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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...

Polly Starkie
Jun 4, 20233 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
Jun 2, 20232 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
Jun 2, 20233 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 29, 20233 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 28, 20234 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 26, 20233 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 25, 20233 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 22, 20233 min read
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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 -...

Polly Starkie
May 21, 20232 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 18, 20233 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 10, 20233 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 9, 20233 min read
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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...

Richard Starkie
May 7, 20234 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 6, 20233 min read
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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...

Polly Starkie
May 5, 20233 min read
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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Round 4: Preview
The weekend starts early with the first game of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Round 4 being played on Friday at Radlett CC. There are...

Polly Starkie
May 4, 20233 min read
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The Spirit of Cricket
“It is the spirit of cricket – of the game itself – that glorifies everything connected to it” – KS Ranjitsinhji, “The Jubilee Book of...

Richard Starkie
May 3, 20232 min read
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RHFT Round 3: Welbeck was not ready, a few Stars shone, Northern consistency & a 'home' Sparks game
It wasn't the bank holiday we all had in mind: the one with sun, blue skies and plenty of cricket. It was the more realistic one: rain...

Polly Starkie
May 1, 20233 min read
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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Round 3: Preview
A home game 80 miles away, the winners v the wooden spoon, the World Boss in Mansfield and a storm brewing – there are a few key matches...

Polly Starkie
Apr 30, 20233 min read
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RHFT Round 2: Sparks reignited, Vipers bit back, the Blaze Roared & the Storm found an Irish charm
Round two of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, accompanied by blue skies and high temperatures, provided some shock results, outstanding...

Polly Starkie
Apr 29, 20233 min read
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