England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will be organizing the women’s domestic 50-over competition from Aug 29th – Sep 26th, 2020 and will be named as Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in honor of the country’s World Cup-winning captain. Eight teams will feature in the tournament, with four teams divided into two groups.
Each team will be playing their group opponents twice in the double round-robin group stage format, before the two group winners advance to the final. The North Group consists of Central Sparks, Lightning, Northern Diamonds and North West Thunder, while the South Group will consist of South East Stars, Southern Vipers, Sunrisers and Western Storm. The squads will be made up of players from ECB Women’s County Championship teams from all the divisions.
The tournament provides a great opportunity for Bryce sisters (Kathryn and Sarah) from Scotland and Sterre Kalis from Netherlands to play in a high-profile domestic 50-overs competition. Sarah and Kathryn have played against some of the players in other teams as well as Scotland Women’s team takes part in ECB’s Women’s County Championship’s Division 2 tournament.
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Squads
Central Sparks: Amy Jones (first 2 matches), Sarah Glenn (first 2 matches), Evelyn Jones, Marie Kelly, Issy Wong, Emily Arlott, Hannah Baker, Clare Boycott, Thea Brookes, Gwenan Davies, Georgia Davies, Poppy Davies, Chloe Hill, Milly Home, Anisha Patel and Grace Potts
Lightning: Tammy Beaumont (first 2 matches), Kristie Gordon (first 2 matches), Abbey Freeborn, Alicia Presland, Bethan Ellis, Bethany Harmer, Grace Ballinger, Ilenia Sims, Kathryn Bryce (Scotland), Leah Kellogg, Lucy Higham, Nancy Harman, Ria Fackrell, Sarah Bryce (Scotland), Shachi Pai, Sophie Munro and Teresa Graves
Northern Diamonds: Katherine Brunt (first 2 matches), Natalie Sciver (first 2 matches), Lauren Winfield (first 2 matches), Linsey Smith (first 2 matches), Hollie Armitage, Ami Campbell, Leah Dobson, Helen Fenby, Phoebe Graham, Jenny Gunn, Bess Heath, Rachel Hopkins, Sterre Kalis (Netherlands), Beth Langston, Katie Levick, Alex Macdonald, Rachel Slater, Ella Telford and Layla Tipton
North West Thunder: Kate Cross (First 2 matches), Sophie Ecclestone (First 2 matches), Emma Lamb (First 2 matches), Georgie Boyce, Natalie Brown, Alice Clarke, Danielle Collins, Rebecca Duckworth, Alice Dyson, Alex Hartley, Liberty Heap, Laura Jackson, Hannah Jones, Laura Marshall, Daisy Mullan, Olivia Thomas , Ellie Threlkeld and Sophia Turner
South East Stars: Alice Davidson-Richards (first 2 matches), Sophia Dunkley (first 2 matches), Bryony Smith (first 2 matches), Freya Davies (first 2 matches), Megan Belt, Maxine Blythin, Chloe Brewer, Alice Capsey, Aylish Cranstone, Tash Farrant, Phoebe Franklin, Grace Gibbs, Amy Gordon, Eva Gray, Danielle Gregory, Hannah Jones, Susie Rowe, Rhianna Southby and Kirstie White
Southern Vipers: Danni Wyatt (First 2 matches), Georgia Adams, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Ella Chandler, Providence Cowdrill, Charlie Dean, Ariana Dowse, Freya Kemp, Cassidy McCarthy, Ella McCaughan, Alice Monaghan, Tara Norris, Carla Rudd, Paige Scholfield and Emily Windsor
Sunrisers: Fran Wilson (First 2 matches), Mady Villiers (First 2 matches), Amara Carr, Naomi Dattani, Cordelia Griffith, Jo Gardner, Kelly Castle, Sonali Patel, Gaya Gole, Emily Thorpe, Mia Rodgers, Katie Midwood, Hayley Brown, Scarlett Hughes and Katie Wolfe
Western Storm: Heather Knight (First 2 matches), Anya Shrubsole (First 2 matches), Katie George (First 2 matches), Sophie Luff, Fi Morris, Danielle Gibson, Claire Nicholas, Alex Griffiths, Georgia Hennessy, Nat Wraith, Lauren Filer, Steph Hutchins, Lauren Parfitt, Emily Edgcombe, Niamh Holland, Emma Corney and Abbie Whybrow
Some of the teams have already played friendly games leading up-to the main tournament proper as the players get accustomed to playing in the longer-format version of white-ball cricket. The Southern Stars squad played three friendly games against Surrey Stars (two matches) and Western Storm as part of ECB friendly fixtures, while Southern Vipers/South East Stars and Sunrisers/Lightning played warm-up games as part of Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Friendlies.
Brief Scores
South East Stars 252 all out in 49.5 overs (Aylish Cranstone 53, Alice Capsey 49, Maxine Blythin 47, Tash Farrant 32, Susie Rowe 29, Paige Scholfield 3/42, Tara Norris 3/66, Charlie Dean 2/40, Georgia Adams 1/30, Providence Cowdrill 1/36) beat Southern Vipers 243/9 in 50 overs (Paige Scholfield 54, Charlie Dean 51, Ella McCaughan 46, Alice Monaghan 19 n.o, Chloe Brewer 2/31, Eva Gray 2/40, Megan Belt 1/17, Grace Gibbs 1/19) by 9 runs
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Sunrisers 133/8 in 35 overs (Mia Rodgers 24 n.o, Kelly Castle 23, Amara Carr 20, Cordelia Griffith 17, Sophie Munro 2/20, Lucy Higham 1/6, Nancy Harman 1/20, Alicia Presland 1/25) lost to Lightning 134/5 in 27.1 overs (Sarah Bryce 50 retired, Kathryn Bryce 28, Emily Thorpe 2/28, Katie Midwood 2/38, Katie Wolfe 1/13) by 5 wickets
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