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Match Preview: Southern Vipers v Western Storm, CEC
Match Preview: Southern Vipers v Western Storm, CEC
The Southern Vipers take on Western Storm as part of the Champions Day double-header at The Ageas Bowl
Southern Vipers v Western Storm
Charlotte Edwards Cup
Friday 26th May (3:00pm start)
The Ageas Bowl
The Southern Vipers return to The Ageas Bowl as they face Western Storm in their second Charlotte Edwards Cup fixture of 2023.
The Vipers got off to a strong start at Falkland CC where they defeated a mighty South East Stars side by six wickets, with Danni Wyatt hitting 40 off 20 balls, and home-grown hero Lauren Bell taking 2-25.
Western Storm have already played two fixtures, and whilst they suffered defeat to the Northern Diamonds, they bounced back against Thunder to complete a six-wicket victory at Taunton where England captain Heather Knight (62) and ex-England batter Fran Wilson (53) steered them to their target of 155 with four balls to spare.
It will be the first time the two sides play each other in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
Southern Vipers Squad
Southern Vipers have named an unchanged 15-player squad for their first Charlotte Edwards Cup match at The Ageas Bowl.
Full Squad
Georgia Adams Captain (1)
Nicole Faltum † (44)
Rhianna Southby † (17)
Lauren Bell (14)
Nancy Harman (25)
Anya Shrubsole (41)
Maia Bouchier (16)
Alice Monaghan (20)
Mary Taylor (9)
Charlie Dean (22)
Ella McCaughan (8)
Emily Windsor (4)
Georgia Elwiss (34)
Linsey Smith (50)
Danni Wyatt (28)
Western Storm:
2022 Season In Numbers
3rd in Group B
Leading run scorer: Georgia Hennessy, Sophie Luff (158)
Leading wicket taker: Claire Nicholas, Dani Gibson (6)
Head-to-Head
Southern Vipers’ record in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches v Western Storm:
P: 4, W: 3, T: 0, L: 0, A: 1
Recent Meetings:
May 6th 2023 | 1st Central County Ground | Match abandoned without a ball bowled
June 12th 2021 | Taunton | Vipers won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
September 13th 2020 | The Ageas Bowl | Vipers won by 32 runs
August 31st 2020 | Bristol | Vipers won by 22 runs
Tickets
Double-header tickets for Southern Vipers v Western Storm and Hampshire Hawks v Middlesex are available by clicking here.
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.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.
