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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 – match 4

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

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Charlotte Edwards Cup – match 17 – Southern Vipers vs NW Thunder

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

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Charlotte Edwards Cup – match 16

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

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Charlotte Edwards Cup – match 10

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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Charlotte Edwards Cup – match 5 – Southern Vipers vs SE Stars

Southern Vipers vs SE Stars on May 23 (14h30) at Newbury (Falkland CC) Successfully chasing-down a record 170 runs target, Vipers staged the highest run-chase in the cup’s short history, beating Stars by six wickets. Previously, 134 runs was banked for Stars’ first wicket, from 15 overs. Stars’ Bryony Smith 83 runs (from 47 balls) made top-score

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 19

Southern Vipers vs Central Sparks on May 10 – at Brighton & Hove (Hove, The 1st Central County Ground) Australian debutante Nicole Faltum (pictured) made a promising start for Vipers,’ scoring 21 – an identical score to fellow Australian Erin Burns (Sparks & Sydney Sixers.) Sparks skipper Eve Jones 73 made top-score, partnered by England’s Amy Jones 40. Together the legendary Joneses batting partnership added 85

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – match 16 – Match abandoned

Southern Vipers vs Western Storm on May 6 at Brighton & Hove (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove) Result: Match abandoned at URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#m77b1cf94-2d3d-4579-9a04-6e3a1e76f1db_~scorecard Latest England and Wales Cricket Board tables at URL: https://www.ecb.co.uk/matches/rachael-heyhoe-flint/tables


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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 10

Central Sparks vs Southern Vipers on 1 May 2023 – match 10 RHF – at Wormsley, Bucks (Sir Paul Getty’s Estate)  ‘Delighted’ Georgia Adams took a ‘4-fer’ and scored a match-winning fifty that saw Vipers ‘back to their winning ways.’ During her post-match interview, skipper Adams added that Sparks total ‘wasn’t big’ and Vipers batters ‘stood-up

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – Match 8

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,

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – Match 1

Southern Vipers W vs Sunrisers W at Southampton (The Ageas Bowl) on 22 April 2023  Vipers were expecting to play a one-sided match. Sunrisers put in an ‘impressive performance,’ with Scotland’s Abtaha Maqsood spin taking her first competition 5-fer (5/30.) Commentators complimented Sunrisers who had ‘most aspects right.’ They won by a ‘massive 126-run margin’;

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