Polly Starkie
Blaze’s Unbeaten Run Broken by the Victorious Vipers
After a mammoth effort from the New Road ground staff, play was able to resume at 10.15am to finish the Charlotte Edwards Cup Final 2023....
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Polly Starkie
Jun 10, 20233 min read
Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day: Weather's the Winner
A picturesque New Road was the setting for the 2023 Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day with Worcester Cathedral providing a quaint...
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Polly Starkie
Jun 9, 20233 min read
Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day 2023: Preview
The first opportunity for silverware in women’s regional cricket is tomorrow and there are two new teams who will have their first chance...
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Polly Starkie
Jun 7, 20232 min read
CEC Week 6: Thunder is Coming & The Blaze Will Be There
It was all to play for and Thunder took that chance. It looked like it would be Diamonds to take one of the remaining spots at finals day...
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Polly Starkie
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Charlotte Edwards Cup Week 6: Preview
The Blaze have secured the top spot and are heading straight to the final at New Road. For the Stars, Sparks and Sunrisers it’s the end...
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Polly Starkie
Jun 4, 20233 min read
CEC Week 5: Tables Turning, Debuts & Comebacks
The penultimate group stage made the table change even more. Western Storm and Thunder have kept themselves in with a chance but Sparks...
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Polly Starkie
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Charlotte Edwards Cup Week 5: Preview
It's the penultimate round before finals day on the 10th June at New Road Worcester. The Blaze have already booked their place and it's...
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Polly Starkie
Jun 2, 20233 min read
CEC Week 4: Blaze at Finals Day, Temporary Momentum & Sunrisers Stuck in a Rut
The Blaze have secured their ticket to finals day at New Road and the Sunrisers have ruled themselves very much out. Thunder had a good...
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Polly Starkie
May 28, 20233 min read
Charlotte Edwards Cup Week 4: Preview
There’s another bottom of the table clash while the top three teams will face each other in what could be quite a decisive few days of...
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Polly Starkie
May 28, 20234 min read
CEC Week 3: Northern Grit, A Vipers Classic & Keeping Calm
One of the hottest weekends yet brought a derby, a close finish, a Vipers classic, Thunder’s first win, keeping confusion and another...
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Polly Starkie
May 26, 20233 min read
Charlotte Edwards Cup Week 3: Preview
More double headers, more big grounds and some highly contested match ups; there is another busy weekend ahead with more Charlotte...
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Polly Starkie
May 25, 20233 min read
CEC Week 2: Firsts, Firsts & Not a First
The last few days have seen some big crowds, huge viewing figures and plenty of cricket at big grounds. There have been little surprises...
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Polly Starkie
May 22, 20233 min read
Charlotte Edwards Cup Week 2: Preview
Lords, Old Trafford, Edgbaston and the famous Falkland - some great venues on offer this week! The defending champions, the Vipers, get...
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Polly Starkie
May 21, 20232 min read
CEC Week 1: Record-breakers, Blaze Still Unbeaten & Tight Finishes
It was a few days full of record breaking cricket and the sun shone throughout! The Charlotte Edwards Cup is well and truly underway -...
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Polly Starkie
May 18, 20233 min read
Charlotte Edwards Cup Week 1: Preview
Packed into the space of three weeks, the 2023 Charlotte Edwards Cup is set to be played at major venues with double headers taking place...
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Polly Starkie
May 10, 20233 min read
RHFT Round 5: Super Sterre & Wooley, Jones Squared & When it Rains, It Pours
As anticipated, the rain ruined some of the fun but a tight game up in Scarborough and a huge win for the Sparks provided some...
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Polly Starkie
May 9, 20233 min read
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Round 5: Preview
The final round of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy before a break for the Charlotte Edwards Cup is set to be played tomorrow. With heavy...
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Richard Starkie
May 7, 20234 min read
The Hundred: Advantages, Problems and Solutions
With the future of the Hundred uncertain, Richard has written a piece about the tournament over the last few years and the angle which...
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Polly Starkie
May 6, 20233 min read
RHFT Round 4: History, More History, Coronation Rain & A Setting Sun
A regal reception perhaps awaits Nadine de Klerk as she etched her name into Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy history, taking 7/33 – the best...
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Polly Starkie
May 5, 20233 min read
Doing the Double: The Hundred know how to do it but do Spurs?
The Hundred, after its postponed start, followed the double header model with the women’s and men’s franchise teams playing one after the...
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