Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 17

Yorkshire (women) vs Worcestershire Rapids (women) (match 18-L2 double-header fixture) at Leeds (Headingley Stadium) on Friday 27 June 2025 (15h30) Unbeaten Yorkshire women pulled-off a ‘relatively comfortable’ run-chase, chalking-up their fourth successive victory at 20 overs; having won 10-out-of-12 matches across both formats. In contrast, commentators had earlier relished a ‘great encounter’ between ‘David and

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 13

Leicestershire Foxes (women) vs Worcestershire Rapids (women) (match 13-L2 – double-header fixture) at Leicester (Uptonsteel County Ground) on Sunday 15 June 2025 Foxes women successfully chased down Rapids women’s par score, before their home crowd with two overs to spare. Foxes opener Francesca Sweet [67*not out (from 53 balls)] scored her season’s best ‘fifty’ with

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 9

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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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 8

Worcestershire Rapids women v Derbyshire Falcons women (match 8, league two women’s ‘double-header’) at Visit Worcestershire New Road on Sunday 8 June 2025 Falcons women batters were made to ‘work hard’ for their first win. Challenged to play both ‘double header’ matches on the same-day, under Rapids women skipper Clare Boycott (for 20-overs) partnered by

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 19

Northamptonshire Steelbacks women vs Worcestershire Rapids women – match 19, L2 – at  Northampton County Ground (Wantage Road) on Thursday 15 May 2025 (10h30) Remarkably each bowler from either team took at least one wicket, as it slowly became the first match in which both teams lost all their wickets. Only one batter (Gemma Marriott

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 15

Worcestershire Rapids women vs Sussex Sharks women – match 15, L2 – at Visit New Road Worcester on Saturday 3 May 2025 (10h30) Sharks women bagged their first win, seizing the advantage to bowl out Rapids women, who were unbeaten before the match; previously beating Yorkshire by a wide margin. Batting first, Sharks openers banked

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 10

Leicestershire Foxes Women vs Worcestershire Rapids Women at Uppingham School (Upper field) Oakham – on Sunday 27 April 2025 (10h30) Returning this season from two year’s absence All-rounder Clare Boycott (pictured) ‘anchored’ Rapids’ innings ‘superbly’ contributing top score with six ‘fours’ and also taking a wicket. Clare Boycott’s 75 set-up Rapid’s win by 63 runs;

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Cup League Two Fixtures for season 2025

League Two Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) starts on May 29 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below with suffix ‘L2,’ arranged by venue:- *Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove § Sunday, June 1@tbc: Sussex Sharks v Gloucestershire (match 4, L2); §

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