At Leeds (Emerald Headingley Cricket Ground) Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 9 Dani Hazell’s (pictured) Diamonds made it two wins from two, staging a cliff-hanger against Sunrisers:- a side that came so close to bagging their first ever fifty-overs win. Sunrisers’ Head Coach Laura Marsh looked set for a shock win with a higher run-rate
South East Stars v Sunrisers at Beckenham (Kent); Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 2 (10h30) In a closely-fought match, Sunrisers’ Grace Scrivens (pictured) right-arm off-breaks earned her a 4-fer (4/42) – followed by making top-score: 74. Batting left-handed, Scrivens beating her previous highest-score for the 50 over game (ICC ‘List A’), by 2 runs (72 vs Storm, in
Sunrisers v Central Sparks at Northampton (Wantage Road) on June 1 (14h30) An astonishingly close match unfolded between table-topping Sparks, and Sunrisers as spoonists. Batting first, Sparks main partnership between Eve Jones and Issy Wong (pictured) added 92 runs. Top scorer Eve Jones 69 runs (from 62 balls) played a skipper’s innings. Sunrisers used two more
South-East Stars v Sunrisers at Guildford, Surrey (Woodbridge Road) on June 5 Skipper Bryony Smith (pictured) struck ‘fifty’ from 31 balls, on her way to Stars’ top team score. Partnered by Aylish Cranstone, Stars openers scored their first fifty runs in 28 balls (4.3 overs.) After their 20-over innings, Stars made 183 – just three runs short of last
Western Storm v Sunrisers at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton on May 29 (11h00) Played in cooler weather conditions than would normally be expected for late May, host commentators said that both sides knew they needed to score at least 130 runs from the first 100 balls and Storm ‘desperately need to win’ to stay in contention
Central Sparks v Sunrisers at Edgbaston, Birmingham on May 21 (12h30 start) After scoring an exceptional eighty runs including six ‘fours’ and six ’sixes, England’s Amy Jones later told reporters: ‘It’s great.. to win!’ Referring to their 83 run third-wicket partnership, Jones added that fellow batter Abi Freeborn was a positive influence as they set-up
Sunrisers v Western Storm at The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford on May 18 Beefed-up by Heather Knight’s return to Storm from last week’s ’Barmy Army’ captaincy in the Doha (Fairbreak) tournament, there was little to choose between either side. Four bowlers from each side took wickets. Both team’s batters mostly reached double figures and hit comparable
Sunrisers v South-East Stars at The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford on Saturday, May 14: Inaugural Cup holders ‘Stars’ have started their campaign to defend their Charlotte Edwards Cup title with an emphatic win. *Although each of Sunrisers’ top five batters made double figures, their indecisive power play handed their opponents three overs advantage. *As the match
‘Northern Diamonds’ vs ‘Sunrisers’ at Gosforth (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group B) Previous match was on 9 July when ‘Diamonds’ won at Chelmsford by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining.) *Diamonds got off to a less than confident start, losing their opening pair (skipper Hollie Armitage and Leah Dobson) to catches from Naomi
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