Fresh Fit Record – Thunder vs Sparks 2023

North West Thunder 155 for six (Lamb 64) beat Central Sparks 119 for 9 (Morris 2-16) via 36 runs

Bethan Ellis and Erin Burns helped pulled the scoring fee again after Thunder had reached 93 for 1 from 11 overs.

However Morris then picked up two wickets along with her off spin and proved tricky to attain off. She completed with 2 for 16 from her 4 overs.

It enabled Thunder to practice up their seven-wicket win over Sunrisers at Emirates Outdated Trafford in spectacular type.

However Sparks at the moment are dealing with an upfill job to qualify for finals day – additionally at New Highway on June 10 – after struggling a 3rd successive defeat.

Sparks gave a senior debut to Ellie Anderson who have been a part of the England Beneath-19s aspect which reached the ICC T20 International Cup ultimate this iciness.

All sides had been with out gamers via England commitments in Izzy Wong and Amy Jones (Sparks) and Sophie Ecclestone and Kate Go (Thunder).

Sparks captain Eve Jones gained the toss and put The Thunder into bat and Katie George made a right away affect with the brand new ball.

Liberty Heap mistimed a force and Bethan Ellis took a high-quality low catch stretching ahead at quilt.

Lamb used to be joined via Morris and the pair scored freely in lifting the full to 55 for one via the tip of the powerplay.

Lamb struck the primary six of the innings off Hannah Baker over lengthy on.

The stand used to be value 91 in 10.5 overs when Morris (36) aimed a opposite sweep at Bethan Ellis and perished at backward level.

Lab finished a very good 40-ball half-century however her dismissal – stuck off a skier via keeper Abbey Freeborn additionally off Ellis for 64 – noticed the innings lose momentum.

Erin Burns accounted for Deandra Dottin, who holed out to deep mid wicket, and Ellie Threlkeld, bowled in the back of her legs sweeping, in the similar over.

With Seren Smale stumped off Baker within the ultimate over, the final 9 overs produced simply 62 runs for the lack of 5 wickets.

Sparks made the worst imaginable get started in answer when skipper Jones edged an away swinger from Mahika Gaur to the primary ball of the innings and used to be stuck in the back of.

It changed into 3 for 2 when Ellis tried a moment run after turning Tara Norris to deep mid wicket and used to be run out via Morris’ throw to keeper Threlkeld.

Davina Perrin and Burns batted sensibly in including 52 in seven overs earlier than the previous went lbw in Naomi Dattani’s first over.

Burns began to boost up and clubbed Steph Butler for a most over midwicket.

She raced to 41 off 23 deliveries however then top-edged a go back catch to Morris who in the similar over had Abbey Freeborn lbw.

3 wickets fell in an over from Norris, together with a run out, to seal Sparks destiny