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Charlotte Edwards Cup Semi-final  – match 29 –  Vipers vs Thunder

Southern Vipers vs North West Thunder on 10 June 2023 (12h00): at Worcester (New Road) Vipers opening pair Danni Wyatt 76 runs (from 50 balls) and Maia Bouchier 56 runs (from 32) staged a batting ‘masterclass,’ to chalk-up the competition’s 4th highest score. Defending champions Southern Vipers continued to score at around 10 runs-per-over, which

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A Double Dose of Drama

France v New Zealand World Cup Semi-final Eden Park Auckland When a team loses its biggest game of the season (of the decade?) by a single point, fingers tend to point to certain errors. In the most dramatic of games imaginable les Bleues came up one point short against the hosts. So their most unenvied

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England survive intensest Pressure

Semi-final, World Cup Eden Park, Auckland Canada v England Before we think of congratulating England on reaching another final, we have to praise the extraordinary performance shown by the Maple Leafs throughout the game. For true amateurs to come so close to beating the short-odds favourites spoke volumes for their ability and fitness. They came

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England announce their Semi-final Line-up

Continuity, but… The management had two choices: either a team warming up for the final; or the team needed to get past Canada. For Simon Middleton it was a case of ‘Continuity, but…’ so Claudia MacDonald returns from injury to play left wing, which means Abby Dow has to switch sides again. Tatyana Heard goes

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Wasps fall to semi-final defeat

Wasps were beaten 31-13 by a clinical Saracens side in the Premier 15s semi-finals. Wasps worked tirelessly but the home side pulled away in the second half. Despite being on top for large parts of the first half, the visitors went in behind and fell foul of the officials in the second period. Before the

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