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Match Preview: Southern Vipers v Western Storm, CEC
Match Preview: Southern Vipers v Western Storm, CEC
Southern Vipers have named a 14-player squad to take on Western Storm in their first double header with Hampshire Hawks
Southern Vipers v Western Storm
Charlotte Edwards Cup
Thursday 30th May 2024 (3:00pm start)
Utilita Bowl
Southern Vipers play their first double header of the summer at Utilita Bowl tomorrow afternoon.
They come into the game having played out another thriller when they took on Sunrisers at Arundel Castle on Bank Holiday Monday, as they came out the wrong end losing by just three runs.
Freya Davies picked up her best figures in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, whilst the new-look opening partnership of Charli Knott and Georgia Elwiss put on a strong stand of 73 – the biggest partnership of the match.
Western Storm meanwhile had a washout in their previous match, as only six overs were possible at Beckenham against South East Stars, with the green and black side making 38-3 before the game was abandoned.
In their last completed match, they fell to a 21-run defeat to Central Sparks, and they are currently yet to find a win from their first three matches.
Southern Vipers Squad
Southern Vipers have named a 14-player squad for their trip to the Castle on bank holiday Monday.
Ava Lee is comes back into an otherwise unchanged squad.
Georgia Adams Captain (1)
Ella McCaughan (8)
Freya Davies (61)
Alice Monaghan (20)
Georgia Elwiss (34)
Linsey Smith (50)
Nancy Harman (25)
Rhianna Southby † (17)
Freya Kemp (6)
Megan Sturge † (3)
Charli Knott (88)
Mary Taylor (9)
Ava Lee (33)
Emily Windsor (4)
Western Storm
Western Storm will be without England captain Heather Knight and pace bowler Lauren Filer, but they will have Dani Gibson who scored 40 off just 21 balls against the Sparks.
Captain Sophie Luff will be the anchor in the middle order alongside the experienced Fran Wilson, whilst Nat Wraith is an exciting prospect both with the bat and gloves.
Amanda-Jade Wellington is currently their key wicket taker with four scalps to her name, whilst fellow spinner Chloe Skelton is joint second for the Storm with seamer Alex Griffiths.
2023 Season In Numbers:
6th in CEC
Leading run scorer: Fran Wilson (186)
Leading wicket taker: Dani Gibson (8)
Head-To-Head:
Southern Vipers’ record in Charlotte Edwards Cup matches v Western Storm:
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
No Result
1
1
0
0
0
Recent Meetings:
May 26th 2023 | Utilita Bowl | Vipers won by seven wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
Tickets
Fans can buy double header tickets to watch both Southern Vipers v Western Storm and Hampshire Hawks v Surrey
To purchase double header tickets, please click 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.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.
