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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 47

Hampshire Hawks (women) vs  Bears (women) (match 47  – league one ’double-header’ fixture) at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton on Sunday, 13 July 2025 (11h00) Bears women beat Hawks to ‘cement’ their second-place position to qualify for Finals Day (ceteris paribus – all other things being equal) now nine points behind the leaders (Surrey).  By comparison, Hawks women

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 48

Lancashire Thunder (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) (match 48  – league one ’double-header’ fixture) at Emirates Old Trafford on Sunday, 13 July 2025 (14h30) Northern derby won by Durham Cricket women chasing 149 runs, with honours even – up to a point. Their previous clash minus Emma Lamb (played in wettish June weather – match

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 45

The Blaze (women) vs Surrey (women) (match 45 league one) – ‘double-header’ fixture at Trent Bridge on Friday, 11 July 2025 Top-of-table Surrey women ‘clinched their place’ at the competition’s inaugural finals day, with level-scores for most of the match (as noted below) but leaving The Blaze ‘eleven short’ of their ‘meagre’ target score. Described as an

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 44

Somerset (women) vs Birmingham Bears (women) (match 44  – league one ’stand-alone’ fixture) at The Coopers Associates County Ground, Taunton on Friday, 11 July 2025 (18h30) Bears women defended their third position in the T20 table, against Somerset women who’d collected their first win. Dutch international Sterre Kalis -pictured – hit ‘fifty’ for Bears from 38

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 43

Durham Cricket (women) vs Hampshire Hawks (women) (match  43 – league one ’stand-alone’ fixture) at Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street on Friday, 11 July 2025 (18h30) Durham Cricket’s Head Women’s Coach Danielle ‘Dani ‘Hazell (pictured) was delighted with DC women’s dominant victory over Hawks both with bat (scoring ten more ‘fours’.) Also with ball, as DC bowlers peppered their

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 27

Kent (Horses) vs Glamorgan (women) (match 27 league two – stand alone fixture) at The Spitfire Ground St Lawrence Canterbury, on Sunday 6 July 2025 (14h30) Fixture celebrating 173rd Canterbury Cricket week. Commentators were hopeful for a shortened match with five-overs per-side. New opportunities in women’s cricket, encouragement for returning players and future prospects for

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 40

Somerset (women) vs Essex (women) (match 40) at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton on Tuesday 8 July 2025 Somerset women expressed great relief for their first win of the season at headquarters. Guest Australian international Amanda-Jade Wellington played a match-winning performance for Somerset women both with bat [29 runs (from 23 balls)] and ball.

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 42

Hampshire Hawks (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 42, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Falkland CC Newbury, on  Wednesday 9 July 2025 (14h00) Thunder women chalked-up their sixth win from eleven matches played-to-date, now with realistic hopes to finish the group stage as ‘one of the top-three to qualify for the semi-finals. Thunder women

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 41

Birmingham Bears (women) vs Surrey (women) (match 41) at the Edgbaston Stadium on Wednesday 9 July 2025 (15h00) Surrey women chalked-up a resounding win with ‘clinical’ fielding, to stay top-of-table and  remain on-track to book their place to qualify for the semi-finals. Bears women did well to recover from three dismissals during their power-play, only

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 35

Lancashire Thunder (women) vs Essex (women) (match 35, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday 5 July 2025 (11h00) Thunder bagged their fourth win from nine matches, happy with positive outcome from a floodlit match interrupted by two hours of legendary Old Trafford rain (11h22-13h20). When play resumed with twelve overs

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