2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Dates | 20 April 2024 | – 21 September 2024
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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 |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 59 |
Official website | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy |
The 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy is the ongoing fifth edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition, which is taking place between 20 April and 21 September 2024.[1][2] It features eight teams playing in a double round-robin group stage, followed by a knock-out round. It will run alongside the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Southern Vipers are the defending champions.[3]
Format
[edit]Teams play each other twice in a group of eight, with the top four qualifying for the knock-out stage. This represents the addition of a semi-finals stage compared to the previous edition, which had one play-off between second and third place. The final will be held at Grace Road, Leicester.[2]
Teams
[edit]The teams that compete in the tournament are listed below.[2]
- 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 receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point will be 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 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 |
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1 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.955 |
2 | Northern Diamonds | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0.499 |
3 | South East Stars | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0.198 |
4 | Sunrisers | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | −0.162 |
5 | The Blaze | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | −0.354 |
6 | North West Thunder | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | −0.045 |
7 | Western Storm | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | −0.011 |
8 | Central Sparks | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | −0.975 |
advances to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Source:[5]
Central Sparks
213/9 (50 overs) |
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The Blaze
135 (41 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, The Blaze 0
North West Thunder
165 (43.1 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
166/1 (34.3 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Southern Vipers
273/9 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
274/6 (49.3 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm
114 (30.4 overs) |
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Sunrisers
116/2 (33.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Western Storm 0
Northern Diamonds
275/9 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
265 (49.2 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks
172/9 (50 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
173/3 (38.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Central Sparks 0
The Blaze
126 (42 overs) |
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South East Stars
127/2 (23.3 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, The Blaze 0
North West Thunder
292/5 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
150 (40.1 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
268 (49.4 overs) |
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Central Sparks
119/6 (30 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Central Sparks innings curtailed at 30 overs due to rain; target was 191.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Central Sparks 0
Southern Vipers
287/9 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
162/7 (30 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Northern Diamonds innings curtailed at 30 overs due to rain; target was 233.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Northern Diamonds 0
The Blaze
87 (31.3 overs) |
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Sunrisers
91/3 (20.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, The Blaze 0
Western Storm
252/6 (50 overs) |
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North West Thunder
186 (42.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 5, North West Thunder 0
Central Sparks
213 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
214/5 (39.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Central Sparks 0
Northern Diamonds
188 (47.4 overs) |
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The Blaze
189/8 (49.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Northern Diamonds 0
North West Thunder
206/9 (50 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
208/7 (43.3 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, North West Thunder 0
South East Stars
298/5 (44 overs) |
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Western Storm
236/5 (36 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match reduced to 44 overs per side due to rain.
- Western Storm innings curtailed at 36 overs due to rain; target was 229.
- Points: Western Storm 4, South East Stars 0
Northern Diamonds
216 (49.2 overs) |
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Central Sparks
215 (50 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Central Sparks 0
Sunrisers
222/9 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
223/5 (47.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers
295/5 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
291/9 (50 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
The Blaze
174 (46.4 overs) |
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North West Thunder
176/9 (44.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, The Blaze 0
Northern Diamonds
311/9 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
308/9 (50 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, South East Stars 0
Southern Vipers
211/9 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
212/7 (49.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm
275 (48.1 overs) |
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The Blaze
276/6 (48 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Western Storm 0
North West Thunder
284/7 (50 overs) |
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Central Sparks
287/7 (49.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0
Central Sparks
239/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
242/6 (44 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Central Sparks 0
The Blaze
318/8 (44 overs) |
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South East Stars
185 (32 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match reduced to 44 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: The Blaze 5, South East Stars 0
Western Storm
156 (37 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
157/3 (29.4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers
253 (47.3 overs) |
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North West Thunder
224 (45.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
- North West Thunder target adjusted to 255 runs from 48 overs.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, North West Thunder 0
The Blaze
278 (47.2 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
281/6 (49.2 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, The Blaze 0
Central Sparks
27/0 (6.3 overs) |
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- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Central Sparks 2, Sunrisers 2
South East Stars
283 (49.4 overs) |
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North West Thunder
201 (42.3 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
Western Storm
200/5 (30 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
199/4 (26.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Western Storm innings reduced to 30 overs due to rain.
- Northern Diamonds innings reduced to 29 overs due to rain; target was 199.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks
144 (42.4 overs) |
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North West Thunder
147/2 (29 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Central Sparks 0
Sunrisers
109 (30.5 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
111/6 (24.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
120 (40.3 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
121/3 (22.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
Western Storm
217 (46.5 overs) |
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The Blaze
220/5 (42.3 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm
284 (49.5 overs) |
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Central Sparks
102 (25 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Central Sparks 0
South East Stars
258 (49.5 overs) |
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Sunrisers
214 (47.5 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Sunrisers 0
Northern Diamonds
188/8 (26 overs) |
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- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match reduced to 30 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play possible due to rain.
- Points: The Blaze 2, Northern Diamonds 2
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- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: North West Thunder 2, Southern Vipers 2
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | 1st Place | ||||||||
4 | 4th Place | ||||||||
2 | 2nd Place | ||||||||
3 | 3rd Place |
Semi-final
[edit]Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Schedule for 2023 domestic season announced". Sky Sports. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 fixtures". ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Windsor ties knot on Southern Vipers domestic double". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) - the Official Website of the ECB".
- ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.