June Local Midlands Derby won by Falcons who carried 20-30 runs advantage throughout the low-scoring match. Speaking post-match for Steelbacks, Anisha Patel – pictured mentioned that the spinner’s wicket was ‘used earlier in the week;’ and that

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 12

Gloucestershire (women) v Kent Horses (women) (match 12-L2) – stand alone fixture at Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol  on Sunday 15 June Horses women openers banked 62 runs in their first six-and-a-half overs. By comparison beyond mid-way, Spitfires’ 27-run advantage was retained, as a winning margin. Both teams suffered unfortunate dismissals (Amy Gordon for Horses, and

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 13

Leicestershire Foxes (women) vs Worcestershire Rapids (women) (match 13-L2 – double-header fixture) at Leicester (Uptonsteel County Ground) on Sunday 15 June 2025 Foxes women successfully chased down Rapids women’s par score, before their home crowd with two overs to spare. Foxes opener Francesca Sweet [67*not out (from 53 balls)] scored her season’s best ‘fifty’ with

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 9

Worcestershire Rapids women v Northamptonshire Steelbacks women (match 9, league two women’s ‘double-header’) at Visit Worcestershire New Road on Sunday 8 June 2025  Playing the second half of the first women’s back-to-back double-header, Rapids did well to pick themselves up from their first match defeat to ‘go again’ and this time were proud to produce

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 10

Yorkshire women vs Leicestershire Foxes women (match 10, league two women’s ‘double-header’) at Leeds Headingley Stadium, on Sunday 8 June 2025 Spinners ‘took the glory’ as Yorkshire women chalked-up back-to-back wins from their second Headingley home match of the T20 season. Commentators added that the result was similar for 50 overs. Batting first, Georgie Boyce

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 8

Worcestershire Rapids women v Derbyshire Falcons women (match 8, league two women’s ‘double-header’) at Visit Worcestershire New Road on Sunday 8 June 2025 Falcons women batters were made to ‘work hard’ for their first win. Challenged to play both ‘double header’ matches on the same-day, under Rapids women skipper Clare Boycott (for 20-overs) partnered by

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 7

Sussex Sharks women vs Glamorgan women (match 7, league two ‘double-header’) at The 1st Central County Ground Hove on Sunday 8 June 2025 Glamorgan women bagged their first-ever win in the Vitality Blast in their second attempt. In-form batters Bethan Gammon [42 runs(from 24balls) and Daisy Jeanes42(41) made top-score. Both batters scored centuries for Glamorgan

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 5

Yorkshire women vs Derbyshire Falcons women  (match 5, league two) at Leeds Headingley Stadium on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Introducing the match pitch-side, Yorks Head women’s coach Rich Pyrah told reporters pitch-side that he’d fielded a young side, with several senior players loaned to first-tier teams, ahead of The Women’s Hundred. Mike McCann also spoke

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 6

Middlesex women vs Kent women (match 6, league two) at Radlett Cricket Club (Brunton Memorial Ground) on Sunday 8 June 2025 Middlesex women stay undefeated with three back-to-back wins. Their key partnership between top-scorers Saskia Horley [63runs (from 45 balls) and Pippa Sproul 35(27) banked 76 runs. Kent women’s run-chase made a good start after six

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 1

Middlesex W v Sussex Sharks W (match 1, league two ‘double-header’) at Lord’s (St John’s Wood, North London) on Thursday, 29 May 2025 Middlesex women launched their Vitality Blast women T20 with a resounding win, with eight wickets in hand. To mark the ‘landmark occasion’ for the home crowd, former Middlesex women’s skipper Naomi Dattani

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