2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
The 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy is the ongoing fourth edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition, which is taking place between 22 April and 24 September 2023. It features eight teams playing in a double round-robin group stage, followed by a knock-out round. It is running alongside the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Northern Diamonds are the defending champions.[1]
| Dates | 22 April 2023 – 24 September 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | 50-over cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knock-out finals |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 58 |
| Official website | ECB |
Format
Teams play each other twice in a group of eight, with the top three qualifying for the knock-out stage. This represents a doubling of group stage matches from the previous season, which saw teams play each other once.[2] The second-placed team in the group plays the third-placed team in a play-off, with the winner advancing to play the first-placed team in the final. The final will be held at the County Ground, Northampton.[3]
Teams
The teams competing in the tournament are listed below.[4] The Blaze changed their name prior to the 2023 season, having previously been known as Lightning.[5]
- Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
- Northern Diamonds (representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland)
- North West Thunder (representing Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria)
- South East Stars (representing Surrey and Kent)
- Southern Vipers (representing Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire)
- Sunrisers (representing Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk)
- The Blaze (representing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
- Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)
Standings
Teams receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point will be given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers are applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blaze | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 1.683 |
| 2 | South East Stars | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1.250 |
| 3 | Northern Diamonds | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.099 |
| 4 | Southern Vipers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.160 |
| 5 | Central Sparks | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.041 |
| 6 | Western Storm | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −2.047 |
| 7 | Sunrisers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −0.728 |
| 8 | North West Thunder | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −1.242 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2023. Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[6]
Fixtures
Group stage
Source:[4]
Northern Diamonds 290/8 (36 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 185 (33.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 36 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers 288/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 162 (35.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abtaha Maqsood (Sunrisers) took her first five-wicket haul in Women's List A cricket.[7]
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Southern Vipers 0
The Blaze 212 (46.4 overs) |
v |
Central Sparks 153 (48.2 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lucy Higham (The Blaze) took her first five-wicket haul in Women's List A cricket.[8]
- Points: The Blaze 5, Central Sparks 0
South East Stars 334/5 (50 overs) |
v |
North West Thunder 203 (42 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Paige Scholfield (South East Stars) scored her first century in Women's List A cricket.[9]
- South East Stars' total of 334 equalled the record for the highest total in an innings in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[10]
- Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds 161 (36.3 overs) |
v |
Central Sparks 162/3 (38.2 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Northern Diamonds 0
Southern Vipers 287/6 (20 overs) |
v |
South East Stars 129 (36.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
Sunrisers 159 (46 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 160/7 (35.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Sunrisers 0
North West Thunder 214 (44.4 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 215/4 (41.3 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
Central Sparks 183/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Southern Vipers 184/7 (41.1 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Central Sparks 0
Sunrisers 157 (46 overs) |
v |
Northern Diamonds 160/5 (28.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Sunrisers 0
v |
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: The Blaze 2, North West Thunder 2
South East Stars 296/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 89 (30.5 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Western Storm 0
South East Stars 151/9 (29 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers 64 (17 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Match was reduced to 29 overs per side due to rain.
- Sunrisers were given a revised target of 156 runs off 29 overs.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
Northern Diamonds 62 (18.1 overs) |
v |
The Blaze 63/6 (18.5 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Northern Diamonds 0
v |
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Southern Vipers 2, Western Storm 2
North West Thunder 234 (47.1 overs) |
v |
Central Sparks 223/9 (45 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Central Sparks were set a revised target of 224 runs from 45 overs due to rain.
- Points: Central Sparks 2, North West Thunder 2
South East Stars 223 (44.2 overs) |
v |
Northern Diamonds 178/7 (35.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Northern Diamonds were set a revised target of 178 runs from 36 overs due to rain.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, South East Stars 0
Southern Vipers 180 (47.2 overs) |
v |
Central Sparks 183/4 (41.2 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Southern Vipers 0
The Blaze 209/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Western Storm 23/0 (5 overs) |
Alex Griffiths 14* (25) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Points: The Blaze 2, Western Storm 2
North West Thunder 60/2 (15 overs) |
v |
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- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 34 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Points: North West Thunder 2, Sunrisers 2
Final
References
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- "Expanded women's fixture list at heart of 2023 English domestic schedule". ESPNcricinfo. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy fixtures in 2023 - all the matches in next year's tournament". Sky Sports. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Trent Bridge - Based Women's Regional Team Announced as 'The Blaze'". Trent Bridge. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023/Tables". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers beat Southern Vipers for first ever win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "The Blaze v Central Sparks, Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "Thunder v South East Stars, Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "Dottin's 50 in vain". Nation News. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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