There were contrasting fortunes at the Fischer County Ground, Leicester, as Lightning won their second game in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, beating a spirited Central Sparks side by 55 runs.
Whereas Lighting had no chance of advancing to the final, there was a slim chance of Central Sparks making it to the showpiece fixture at one of their home bases, Edgbaston.
Alex Hartley, the North West Thunder captain, inspired her side to a comprehensive win on a pitch at Liverpool which offered the spinners more as the game went on. Hartley finished with figures of four for eight as Thunder won by 71 runs.
It was their second win over Lightning in as many games during the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as their game plan was played to perfection....
There are a lot of what-ifs in cricket. It is usually complicated to settle an argument one way or another. On Monday, question would have been, “What if Nat Sciver hadn’t scored 104 for Northern Diamonds?"
The answer was Northern Diamonds would again prosper, this time by two wickets.
We got as close as it is possible to that when Lightning and Northern Diamonds met at the...
When it was announced the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy would get underway on August Bank Holiday weekend, it was easy to imagine glorious weather to supplement some thrilling cricket. It's true that there was never going to be ice creams in the stands but there was an expectation at least the dull and chilly days usually associated with the start of a regular season in April would stay away...
