RHF Trophy 2024, THDER vs BLZ 52nd Fit Fit File, September 04, 2024

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The Blaze 197 (S Bryce 34, Ok Bryce 31, Morris 6-35) beat Thunder 173 (Norris 53, Ballinger 4-23) via 24 runs

A career-best 6 for 35 via Fi Morris for Lancashire Thunder was once countered via a Record A very best for The Blaze of four for 23 via Grace Ballinger because the guests ran out winners via 24 runs at Sale to stay their hopes alive within the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Defeat for Thunder ends their hopes of creating the knockout phases of the contest.

In a low-scoring contest, The Blaze – having began smartly – had been pegged again to 197 all out by the hands of Morris as soon as the spinner was once presented into the Thunder assault within the thirtieth over.

In contrast Ballinger did important early harm via taking the primary 4 Thunder wickets however the remainder of The Blaze assault mixed to bowl Thunder out for 173 within the forty sixth over regardless of a difficult hitting unbeaten 53 via Tara Norris to clinch a very important victory.

The Blaze made a excellent get started after being installed to bat with Sarah Bryce and Michaela Kirk laying a excellent basis of 66 runs off 87 balls.
However each openers fell in fast succession. Sarah Bryce was once stuck at mid-off for 34 seeking to hit Darcey Carter, making her Thunder debut, excessive with Kirk bowled for 29 via Hannah Jones’ 2nd supply.

And The Blaze had been pegged again additional when Marie Kelly edged in the back of for 7 off the primary ball of Phoebe Graham’s 2nd spell to go away the guests 101 for three within the twenty fourth over.

Kathryn Bryce and Eire all-rounder Orla Prendergast rallied with a 34-run alliance off 45 balls sooner than the advent of Morris reworked the innings as wickets tumbled.

The Thunder off-spinner struck with a 17-ball series of three for six that started together with her fourth supply that Kathryn Bryce minimize to Norris at gully for 31.

Having made a gorgeous 29 off 34 balls, Prendergast fell lbw sweeping at Morris, as did Lucy Higham for 4.

Hannah Jones returned to take her competition-leading twenty second wicket when Kirstie Gordon drove to Eve Jones at additional duvet for 4 sooner than Morris ran thru the remainder of The Blaze line-up in impressive taste bowling Ella Claridge for six, having Grace Ballinger lbw for six and Cassidy McCarthy stuck for 8 with The Blaze dropping their final seven wickets for 62 runs.

It was once Ballinger who did the early harm with an outstanding spell of left-arm swing that returned figures of four for 13 to ruin the Thunder best order, having Eve Jones stuck at mid-off for 0, Alice Clarke stuck at duvet for 8 adopted via Morris (10) and Dani Collins (0) bowled within the house of 3 deliveries.

However having finished seven overs Ballinger limped off injured to get replaced via Prendergast who struck straight away together with her 6th supply which Seren Smale minimize savagely however immediately to Kirk at level for 13 with the Thunder innings in disarray at 41 for five after 15 overs.

Ellie Threlkeld pulled a brief ball from Prendergast to Higham at deep backward sq. for 10, Carter was once bowled via McCarthy for 11 sooner than Grace Johnson holed out to Kirk off Groves for 27 as Thunder persevered to fight.

Ballinger returned in time to look Groves lure Graham lbw for five however a defiant last-wicket partnership of fifty – the perfect of the Thunder innings – between Norris, who hit 3 sixes in a Record A career-best 53 now not out off 56 balls, and Hannah Jones, who after all fell to Kathryn Bryce for 17, held up The Blaze who sooner or later wrapped up victory with 26 balls to spare.

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