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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 40)

Warwickshire (women)  vs Surrey (women) – match 40 – League One – at Birmingham, Edgbaston Foundation Ground (Portland Road) on Wesnesday 30 July 2025 <CAPSEY> Setting the scene, just three days ago Surrey women lifted the inaugural Vitality Blast trophy at their resident Kia Oval, defeating Warwickshire Bears in the final. In contrast, Warwickshire women came with

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Source: Julian Thompson

‘Vitality Blast’ League One Fixtures with results for Summer 2025

Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) played between 30 May and 27 July. Women’s results are listed below, arranged by venue:- *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground June 7: Durham Cricket (women) 119/6 beat Hampshire Hawks (women) 33/2 by 1 run – Duckworth Lewis Stern ‘DLS’ method (match 13); @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/06/10/vitality-blast-women-t20-league-one-match-13/ *Birmingham, Edgbaston § May

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 53

Surrey (women) v Birmingham Bears (women) (match 53 – league one stand alone fixture) London (South) at The Kia Oval (Kennington) on Friday 18 July 2025 (18h30 with floodlights) Friday Finale became a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the competition’s semi-finals – albeit that third-placed Bears women would need to beat The Blaze who stand-in-the-way of playing

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

‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) concludes with finals day on July 27 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s matches dual ticketed with either women’s or men’s matches); Remaining women’s fixtures with group stage results are listed below, arranged by venue; *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground June 7: Durham Cricket (women) 119/6 beat

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 50

Durham Cricket (women) vs Surrey (women) (match 50 – league one) at Banks Homes Riverside Chester-le-Street  on Tuesday 15 July 2025 After a hiatus following successive pitch inspections it became clear that neither side could complete the minimum playing requirement for five overs for each innings, so there was no result. Resident commentators for Durham Cricket

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 49

Surrey (women) vs Somerset (women) (match 49  – league one ’double-header’ fixture) at the Kia Oval on Sunday, 13 July 2025 (14h30) Having set Somerset women their highest score of the tournament to win, Surrey women clinched their tenth win (versus Somerset’s solitary win) from twelve matches played-to-date. Undefeated top-scorer Alice Monaghan [57*not out(from 32

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 45

The Blaze (women) vs Surrey (women) (match 45 league one) – ‘double-header’ fixture at Trent Bridge on Friday, 11 July 2025 Top-of-table Surrey women ‘clinched their place’ at the competition’s inaugural finals day, with level-scores for most of the match (as noted below) but leaving The Blaze ‘eleven short’ of their ‘meagre’ target score. Described as an

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 41

Birmingham Bears (women) vs Surrey (women) (match 41) at the Edgbaston Stadium on Wednesday 9 July 2025 (15h00) Surrey women chalked-up a resounding win with ‘clinical’ fielding, to stay top-of-table and  remain on-track to book their place to qualify for the semi-finals. Bears women did well to recover from three dismissals during their power-play, only

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