2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
English cricket season
Cricket tournament
The 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was the third edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy , an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition, which took place between 2 July and 25 September 2022. It featured eight teams playing in a round-robin group, followed by a knock-out round. The holders were the Southern Vipers , who won the first two editions of the competition. It ran alongside the Charlotte Edwards Cup . The tournament was named after former England captain Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe-Flint , who died in 2017.[ 1]
Northern Diamonds finished top of the group stage, qualifying directly for the final. South East Stars and Southern Vipers qualified for the play-off, which was won by Vipers to set up the third Vipers versus Diamonds final in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in its three years of existence.[ 2] Northern Diamonds won the final by two runs to claim their first title.
The final of the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking place at Lord's .
Teams played each other once in a group of eight, with the top three qualifying for the knock-out stage. The second-placed team played the third-placed team in a play-off, with the winner advancing to play the first-placed team in the final.[ 3] The final was held at Lord's for the first time.[ 4]
Teams
The teams were as follows:[ 3]
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 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 )
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
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Fixtures
Group stage
Source:[ 3]
Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
Central Sparks innings reduced to 36 overs due to rain.
Southern Vipers innings reduced to 10 overs due to rain; target was 70.
Points: Southern Vipers 4, Central Sparks 0
Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
Lightning innings curtailed at 34.2 overs due to rain; target was 242.
Points: Western Storm 5, Lightning 0
Naeem Ashraf and Jasmine Naeem became the first married couple to officiate a professional fixture in England together.[ 6]
South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Diamonds 4, North West Thunder 0
North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Lightning 4, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers won by 133 runs County Ground , Hove Umpires: Anthony Harris and Sarah Bartlett
South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
Northern Diamonds won by 5 wickets New Road , Worcester Umpires: Anthony Harris and Sarah Bartlett
Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Central Sparks 0
Southern Vipers won by 66 runs County Ground , Derby Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Surendiran Shanmugam
Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lightning 0
Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Southern Vipers 4, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
Central Sparks innings reduced to 43 overs due to rain; target was 220.
Points: North West Thunder 4, Central Sparks 0
9 September 2022
10:30
BST
The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II , and later deemed a no result with points shared.[ 7]
Points: Central Sparks 2, Lightning 2
9 September 2022
10:30
BST
The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II , and later deemed a no result with points shared.[ 7]
Points: South East Stars 2, Northern Diamonds 2
9 September 2022
10:30
BST
The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II , and later deemed a no result with points shared.[ 7]
Points: Southern Vipers 2, Western Storm 2
9 September 2022
10:30
BST
The match was postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II , and later deemed a no result with points shared.[ 7]
Points: Sunrisers 2, North West Thunder 2
Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
Points: South East Stars 5, Central Sparks 0
North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Southern Vipers 4, North West Thunder 0
Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Lightning 5, Sunrisers 0
Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Central Sparks 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: South East Stars 5, Lightning 0
Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
Western Storm innings reduced to 48 overs due to rain; target was 239.
Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
Play-off
South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
Source: ESPNCricinfo [ 11]
Most wickets
Source: ESPNCricinfo [ 12]
References
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