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)
Western Storm v South East Stars at Bristol on June 1 (14h30) *Storm scored at four-runs-per-over during the first half of the match. *Unusually, Storms’ average scoring rate remained constant at four-runs-per-over, between the power play and the mid-way point (39/2.) *Where Stars scored runs at a faster rate before mid-way, Storm scored a greater proportion of their
Western Storm v Sunrisers at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton on May 29 (11h00) Played in cooler weather conditions than would normally be expected for late May, host commentators said that both sides knew they needed to score at least 130 runs from the first 100 balls and Storm ‘desperately need to win’ to stay in contention
South East Stars v Western Storm at Beckenham (Kent) on May 21 (11h00 start) Aylish Cranstone’s good form continues, scoring a second ‘fifty’ from three matches – the first fifty bagged against Sunrisers. Stars second win keeps them well-placed to defend their Charlotte Edwards Cup title. Previously they lost an evening match to Central Sparks, put down to fielding
Sunrisers v Western Storm at The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford on May 18 Beefed-up by Heather Knight’s return to Storm from last week’s ’Barmy Army’ captaincy in the Doha (Fairbreak) tournament, there was little to choose between either side. Four bowlers from each side took wickets. Both team’s batters mostly reached double figures and hit comparable
Western Storm v Central Sparks – Sophia Gardens Cardiff on May 14; Charlotte Edwards Cup – Group B Playing her first match for ‘Sparks,’ (having transferred from ‘Lightning’) Abi Freeborn (52 from 48) together with England’s Amy Jones (52 from 44) added a 91 run partnership for Sparks’ third wicket. As seen on Glamorgan TV (please see below) –
30 Aug (Mon) ‘Thunder’ vs ‘Northern Diamonds’ at Chester on 30 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – Group B) ‘Diamonds’ peppered ‘Thunder,’ with 72 dot balls, knocking ‘Thunder’ out of the Group Stage. Previously the tables were turned when ‘Thunder’ won by 12 runs (on June 26th) *‘Diamonds’ finish top of their group
Western Storm vs Thunder at Cardiff on 25 August (Charlotte Edwards Cup – Regional T20 – group B) Previous match was on 9 July when Storm won at Chester by 9 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (D/L method) *This time saw the same result by a similar margin when a full match was played. *Batting first,
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