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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Source: Julian Thompson

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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Source: Julian Thompson

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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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 2

Middlesex women v Glamorgan women  (match 2, league two ‘double-header’) at the Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood (Middx) on Sunday 1 June 2025 Middlesex women bagged two wins from two following a low-scoring thriller in which neither side scored 100. ‘Commentator’s curse’ struck during Glamorgan women’s innings, when three batters known to be ‘in decent form’

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 4

Sussex Sharks W vs Glos W (match 4, league two ‘double-header’) at Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Sharks women open their account with a ‘convincing’ first win. Commentators lauded Sharks who ‘batted, bowled and fielded well.’ Had a couple of ‘half-chance’ catches been held and two

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 13

Gloucestershire women vs Glamorgan women – match 13, L2 – at  Seat Unique Stadium Bristol on Saturday 3 May 2025  Glamorgan women bagged their second win, under their skipper Lauren Parfitt who’d returned from injury. Two batters dominated the match: Daisy Jeans who scored ‘fifty’ (for Glamorgan women) partnered by Beth Gammon (Wales) banking 87

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 19

Northamptonshire Steelbacks women vs Worcestershire Rapids women – match 19, L2 – at  Northampton County Ground (Wantage Road) on Thursday 15 May 2025 (10h30) Remarkably each bowler from either team took at least one wicket, as it slowly became the first match in which both teams lost all their wickets. Only one batter (Gemma Marriott

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