Dates | 22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) – 24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) |
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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 |
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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]
Southern Vipers won the tournament, their third Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title, beating The Blaze in the final.[2]
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]
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]
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 |
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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 |
advanced to the Final.
advanced to the Play-off.
Source:[5]
Northern Diamonds 290/8 (36 overs) | v | Western Storm 185 (33.3 overs) |
Northern Diamonds won by 105 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Paul Pollard and Rose Dovey |
Sunrisers 288/7 (50 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 162 (35.2 overs) |
The Blaze 212 (46.4 overs) | v | Central Sparks 153 (48.2 overs) |
South East Stars 334/5 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 203 (42 overs) |
South East Stars won by 131 runs Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Anna Harris and Hassan Adnan |
Northern Diamonds 161 (36.3 overs) | v | Central Sparks 162/3 (38.2 overs) |
Southern Vipers 287/6 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 129 (36.5 overs) |
Sunrisers 159 (46 overs) | v | The Blaze 160/7 (35.2 overs) |
North West Thunder 214 (44.4 overs) | v | Western Storm 215/4 (41.3 overs) |
Central Sparks 183/9 (50 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 184/7 (41.1 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 3 wickets Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley Umpires: Anna Harris and Tom Lungley |
Sunrisers 157 (46 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 160/5 (28.3 overs) |
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Match abandoned John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Nettleworth |
South East Stars 296/7 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 89 (30.5 overs) |
South East Stars won by 207 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Anthony Harris and Sophie McLelland |
South East Stars 151/9 (29 overs) | v | Sunrisers 64 (17 overs) |
South East Stars won by 91 runs (DLS method) Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett Umpires: Sophie McLelland and Tom Lungley |
Northern Diamonds 62 (18.1 overs) | v | The Blaze 63/6 (18.5 overs) |
The Blaze won by 4 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt |
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North West Thunder 234 (47.1 overs) | v | Central Sparks 223/9 (45 overs) |
Match Tied (DLS method) Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Anthony Harris and Joanne Ibbotson |
South East Stars 223 (44.2 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 178/7 (35.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds won by 3 wickets (DLS method) North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Phil Mustard and Jasmine Naeem |
Southern Vipers 180 (47.2 overs) | v | Central Sparks 183/4 (41.2 overs) |
The Blaze 209/9 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 23/0 (5 overs) |
Alex Griffiths 14* (25) |
North West Thunder 60/2 (15 overs) | v | |
Central Sparks 233 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 204 (48.4 overs) |
South East Stars 205 (46 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 209/3 (33 overs) |
Sunrisers 254 (49.2 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 226 (46.3 overs) |
The Blaze 245 (49.5 overs) | v | Western Storm 239/7 (50 overs) |
Central Sparks 246/8 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 225 (47.3 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 185 (50 overs) | v | The Blaze 189/1 (24.5 overs) |
Southern Vipers 262/8 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 262/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds 167 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 168/4 (38.4 overs) |
South East Stars 290/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 262/7 (48 overs) |
South East Stars won by 19 runs (DLS method) County Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Fiona Richards and Simon Widdup |
Southern Vipers 259/7 (50 overs) | v | The Blaze 260/6 (48.2 overs) |
The Blaze won by 4 wickets Newclose County Cricket Ground, Newport Umpires: Julia Jarvis and Rose Dovey |
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Northern Diamonds 223/4 (34 overs) | v | Central Sparks 164/5 (18.4 overs) |
Central Sparks won by 5 wickets (DLS method) Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Grace Bambury and Simon Widdup |
Western Storm 230/5 (48 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 240/6 (43.4 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 4 wickets (DLS method) Millfield School, Street Umpires: Ben Peverall and Sophie McLelland |
The Blaze 159 (46.2 overs) | v | South East Stars 161/8 (34.3 overs) |
South East Stars won by 2 wickets (DLS method) John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Nettleworth Umpires: Grace Bambury and Chris Watts |
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Western Storm 182/4 (36 overs) | v | |
Northern Diamonds 105/4 (25.4 overs) | v | |
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Western Storm 165/3 (22 overs) | v | Sunrisers 159/8 (22 overs) |
Central Sparks 189 (49.5 overs) | v | The Blaze 193/7 (45.1 overs) |
The Blaze won by 3 wickets Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Rose Dovey |
Southern Vipers 261/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 258/5 (50 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 3 runs South Northumberland Cricket Club, Gosforth Umpires: Amy Clark and James Middlebrook |
South East Stars 145 (37.5 overs) | v | North West Thunder 147/4 (25.5 overs) |
North West Thunder won by 6 wickets Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Fiona Richards and Waseem Mohammed |
Western Storm 143 (45.1 overs) | v | Sunrisers 144/6 (33.5 overs) |
Southern Vipers 237 (47.5 overs) | v | North West Thunder 173 (44.3 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 64 runs Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Umpires: Anthony Harris and Hassan Adnan |
South East Stars 278 (50 overs) | v | The Blaze 171 (38 overs) |
South East Stars won by 107 runs County Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Grace Bambury and Surendiran Shanmugam |
Central Sparks 227/8 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 228/6 (45 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 281/3 (43 overs) | v | Western Storm 250/7 (43 overs) |
Southern Vipers 254 (48.2 overs) | v | South East Stars 196 (47.2 overs) |
Sunrisers 295/5 (50 overs) | v | The Blaze 265 (48.1 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 196 (46.4 overs) | v | North West Thunder 148 (33.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds won by 48 runs Rookwood Cricket Ground, Sale Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Naeem Ashraf |
Western Storm 241/8 (50 overs) | v | Central Sparks 242/3 (44.1 overs) |
South East Stars 283/7 (50 overs) | v | Central Sparks 131 (35.1 overs) |
South East Stars won by 152 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Naeem Ashraf |
Northern Diamonds 114/6 (18 overs) | v | Sunrisers 126/4 (17.3 overs) |
Sunrisers won by 6 wickets (DLS method) Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Gabi Brown and Hassan Adnan |
Southern Vipers 288 (49.5 overs) | v | The Blaze 162 (39.1 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 126 runs Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Anthony Harris and Jasmine Naeem |
Western Storm 250/7 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 254/5 (46.4 overs) |
North West Thunder won by 5 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Ben Peverall and Grace Bambury |
South East Stars 148 (43.5 overs) | v | The Blaze 52/2 (8.4 overs) |
The Blaze won by 8 wickets (DLS method) County Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Grace Bambury and James Tredwell |
The Blaze 200/8 (48 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 203/5 (40.2 overs) |
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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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]
Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
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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]
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