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Match Preview: Southern Vipers v Northern Diamonds, RHFT
Match Preview: Southern Vipers v Northern Diamonds, RHFT
The Vipers take the trip to Arundel Castle for the first time in 2023 where they take on last year’s champions Northern Diamonds
Southern Vipers v Northern Diamonds
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Saturday 22nd July (10:30am start)
Arundel Castle
Southern Vipers take on Northern Diamonds for the first time in the RHFT this year as the two teams head to Arundel Castle for the final round of fixtures before the Hundred.
The Vipers got back to winning ways in a rain affected match against Western Storm, where they chased down a DLS-adjusted 238, where Georgia Adams recorded her second fifty in as many games, with Maia Bouchier smashing 71 from 72 balls.
Freya Kemp, still playing as a specialist batter, made her highest score in a Vipers shirt of 47, whilst Linsey Smith continued her consistent form back in orange and black with 2-36 from ten overs.
The Diamonds lost their previous match against Central Sparks at Headingley, despite 66 from captain Hollie Armitage, and a quickfire 49* from the powerful Bess Heath.
Wickets from the evergreen Katie Levick (3-31), Jess Woolston (1-24) and Grace Hall (1-17) weren’t enough to restrict the west midlands side as they chased down their DLS target of 164 down with just two balls to spare.
Southern Vipers Squad
Southern Vipers have named a 14-player squad.
Skipper Georgia Adams will be looking to continue her good form after she recorded back-to-back half-centuries against The Blaze and Western Storm. She finds herself just 80 runs shy of 2,000 runs for the Vipers.
Charlie Dean returns from England duty but Lauren Bell and Danni Wyatt remain unavailable.
Full Squad
Georgia Adams Captain (1)
Freya Kemp (6)
Rhianna Southby † (17)
Maia Bouchier (14)
Ella McCaughan (8)
Megan Sturge (3)
Maitlan Brown (88)
Alice Monaghan (20)
Mary Taylor (9)
Charlie Dean (22)
Abi Norgrove (12)
Emily Windsor (4)
Georgia Elwiss (34)
Linsey Smith (50)
Northern Diamonds:
2023 Season In Numbers
4th in RHFT
Leading run scorer: Lauren Winfield-Hill (453)
Leading wicket taker: Katie Levick (18)
Head-to-Head
Southern Vipers’ record in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches v Sunrisers:
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
No Result
5
3
2
0
0
Recent Meetings:
September 25th 2022 | Lord’s | Diamonds won by two runs
September 17th 2022 | Headingley | Diamonds won by four wickets (with 42 balls remaining)
September 25th 2021 | Northampton | Vipers won by three wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
September 18th 2021 | The Ageas Bowl | Vipers won by five wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
September 27th 2020 | Edgbaston | Vipers won by 38 runs
Tickets
Tickets for Southern Vipers v Northern Diamonds are to be bought on the gate from £15 for adults with Arundel Castle members and Under 18s gaining free entry.
A live stream will be available for the match and a link to the stream will be available in the free-to-download Hampshire Cricket App and at www.ageasbowl.com/cricket.
Both the Hampshire Cricket App and www.ageasbowl.com/cricket will also host a live match centre with scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.
