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The Vipers head to the north west where they face Thunder in their latest Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy fixture
Thunder v Southern Vipers
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Friday 7th July (10:30am start)
Southport
Southern Vipers will be hoping to get back to winning ways, after they suffered defeat at the hands of Sunrisers for the second time this season on Sunday 2nd July.
Led by stand-in captain Emily Windsor as the Vipers were missing six first team players, the team fell just 28 runs shy of their target in Chelmsford, with Windsor leading the way with 84.
A cameo of 34* from just 26 balls from Alice Monaghan couldn’t get the Vipers over the line after an impressive comeback with the ball bowled the Sunrisers out for 254, with Georgia Elwiss picking up 3-37, and debutants Ava Lee and Megan Sturge picking up three wickets between them.
Thunder also narrowly lost out in their last game, ending 29 runs short against Central Sparks, as the north west side are yet to win a 50-over match this season, despite reaching the eliminator of the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
Former Viper Tara Norris starred with the ball, taking 4-42, and England U19s wicket keeper Seren Smale fell just six runs shy of a maiden century.
Southern Vipers Squad
Southern Vipers have named a 14-player squad for their first RHFT match since winning their second Charlotte Edwards Cup.
Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean, and Danni Wyatt all remain unavailable whilst they are with England Women’s IT20 squad for the Women’s Ashes.
Captain Georgia Adams and Linsey Smith return to the squad after the conclusion of England A’s ODI series against Australia A, with new signing Maitlan Brown coming straight into the squad.
Full Squad
Georgia Adams Captain (1)
Ella McCaughan (8)
Megan Sturge (3)
Maitlan Brown (88)
Alice Monaghan (20)
Charlotte Taylor (26)
Georgia Elwiss (34)
Abi Norgrove (12)
Mary Taylor (9)
Freya Kemp (6)
Linsey Smith (50)
Emily Windsor (4)
Ava Lee (33)
Rhianna Southby † (17)
Thunder:
2023 Season In Numbers
8th in RHFT
Leading run scorer: Emma Lamb (174)
Leading wicket taker: Tara Norris (7)
Head-to-Head
Southern Vipers’ record in Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches v Thunder:
Played
Won
Tied
Lost
No Result
2
2
0
0
0
Recent Meetings:
September 11th 2022 | The Ageas Bowl | Vipers won by 4 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
September 10th 2021 | Sale CC | Vipers won by 3 wickets (with 97 balls remaining)
Tickets
Tickets for Thunder v Southern Vipers at Southport are available from £5 for adults and £1 for Under 18s.
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.
