Four games took place around the country. They leave one round still to play. The Blaze v Sunrisers (Loughborough) Sunrisers continued their vigorous form by compiling a mammoth 295-5 against the table- toppers. They were given the perfect start by new skipper, Grace Scrivens, and new girl, Ariana Dowse (ex- Vipers), with a stand of
Central Sparks vs The Blaze – at Edgbaston Stadium at 10h30 on 5 September 2023 ‘The Blaze’ have extended their top-of-table lead, with 2nd & 3rd placed teams both losing on the same day. Earlier, 2nd-placed ‘Sparks’ looked favourites to beat ‘The Blaze.’ When batting, Katie George & Bethan Ellis scored ‘fifties,’ staging ‘Sparks” 5th-wicket partnership: that added
Sunrisers vs Western Storm at Radlett Cricket Club at Cobden Hill (Herts); at 10h30 on 5 September 2023 Sunrisers made another ‘impressive performance,’ beating a depleted Storm side, without England players on call-up. Sunrisers chalked-up their third ever win at 50-overs under their ex-Scots coach; and their first win under England u19s skipper Grace Scrivens’s
As a brief addition to Julian Thompson’s ongoing run-down of Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy matches this summer, [http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/07/25/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-2023-group-stage-matches/], here are the current best two in four categories of batting and bowling: Most runs: Lauren Winfield-Hill 461 Paige Scholfield 331 Highest batting average: Tazmin Brits 107 Sophia Dunkley 103 Most wickets: Georgia Davis 19 Katie Levick 18
South-East Stars v Western Storm RFH Trophy, Beckenham, 22 July For anyone unfamiliar with the cream of English poetry, the preceding line runs: ‘Rain, rain, go away’. At Beckenham it stayed away for two balls of the Storm innings, then the players scurried for shelter. It was a relief to see them reappear, allowing the
Northern Diamonds vs Central Sparks at Leeds, Headingley Stadium on 15 July 2023 (12h40) Commentators lauded Sparks’ Katie George (pictured) who made a ‘tremendous knock’ with her match-winning ‘fifty, scoring 56 from just 35 balls. As stand-out performer, Katie George also took two wickets (2/46) out of Diamonds’ four, during a rain-affected match. Commentators were Jonathan Doidge (for BBC
South-East Stars v Sunrisers RHF Trophy Beckenham 11 July 2023 Result: SES 290-9 (50 0vers) Sunrisers 262-7 (48 overs) SES won by 19 runs (DLS method) The BBC predicted a lot of rain, so we saw 552 runs scored. Thank you, Auntie. Though both sides reached big totals, they were largely due to the efforts
The Blaze vs Northern Diamonds at Queen’s Park, Chesterfield (Derbys) on 7 July 2023 (10h30) Unbeaten Blaze made light-work of chasing down winning target set by defending champions Diamonds, scoring nearly twice-as-fast as their opponents (7.6 runs-per-over vs 4r-p-o.) England’s Tammy Beaumont 83*not out (62) made top-score: that included 2 ‘sixes;’ partnered by Scotland’s Sarah Bryce 53*not out
South East Stars vs Central Sparks at Guildford (Woodbridge Road) on 7 July 2023 (10h30) Closely contested match, most memorable for Sparks fielding two ’George 99’ shirts – see photo. Both players (Issy Wong and Katie George) put in match-winning performances both with bat-and-ball. Combined with other players, their batting partnerships added 150 runs and both hit ‘sixes.’ When combining the
Central Sparks vs North West Thunder at Worcester (New Road) on 2 July 2023 (10h30) Sparks’ pairing Ami Campbell (pictured) and Abbey Freeborn mustered 139 runs for Sparks’ 4th wicket, during a match-winning century third-wicket stand. Ami Campbell top-scored with 68 (from 78 balls) and Abbey Freeborn scored 67. Previously in May (at Old Trafford) both teams had tied. With both teams
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