Western Storm vs The Blaze at Bristol (The Seat Unique stadium) on 2 July 2023 (10h30) With both sides depleted by England Ashes call-up, acting skipper Marie Kelly stepped-up by scoring ‘fifty;’ staged a ‘run-out;’ and clean-bowled Storm skipper Luff’. Marie Kelly also took a vital ‘death over’ catch. Tight field-settings took the match down to wire, Blaze winning by 6
The composition of the eight regional franchises on 2 July 2023 was particularly interesting. The England squad had just completed an exhausting and unsuccessful test match at Trent Bridge. On that same 2 July the England A squad (of 12) was battling equally unsuccessfully against the Aussies in an ODI. Who was left over to
South East Stars vs Northern Diamonds – at Beckenham (The County Ground, Kent) on 2 July 2023 (10h30) Defending champions Diamonds leap-frogged Stars into second place, beating Stars home-and-away in both fifth and sixth rounds. With both sides depleted by England ‘call-up,’ acting skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill (pictured) had told reporters that she was making a ‘conscious
The Blaze 209/9 (50 overs) vs Western Storm 23/0 (5 overs) on May 10 at Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester; match 17 – No result: at URL https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#mea0fc4de-bd3c-4819-87ea-45f8b98edb03_~scorecard The Blaze vs North West Thunder on May 1 at Mansfield, Notts (The John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Sookholme); match 9 – Match abandoned at URL https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#m858cf974-d034-4425-857d-0544c3f2eafb_~scorecard Latest England and Wales Cricket Board tables at
Southern Vipers vs Central Sparks on May 10 – at Brighton & Hove (Hove, The 1st Central County Ground) Australian debutante Nicole Faltum (pictured) made a promising start for Vipers,’ scoring 21 – an identical score to fellow Australian Erin Burns (Sparks & Sydney Sixers.) Sparks skipper Eve Jones 73 made top-score, partnered by England’s Amy Jones 40. Together the legendary Joneses batting partnership added 85
Northern Diamonds vs South East Stars on May 10 – at Scarborough (Marine Road North Ground) After five rounds, commentators said that Diamonds were back-on-track to defend their title, taking third-place (just one point behind second-placed Stars.) Diamonds bowler Jess Woolston took a 5-fer, that reduced Stars’ batters to 55/5. Dutch international Sterre Kalis (pictured) took two catches and built two key
Northern Diamonds vs The Blaze on 6 May 2023 – Chester-le-Street, Durham (SEAT Unique Riverside) – Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. When top-of-table Blaze played defending champions Diamonds, the match lasted less than 19 overs-per-side. Blaze suffered an immediate set-back, when South African Inbternational Nadine deKlerk’s first ball struck a helmet (law 28.3); gifting 5 extras. Nadine deKlerk (7/33) went
North West Thunder vs Central Sparks on May 6 – match RHF14 – at Manchester (Emirates Old Trafford) Thunder’s England duo Sophie Ecclestone and Emma Lamb made ‘fifties.’ Sparks debutante Erin Burns (Australia) took a ‘4-fer’ with her off-spin and added what turned out to be 37 valuable runs with her bat. Sparks Eve Jones (pictured)
Sunrisers vs Northern Diamonds on May 1 – match RHF11 – at Chelmsford, Essex (The Cloud County Ground) England hopeful Bess Heath 32*not out (pictured) was the only player from either side to score ‘six,’ launching her second ’six’ to decide the match outcome. As defending champions, Diamonds batters scored consistently at a faster rate; with a higher
Sunrisers vs South East Stars on May 5 – at Radlett, Herts (Cobden Hill Cricket Club) Stars posted a defendable score in difficult ‘soggy’ playing conditions that saw 19 wickets fall. Scotland’s Abtaha Maqsood took 4/23 (4-fer.) As the match progressed, each innings was reduced in two steps: 41 overs-per-side; then down to 29 overs, following sporadic rain. Match advantage swung
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