Source: Julian Thompson

‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League Two  – match 31

Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) vs Worcestershire Rapids (women) – match 31, L2) –  at cinch Northamptonshire County Ground (Wantage Road) on Sunday, 16 August 2026  Steelbacks women ‘booked their place’ in the competition’s semi-final knock-outs ‘in some style.’ Batting first, Rapids women were bowled-out for a barely defendable score, with a required-run-rate of less than five

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Source: Julian Thompson

‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League Two  – match 24

Worcestershire Rapids (women) vs Kent (Horses) (women) – (match 24, L2) at Astwood Bank Cricket Club, Redditch on Sunday, 2 August 2026  Kent ’Horses’ women ‘showed their quality’ with stand-out batting by centurion Coco Streets – pictured [117runs(from 112 balls)] – her third competition ‘ton’ this season – partnered by Kelly Castle [97*not out(from 111

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League Two  – match 17, L2

Derbyshire Falcons (women) vs Worcestershire Rapids (women) (match 17, L2) at Denby Cricket Club, Ripley (Derbys) on Sunday, 26 July 2026  Rapids womens’ hopes to qualify for September’s finals day were ‘re-ignited’ by skipper Clare Boycott – pictured [108 runs(from 127balls)] who scored her second competition ’ton’. Having added ‘fifty’ with Gwen Davies 32(38) for Rapids’

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Women’s Vitality Blast ‘league two’ top-ten for 2026

Women’s Vitality Blast (2026): top-ten batters and bowlers strike-rates ‘sr’ at group-stage from ‘league two’  *History was made when Saskia Horley  – pictured scored the competition’s first ‘ton’ (from 47 balls) and highest individual score as Middlesex womens skipper: 111 from 56 balls, on June 5. *For new readers, understanding a batter’s impact is not

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 34

Glamorgan (women) vs Worcestershire Rapids (women) (match 34 – ‘double-header’ fixture); at Sophia Gardens Cardiff on 5 July 2026  Completing the competition’s group-stage in top-of-table position, Glamorgan women were ‘all ready through’ to play Sunday’s final at Sophia Gardens. For Rapids, this was a ‘must-win’ match. Batting first, Rapids made a ‘shaky start,’ when Sanya

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two  – match 28

Worcestershire Rapids (women)vs Sussex Sharks (women)(match 28, league two -‘double-header’ fixture); at Visit Worcestershire, New Road Worcester on 28 June 2026  Dead rubber, won by Rapids women who ‘got home comfortably.’ Batting first, Sharks womens’ first three partnerships chalked-up 102/3 inside 14 overs. Falling short of a defendable score, only 18 runs were added, costing

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two  – match 24

Worcestershire Rapids (women) vs  Middlesex (women) (match 24, league two -‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Bromsgrove Cricket Club (Aston Fields) Worcs on 14 June 2026  An unlikely nine-wicket win for Rapids women who beat top-of-table Middx women – pictured (defending champions) by continuously rotating their bowlers. For background Head Coach Ed Wilson had told reporters he was

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two  – match 18

Gloucestershire (women) vs Worcestershire Rapids (women)  (match 18, league two – ‘double-header’ fixture); at Bristol, Seat Unique Stadium on 7 June 2026  Gloucs women -pictured – advanced to fourth-place, with ambition to make progress beyond the competition’s group-stage. Batting first, Rapids women endured a third consecutive match where they faced a barrage of ‘dot’ balls

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two  – match 14

Kent (Horses) vs Worcestershire Rapids (match 14 league two -‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Canterbury, St Lawrence Ground (Kent) on 5 June 2026 Rapids staged a final-over thriller to win their first match this season, at third attempt. Batting first, England u19 star  Bryony Gillgrass [34runs (from 39 balls)] made top-score for Rapids, who were restricted to

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