Fit File – CS vs ND seventeenth Fit, Would possibly 04, 2024

Northern Diamonds 216 (Burns 49, Fackrell 2-19) beat Central Sparks 215 (E Jones 65, Freeborn 49, Armitage 3-40) through 1 run

Northern Diamonds beat Central Sparks through one run within the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in an exciting fit with probably the most sensational end at Edgbaston.

Armitage ended with 3 for 40 after a turning in an ice-nerved ultimate over which secured her aspect’s 3rd victory within the festival this season.

Diamonds openers Lauren Winfield-Hill (28, 47 balls) and Emma Marlow (20, 38) equipped their aspect with a cast, if sedate, get started with a stand of 45 from 74 balls. Each had been skilfully uprooted through Katie George who formed one clear of Winfield-Hill to search out the brink and bowled Marlow with an inswinging yorker.

Armitage and Bess Heath additionally made a get started however did not expand it. Armitage miscued Hannah Baker to mid off and Heath was once brilliantly stuck, one-handed, through Eve Jones in the similar place off Grace Potts. Leah Dobson ladled Potts over mid-wicket for 6 however adopted the get-in-then-get-out development when she was once yorked through Charis Pavely.

As Jones juggled her assault cleverly to stay the batters considering, Phoebe Turner chipped Pavely to mid off sooner than Ria Fackrell struck two times in an over. Sophie Turner clipped to mid-wicket and Burns was once stuck at mid-off. The latter departed having held the innings in conjunction with a diligent 49 which incorporated simply two fours along six twos and 29 singles.

Glen went to the crease averaging 92 with the bat this season and returned averaging 123 after hanging two sixes in 3 balls off Issy Wong in a punchy ninth-wicket stand of 38 with Jess Woolstone.

Burns quickly broken Sparks’ answer when she held a easy go back catch from Pavely in the second one over. Jones and Freeborn added 105 in 25 overs to boost their aspect right into a promising place however the departure of Jones, who drove Sophie Turner to hide, precipitated a cave in.

Freeborn, known as for a fast unmarried through Courtney Webb, was once run out through Sophie Turner’s throw. Katie Levick then struck two times in 4 balls. Ami Campbell opposite swept her first ball for 4 however chipped the 3rd again to Levick. Webb fell lbw, sweeping and from 112 for one, Sparks had hit 145 for 5.

George (35, 55) and Bethan Ellis (23, 40) including 56 in 14 overs however Ellis was once stuck at over with 16 nonetheless wanted and the closing over arrived with 4 required. Armitage had George stuck at backward level off the primary ball and, after a large and a unmarried, trapped Fackrell lbw with the 5th sooner than Potts was once run out off the closing seeking to scramble a bye for the tie.