2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
| Dates | 2 July 2022 – 25 September 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | 50-over cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and knock-out finals |
| Champions | Northern Diamonds (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 30 |
| Player of the series | Lauren Winfield-Hill (Diamonds) |
| Most runs | Lauren Winfield-Hill (470) |
| Most wickets | Grace Scrivens (13) Linsey Smith (13) |
| Official website | ECB |
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.
Format
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0.851 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0.687 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0.762 |
| 4 | Western Storm | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.214 |
| 5 | Central Sparks | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.073 |
| 6 | Lightning | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | −0.630 |
| 7 | North West Thunder | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.366 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.046 |
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[5]
advanced to final advanced to the play-off
Fixtures
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Source:[3]
Central Sparks
163/7 (36 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
75/3 (9.4 overs) |
- 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
Western Storm
260/9 (50 overs) |
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Lightning
166/9 (34.2 overs) |
- 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
281/8 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
201 (41.4 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
North West Thunder
235/7 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
241/4 (42.2 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, North West Thunder 0
North West Thunder
238/9 (50 overs) |
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Lightning
241/5 (49.1 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Lightning 4, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds
194 (49.5 overs) |
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Sunrisers
188 (45.2 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers
306/9 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
173 (38.4 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
Central Sparks
206 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
184/9 (50 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks
214/6 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
215/5 (39.2 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Central Sparks 0
Southern Vipers
294/6 (50 overs) |
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Lightning
228 (44 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lightning 0
Sunrisers
254/6 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
257/7 (49 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
198 (47.5 overs) |
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North West Thunder
146 (40.1 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
Lightning
199 (49.1 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
200/9 (49.4 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
Southern Vipers
233/9 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
222/8 (50 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
283/8 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
247 (48 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
North West Thunder
236/9 (48 overs) |
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Central Sparks
191 (41.4 overs) |
- 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 |
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- 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 |
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- 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 |
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- 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 |
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- 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
South East Stars
254/9 (50 overs) |
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Central Sparks
195/9 (50 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Central Sparks 0
North West Thunder
203 (48.3 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
204/6 (47 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, North West Thunder 0
Lightning
230/9 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
160 (41 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lightning 5, Sunrisers 0
Northern Diamonds
334/6 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
230 (45.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks
260/9 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
121 (28.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
281/9 (50 overs) |
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Lightning
169 (38.4 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Lightning 0
Southern Vipers
226/9 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
231/6 (43 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0
North West Thunder
242/5 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
239/8 (44.3 overs) |
- 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
[edit]South East Stars
139 (42.2 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
143/4 (34 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
[edit]Northern Diamonds
215/9 (50 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
213/9 (50 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
[edit]- Highest score by a team: Northern Diamonds – 334/6 (50 overs) v Western Storm (11 September).[8]
- Top score by an individual: Hollie Armitage – 131* (131) v Western Storm (11 September).[9]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Alex Hartley – 6/24 (10 overs) v South East Stars (16 July).[10]
Most runs
[edit]| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Winfield-Hill | Northern Diamonds | 7 | 7 | 470 | 78.33 | 125* | 1 | 5 |
| Hollie Armitage | Northern Diamonds | 7 | 7 | 343 | 68.60 | 131* | 1 | 1 |
| Grace Scrivens | Sunrisers | 6 | 6 | 297 | 49.50 | 74 | 0 | 4 |
| Emily Windsor | Lightning/Southern Vipers | 8 | 8 | 288 | 57.60 | 90 | 0 | 2 |
| Sophie Luff | Western Storm | 6 | 6 | 268 | 53.60 | 100* | 1 | 1 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[11]
Most wickets
[edit]| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Scrivens | Sunrisers | 59.0 | 13 | 14.69 | 4/20 | 0 |
| Linsey Smith | Northern Diamonds | 69.0 | 13 | 18.07 | 3/34 | 0 |
| Tara Norris | Southern Vipers | 58.0 | 12 | 19.75 | 3/29 | 0 |
| Mady Villiers | Sunrisers | 59.5 | 12 | 21.83 | 4/36 | 0 |
| Katie Levick | Northern Diamonds | 65.5 | 12 | 23.08 | 4/41 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Southern Vipers set up another final showdown with Northern Diamonds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Lord's To Host Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy Final in 2022". Lord's. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Naeem Ashraf and Jasmine Naeem: Husband and wife make cricket umpiring history". BBC Sport. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Points shared for cancelled Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches". England and Wales Cricket Board. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2022/Highest Totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2022/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2022/Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2022/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2022/Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2022.