Northamptonshire Steelbacks women vs Sussex Sharks women (match 35, League two) – at Horton House Cricket Club, Horton (Northamptonshire) on Sunday 17 August 2025 (10h30) Steelbacks women received a boost to their semi-final qualification chances, staging a dramatic turn-around that saw both teams lost all their wickets, playing on a pitch that ‘turned.’ POTM bowler
Kent (Horses) women vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks women – (match 27, league two) – at the County Ground, Beckenham on Saturday 9 August 2025 (10h30) After losing three power-play wickets to Emily Carpenter’s left-armed seam, Megan Sturge [40 runs (from 65 balls)] partnered by Elsa Barnfather 26(from 50) added 55-runs for the Kent (Horses) womens fourth wicket,
Derbyshire Falcons (women) vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) – (match 22, league two) – at The Central Co-op County Ground, Derby on Saturday 2 August 2025 (10h30) ‘Local’ East Midlands derby, with same result as when played on the same ground in shorter format (20ov. League two, match 36 on 18 July.) Commentators expected Steelbacks to
‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) played between 29 May and 26 July Women’s results are listed below with suffix ‘L2,’ arranged by venue:- *Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove § July 5: Middlesex (women) 167/5 beat Sussex Sharks (women) by 15 runs (match 25, L2); @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/07/17/vitality-blast-women-t20-league-two-match-25/ § June 1: Sussex
‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) concludes with finals day on July 26 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s matches dual ticketed with either women’s or men’s matches); Remaining women’s finals day fixtures with group stage results are listed below, arranged by venue; League Two Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) started on May
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
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) v Worcestershire Rapids (women)(match 26, league two) double-header fixture at Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground on Sunday 6 July 2025 at 11h00 Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Covers were removed and replaced (at least twice) after ninety minutes, for successive pitch inspections. Weather: Stormy with occasional rain clearing. *Scorecard with video highlights,
League Two Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) started on May 29 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s July fixtures and results until June 2025 are listed below with suffix ‘L2,’ arranged by venue:- *Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove § Saturday, July 5@15h00 Sussex Sharks (women) vs
Leicestershire Foxes (women) vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) (match 19-L2 – double-header fixture) at Uptonsteel County Ground Leicester on Friday 27 June 2025 (17h30) ‘Local’ East Midlands derby described by home-team commentator as a ‘professional performance’ and a ‘resounding win.’ Scores were level-pegging after six-overs ‘power-play,’ but Foxes had car advantage by mid-way [75/2 vs 46/6.]
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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