Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 22

Somerset women vs Lancashire Thunder women (match 22, league one – standalone) at The Cooper Associates County Ground Taunton on Friday, 13 June 2025 A record-breaking crowd of 3000 spectators turned-out to watch Somerset women play against Lancashire on ‘Friday-the-thirteenth.’ Batting first, mustering 85/6 with less than five overs remaining, Somerset women depended upon Amanda-Jade Wellington’s

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 5

Yorkshire women vs Derbyshire Falcons women  (match 5, league two) at Leeds Headingley Stadium on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Introducing the match pitch-side, Yorks Head women’s coach Rich Pyrah told reporters pitch-side that he’d fielded a young side, with several senior players loaned to first-tier teams, ahead of The Women’s Hundred. Mike McCann also spoke

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 12

The Blaze vs Essex women (match 12 league one ‘double-header’) at The Central Co-Op County Ground  Derby on Friday, 6 June 2025  Commentators announced that ‘it was all happening at Derby’ when two Blaze players became injured during Essex women’s power-play. Blaze strike bowler Grace Ballinger was escorted away with a pulled ham-string after bowling

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 17

Surrey vs Durham Cricket women (match 17 league one – ‘double-header’) at at the Kia Oval, Kennington South London on Sunday, 8 June 2025 Commentators gave ‘full marks’ for a ‘pleasing all-round performance’ by top-of-table Surrey women (with bat, ball and also in-the-field) as the only undefeated team. Hollie Armitage played a ‘skipper’s innings’ for

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 16

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Thunder women (match 16 league one – double header) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on Sunday, 8 June 2025 Commentators lauded both teams for staging a gripping match: said to be a ‘great advertisement’ for the competition, ‘with superb fielding.’ Apart from the final ball, commentators found it difficult to separate the

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