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
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
South East Stars vs Northern Diamonds on 26 May 2023 (13h45) in London, South (at The Kia Oval) Stars top-scorer Alice Capsey hit a personal best 71 runs, scored from 48 balls, scoring half Stars total under t-20 conditions. When Diamonds replied, Hollie Armitage played her best skipper’s innings to date, scoring more than half of the
Sunrisers W vs SE Stars W on May 25 (14h15) at London (North) at Lord’s (St John’s Wood) Stars bagged their first win at 3rd attempt, scoring at a faster rate than their opponents to stage a successful run-chase. England’s Alice Capsey was short-lived, but scored faster than two-runs-per-ball. Bryony Smith [38 runs (from 27 balls)] played a skipper’s innings, making
South East Stars vs The Blaze on 20 May (14h30) at Beckenham (Kent County Ground) Making top-score, Blaze’s Georgie Boyce 63*not out (from 38 balls) enjoyed one of the ‘best games of cricket’ (in which) she’d ever played. England’s Tammy Beaumont 43(31) ‘laid the foundation’ for Blaze’s successful run-chase. Match advantage swung between both teams as Blaze
Western Storm vs South East Stars on 1 May 2023 – match 12 RHF – at Bristol (SEAT Unique stadium) Prior to the match, commentators said that each side had won one match and lost one. Stars chalked-up a second win. Batter Paige Scholfield scored 134*not out, single-handedly scoring more than Storm’s total score (83/10.) Scholfield’s second ‘ton,’ keeps
South East Stars vs Southern Vipers – match 8 RHF – at Beckenham (The County Ground, Kent) on 29 April 2023 Commentators reassured viewers that Vipers were ‘back on track,’ after last week’s shock defeat by Sunrisers. Posting a defendable score against Stars, three Vipers batters scored ‘fifty.’ Given the benefit of intensive fielding practice between matches,
At Cheltenham College (Cheltenham Festival), Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 23 Following what commentators described as an ‘excellent maiden century and test wicket’ playing against South Africa, Stars’ stand-in skipper Alice Davidson-Richards (pictured) made a skipper’s ‘fifty’ and bowled a ‘4-fer;’ to bag a decisive win. For consolation, Storm’s, skipper Sophie Luff tops the competition’s batting
At Southport (Trafalgar Road, Birkdale) Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 16 New recruit Lauren Smith (Australian All-Rounder from NSW) was outstanding for Stars, hitting 73 and taking 2/20 to clinch a shock first win under Aylish Cranstone’s captaincy (pictured). For Thunder, former England spinner Alex Hartley skittled Stars top-order, taking her second ‘A-List’ 6-fer
At Brighton (Hove, The 1st Central County Ground) on July 9 In perfect conditions, 479 runs were scored and 19 wickets fell. For Vipers, Georgia Elwiss (pictured) made top score (115) setting a new tournament record. Together, Elwiss and Emily Windsor staged a match-winning 160-run fifth-wicket partnership in just over twenty overs. Whilst Georgia Elwiss crafted
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