Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit at Edgbaston (Birmingham) on 24 August 2023 Played as a ‘dead rubber,’ both teams had insufficient points to qualify for the tournament’s next stage. England’s Charlie Dean skippered ’Spirit’ to victory by a wide margin. Grace Harris (from Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League) hit top-score of 87 runs (from 47 balls)
Welsh Fire vs London Spirit at Cardiff (Sophia Gardens) on 20 August 2023 Before the match, ‘Fire’ were said to have gathered ‘team momentum’ with ‘one-foot-in-the-door’ and ‘needed and wanted’ to qualify for the next stage of the tournament. ‘Fire’ attained this year’s 3rd highest Women’s score-to-date (2023) to win the match by a comfortable
London Spirit vs Northern Superchargers at Lord’s (London North) on 18 August 2023 Commentators set the scene with ‘Spirit’ standing outside the ‘Last Chance Saloon’ to stay in the competition, before 14,500 spectators.’ Drama struck when batter Kate Cross was ‘dropped,’ held her nerve and partner Georgia Wareham scored the winning run from the penultimate match ball. Commentators lauded Phoebe
Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit, at The Kia Oval (London South) on 15 August 2023. With both sides needing to bag valuable winning points to stay in the tournament, there was an air of optimism among 11,000 spectators for the London-Derby. Before the match, double-defending champions skipper Suzie Bates told SKY TV she’d been ‘a bit short’ on runs.
London Spirit vs Trent Rockets at Lords (London, North) on 12 August (11h00) ‘Basement battle,’ with both teams aspiring to make progress beyond the group stage. Before the match, skipper Heather Knight looked forward to ‘Spirit’s first win, had learned from previous ‘dismal’ collapse, adding that it was lovely to come to a ‘good ground.’ As the match progressed, ‘Spirit’s’ batters
London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles at Lord’s (London, North) at 15h00 (called-off at 16h20) on 2 August ‘Match abandoned without a ball bowled’ courtesy of BBC Sport @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000719 Before the match, Sky Sports interviewed Lauren Winfield-Hill (pictured), keeping wicket for Oval Invincibles (defending champions.) https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/cricket/competitions/the-hundred/12931683/lauren-winfield-hill-its-a-really-exciting-time-for-english-cricket
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