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Valentine’s Day – No Love Lost

Today’s two PWR matches brought one inevitable win and one big upset. First, Gloucester-Hartpury v Harlequins in brief Glos-pury completed their tenth unblemished win in ten, to cement their place at the top. This was first versus third, so no wonder the half-time score reached only 19-10. The Kingsholm crowd was worried as Sam Monaghan

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PWR Round 10 – another cliff-hanger

Two matches – first Bristol Bears v Trailfinders, then Sale Sharks v Gloucester-Hartpury Both matches were played in miserably wet murky conditions. We were treated to another thriller at Shaftesbury Park, as Bears tried to get their season running properly. History tells us these contests tend to be close, but not at the start. After

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‘Vitality blast’ League Two Fixtures for season 2026 [4 of 4]

‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) starts on May 22 Women’s League Two fixtures for 2026 are listed below, with suffix ‘L2,’ arranged by venue: *Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove Sunday, May 31@tbc: Sussex Sharks vs Glamorgan (match 11, L2); Friday, June 5@tbc: Sussex Sharks vs Leicestershire Foxes (match 16,

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Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup results – May 2025

Vitality T20  Women’s  County Cup (tournament for 20 overs) results by venue for 2025 *Allscott Cricket Ground (Salop) May 5, Shropshire women 147/7 beat Norfolk women 101/7 by 46 runs; round 1@url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#med666783-8d4c-4a92-a3d6-ef20bed89b64 *Beckenham, Kent County Ground (Hosted by Surrey) May 17, Surrey women 237/7 beat Hampshire Hawks women 180/9 by 57 runs; round 3

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Women’s ‘League Two’ results for Summer 2025

Metro Bank One Day Cup, Women’s (tournament for 50 overs) Women’s ‘League Two’ Results for Summer 2025 *Arundel, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground 9 August: Sussex Sharks women 272/8 beat Leicestershire Foxes women 216 ‘All out’ by 56 runs – match 29, L2; @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/08/11/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-two-match-29/ *Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove 26 April: Yorkshire (White

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 41

Derbyshire Falcons vs Sussex Sharks women (match 41, league two) at the Central Co-Op County Ground Derby on Saturday 30 August 2025 (10h30) Dead rubber, with insufficient points for either team to make progress beyond the competition’s group stage. Sharks women’s top-scorers Daisy Mullan – pictured wearing Lancs colours [82*not out (from 101 balls)] partnered

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 39

Sussex Sharks women vs Middlesex women – (match 39, league two) at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on BH Monday 25 August 2025 (10h30) Middx women retain their unbeaten record and were said to ‘smother’ any chance of Sharks women’s qualification hopes beyond the group stage. Having gone to great lengths to explore how

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 35

Northamptonshire Steelbacks women vs Sussex Sharks women (match 35, League two) – at Horton House Cricket Club, Horton (Northamptonshire) on Sunday 17 August 2025 (10h30) Steelbacks women received a boost to their semi-final qualification chances, staging a dramatic turn-around that saw both teams lost all their wickets, playing on a pitch that ‘turned.’ POTM bowler

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 29

Sussex Sharks women vs Leicestershire Foxes women   (match 29, league two)- at Arundel, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground cricket festival on Saturday 9 August 2025 (10h30) Sussex Sharks women ‘kept their hopes alive’ to qualify for the up-coming semi-finals. Looking to create ‘scoreboard pressure’ by positing more than 250, only one Sharks batter scored ‘fifty’

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