Sunrisers vs Western Storm at Chelmsford, at The Cloud County Ground on 19 June 2024 at 11h30 Home team commentators remained optimistic for most of the match, at least until mid-way when Sunrisers were just 5 runs behind. Beyond mid-way all-but-one of their remaining wickets were ‘thrown away.’ Match highlights included Storm’s opener Emma Corney (pictured) who’d
Northern Diamonds vs Western Storm at Leeds, Headingley Stadium on 16 June 2024 at 11h00 Match was billed as a ‘dead rubber’ as neither team can qualify beyond the competition’s group stage. Batting first, Diamonds skipper Hollie Armitage played a ‘magnificent’ career-best innings, striking ‘fifty’ in thirty balls and closing fractionally short of what could
Western Storm vs Southern Vipers – Bristol (The Seat Unique Stadium) on 9 June 2024 Heroics by Georgia Adams (pictured) both with bat-and-ball secured victory for the double-defending champions by 18 runs. Three Vipers spinners [Charlie Dean (England); skipper Adams & Linsey Smith (both England ‘A’)] each took two pairs of Storm wickets. Initially, Vipers
The Blaze vs Western Storm at Leicester, The Uptonsteel County Ground on 7 June 2024 (13h00) When batting, Storm collectively failed to notch-up 100 runs. England skipper Heather Knight made top-score with twenty, played her first match of the competition this season, with four other batters who scraped double-figures. For Blaze, debutante international player Heather Graham
Western Storm vs Sunrisers at Taunton, Somerset (The Cooper Associates County Ground) on 31 May 2024 @14h30 Storm chalked-up their first win from five matches, matching their opponents who last week beat the double-defending champions. Sunrisers’ Sophie Munro looked set to cause another upset when her first over took two wickets. When Storm replied, spinner Sophia
Southern Vipers vs Western Storm – at Southampton, Hants (Utilita Bowl) on 30 May 2024 at 13h00 (double-header) Australian all-rounder player Charli Knott (pictured) took a 4-fer (4/23) for Vipers against Storm. With level-pegging scores until mid-way through Storm’s reply, keeper Rhianna Southby took two stumpings. Her second followed next-ball by Skipper Adam’s catch that placed Charli
South East Stars vs Western Storm at Beckenham (Kent County Ground) on 27 May 2024 at 13h30 Expectant commentators who were Mike McCann and Jamie Reid (Sports journalists) mentioned that both teams last met in a ‘low-scoring thriller,’ when ‘eight days ago,’ Stars beat Storm by a wafer-thin margin, at Bristol. Confident that the ground was ‘perfectly
Western Storm vs Central Sparks at Taunton on 22 May 2024 at 18h30 (night match) Sparks second straight win set Storm an achievable target, but despite best efforts, top-scorer (England’s) Dani Gibson said afterwards that it was a ‘frustrating’ night, both with bat-and-ball. Just after Sparks’ power-play, Fran Wilson (fielding) left the field for concussion, replaced on the scorecard by
Women’s ‘Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy’ Cricket Tournament (for 50 overs) concludes on September 21, 2024 Remaining fixtures from August 26 are listed below, arranged by venue. Results included from first ten rounds played up to July 14:- *Arundel (Sussex), at the Castle Cricket Ground Bank Holiday Monday, August 26@10h30: Southern Vipers vs The Blaze – (match 42); *Beckenham
Western Storm vs North West Thunder at Emirates Old Trafford Manchester, on September 16 Setting the scene, commentators Michael McCann (Sports journalist) and Melinda ‘Mel’ Farrell (journalist & ex Australia women) explained that neither team was ’in qualifying contention.’ Both teams lacked a sufficient number of points needed to go beyond the group stage. As a consequence they were knocked-out of the
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