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One Day Cup Final nail-biter is a fitting finale to 2026
Triumphant trio of trophies for tremendous Blaze McCaughan (78) and Kemp (52) build a strong platform for in-form Hampshire Fantastic death bowling from Phillips and Higham restricts Hamshire to 251/9 Beaumont (74) and Elwiss (64) lead The Blaze towards victory Wellington (3/36) leads Hampshire’s fightback Emma Jones (34* from 25 balls) wins it for the Blaze with final ball boundary The Blaze (254/7) beat Hampshire (251/9) by 3 wickets In a stunning climax to the season, The
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One Day Cup Final nail-biter is a fitting finale to 2026
Triumphant trio of trophies for tremendous Blaze McCaughan (78) and Kemp (52) build a strong platform for in-form Hampshire Fantastic death bowling from Phillips and Higham restricts Hamshire to 251/9 Beaumont (74) and Elwiss (64) lead The Blaze towards victory Wellington (3/36) leads Hampshire’s fightback Emma Jones (34* from 25 balls) wins it for the Blaze with final ball boundary The Blaze (254/7) beat Hampshire (251/9) by 3 wickets In a stunning climax to the season, The
Richard Starkie
57 minutes ago8 min read
England’s evolution continues with win over Ireland
Sophia Dunkley scores run-a-ball 119 England collapse to 291 all out after a strong start Murray the pick of the Ireland bowlers Villiers and Filer take 3 wickets each for England Amy Hunter (39) top scores for Ireland as visitors fall well short of target England (291 all out) beat Ireland (177 all out) by 114 runs England ended their 2026 season in style with another convincing win against Ireland. New Road, Worcester was bathed in early Autumn sunshine for this One Day In
Richard Starkie
Sep 77 min read
England beat Ireland convincingly despite toothless bowling performance
England (283/4) beat Ireland (281/5) by six wickets with 71 balls to spare Impressive Ireland make England’s bowlers toil Half centuries from Gaby Lewis (69), Amy Hunter (62) and Rebecca Stockell (54) Dunkley and Bouchier put on 143 inside 20 overs to give England a great start Bouchier goes on to complete a century England win comfortably in the 39th over On a day when England chased down their highest ever ODI target, there were strangely few positives for Charlotte Edwards
Richard Starkie
Sep 13 min read
The Blaze prove their worth once again with T20 County Cup win
The Blaze (92/3) beat Surrey (91/8) by 8 wickets with 6 balls to spare Final reduced to 13 overs per innings Kathryn Bryce takes 4/18 to restrict Surrey to 91/8 The Blaze chase it down thanks to Emma Jones (22) and Kathryn Bryce (38) Joyful scenes as Kirstie Gordon lifts another trophy The Blaze juggernaut rolls on. T20 County Cup semi-final 1 The Blaze (46/1) beat Essex (44/3) by 9 wickets with 9 balls remaining. (Game reduced to 5 overs per side) Having waited almost six ho
Richard Starkie
Aug 306 min read
England look to the future by giving their fringe an outing against Ireland
As England prepare to take on Ireland in an ODI series, what can we learn from who is playing and who is not? There have been a number of changes since England’s last ODI squad was named, for the series against New Zealand in May, and even more since the World Cup semi final loss to South Africa 10 months ago. England – a team in transition… England line up v South Africa – 29th October 2025 England line up v New Zealand – 16th May 2026 Possible England line up v Ireland – 1s
Richard Starkie
Aug 284 min read
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