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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 matches 37 & 38

Sparks vs Sunrisers and Thunder vs The Blaze Central Sparks vs Sunrisers at New Road, Worcester, on July 22 – Match abandoned: called-off at 11h51 without a ball bowled @URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m3ceea0de-3f81-4610-87e6-6f64ccec48cf & BBC Sport (Cricket) @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000564 North West Thunder vs The Blaze at Sedbergh School, Cumbria, on July 22 – Match abandoned: called-off at 13h16 without a ball bowled @URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m69ca55d3-7ad1-4fae-815c-f161c8df6bb7 & BBC Sport (Cricket) @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000565


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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 33 – Storm vs Vipers

Western Storm vs Southern Vipers at Millfield School (Street, Somerset) on 15 July 2023 (10h30)   Vipers’ & England’s Maia Bouchier (pictured) made top-score 71 (from 72 balls); partnered by skipper Georgia Adams. Together the pair added 95 runs for Vipers’ second wicket. Both batters made ‘fifty’ in blustery conditions interrupted for an hour, by rain. Although Vipers

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 29 – Stars vs Sunrisers

South East Stars beat Sunrisers by 19 runs (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) at Beckenham, held at The County Ground (Kent) on 11 July. Match report by Bruce Perkins @URL: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/07/11/brits-blasts-bowlers/ *Scorecard BBC Sport @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000543 *Scorecard with highlights courtesy of ECB (via NV Play)@URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#m50fa9dcd-7b6e-457a-a8f6-392927af9463 *Full match commentary from Kit Harris & Michael McCann with video courtesy of Kent CCC for South East Stars via YouTube (with

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 31 – Diamonds vs Thunder

Northern Diamonds vs North West Thunder at York (Clifton Park) on 11 July 2023 (10h30)  Billed as women’s cricket’s ‘war of the roses,’ the wicket was said to favour Diamonds, whose Katie Levick was said to be ‘rubbing her hands,’ long before Diamonds took to the field. Debut home-team commentators’ optimism faded when no Diamonds batter scored ‘fifty’

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 30 – Vipers vs Blaze

Southern Vipers vs The Blaze at Newport (Newclose County Cricket Ground) Isle of Wight, on 11 July at 10h30   Both teams were equally ‘missing a few players’ from England’s ‘Ashes’ call-up. Speaking post-match, Vipers’ skipper Georgia Adams (who skippered Vipers to win this season’s 20 overs’ cup): conceded that unbeaten Blaze were the ‘best team in

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint trophy 2023 – match 27 – Thunder vs Vipers

*North West Thunder vs Southern Vipers at the Trafalgar Road Ground of the Southport & Birkdale CC (Merseyside) on 7 July at 10h30 Equally-matched teams exchanged match advantage until the last two balls. Switching from Vipers to Thunder for this season, Tara Norris (pictured as  ‘ex Viper, wearing last season’s shirt) made top-score and was the only

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