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A 13-player squad has been named for Southern Vipers’ Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against The Blaze at Chesterfield
The Blaze v Southern Vipers
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Friday 5th July 2024 (10:30am start)
Queen’s Park, Chesterfield
Southern Vipers head to their captain’s place of birth as they aim for back-to-back wins in the return of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
The Vipers completed a convincing win over Western Storm at Hove, with Mary Taylor and Georgia Adams picking up three wickets each before Georgia Elwiss’ unbeaten 65, along with 49 from Ella McCaughan, helped see the home side comfortably over the line within 30 overs.
The Blaze’s victory in their previous match was equally considerable, defeating South East Stars by 133 runs at Beckenham.
Sarah Bryce’s 81, with fifties from Ella Claridge and Marie Kelly powered the visitors to 318-8 before Heather Graham’s 6-39 helped skittle the Stars for 185.
Southern Vipers Squad
The Vipers have named a 13-player squad for their trip to Queen’s Park.
Freya Kemp and Linsey Smith link up with England Women as their IT20 series against New Zealand begins at Utilita Bowl on Saturday 6th July.
Alice Monaghan rejoins the squad having recovered from injury.
Georgia Adams Captain (1)
Alice Monaghan (20)
Freya Davies (61)
Abi Norgrove (12)
Georgia Elwiss (34)
Rhianna Southby † (17)
Nancy Harman (25)
Megan Sturge † (3)
Charli Knott (88)
Mary Taylor (9)
Ava Lee (33)
Emily Windsor (4)
Ella McCaughan (8)
The Blaze
They may have been by far the best team in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, but The Blaze haven’t quite found their feet in the 50-over campaign so far this year.
They had just two wins from their first six games before they lifted the T20 trophy at Derby, but a mammoth win on Sunday pushed them up to fifth, just one spot outside of semi-final contention.
The form of the Bryce sisters continued from where they left off, and we can expect Tammy Beaumont to return to the side with England’s ODI series concluding on Wednesday 3rd July.
However, they will be without Nadine de Klerk who is on international duty with South Africa, with Australian Heather Graham replacing her.
2024 Season In Numbers:
5th in RHFT
Leading run scorer: Ella Claridge (183)
Leading wicket taker: Kirstie Gordon (12)
Head-To-Head:
Southern Vipers’ record in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches v The Blaze:
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
No Result
5
4
1
0
2
Recent Meetings:
September 24th 2023 | Northampton | Vipers won by five wickets (with 58 balls remaining)
September 16th 2023 | Loughborough | Vipers won by 126 runs
July 11th 2023 | Newclose, Isle of Wight | The Blaze won by four wickets (with ten balls remaining)
July 16th 2022 | Derby | Vipers won by 66 runs
May 29th 2021 | Utilita Bowl | Vipers won by four wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Tickets
Tickets for The Blaze v Southern Vipers at Queen’s Park are free of charge.
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.
