‘Sunrisers Women’ vs ‘Southern Vipers W’ at Chelmsford on 12 September (Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – round 6) Even before a solitary ball was bowled, table-topping ‘Vipers’ seemed assured of a win against wooden spoon favourites ‘Sunrisers.’ Add experienced England players into the equation and today’s match produced an incredible game. Both Georgia Elwiss (‘Vipers’)
‘Western Storm Women’ vs ‘Lightning’ at Bristol on 12 September (Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – round 6) Making top score of the day, skipper Sophie Luff (70) staged a decisive 70-run partnership that proved to separate the two teams. Luff guided ‘Storm’ (who previously suffered 5 ‘ducks’) through a cautious start, scoring below 3-runs-per-over. ‘Lightning’s’
Stars came to Beckenham intent on continuing their cup-winning performance, in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, in the longer format. They made excellent use of a mostly friendly pitch to build a huge score, but then Lightning delayed their celebrations with a heart-warming show of their own. Stars adjusted their batting order, Alice Davidson-Richards restored to open
Sunrisers Women’ vs ‘Central Sparks W’ at Merchant Taylor’s School, Northwood Middx on 10 September (Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – round 5) *Following a delayed start, the match the DLS method reduced each innings to 47 overs. Having suffered a string of defeats, ‘Sunrisers’ need wins to escape receiving the wooden spoon. Instead, ‘Sparks’’ higher strike
‘Northern Diamonds Women’ vs ‘Western Storm W’ at Riverside, Chester-le-Street on 10 September (Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – round 5) With the best run-rate, second-placed ‘Diamonds’ must fancy their chances to reach the qualifier, as one of three teams who’ve chalked-up 4 wins and 1 loss. In a one-sided match, ‘Diamonds’ bowled out ‘Storm:’ six ‘Storm’ players
‘SE Stars Women’ vs ‘Lightning W’ at Beckenham on 10 September (Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – 5th round) Fresh from winning the Charlotte Edwards Cup, Bryony Smith’s ‘Stars’ posted the highest score of the day (293.) Remarkably, both Skippers made top score: Bryony Smith hitting 84 versus Kathryn Bryce’s 87. Bryony Smith went one better by taking
Thunder Women’ vs ‘Southern Vipers W’ at Sale, Manchester on 10 September (Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – round 5) After five rounds, ‘Vipers’ retain their 1st place. Remarkably, ‘Vipers’ remain undefeated, beating ‘Thunder’ bizarrely with an inferior run-rate, but losing fewer wickets. Batting first, ‘Thunder’ were bowled out for a menial score (110.) Having a margin-of-safety of almost
‘Southern Vipers’ vs ‘Central Sparks’ at Hove on 25 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group A) Previous match was on 26 June when ‘Vipers’ won at Egbaston by 8 wickets (with 41 balls remaining.) This time the tables were turned as ‘Sparks’ claimed victory over ‘Vipers’ with six balls to spare For ‘Vipers,’ Georgia Adams played a
The County Ground at Northamptonshire CCC will play host to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final on Saturday September 25. The best-placed team will qualify automatically for the final, where they’ll meet the winner of a play-off between the teams finishing second and third – to be played on Wednesday September 22 – to decide who lifts the
This round showed the RHF in its best light. The England squad had flown the nest, but there were still plenty of players left with international experience to show the way. Now we could sense the depth of quality across England’s shires. Stars They shouldn’t have lost their game at Headingley. They batted very well
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