Match Preview: Southern Vipers v South East Stars, CEC

Southern Vipers v South East Stars

Charlotte Edwards Cup

Wednesday 19^th June 2024 (11:30am start)

1^st Central County Ground, Hove

For their final match of the group stage, Southern Vipers take on South East Stars at the 1^st Central County Ground in Hove, after which they will find out who they will play in the semi-final on Saturday 22^nd June with both teams having already qualified.

The Vipers will be hoping to put the wrongs right from their disappointing five wicket defeat to Central Sparks at Worcester where they were bowled out for 98, whilst the Stars will be aiming to overtake The Blaze to the top spot in the table, who they defeated by five wickets at Derby on Sunday.

Southern Vipers Squad

Southern Vipers have named a 14-player squad for their clash against the Stars.

Lauren Bell and Georgia Elwiss are rested with Ella McCaughan and Mary Taylor rejoining the squad whilst Alice Monaghan remains injured.

South East Stars

Already qualified, the Stars will have to wait and see whether they play the Vipers again or Central Sparks in the semi-final at Derby on Saturday.

A team stacked with talent, including four England players in Sophia Dunkley, Bryony Smith, Alice Davidson-Richards, and Tash Farrant, boosted by their overseas import Georgia Redmayne.

They comfortably defeated the Vipers at the Kia Oval in their earlier bout in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, along with a thrilling final over victory at Beckenham in the first game of the season, so they will be looking to make it three from three over the reigning champions.

2024 Season In Numbers:

• 2^nd in CEC
• Leading run scorer: Paige Scholfield (217)
• Leading wicket taker: Tilly Corteen-Coleman (13)

Head-To-Head:

Southern Vipers’ record in Charlotte Edwards Cup matches v South East Stars:

Recent Meetings:

• June 2^nd 2024 | Kia Oval | Stars won by six wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
• May 23^rd 2023 | Falkland CC, Newbury | Vipers won by six wickets (with seven balls remaining)
• August 28^th 2021 | Utilita Bowl | Stars won by 20 runs
• July 10^th 2021 | Beckenham | Vipers won by seven wickets (with 26 balls remaining)

Tickets

Tickets for Southern Vipers v South East Stars at the 1^st Central County Ground are available from just £10 for adults, £3 for Under 18s, and £1 for Under 14s.

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Match Coverage

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.utilitabowl.com/cricket.

Both the Hampshire Cricket App and www.utilitabowl.com/cricket will also host a live match centre with scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.

Weather Forecast

Please follow the link to view the latest weather forecast for Hove: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2646504.