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2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
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The 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was the first edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, an English women's cricket domestic competition, which took place between 29 August and 27 September 2020. It featured eight teams in two groups, and had a final. The tournament was named after former England captain Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe-Flint, who died in 2017.
The competition was won by Southern Vipers, who beat Northern Diamonds in the final.
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The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was a 50-over cricket tournament created in 2020 so that English women's cricket could be played in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] All matches took place behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The England and Wales Cricket Board made some matches available to watch online,[3] and the final was shown live on Sky Sports.[4] The competition was named after former England captain Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe-Flint, who died in 2017.[1]
The competition featured eight teams, who represented regional hubs,[1][2] which were formed during an overhaul of the English women's domestic cricket structure.[5] The teams were separated into a North and South Group, and each team played six group stage matches, in a double round-robin format. The two group winners played each other in the competition's final.[2][6] The competition began on 29 August, and ended with the final on 27 September.[7][8] Originally the final was scheduled for 26 September at the ground of the team with the most points, but the fixture was moved back to 27 September to avoid a clash with an England women's T20 match against the West Indies. Edgbaston was chosen as the venue for the final.[9]
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Teams
The teams were as follows:[6][10]
- North Group
- Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
- Lightning (representing Loughborough University, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
- Northern Diamonds (representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland)
- North West Thunder (representing Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria)
- South Group
- 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)
- Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)
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Each team had a squad of 15 players, and players on England central contracts were available for the competition.[2] All players were paid for participating in the competitions, excluding those already on central contracts.[10] After the squad announcements, England centrally contracted players were added to their teams. England players on a regional retainer contract were assigned to their regional team, and centrally contracted players were assigned appropriately.[4] England players in the squad for the West Indies series were only available for the first two rounds of fixtures.[11]
Southern Vipers were the first team to announce their squad. Their regionally contracted players were Lauren Bell, Georgia Adams, Tara Norris, and Paige Scholfield.[12] Northern Diamonds' squad included former England international cricketer Jenny Gunn and Dutch international cricketer Sterre Kalis. Their centrally contracted players were Hollie Armitage and Beth Langston.[13] South East Stars were captained by Tash Farrant, and their 14 women squad included England players Sophia Dunkley, Alice Davidson-Richards, and Bryony Smith.[14] Lightning's squad included Scottish sisters Kathryn and Sarah Bryce.[15] North West Thunder's squad included England cricketer Alex Hartley, as well as Georgie Boyce and Ellie Threlkeld who received regional retainers.[16] Western Storm were captained by Sophie Luff, and their squad included regionally contracted players Fi Morris and Danielle Gibson.[17] Central Sparks' squad included regionally contracted players Evelyn Jones, Marie Kelly and Issy Wong.[18] Sunrisers were captained by Amara Carr, and their squad included regionally contracted players Naomi Dattani, Cordelia Griffith who received regional retainers, and also included England international cricketer Fran Wilson and Mady Villiers.[19]
Standings
Teams received 4 points for a win. A bonus point was 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 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.[20]
North Group
South Group
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The fixture list was compiled so that every team played twice on the August Bank Holiday weekend.[3]
Source:[24]
North Group
Central Sparks 144 (38.1 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds 145/1 (24.1 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Central Sparks 0
North West Thunder 206/9 (50 overs) |
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Lightning 146 (35.5 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lightning were set a revised target of 151 runs from 36 overs due to rain.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Lightning 0
North West Thunder 135 (46.1 overs) |
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Central Sparks 136/6 (44 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds 226/9 (50 overs) |
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Lightning 217/7 (50 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
North West Thunder 166/8 (50 overs) |
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Central Sparks 167/2 (38.1 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, North West Thunder 0
Lightning 226 (49.1 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds 229/8 (48.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
Northern Diamonds 248/8 (50 overs) |
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North West Thunder 175/8 (50 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Lightning 233/8 (50 overs) |
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Central Sparks 227/9 (50 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0
North West Thunder 188/9 (50 overs) |
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Lightning 116 (39.1 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Lightning 0
Northern Diamonds 217 (50 overs) |
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Central Sparks 218/4 (46.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0
North West Thunder 143 (42.5 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds 144/4 (29.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Lightning 303/5 (50 overs) |
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Central Sparks 248 (49.4 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0
South Group
Sunrisers 202 (46.1 overs) |
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Southern Vipers 208/3 (36.2 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars 166 (48.1 overs) |
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Western Storm 167/4 (39.5 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, South East Stars 0
Southern Vipers 261/7 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm 239 (47.5 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
South East Stars 289/8 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers 212 (45.5 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
Western Storm 265/6 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers 179 (45 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers 209/8 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars 98 (36.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
South East Stars 212/9 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm 215/3 (46.1 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, South East Stars 0
Southern Vipers 232 (49.5 overs) |
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Sunrisers 183 (43.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers 288/1 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm 256 (50 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers 198 (48.4 overs) |
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South East Stars 199/4 (37.1 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars 227 (48.3 overs) |
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Southern Vipers 230/6 (47.2 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, South East Stars 0
Western Storm 288/6 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers 241 (49 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
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Final
Southern Vipers 231 (49.5 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds 193 (42.2 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Southern Vipers won the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
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Statistics
- Highest score by a team: Lightning – 303/5 (50 overs) v Central Sparks (19 September).[25]
- Top score by an individual: Georgia Adams – 154* (155) v Western Storm (13 September).[26]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Charlotte Taylor – 6/34 (10 overs) v Northern Diamonds (27 September).[27]
Most runs
Source: ESPNCricinfo[28]
Most wickets
Source: ESPNCricinfo[29]
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