If you're in Manchester at a loose end due to the Test's cancellation, why not head to Sale Cricket Club for North West Thunder v Southern Vipers in the
#RHFTrophy
!
It's a 50-over match starting at 10:30am
Address:
Clarendon Crescent
Sale
M33 2DE
Hello to those who have followed so far ๐
Want to stress that weโre not affiliated with the RHF Trophy in a professional capacity. As fans we thought it would be helpful to have updates for the games shared on one space rather than spread across lots of accounts.
#RHFTrophy
๐
The Hundred's over but thereโs much more cricket to come including the rest of the
#CECup
and
#RHFTrophy
!
Played at grounds all around the UK, come and watch some of the stars of the Hundred!
#CECup
fixtures:
#RHFTrophy
fixtures:
After consecutive runners-up finishes in the previous two
#RHFTrophy
finals, as well as second place in last year's
#CECup
, Northern Diamonds have got over the line and secured their first ever trophy! ๐๐
1โฃ0โฃ1โฃ professional contacts ๐
We now know the identity of every female professional cricketer that will be playing in England this summer!
Here's the full list โคต๏ธ
GAME DAY!
The
#RHFTrophy
returns today with all 8 teams in action
Northern Diamonds ๐ธ v Central Sparks โจ at Headingley
Southern Vipers ๐ v Lightning โก at the Ageas Bowl
Sunrisers ๐ v South East Stars โญ at Chelmsford
Western Storm ๐ช๏ธ v North West Thunder ๐ฉ๏ธ at Bristol
A thread of the top performers and performances from the 2021
#RHFTrophy
๐
Most runs:
1. Sophie Luff (Storm) 417
2. Kathryn Bryce (Lightning) 353
3. Eve Jones (Sparks) 299
4. Sterre Kalis (Diamonds) 290
5. Amy Jones (Sparks) 282
After the decision to rename the Regional T20 after the legend that is Charlotte Edwards, we've of course had to rename the account again ๐
The handle will still be
@rhftrophy
Only 2๏ธโฃ days now until the Charlotte Edwards Cup gets underway! ๐คฉ
The Hundred is done so it's time to get back to the
#RHFTrophy
!
It resumes on Tuesday 5th September - tickets and details below ๐
Sparks v Blaze:
Diamonds v Vipers: buy on the gate
Stars v Thunder: buy on the gate
Sunrisers v Storm: buy on the gate
GAME DAY!
Three
#RHFTrophy
matches today!
South East Stars โญ v Western Storm ๐ช๏ธ at the Oval
Southern Vipers ๐ v Central Sparks โจ at Hove (the clash of the top 2๏ธโฃ)
Sunrisers ๐ v Northern Diamonds ๐ธ at Fenner's
Eve Jones is the
#CECup
player of the year!
The Central Sparks captain was the competition's leading run-scorer with 276 at an average of 55.20 and a strike rate of 108.66, with 3 fifties
She also took 4 wickets at an economy rate of 6.62 and took 3 catches
๐๐๐
Here we go!
LIVE STREAMS โคต๏ธ
Northern Diamonds v Central Sparks:
Southern Vipers v Lightning:
Sunrisers v South East Stars:
Western Storm v North West Thunder:
6๏ธโฃ days to go until the Women's Regional T20!
We've changed the name of this account in preparation but the handle will still be
@rhftrophy
๐
Tweets still in a strictly unofficial capacity by
@abi_slade
and
@DanKingdom96
๐
SOUTH EAST STARS HAVE WON THE CHARLOTTE EDWARDS CUP!
17-year-old Alice Capsey strikes the winning runs and Stars win by 5 wickets with 12 balls to spare ๐ฅ
Commiserations to Northern Diamonds who have done brilliantly to get this far ๐
#CECup
Thunder and Lightning academies played two T20s today, Thunder winning both ๐
There were two stunning individual performances: 109* (80) from Seren Smale and SIX FOR ZERO from Sophie Morris ๐ฑ
Game 1 scorecard:
Game 2 scorecard:
With the
#CECup
finished, a quick stats thread!
Most runs:
1. Eve Jones (Sparks) 276
2. Emma Lamb (Thunder) 218
3. Georgia Adams (Vipers) 215
4. Alice Capsey (Stars) 203
5. Marie Kelly (Sparks) 170
5๏ธโฃ days until the Women's Regional T20!
It has two seeded groups of four, based on where teams finished in last year's
#RHFTrophy
๐
Each team plays 6 matches, with the two group winners and best 2nd placed team advancing to Finals Day on 5 September!
The groups are below โคต๏ธ
TODAY
The Charlotte Edwards Cup begins! ๐๐ฅ
Matches:
Lightning v SE Stars at Trent Bridge (11:00)
Northern Diamonds v NW Thunder at Headingley (14:30)
Western Storm v Sunrisers at Taunton (14:30)
Central Sparks v Southern Vipers at Edgbaston (18:30)
(All times BST)
Unsure who to support in the
#RHFTrophy
?
Well for starters, if you live in England or Wales you're in luck because the teams cover every corner of the country!
Just see below for where the teams officially cover ๐บ๏ธ
Western Storm Academy 239 all out in 48.1 overs
Sophia Smale top-scored with 83 off 77 balls ๐ช
Bethan Gammon 47 (67)
Emma Corney 35 (33)
For Thunder, Sophia Turner returned bowling figures of 3/37 from 9.1 overs ๐
Plus 2/44 from Grace Michell and 2/45 from Grace Johnson ๐
The
#CECup
returns on Wednesday!
Take your pick of the fixtures and go and support your local team, featuring some of the stars of the Hundred!
Itโs free entry at Guildford, and use the links below to find tickets for the other matches ๐ซ
The Charlotte Edwards Cup returns next Wednesday!
TICKETS โฌ๏ธ
Southern Vipers v Central Sparks at Hove:
Northern Diamonds v Sunrisers at Gosforth:
Western Storm v North West Thunder at Cardiff:
Note this is completely unofficial, but here's how the eight teams did at the Regional Academy Festival if you award 2 points per win and 1 point per loss.
Every team won at least one match and no team went unbeaten showing how competitive the festival was ๐
Who was your player of
#RHFTrophy
round 3? ๐
Emily Arlott 5/29 (8 overs including a hat-trick)
Katherine Brunt 3/11 (8 overs including 3 maidens)
Alice Davidson-Richards 92 (99 balls, 9x4, 1x6)
Kirstie Gordon 4/23 (10 overs including 4 maidens)
Highest successful chase in English women's List A cricket:
292 Storm v Thunder, RHF, today๐
280 Sparks v Diamonds, RHF, today๐
280 Bucks v Herts, CC Div 3, 2018
263 Surrey v Warks CC Div 2, 2011
259 Surrey v Middx CC Div 1, 2012
What a start to the season.
#RHFtrophy
Thunder Academy played two T20s against Myerscough College today ๐
Seren Smale (53* and 50), Ellie Mason (52), Alice Clarke (79*) and Emily Sutton (4/27) were Thunder's star performers ๐
Game 1 scorecard:
Game 2 scorecard:
Today's the day!
Charlotte Edwards Cup finals day at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton!
12:00 - the eliminator: Northern Diamonds v Southern Vipers
16:00 - the final: South East Stars v winner of the eliminator
#CECup
๐๐ฅ
MATCH DAY!
The second round of the
#RHFTrophy
takes place today
Central Sparks โจ v Western Storm ๐ช๏ธ at Edgbaston
Lightning โก v Northern Diamonds ๐ธ at Kibworth
South East Stars โญ v Southern Vipers ๐ at Beckenham
North West Thunder ๐ฉ๏ธ v Sunrisers ๐ at Chester
GAME DAY!
4๏ธโฃ
#RHFTrophy
matches today!
Central Sparks โจ v North West Thunder ๐ฉ๏ธ at Worcester (10:30)
Lightning โก v Sunrisers ๐ at Loughborough (10:30)
Northern Diamonds ๐ v South East Stars โญ at Headingley (10:30)
Western Storm ๐ช๏ธ v Southern Vipers ๐ at Taunton (13:00)
The
#RHFTrophy
is BACK this weekend!
Don't forget that entry to all three of today's matches is FREE ๐ฅ
If you're near Birmingham, Loughborough or Beckenham head on down ๐
GAME DAY!
One more match of
#RHFTrophy
round 3 today and it's North West Thunder ๐ฉ๏ธ v Lightning โก at Chester Boughton Hall CC, starting at 10:30am ๐ฅ
SOUTHERN VIPERS ARE RACHAEL HEYHOE FLINT TROPHY CHAMPIONS FOR THE THIRD TIME! ๐๐๐
They beat The Blaze by 5 wickets with 46 balls to spare ๐
And for the second time in three years it's Emily Windsor with the winning runs - she finishes on 57* ๐
With The Blaze announcing their professional contracts today, all regional teams have locked in their full-time players! ๐
There's been quite a few changes - here's a quick look at each team's ins, outs and players who are making the step up to professional! โคต๏ธ
Here's a final summary of all the results in the 2023 Regional Academy Festival!
๐ฅ The Blaze
๐ฅ South East Stars
๐ฅ Sunrisers
Well done to all involved, and a special shout-out to the ground staff for getting matches on in rainy conditions!
#CECup
Matchday 2โฃ is today!
Thunder v Diamonds @ Sale, 13:30
Stars v Sparks @ Guildford, 16:00
Vipers v Lightning @ Southampton, 18:30
Sunrisers v Storm @ Chelmsford, 19:00
Get on down to the grounds, or watch the livestreams on YouTube! ๐
Here's the table after today's
#RHFTrophy
action ๐
Vipers and Diamonds have qualified for the knockout stages, while Stars need one more point to join them!
Thunder beat Southern Vipers by 1 wicket in a thrilling academy 50 over match today ๐
Vipers' 222 was chased down with 2.4 overs to spare thanks to Olivia Thomas's composed 59* ๐ช
Scorecard:
It's nearly time for the
#RHFTrophy
final!
It's Southern Vipers v The Blaze at Northampton from 10:30am today UK time ๐
Tickets available on the gate and a live stream will be available ๐ซ๐บ
It's the final round of
#CECup
group matches today!
Central Sparks v South East Stars at Edgbaston CSG (12:00)
Lightning v Southern Vipers at Derby (14:30)
Sunrisers v Western Storm at Cambridge (14:30)
Thunder v Northern Diamonds at Chester (14:30)
It's Regional Academy Festival time! ๐
The eight teams have gathered at Millfield School - with silverware up for grabs!
Teams will first play in groups of four, with knockout matches on Thursday
Fixture and point system details below โคต๏ธ
Follow here:
T O D A Y
It's the regional season finale - the
#RHFTrophy
final!
Southern Vipers v Northern Diamonds
County Ground, Northampton
10:30am start
A live stream will be running
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE:
Central Sparks played an intra-squad T20 at Edgbaston Foundation Ground today. Clare Boycott starred with 68* and 2 wickets, Issy Wong (48) and Poppy Davies (47) were also in the runs, and Lucy Shenton bowled an impressive spell of 3-1-6-1 ๐
Scorecard:
What day is it? It's Wednesday, and it's
#RHFTrophy
day ๐
Today's matches below - tickets can be bought on the gate and live streams will be available!
Which match will you be watching?
Southern Vipers - 2023 Charlotte Edwards Cup Champions! ๐
They win back-to-back
#CECup
titles! ๐
Commiserations to The Blaze, who fall short in the final after an unbeaten group stage campaign ๐
It's
#RHFTrophy
round 2๏ธโฃ today!
If you're in or near Loughborough, Leeds, Hove or Bristol go and support your local region ๐
Alternatively, live streams will be available ๐บ
After today's results, we now know that Northern Diamonds will compete in the
#RHFTrophy
final at Lord's next Sunday! ๐
They will joined by South East Stars or Southern Vipers, who will play off in the eliminator on Wednesday - venue TBC ๐๏ธ
Fran Wilson's fantastic international career comes to an end ๐
But this means that Sunrisers will benefit from her full availability for the
#RHFTrophy
and
#CECup
going forward ๐ช
And here are the top 10 run-scorers and top 10 wicket-takers - stars of the future!
Congratulations to Western Storm's Chloe Skelton who topped the run-scoring charts, and Thunder's Grace Michell and Central Sparks' Caitlin Belcher who jointly topped the wicket-taking charts ๐ช
The
#RHFTrophy
returns TODAY!
Free entry at Chester-le-Street and Beckenham, tickets available for Edgbaston and Cardiff ๐๏ธ
And all four matches will be live streamed ๐บ
Here's the final
#CECup
table! ๐
Finals Day is this Saturday at Worcester! ๐
Southern Vipers and Thunder will play off at 12pm for the chance to play The Blaze in the Final at 4pm ๐
Who are you backing to go all the way?
#CECup
returns on Sunday!
All but Lightning-Vipers are doubleheaders with Vitality Blast games
Tickets:
Storm v Sunrisers:
Lightning v Vipers:
Diamonds v Thunder:
Sparks v Stars:
Watch the stars of the Hundred in the
#RHFTrophy
- it's back in 1๏ธโฃ week!
Matches and tickets โฌ๏ธ
Sparks v Lightning:
Stars v Diamonds: FREE ENTRY
Vipers v Storm:
Sunrisers v Thunder:
Charlotte Edwards Cup โ
Next up...it's the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy!
The regional 50 over tournament will again be played as a single round robin group stage, with the top 3โฃ advancing to the knockouts ๐
It starts on Saturday 2nd July!
FIXTURES:
Central Sparks beat South East Stars by 4 wickets in a 2nd XI 50 over match today ๐
Top performances from Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones (93), Milly Home (67), Charis Pavely (3/23) and Anisha Patel (3/36) ๐
Scorecard:
Here's how the table looks after
#RHFTrophy
Round 5โฃ โคต๏ธ
That's it for the tournament until July as the Charlotte Edwards Cup starts next Thursday ๐
How is your team faring? Who is going to qualify for the knockouts? All still to play for!๐
Heather Knight in the
#RHFTrophy
:
5 innings, 5 fifties ๐๐๐๐๐
She's just brought up her half-century and Western Storm are 83/1 off 20 overs
#RHFTrophy
The Charlotte Edwards Cup is BACK on Saturday!
Like last year, the format will be 2 groups of 4 followed by a finals day for the group winners and best runner-up.
More info here:
Groups and Saturday's fixtures below โฌ๏ธ
Yesterday, next year's full-time regionally contracted players were announced! ๐ข
It was also confirmed that the ECB will be funding a sixth contract for each team ๐
There will be now be 51 regionally contracted pros ๐
The thread below runs you through the various changes ๐
It's
#CECup
round 5๏ธโฃ today!
All matches 2:30pm start (UK time):
Central Sparks v Lightning at Worcester
Southern Vipers v South East Stars at Southampton
Northern Diamonds v Western Storm at Chester-le-Street
Sunrisers v North West Thunder at Northampton
Northern Diamonds beat South East Stars by 153 runs in an academy 50 over match today ๐
Diamonds' 245/9 was underpinned by Harriet Robson's 70 and Ciara Boaden's 58, before Bethany Slater took 4/16 to help seal a big win ๐
Scorecard:
STORM WIN!
3 was needed off the last ball and thanks to overthrows, Storm have done it!
Heartbreak for Sunrisers - an incredible game of cricket which Storm win by 1 wicket!
It was a thrilling day in the
#CECup
๐คฉ
Northern Diamonds beat Western Storm by 1 wicket off the final ball ๐ฑ
Central Sparks chased Lightning's 81 with an over to spare ๐ช
And Southern Vipers powered their way to a 7-wicket victory over South East Stars ๐ฅ
Here's the table after
#RHFTrophy
round 1! Bonus points earned by all four of today's winners ๐
Remember it is four points for a win, and a bonus point is earned for winning with a run rate 1.25 times that of the opposition ๐
SCORES ๐
Sunrisers have fallen to 24/6 against Northern Diamonds, Katherine Brunt with three wickets ๐ช
Western Storm are 66/1 v SE Stars, Heather Knight going well on 36
And Central Sparks are 55/2 v Southern Vipers - Amy Jones, she of two 100s so far, is in ๐
#RHFTrophy
4๏ธโฃ
#CECup
matches in the next 3๏ธโฃ days!
Tonight it's Sunrisers v Northern Diamonds at Chelmsford (18:30)
Tomorrow it's SE Stars v Central Sparks at Canterbury & Southern Vipers v Lightning at Arundel (both 14:30)
And on Sunday it's NW Thunder v Western Storm at Chester (11:00)
Sunrisers win for the first time ever!
They have chased down Western Storm's 129 for the loss of only 3 wickets with 13 balls to spare!
Mady Villiers made 36 (26) and Grace Scrivens finished the job with 34* (35)
#CECup
.
@TheCricketerMag
and
@WCricketChat
are collaborating with LOADS of content ahead of the start of the
#RHFTrophy
tomorrow ๐
The best place to start is the team-by-team previews
Central Sparks:
Lightning:
The
#RHFTrophy
is BACK this weekend!
Details and tickets โฌ๏ธ
Sparks v Vipers: FREE - just turn up!
Lightning v Storm:
Stars v Sunrisers: FREE - just turn up!
Thunder v Diamonds:
Here's how the tables stack up ahead of the final round of
#CECup
group matches today!
The two group winners and best 2nd-placed team advance to finals day. The group winner with more points progresses to the final and the other two play-off to meet them.
That's a wrap for the 2023 regional season! ๐
We've seen a massive expansion in the number of professional cricketers, watched The Blaze turn their fortunes around, and witnessed Vipers do the double ๐
What's been your highlight? Are you ready to do it all again next season?
Here's how the
#CECup
table looks after this weekend's results! ๐
Can anyone stop Northern Diamonds? Will The Blaze close the gap with their match tomorrow?
The top three will make it to Finals Day! ๐
#CECup
FINALS DAY โข 11 June โข County Ground, Northampton
12:00 โข Semi-Final โข South East Stars vs Central Sparks
16:00 โข Final โข Southern Vipers vs Semi-Final Winner
๐๏ธ TICKETS:
Who's bringing home the trophy? ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Here's the
#RHFTrophy
table as we head into the break for The Hundred! ๐
Four more matches each to come in September; the top three qualify for the knockout stages ๐ฏ
It's all still to play for - who are you backing to make it all the way?