The Blaze vs South East Stars at Beckenham, at The County Ground (Kent CCC) on September 21 Match that will be remembered for ‘Blaze’ qualifying to play ‘Vipers’ in the Northampton final, at the expense of ’Stars’ who are eliminated from the competition. Despite adverse batting conditions, Sarah Bryce (pictured) was lauded by commentators as
Southern Vipers vs South East Stars – at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton on September 13 All twenty wickets fell during the Southern Derby, with both teams missing players on England call-up; with equal expectations to qualify beyond the group stage to play the Eliminator if they won two-out-of-three of their remaining matches. Previously, ’Stars’ unexpectedly defeated
South East Stars vs The Blaze – Beckenham, at The County Ground (Kent) on September 10 <match photo> * Match report by Bruce Perkins @URL: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/09/11/sun-shines-on-the-stars/ Match result: South East Stars 278/10 beat The Blaze 171/10, by 107 runs *’Stars” batting: Alice Davidson-Richards 101(128), Paige Scholfield 56(61), Bryony Smith 34(30), Bethan Miles 33(32), Alexa Stonehouse 18(12),
South East Stars vs North West Thunder at Guildford (Woodbridge Road); at 10h30 on 5 September 2023 ‘Thunder’ came beefed-up by Scots (Olivia Bell) and Irish (Laura Delaney) Internationals, but minus international superstar Deandre Dottin. Previously on 22 April (match 2), ’Stars’ equalled the highest competition score (334/5 vs 203/10.) This time the tables were turned
South East Stars beat Sunrisers by 19 runs (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) at Beckenham, held at The County Ground (Kent) on 11 July. Match report by Bruce Perkins @URL: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2023/07/11/brits-blasts-bowlers/ *Scorecard BBC Sport @URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKE1000543 *Scorecard with highlights courtesy of ECB (via NV Play)@URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#m50fa9dcd-7b6e-457a-a8f6-392927af9463 *Full match commentary from Kit Harris & Michael McCann with video courtesy of Kent CCC for South East Stars via YouTube (with
South East Stars vs Central Sparks at Guildford (Woodbridge Road) on 7 July 2023 (10h30) Closely contested match, most memorable for Sparks fielding two ’George 99’ shirts – see photo. Both players (Issy Wong and Katie George) put in match-winning performances both with bat-and-ball. Combined with other players, their batting partnerships added 150 runs and both hit ‘sixes.’ When combining the
South East Stars vs Northern Diamonds – at Beckenham (The County Ground, Kent) on 2 July 2023 (10h30) Defending champions Diamonds leap-frogged Stars into second place, beating Stars home-and-away in both fifth and sixth rounds. With both sides depleted by England ‘call-up,’ acting skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill (pictured) had told reporters that she was making a ‘conscious
South East Stars vs Central Sparks on 7 June 2023 (14h00) at Canterbury (St Lawrence, Spitfire Ground). With neither team qualifiying beyond this year’s group stage, both teams had what commentators described as a ‘great opportunity’ to showcase their cricket, despite both teams missing players called-up by ‘England A.’ During the final over, the ‘dead rubber’ became an
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