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Hawks Women look to conclude their Vitality Blast campaign with a win as they host The Blaze in a standalone T20 match under lights at Utilita Bowl on Friday.
Georgia Adams’ side fell short in their last outing against Birmingham Bears, despite fifty runs from Australian superstar Ellyse Perry.
The Hawks, unfortunately, cannot qualify for Finals Day on Sunday 27th July at the Kia Oval, whilst The Blaze currently sit in second place.
The Nottinghamshire outfit defeated Essex in their previous match, a low-scoring encounter at Chelmsford.
Australian Heather Graham made 33 as The Blaze posted 139 all out, but Kirstie Gordon spun a web around the home side as she took 4-23 from her four overs, backed up by 3-17 from England leg spinner Sarah Glenn.
The last time Hawks and Blaze met was at Chesterfield where the team in orange came out on top by 37 runs.
Overseas players: Maddy Green (New Zealand, first four matches), Heather Graham (Australia, last 10 matches)
Key winter moves: The big change for The Blaze has been off the pitch, where former New Zealand Test batter Craig Cumming takes over as head coach in place of Chris Guest, who guided the Trent Bridge-based team to its first silverware in the Charlotte Edwards Cup T20 competition in 2024. Cumming arrives with a winning pedigree, though, having won two trophies in four years with Otago Sparks.
The big question: After last season’s impressive campaign established The Blaze at the top of the pile in the 20-over format, can anyone knock them off their perch? South East Stars, who ran them closest in 2024, have morphed into Surrey Women, with whom The Blaze shared 692 runs in an incredible 50-over tie at Beckenham earlier this month. There may be little between them over 20 overs too.
Wildcard watch: Charley Phillips - Such is the depth of The Blaze squad, some 15 of their number are already signed up for the 2025 edition of The Hundred. If they are to be joined by another team-mate, it may be Charley Phillips, who arrived from Sunrisers in the close season as a young bowler with pace and has already made a good impression.
Final thought: The Blaze squad contains four current England players but it is their Scottish triumvirate - skipper Kirstie Gordon and the Bryce sisters, Kathryn and Sarah - who are the heart of the team. Gordon was the leading 20-over wicket-taker in 2024, Kathryn Bryce the top runscorer and wicket-keeper Sarah had only one in front of her in the dismissals table. They may hold the keys to success again in 2025.
Tickets for Hampshire Hawks Women’s match against The Blaze at Utilita Bowl are available here.
Gates open at 5:30pm.
Coverage
A live stream will be available for the match and a link to this stream will be available in the at www.utilitabowl.com/cricket, along with a live match centre with the scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.
