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2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
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The 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was the fifth, and final,[1] edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition, which took place between 20 April and 21 September 2024.[2][3] 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. Southern Vipers were the defending champions.[4]
Sunrisers won their maiden Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title, beating South East Stars in the rain affected final by 27 runs (DLS method).[5][6]
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Format
Teams played each other twice in a group of eight, with the top four qualifying for the knock-out stage. This represented the addition of a semi-finals stage compared to the previous edition, which had one play-off between second and third place. The final was held at Grace Road, Leicester.[3]
Teams
The teams that competed in the tournament are listed below.[3]
- 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)
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Standings
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.
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[7]
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Fixtures
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Group stage
Source:[8]
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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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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Evelyn Jones 14* (17) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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 field.
- 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
North West Thunder 250/8 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars 130 (36.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, South East Stars 0
The Blaze 208 (49.5 overs) |
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Southern Vipers 188 (44 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Southern Vipers 0
Northern Diamonds 188/9 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers 189/7 (38 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Northern Diamonds 0
Central Sparks 297/3 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm 152 (33 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Western Storm 0
Southern Vipers 183 (48.4 overs) |
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Central Sparks 184/3 (39.2 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm 282/8 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars 283/5 (47.2 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers 245 (49.4 overs) |
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The Blaze 249/4 (43.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Sunrisers 0
Northern Diamonds 290/6 (50 overs) |
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North West Thunder 204 (38 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Southern Vipers 240/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds 241/9 (50 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm 180 (45.5 overs) |
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Sunrisers 150 (39.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars 270 (49.5 overs) |
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Central Sparks 250/9 (50 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0
The Blaze 197 (47 overs) |
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North West Thunder 173 (45.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: The Blaze 4, North West Thunder 0
The Blaze 166 (46.5 overs) |
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Central Sparks 170/5 (41.2 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, The Blaze 0
South East Stars 275/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds 119 (36.1 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Northern Diamonds 0
Sunrisers 281 (50 overs) |
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Southern Vipers 88/8 (10 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Southern Vipers innings reduced to 10 overs due to rain; target was 94.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Southern Vipers 0
North West Thunder 216/9 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm 69/2 (20 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Western Storm innings curtailed at 20 overs due to rain; target was 72.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Western Storm 0
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Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Northern Diamonds | 232/8 (50 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Sunrisers | 234/3 (43.4 overs) | |||||||
| SF1 | Sunrisers | 121/3 (25 overs) | |||||||
| SF2 | South East Stars | 212 (46.2 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | South East Stars | 221/7 (48.5 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Southern Vipers | 219/9 (50 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
Northern Diamonds 232/8 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers 234/3 (43.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Southern Vipers 219/9 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars 221/7 (48.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
South East Stars 212 (46.2 overs) |
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Sunrisers 123/3 (25 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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Statistics
- Highest score by a team: The Blaze – 318/8 (44 overs) v South East Stars (30 June).[9]
- Top score by an individual: Evelyn Jones – 136* (148) v North West Thunder (8 May).[10]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Phoebe Turner – 6/20 (9.0 overs) v North West Thunder (1 September).[11]
Most runs
Source: ESPNCricinfo[12]
Most wickets
Source: ESPNCricinfo[13]
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References
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