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),
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).]
Lancashire Thunder vs The Blaze at Sale Cricket Club (Rookwood, Lancs) on 4 September 2024 (10h30) Blaze remained in a ‘dominant position’ delivering a team-effort throughout the match, despite both best batter (Tara Norris) and best bowler (Fi Morris) coming from the losing-side. When Blaze batted, commentators lauded bowler Fi Morris (pictured) for a ‘fantastic
Lancashire Thunder vs Northern Diamonds at Southport & Birkdale Cricket Club (Lancs) on 1 September 2024 (10h30) Top-of-table Diamonds beat their Roses rivals to leapfrog the defending champions, to qualify for the semi-finals with just two matches remaining ‘ceteris paribus’ – all things being equal. As was customary, Thunder came beefed-up with at least one new
South East Stars vs Lancashire Thunder at Beckenham (The County Ground, Kent) on 26 August 2024 at 10h30 North-South Derby leaving Thunder with more ‘work to do’ to qualify for a semi-final. By contrast, despite losing, Stars need to win at least half their remaining matches – by no means easy for either side, both
Women’s ‘Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy’ Cricket Tournament (for 50 overs) concludes on September 21, 2024 Remaining fixtures from August 26 are underlined below, arranged by venue; listed together with results and links to match reports from previous rounds played:- *Arundel (Sussex), at the Castle Cricket Ground Bank Holiday Monday, August 26@10h30: Southern Vipers vs The Blaze
Lancashire Thunder vs Southern Vipers, at Sedburgh School Cricket Ground (Cumbria) on 14 July 2024 *No result: ‘Match abandoned without a ball bowled’ Points shared: Lancashire Thunder 2pts, Southern Vipers 2pts. *Scorecard courtesy of ECB @url https://www.ecb.co.uk/rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy/match-centre/104456#scorecard *Updated fixtures and results @url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/05/12/updated-rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-fixtures-and-results/
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
Central Sparks vs Lancashire Thunder at Worcester (New Road) on 10 July 2024 at 09:30 (delayed start) Match started just over an hour late. Sparks having previously won away, at Old Trafford. Both teams started with just one win from each of their last five matches and equally have a wafer-thin chance to qualify beyond
Lancashire Thunder vs South East Stars Stars as visitors chalked-up their fifth win, retaining fourth place after eight rounds. ‘Unstoppable’ Stars skipper Bryony Smith made top-score with ‘fifty’ [67 runs (from 71 balls).] Between what commentators described as ‘big’ and ‘key’ moments in the game, Paige Scholfield partnered by Aylish Cranstone added 68 runs during
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