‘Vitality Blast’ League Two Fixtures with Group Stage results – July 2025

‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) concludes with finals day on July 26 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s matches dual ticketed with either women’s or men’s matches); Remaining women’s finals day fixtures with group stage results are listed below, arranged by venue; League Two Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) started on May

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 36

Derbyshire Falcons (women) vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) (match 36-league two, double-header fixture) at The Central Co-Op County Ground, Derby on Friday 18 July 2025 14h30 ‘Local’ East Midlands derby, in all likelihood played as a ‘dead rubber,’ with Falcons as hosts closing ‘bottom of table’ for league-two’s northern group. Falcons ‘went big’ to make a

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 31

Yorkshire (women) vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) (match 31, L2); double header at Leeds Headingley Stadium on Sunday 13th July 11h00 Unbeaten Yorkshire women pulled-off their sixth successive victory at 20 overs with two matches to play. Standing top-of the Northern group competition table, Yorkshire had ‘already qualified’ for the semi-finals. Playing on a ‘belter’ of

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 26

Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) v Worcestershire Rapids (women)(match 26, league two) double-header fixture at Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground on Sunday  6 July 2025 at 11h00 Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Covers were removed and replaced (at least twice) after ninety minutes, for successive pitch inspections. Weather: Stormy with occasional rain clearing. *Scorecard with video highlights,

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Cup League Two Fixtures for season 2025

League Two Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) started on May 29 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s July fixtures and results until June 2025 are listed below with suffix ‘L2,’ arranged by venue:- *Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove § Saturday, July 5@15h00 Sussex Sharks (women) vs

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 23

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Yorkshire (women) (match 23-L2) at Peterborough Town Ground, Peterborough Cricket Club on Sunday 29 June  Yorkshire women wrapped-up a comfortable five-wicket win with two overs to spare. Top-of-table with three games-in-hand, they’re the first team to book their place at Finals Day at Northampton on July 26. Post-match, Head women’s coach Rick Pyrah told reporters

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 14

Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Derbyshire Falcons (women) (match 12-L2 stand alone fixture) at Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground Wantage Road on Sunday 15 June Local Midlands Derby won by Falcons who carried 20-30 runs advantage throughout the low-scoring match. Speaking post-match for Steelbacks, Anisha Patel – pictured mentioned that the spinner’s wicket was ‘used earlier in the week;’ and that

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 9

Worcestershire Rapids women v Northamptonshire Steelbacks women (match 9, league two women’s ‘double-header’) at Visit Worcestershire New Road on Sunday 8 June 2025  Playing the second half of the first women’s back-to-back double-header, Rapids did well to pick themselves up from their first match defeat to ‘go again’ and this time were proud to produce

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 3

Northamptonshire Steelbacks women vs Leicestershire Foxes women (match 3, league two ‘double-header’) at Northampton County Ground (Wantage Road) on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Steelbacks women won by a narrow margin of eight runs, following a closely-contested Midlands derby, on their home ground. Both teams played ‘almost identical innings’ until mid-way. Thereafter, both teams struggled to

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