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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 – match 30

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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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 – match 25 – Sunrisers vs Lancashire Thunder

Sunrisers vs Thunder at Chelmsford (The Cloud County Ground, Essex) on 30 June 2024 at 10h30  Playing her first 50-overs match for Sunrisers this season, debutante All Rounder Sophie Munro put in a match-winning performance, both with bat-and-ball. When batting, Sophie Munro scored a run-a-ball 20 during a 32-run batting partnership with tail-ender Kate Coppack. When

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Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024  –  match 31 – Sparks vs Thunder

Central Sparks vs Lancashire Thunder at Birmingham, Edgbaston on 14 June 2024 at 14h00 (‘Friday Night Lights’ double-header) Billed as a ‘big Thunder clash,’ as recently as 8 June, Sparks were beaten by Thunder at Old Trafford and were said to be ‘in a really good position’ to qualify for finals day. By contrast, home team commentators saw the

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Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024 – match 28 – Thunder vs Sunrisers

Lancashire Thunder vs Sunrisers at Blackpool (Stanley Park) on 9 June 2024 at 13h00  Introducing the match, home team commentators were hopeful that ‘northern weather’ wouldn’t affect the match. All three remaining matches were said to be ‘crucial,’ with both teams ‘on the fringe’ to qualify for the competition’s ‘top four’ play-off spots. Batting first,

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Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024 – match 20 – Thunder vs Blaze

Lancashire Thunder vs The Blaze at Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford on 2 June 2024 @16h00  Blaze chalked-up their fifth ‘convincing victory,’ chasing-down Thunder’s relatively low-score on account of a ‘sedate start’ to their power-play; followed by three ‘brilliant’ stumpings by Scotland’s Sarah Bryce. Thunder came beefed-up with Sophie Ecclestone who was one of four Thunder batters fortunate to reach double-figures. Often

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Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024 –  match 13 – Thunder vs Sparks

Lancashire Thunder vs Central Sparks at Emirates Old Trafford on 30 May 2024 at 14h30 (double-header) ‘Lancs TV’ commentators witnessed an ‘upset,’ albeit with home-team enthusiasm when Thunder ‘narrowed the gap’ needed to qualify for the next stage. Sparks previously looked certain of bagging their place in the finals, as they stood unbeaten at the

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