Warwickshire (Bears) (women) vs Essex (Eagles) (women) – match 59 – League One – at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on Thursday 03 September 2026 Dead rubber marking a disappointing season for both teams with insufficient points to qualify beyond group-stage. Batting first on a ‘green outfield,’ Essex women mustered two substantive ‘fifty’ partnerships, firstly between
Warwickshire (Bears) (women) vs The Blaze (women) – match 55 – League One – at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on Wednesday 26 August 2026 Midlands derby won by the Blaze, competing as top-team for triple cups, having just achieved the double (at time of writing.) Batting first for Blaze, Tammy Beaumont second-wicket partnership with Kathryn Bryce
Warwickshire (Bears) (women) vs Yorkshire (White Rose) (women) – match 52 – League One – at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on 19 August 2026 Having won a rain-affected match, Warwickshire women are well-poised to qualify for a semi-final place, closely challenged by Durham Cricket, Somerset and Surrey. Batting first, Meg Austin [94 runs (from 114 balls)
Women’s Vitality Blast (2026): top-ten batters strike-rates ‘sr’ at group-stage from ‘league one’ *History was made when Laura Harris – pictured scored the fastest competition ‘fifty’ for Surrey women from fifteen balls, on July 8. *For new readers, understanding a batter’s impact is not a case of simply taking those who slogged the most runs
‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) played between 22 May and 17 July 2026. Women’s ‘league one’ results are listed below, arranged by venue:- *Blackpool, Stanley Park (Lancs) 9 June Hampshire Hawks (women) 126/5 beat Lancashire Thunder (women) 123/8 by five wickets (match 27) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/06/26/vitality-blast-women-t20-league-one-match-27-2/ 28 June: Warwickshire Bears (women) 160/9 beat Lancashire Thunder
Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Hampshire Hawks (women) (match 50, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Edgbaston Stadium Birmingham on 10 July 2026 Winning a one-sided match, Hawks women became ‘unstoppable;’ and were ‘under no pressure’ to win – having cemented their qualification for ‘finals day,’ even before the first ball was bowled. Host commentators
Surrey (women) vs Warwickshire Bears (women) (match 46, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at The Kia Oval Kennington South London on 8 July 2026 ‘Emphatic’ win played in ‘sweltering’ heat. Perceived by commentators as’ daunting’ (for Surrey women), Bears womens’ total’ of 180 proved otherwise. Previously playing last season for Bears, guest Australian Laura Harris
Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Yorkshire (White Rose) (women) (match 35, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on 5 July 2026 White Rose unexpectedly scored ’back-to-back’ wins – their second win this season at t20, since arriving in ‘league one.’ Billed by commentators as a ‘must-win’ match for Bears to qualify for the
Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Essex (Eagles) (women) (match 35, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on 1 July 2026 Convincing home win where Bears women’s victory was conceded by bowling five ‘wides.’ Burning question whether Bears had qualified for a ‘bonus-point’ with four ‘overs’ remaining, without any runs scored beyond the sixteenth
Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 33, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Blackpool Cricket Club (Stanley Park) on 28 June 2026 Thriller match that went down-to-the-wire, decided by the final ball. Beforehand, Umpires ordered ground staff to adjust the inner circle markers to the correct diameter, causing ‘ground delay’ on account of
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