The Blaze vs Southern Vipers at Chesterfield (Queens Park) on 5 July 2024 at 10h30 Billed as a top-of-table clash between two of the top three teams, with both contenders depleted by England call-up. Bizarrely, Blaze lost to the defending champions with a superior run-rate, but were bowled-out by Vipers in ‘tricky’ conditions. Seam bowlers
Southern Vipers vs Western Storm at Brighton & Hove (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove) on 30 June 2024 Summarizing the match, commentators described Storm’s innings as below-par and Vipers’ run-chase as ‘tricky.’ Batting first, Storm’s innings was interrupted mid-way by brief stoppages for drizzle, necessitating ball-toweling by bowlers for most of the match. When play resumed, two overs were docked-per-side;
Southern Vipers vs South East Stars at Derby on 22 June 2024 at 11h30 Double-defending champions were defeated by Stars in a dramatic rematch earned three days ago, when Vipers clangorous home crowd of 3000 schoolchildren saw their favourite team beat Stars by 113 runs at Hove. By contrast, this semi-final played between second-and-third placed
Southern Vipers vs South East Stars at Brighton & Hove (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove) on 19 June 2024 at 11h30 Southern derby between local rivals who are two of the four pre-qualified teams booked to play on finals day. Vipers, as the home team were motivated by chants of ‘Vipers’ from a clangorous
Hove, 19 June 1 Psychology Sports psychologists have no doubt submitted learned theses on how cricketers react to playing in the game before the one that matters. I haven’t, but I do know that SE Stars put up one of their poorest performances ever against Vipers. So dismal were the bowling spells of certain leading
Central Sparks vs Southern Vipers Worcester, New Road on 16 June 2024 at 10h30 ‘Nothing to lose’ with both teams qualified for finals day (Sparks qualified 3rd; Vipers 4th); and Vipers ‘beefed-up’ by their full complement of England players. Remarkably, Sparks put in a match-winning performance, not only from their bowlers, four of whom took
Southern Vipers vs Northern Diamonds at Southampton, The Utilita Bowl Stadium on 14 June 2024 at 14h00 (double-header) Double-defending champions Vipers had ‘plenty to celebrate’ after a ‘brilliant’ win to secure Vipers’ place in Derby’s finals-day play-offs. Both teams have two matches remaining at the competition’s group-stage Losing a ‘must-win’ match, defeated Diamonds found themselves eliminated. For
Western Storm vs Southern Vipers – Bristol (The Seat Unique Stadium) on 9 June 2024 Heroics by Georgia Adams (pictured) both with bat-and-ball secured victory for the double-defending champions by 18 runs. Three Vipers spinners [Charlie Dean (England); skipper Adams & Linsey Smith (both England ‘A’)] each took two pairs of Storm wickets. Initially, Vipers
Lancashire Thunder vs Southern Vipers at Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford on 7 June 2024 at 14h30 (double header) Thunder posted their lowest-ever score in the competition’s short history, only 4 runs above the all-time lowest score (by Sparks, 2021.) Exceptionally on this occasion, Vipers used only five bowlers, all of whom took at least one wicket;
South East Stars vs Southern Vipers at the Kia Oval on 2 June 2024 @15h00 – double header Batting first, the double-defending champions scored 67/5 by half-way with key wickets taken by Stars spinner Dani Gregory. Vipers top-scorer Alice Monaghan [44runs (from 33balls)] partnered by keeper-turned-batter Rhianna Southby 25*not out (22) played a defiant cameo launching ‘three
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