The 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was the fourth edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition, which took place between 22 April and 24 September 2023. It featured eight teams playing in a double round-robin group stage, followed by a knock-out round. It ran alongside the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Northern Diamonds were the defending champions.[1]
| Dates | 22 April 2023 – 24 September 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | 50-over cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knock-out finals |
| Champions | Southern Vipers (3rd title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 58 |
| Most runs | Lauren Winfield-Hill (663) |
| Most wickets | Georgia Davis (27) |
| Official website | ECB |
Southern Vipers won the tournament, their third Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title, beating The Blaze in the final.[2]
Format edit
Teams played each other twice in a group of eight, with the top three qualifying for the knock-out stage. This represented a doubling of group stage matches from the previous season, which saw teams play each other once.[3] The second-placed team in the group played the third-placed team in a play-off, with the winner advancing to play the first-placed team in the final. The final was held at the County Ground, Northampton.[4]
Teams edit
The teams that competed in the tournament are listed below.[5] The Blaze changed their name prior to the 2023 season, having previously been known as Lightning.[6]
- 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 edit
Teams received 4 points for a win. A bonus point was given where the winning team's run rate was 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers were 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 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0.457 |
| 2 | The Blaze (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0.173 |
| 3 | South East Stars (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 0.583 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | −0.006 |
| 5 | Central Sparks | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | −0.233 |
| 6 | Northern Diamonds | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | −0.034 |
| 7 | North West Thunder | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26 | −0.274 |
| 8 | Western Storm | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −1.068 |
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[7]
Fixtures edit
Group stage edit
Source:[5]
Northern Diamonds
290/8 (36 overs) |
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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) |
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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.[8]
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Southern Vipers 0
The Blaze
212 (46.4 overs) |
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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.[9]
- Points: The Blaze 5, Central Sparks 0
South East Stars
334/5 (50 overs) |
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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.[10]
- South East Stars' total of 334 equalled the record for the highest total in an innings in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[11]
- Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds
161 (36.3 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Northern Diamonds
160/5 (28.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Sunrisers 0
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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) |
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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) |
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Sunrisers
64 (17 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Match 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) |
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The Blaze
63/6 (18.5 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Northern Diamonds 0
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Western Storm
23/0 (5 overs) |
Alex Griffiths 14* (25)
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- 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) |
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- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 34 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Points: North West Thunder 2, Sunrisers 2
Central Sparks
233 (50 overs) |
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North West Thunder
204 (48.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0
South East Stars
205 (46 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
209/3 (33 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, South East Stars 0
Sunrisers
254 (49.2 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
226 (46.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Southern Vipers 0
The Blaze
245 (49.5 overs) |
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Western Storm
239/7 (50 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks
246/8 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
225 (47.3 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, South East Stars 0
Northern Diamonds
185 (50 overs) |
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The Blaze
189/1 (24.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Northern Diamonds 0
Southern Vipers
262/8 (50 overs) |
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North West Thunder
262/8 (50 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 2, Southern Vipers 2
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- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Central Sparks 2, Western Storm 2
Northern Diamonds
167 (50 overs) |
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North West Thunder
168/4 (38.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0
South East Stars
290/9 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
262/7 (48 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sunrisers innings reduced to 48 overs due to rain; target was 282.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers
259/7 (50 overs) |
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The Blaze
260/6 (48.2 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Southern Vipers 0
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Sunrisers 2, North West Thunder 2
Northern Diamonds
223/4 (34 overs) |
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Central Sparks
164/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Northern Diamonds innings reduced to 34 overs due to rain.
- Central Sparks innings reduced to 19 overs due to rain; target was 164.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Western Storm
230/5 (48 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
240/6 (43.4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain; Southern Vipers target was 238.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
The Blaze
159 (46.2 overs) |
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South East Stars
161/8 (34.3 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain; South East Stars target was 159.
- Points: South East Stars 5, The Blaze 0
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Central Sparks 2, Sunrisers 2
Western Storm
182/4 (36 overs) |
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- South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Points: South East Stars 2, Western Storm 2
Northern Diamonds
105/4 (25.4 overs) |
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- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Southern Vipers 2, Northern Diamonds 2
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Points: North West Thunder 2, The Blaze 2
Western Storm
165/3 (22 overs) |
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Sunrisers
159/8 (22 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 22 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
Central Sparks
189 (49.5 overs) |
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The Blaze
193/7 (45.1 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Central Sparks 0
Southern Vipers
261/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
258/5 (50 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
South East Stars
145 (37.5 overs) |
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North West Thunder
147/4 (25.5 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, South East Stars 0
Western Storm
143 (45.1 overs) |
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Sunrisers
144/6 (33.5 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Western Storm 0
Southern Vipers
237 (47.5 overs) |
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North West Thunder
173 (44.3 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Thunder 0
South East Stars
278 (50 overs) |
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The Blaze
171 (38 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, The Blaze 0
Central Sparks
227/8 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
228/6 (45 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Central Sparks 0
Northern Diamonds
281/3 (43 overs) |
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Western Storm
250/7 (43 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 43 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Southern Vipers
254 (48.2 overs) |
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South East Stars
196 (47.2 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
Sunrisers
295/5 (50 overs) |
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The Blaze
265 (48.1 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, The Blaze 0
Northern Diamonds
196 (46.4 overs) |
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North West Thunder
148 (33.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Western Storm
241/8 (50 overs) |
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Central Sparks
242/3 (44.1 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
South East Stars
283/7 (50 overs) |
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Central Sparks
131 (35.1 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Central Sparks 0
Northern Diamonds
114/6 (18 overs) |
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Sunrisers
126/4 (17.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain; Sunrisers target was 126.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Southern Vipers
288 (49.5 overs) |
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The Blaze
162 (39.1 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, The Blaze 0
Western Storm
250/7 (50 overs) |
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North West Thunder
254/5 (46.4 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Western Storm 0
Play-off edit
South East Stars
148 (43.5 overs) |
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The Blaze
52/2 (8.4 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- The Blaze innings reduced to 10 overs due to rain; target was 52.
Final edit
The Blaze
200/8 (48 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
203/5 (40.2 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
Statistics edit
- Highest score by a team: South East Stars – 334/5 (50 overs) v North West Thunder (22 April).[12]
- Top score by an individual: Paige Scholfield – 134* (109) v Western Storm (1 May).[13]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Nadine de Klerk – 7/33 (9.1 overs) v Northern Diamonds (6 May).[14]
Most runs edit
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Winfield-Hill | Northern Diamonds | 14 | 14 | 663 | 51.00 | 116* | 1 | 5 |
| Georgia Adams | Southern Vipers | 13 | 12 | 546 | 49.63 | 94* | 0 | 5 |
| Evelyn Jones | Central Sparks | 13 | 12 | 440 | 44.00 | 84* | 0 | 4 |
| Paige Scholfield | Southern Vipers | 14 | 13 | 439 | 39.90 | 134* | 2 | 1 |
| Emily Windsor | Southern Vipers | 12 | 11 | 408 | 45.33 | 84 | 0 | 4 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[15]
Most wickets edit
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Davis | Central Sparks | 99.4 | 27 | 14.77 | 4/19 | 0 |
| Katie Levick | Northern Diamonds | 99.0 | 24 | 18.12 | 4/28 | 0 |
| Danielle Gregory | South East Stars | 74.0 | 21 | 17.80 | 4/12 | 0 |
| Georgia Adams | Southern Vipers | 110.0 | 20 | 24.15 | 4/30 | 0 |
| Linsey Smith | Southern Vipers | 111.0 | 19 | 19.94 | 3/29 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[16]
References edit
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Highest Totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2023/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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