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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 28

Surrey (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 28, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Kia Oval, Kennington (London South) on Wednesday 18 June (14h00) Introducing the match, Thunder had bagged the silverware so far, beating Surrey who were ‘looking to go one better’ by seeking they seventh ‘Vitality Blast’ win. Following a dramatic ‘power-play’ when

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 22

Somerset women vs Lancashire Thunder women (match 22, league one – standalone) at The Cooper Associates County Ground Taunton on Friday, 13 June 2025 A record-breaking crowd of 3000 spectators turned-out to watch Somerset women play against Lancashire on ‘Friday-the-thirteenth.’ Batting first, mustering 85/6 with less than five overs remaining, Somerset women depended upon Amanda-Jade Wellington’s

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 16

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Thunder women (match 16 league one – double header) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on Sunday, 8 June 2025 Commentators lauded both teams for staging a gripping match: said to be a ‘great advertisement’ for the competition, ‘with superb fielding.’ Apart from the final ball, commentators found it difficult to separate the

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one- match 14

Lancashire Thunder vs Surrey women (match 14 league one) at Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday, 7 June 2025 Top-of-table found their journey to Old Trafford was worthwhile, bagging their third win from three matches (played-to-date.) Before the match, Fraser Dainton interviewed Danni Wyatt-Hodge pitch side, who played tribute to Surrey as her new team

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 9

Lancashire Thunder women vs Hampshire Hawks women (match 9 league one ‘double-header’) at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 North-South derby, both strong sides pushing for the top-four places to qualify beyond the group stage. When comparing each innings, commentators noted that where Thunder were slow-off-the-mark, Hawks openers scored 32 runs from their first

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 6

Durham Cricket women vs Lancashire Thunder women (match 6 league one ‘double-header’) at Chester-le-Street, Banks Homes Riverside on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Northern derby won by Thunder women whose bowlers took unprecedented double-wickets during four single overs. Home-team commentators realised that certain players were missing, either ‘preparing for The Hundred,’ or recovering from injury. The

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 5

Lancashire Thunder women vs The Blaze (match 5, league one ‘double-header’) at Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday, 31 May 2025 (15h00) Expectations for Thunder women were high, skipper Ellie Threlkeld having just lifted the Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup at their first attempt. By contrast, The Blaze were playing back-to-back matches, following their Midlands

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‘Vitality blast’ Fixtures for season 2025

‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) starts on May 30 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below arranged by venue; *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground Saturday, June 7@tbc: Hampshire Hawks vs Durham Cricket (match 13); *Birmingham, Edgbaston § Saturday, May 31@tbc: Bears vs Durham

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Fixtures and Results

Women’s ‘Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy’ Cricket Tournament (for 50 overs) concluded on September 21, 2024 Results are arranged by venue are listed below with links to match reports from each round played:- *Arundel (Sussex), at the Castle Cricket Ground August 26 result: The Blaze 208/10 beat Southern Vipers 188/10 by 20 runs; @url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/08/28/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-match-42-vipers-vs-blaze/ *Beckenham (Kent),

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy – match 56 –  Storm vs Thunder

Western Storm vs Lancashire Thunder at Taunton (The Cooper Associates County Ground, Somerset) on 7 September 2024  Thunder narrowly beat Storm by just two runs in a ‘dead-rubber’ match to decide which team received this year’s wooden spoon. Batting first, Thunder’s Ellie Threlkeld – pictured made top-score with a skipper’s ‘fifty’ [69 runs (from 93 balls).]

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