Essex women vs Somerset women (match 7 league one ‘double-header’) at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Visitors who arrived seeking back-to-back ‘big’ wins, were by mid-way ‘really happy,’ according to Somerset women’s Head Coach Trevor Griffin. He thought that by halfway Essex women’s total score was ‘about par.’ Essex top-scorer Lauren
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
Middlesex W v Sussex Sharks W (match 1, league two ‘double-header’) at Lord’s (St John’s Wood, North London) on Thursday, 29 May 2025 Middlesex women launched their Vitality Blast women T20 with a resounding win, with eight wickets in hand. To mark the ‘landmark occasion’ for the home crowd, former Middlesex women’s skipper Naomi Dattani
Middlesex women v Glamorgan women (match 2, league two ‘double-header’) at the Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood (Middx) on Sunday 1 June 2025 Middlesex women bagged two wins from two following a low-scoring thriller in which neither side scored 100. ‘Commentator’s curse’ struck during Glamorgan women’s innings, when three batters known to be ‘in decent form’
Northamptonshire Steelbacks women vs Leicestershire Foxes women (match 3, league two ‘double-header’) at Northampton County Ground (Wantage Road) on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Steelbacks women won by a narrow margin of eight runs, following a closely-contested Midlands derby, on their home ground. Both teams played ‘almost identical innings’ until mid-way. Thereafter, both teams struggled to
Sussex Sharks W vs Glos W (match 4, league two ‘double-header’) at Brighton & Hove, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Sharks women open their account with a ‘convincing’ first win. Commentators lauded Sharks who ‘batted, bowled and fielded well.’ Had a couple of ‘half-chance’ catches been held and two
Bears vs Durham Cricket women (match 4 league one ‘double-header’) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on Saturday, 31 May 2025 (15h00) History unfolded as Australian International Laura Harris broke Sophie Devine’s (NZ) long-standing record ‘fastest fifty’ that had stood for ten years. Beyond mid-way (on 72/1) Bears new signing Laura Harris took four overs to score
The Blaze vs Bears women – (match 3 league one ‘double-header’) – on 30 May 2025; at Nottingham, Trent Bridge on Friday 30 May 2025 Both teams first match became a closely-contested Midlands derby. Bears posted a ‘competitive’ score with Charis Pavely made top-score 46 (from 34 balls) and Katie George scoring 37. Blaze skipper Kirstie Gordon
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
Somerset women vs Surrey women – (match 2, league one ‘double-header’) – at Taunton, The Cooper Associates County Ground (Somerset) on Friday, May 30 (14h30) Surrey women won their first match of the inaugural ‘Vitality Blast T20’ against Somerset, by eight wickets. When bowling first, England u-19 star bowler Tilly Corteen-Coleman who two wickets, also
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