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Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024 – match 14 – Vipers vs Storm

Southern Vipers vs Western Storm – at Southampton, Hants (Utilita Bowl) on 30 May 2024 at 13h00 (double-header) Australian all-rounder player Charli Knott (pictured) took a 4-fer (4/23) for Vipers against Storm. With level-pegging scores until mid-way through Storm’s reply, keeper Rhianna Southby took two stumpings. Her second followed next-ball by Skipper Adam’s catch that placed Charli

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Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024 – match 8 – Sunrisers vs  Vipers

Sunrisers vs Southern Vipers at Chelmsford, Essex (The Cloud County Ground) on 24 May 2024 at 18h30 (night match) An unbeaten match-winning century partnership for Vipers’ third wicket between Georgia Elwiss and Freya Kemp, gave Sunrisers little chance of recovery. Together the pair scored 66 runs from their last 30 balls, the final ball chalking-up Freya Kemp’s ‘fifty’

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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

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 58 – Final Vipers vs Blaze

Southern Vipers vs The Blaze at ‘The County Ground’ Northampton, on September 24 ‘Vipers’ won their third RHFT crown (2020, 2021 & 2023); becoming the first team to become ‘double champions:’ holding both the 20 overs and 50 overs titles during the same season. Also, ‘Vipers’ bagged their fifth trophy in four seasons. Before the

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 55 – Blaze vs Vipers

The Blaze vs Southern Vipers  at Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough (Leics), on September 16 Beefed-up by two England internationals (Maia Bouchier and Charlie Dean): three ‘Vipers’ batters (Maia Bouchier, Georgia Elwiss & Emily Windsor) scored ‘fifties’; to boost their net-run-rate. By comparison, only one ‘Blaze’ batter (Marie Kelly) scored ‘fifty,’ as Blaze went down to their third successive defeat.

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 49 – Vipers vs Stars

Southern Vipers vs South East Stars – at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton on September 13 All twenty wickets fell during the Southern Derby, with both teams missing players on England call-up; with equal expectations to qualify beyond the group stage to play the Eliminator if they won two-out-of-three of their remaining matches. Previously, ’Stars’ unexpectedly defeated

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 46 – Vipers vs Thunder

Southern Vipers vs North West Thunder at Arundel Castle, Sussex on September 9  Commentators were optimistic that ‘Vipers’ chalked-up ‘a good win’ and remained ’in qualifying contention,’ especially if they won their‘must-win’ match at home to ‘South East Stars.’ Skipper Georgia Adams partnered by Emily Windsor made a century partnership that put 113 runs on

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 44 – Diamonds vs Vipers

Northern Diamonds vs Southern Vipers at Roseworth Terrace, Gosforth; at 10h30 on 5 September 2023 Before the match, ‘Diamonds’’ Head Coach Dani Hazell had optimism (via social media) to ‘make something happen’ to reach the up-coming Eliminator to enable ‘Diamonds’ to defend last year’s title. Star batter Hollie Armitage top-scored for ‘Diamonds’ with an undefeated run-a-ball 106 runs

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 – match 33 – Storm vs Vipers

Western Storm vs Southern Vipers at Millfield School (Street, Somerset) on 15 July 2023 (10h30)   Vipers’ & England’s Maia Bouchier (pictured) made top-score 71 (from 72 balls); partnered by skipper Georgia Adams. Together the pair added 95 runs for Vipers’ second wicket. Both batters made ‘fifty’ in blustery conditions interrupted for an hour, by rain. Although Vipers

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