Southern Vipers vs Western Storm on May 6 at Brighton & Hove (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove) Result: Match abandoned at URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#m77b1cf94-2d3d-4579-9a04-6e3a1e76f1db_~scorecard Latest England and Wales Cricket Board tables at URL: https://www.ecb.co.uk/matches/rachael-heyhoe-flint/tables
Western Storm vs South East Stars on 1 May 2023 – match 12 RHF – at Bristol (SEAT Unique stadium) Prior to the match, commentators said that each side had won one match and lost one. Stars chalked-up a second win. Batter Paige Scholfield scored 134*not out, single-handedly scoring more than Storm’s total score (83/10.) Scholfield’s second ‘ton,’ keeps
Northern Diamonds vs Western Storm at Leeds (Headingley) on 22 April 2023. Diamonds players had told social media that last year was ‘very special’ to them, having won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at their third attempt. This season, skipper Hollie Armitage announced that her team was ‘keen to start their RHF Trophy defence. On
Thunder vs Western Storm at Manchester (Emirates Old Trafford) on 18 September 2022 (10h30) Match advantage swung as the home team posted a half-decent score, but the visitors made light work of chasing down their target. Even the legendary Old Trafford rain didn’t save the home team. With neither team able to venture beyond the
Western Storm vs Northern Diamonds at Taunton (Somerset) on 11 September 2022 (10h30) Twice runners-up for the Women’s fifty-over tournament, Diamonds chalked-up a record competition score (334); certain to reach the finals for the third time. Storm needed to win both remaining matches to keep their chances alive. Diamonds’ skipper Hollie Armitage top-scored with an undefeated 131. Spinner Katie Levick (pictured)
At Cheltenham College (Cheltenham Festival), Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 23 Following what commentators described as an ‘excellent maiden century and test wicket’ playing against South Africa, Stars’ stand-in skipper Alice Davidson-Richards (pictured) made a skipper’s ‘fifty’ and bowled a ‘4-fer;’ to bag a decisive win. For consolation, Storm’s, skipper Sophie Luff tops the competition’s batting
At Chelmsford (The Cloud County Ground) Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 16 After posting 254, Sunrisers seemed assured of victory. More-so after Storm’s reply slumped to 39/3 – at which point commentators noted that Storm ‘were a long way out of it.’ Katie George (pictured) turned the match around with a scintillating innings, scoring 74
Bristol County Ground on July 9 – Second Round for Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Sparks’ match-winning performances came from Ami Campbell (pictured) 50 (from 75) Spinner Sarah Glenn who took 4/23. Having posted a defendable score above 200, Sparks took eight wickets by mid-way; but met with dogged resistance from Storm’s tail-enders who reduced the difference to 22
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy on July 2 (11h30) This was reportedly an historic ‘ICC List A’ match. Never before had a cricket match been Umpired ‘on-field’ by a married couple: Jasmine Naeem and Naeem Ashraf former Pakistan International cricketers, now husband-and-wife. Umpires had plenty to do once play got underway in overcast conditions with the
Western Storm v Central Sparks at Worcester (New Road) on June 4 Sparks go through to finals day somewhat bizarrely, following defeat by Storm. Top-scorer Amy Jones (pictured) made her third ‘fifty’ for Sparks group stage, one of just two players to do so. Separately, the other player who bagged three group-stage ‘fifties’ (Aylish Cranstone)
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