Southern Vipers vs The Blaze at Southampton (Utilita Bowl) on 18 May 2024 at 14h30 Playing on a ‘difficult pitch,’ commentators expected a short match when Blaze suffered dramatic batting collapse losing five wickets during their power-play, at which point scores were level-pegging with Vipers’ having earned four wickets advantage. Match-winning partnership between top-scorers Lucy
Sunrisers vs Southern Vipers at Radlett, Herts (Brunton Memorial Ground) on 8 May (10h30) Defending champions Southern Vipers suffered their second defeat of the season as they went down by three wickets to Sunrisers. Three Sunrisers batters Jodi Grewcock 56, Florence ‘Flo’ Miller 47 and Amara Carr 42 (pictured) all chalked-up their best scores of the new season.
Western Storm vs Southern Vipers at Bristol (Seat Unique Stadium) on 4 May (09h30) Australian Charli Knott scored a career-best 102 in record time for Vipers as defending champions, partnered by skipper Maia Bouchier and Georgia Adams. Previous Vipers’ fastest ton record-holder Georgia Elwiss, partnered by Freya Kemp, struck a match-winning fifty runs from 29
Southern Vipers vs North West Thunder at Newbury, (Sir Paul Getty’s Ground at Wormsley) on 1 May Interviewed post match (please see below) Nancy Harman (pictured) told Kev James that she was keen to make an impression for reselection to play for Vipers, and this was her first opportunity ‘finish the job’ to win. Together with Alice Monaghan
Southern Vipers vs Northern Diamonds at Southampton (The Utilita Bowl Stadium) on 27 April (delayed start) During the north-south derby, Ella McCaughan made top-score of 83, more than contributing toward Vipers’ 66 runs winning margin for back-to-back wins. Awarded her professional contract exactly a year ago, Ella McCaughan also chalked-up 1,000 runs for Vipers as
Southern Vipers vs Central Sparks at Wormsley, Bucks (Sir Paul Getty’s Ground ) on 24 April (10h30) Overseas signing Charli Knott assured Vipers of victory after hitting her match-winning maiden ‘fifty’ – please see video highlights below. Commentators added that Sparks total ‘never looked enough’ and Charli Knott’s ‘fine innings’ ensured that Vipers were never put
South East Stars vs Southern Vipers (Beckenham, Kent County Ground) on April 20 (10h30) Keenly contested high-scoring match, Stars beating Vipers (as 3 times defending champions): hitting their run-chase target by a wafer-thin margin. Put in to bat, Vipers chalked-up a defendable score, their openers banking 80 runs between EllaMcCaughan and Australian Charli Knott. By contrast, Stars openers achieved a record
Southern Vipers vs North West Thunder on 31 May 2023 (14h30) at Southampton (The Ageas Bowl) Both teams were missing key played called-up for England ‘red ball’ duty. Vipers’ top-scorer Ella McCaughan (pictured) told reporters that she’d been ‘working hard’ and was ‘really pleased’ (to contribute with her bat.) Openers Ella McCaughan and visiting Nicole Faltum (Australian Women’s
The Blaze vs Southern Vipers on May 29 (14h30) at Derby (The Incora County Ground) The Blaze kept their unblemished 100% record with four wins out of four matches, after coming head-to-head with defending champions at Derby. Vipers made a ‘good start’ but as commentator Kev James put it to skipper Georgia Adams, after Vipers
Southern Vipers vs Western Storm on May 26 (14h30) at Southampton (The Ageas Bowl) ‘Champions Day’ spectators watching double-header matches saw both defending champions of the 50-over game: Vipers (women) & Hants (men.) Vipers as hosts made a confident start when both Storm openers offered-up easy catches from shots that commentators said were ‘avoidable.’ Commentators
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