| Dates | 20 April 2024 – 21 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | 50-over cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knock-out finals |
| Champions | Sunrisers (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 59 |
| Most runs | Alice Davidson-Richards (650) |
| Most wickets | Phoebe Turner (23) |
| Official website | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy |
The 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was the fifth, and final, [1] edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition, which took place between 20 April and 21 September 2024. [2] [3] It featured eight teams playing in a double round-robin group stage, followed by a knock-out round. It ran alongside the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Southern Vipers were the defending champions. [4]
Sunrisers won their maiden Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title, beating South East Stars in the rain affected final by 27 runs (DLS method). [5] [6]
Teams played each other twice in a group of eight, with the top four qualifying for the knock-out stage. This represented the addition of a semi-finals stage compared to the previous edition, which had one play-off between second and third place. The final was held at Grace Road, Leicester. [3]
The teams that competed in the tournament are listed below. [3]
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) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 0.097 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0.246 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.534 |
| 4 | Sunrisers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | −0.122 |
| 5 | The Blaze | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | −0.176 |
| 6 | North West Thunder | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | −0.013 |
| 7 | Central Sparks | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | −0.299 |
| 8 | Western Storm | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | −0.211 |
advanced to the Semi-finals
Source: [8]
Central Sparks 213/9 (50 overs) | v | The Blaze 135 (41 overs) |
North West Thunder 165 (43.1 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 166/1 (34.3 overs) |
Southern Vipers 273/9 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 274/6 (49.3 overs) |
Western Storm 114 (30.4 overs) | v | Sunrisers 116/2 (33.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 275/9 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 265 (49.2 overs) |
Central Sparks 172/9 (50 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 173/3 (38.5 overs) |
The Blaze 126 (42 overs) | v | South East Stars 127/2 (23.3 overs) |
North West Thunder 292/5 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 150 (40.1 overs) |
South East Stars 268 (49.4 overs) | v | Central Sparks 119/6 (30 overs) |
Southern Vipers 287/9 (50 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 162/7 (30 overs) |
The Blaze 87 (31.3 overs) | v | Sunrisers 91/3 (20.5 overs) |
Western Storm 252/6 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 186 (42.4 overs) |
Central Sparks 213 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 214/5 (39.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 188 (47.4 overs) | v | The Blaze 189/8 (49.4 overs) |
North West Thunder 206/9 (50 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 208/7 (43.3 overs) |
South East Stars 298/5 (44 overs) | v | Western Storm 236/5 (36 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 216 (49.2 overs) | v | Central Sparks 215 (50 overs) |
Sunrisers 222/9 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 223/5 (47.5 overs) |
Southern Vipers 295/5 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 291/9 (50 overs) |
The Blaze 174 (46.4 overs) | v | North West Thunder 176/9 (44.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 311/9 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 308/9 (50 overs) |
Southern Vipers 211/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 212/7 (49.3 overs) |
Western Storm 275 (48.1 overs) | v | The Blaze 276/6 (48 overs) |
North West Thunder 284/7 (50 overs) | v | Central Sparks 287/7 (49.4 overs) |
Central Sparks 239/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 242/6 (44 overs) |
The Blaze 318/8 (44 overs) | v | South East Stars 185 (32 overs) |
Western Storm 156 (37 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 157/3 (29.4 overs) |
Sunrisers 253 (47.3 overs) | v | North West Thunder 224 (45.2 overs) |
The Blaze 278 (47.2 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 281/6 (49.2 overs) |
Central Sparks 27/0 (6.3 overs) | v | |
Evelyn Jones 14* (17) |
South East Stars 283 (49.4 overs) | v | North West Thunder 201 (42.3 overs) |
Western Storm 200/5 (30 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 199/4 (26.4 overs) |
Central Sparks 144 (42.4 overs) | v | North West Thunder 147/2 (29 overs) |
Sunrisers 109 (30.5 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 111/6 (24.4 overs) |
South East Stars 120 (40.3 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 121/3 (22.5 overs) |
Western Storm 217 (46.5 overs) | v | The Blaze 220/5 (42.3 overs) |
Western Storm 284 (49.5 overs) | v | Central Sparks 102 (25 overs) |
South East Stars 258 (49.5 overs) | v | Sunrisers 214 (47.5 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 188/8 (26 overs) | v | |
v | ||
North West Thunder 250/8 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 130 (36.4 overs) |
The Blaze 208 (49.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 188 (44 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 188/9 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 189/7 (38 overs) |
Central Sparks 297/3 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 152 (33 overs) |
Southern Vipers 183 (48.4 overs) | v | Central Sparks 184/3 (39.2 overs) |
Western Storm 282/8 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 283/5 (47.2 overs) |
Sunrisers 245 (49.4 overs) | v | The Blaze 249/4 (43.3 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 290/6 (50 overs) | v | North West Thunder 204 (38 overs) |
Southern Vipers 240/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 241/9 (50 overs) |
Western Storm 180 (45.5 overs) | v | Sunrisers 150 (39.3 overs) |
South East Stars 270 (49.5 overs) | v | Central Sparks 250/9 (50 overs) |
The Blaze 197 (47 overs) | v | North West Thunder 173 (45.4 overs) |
The Blaze 166 (46.5 overs) | v | Central Sparks 170/5 (41.2 overs) |
South East Stars 275/8 (50 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 119 (36.1 overs) |
Sunrisers 281 (50 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 88/8 (10 overs) |
North West Thunder 216/9 (50 overs) | v | Western Storm 69/2 (20 overs) |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Northern Diamonds | 232/8 (50 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Sunrisers | 234/3 (43.4 overs) | |||||||
| SF1 | Sunrisers | 121/3 (25 overs) | |||||||
| SF2 | South East Stars | 212 (46.2 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | South East Stars | 221/7 (48.5 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Southern Vipers | 219/9 (50 overs) | |||||||
Northern Diamonds 232/8 (50 overs) | v | Sunrisers 234/3 (43.4 overs) |
Southern Vipers 219/9 (50 overs) | v | South East Stars 221/7 (48.5 overs) |
South East Stars 212 (46.2 overs) | v | Sunrisers 123/3 (25 overs) |
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Davidson-Richards | South East Stars | 16 | 15 | 650 | 46.42 | 93 | 0 | 7 |
| Evelyn Jones | Central Sparks/North West Thunder | 15 | 15 | 556 | 42.76 | 136* | 2 | 3 |
| Grace Scrivens | Sunrisers | 16 | 15 | 553 | 50.27 | 118* | 1 | 4 |
| Seren Smale | North West Thunder | 13 | 13 | 515 | 39.61 | 99 | 0 | 4 |
| Fran Wilson | Western Storm | 14 | 14 | 500 | 41.66 | 81 | 0 | 5 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [12]
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoebe Turner | Northern Diamonds | 110.0 | 23 | 23.39 | 6/20 | 1 |
| Sophie Munro | The Blaze/Sunrisers | 77.0 | 22 | 14.63 | 5/25 | 1 |
| Hannah Jones | North West Thunder | 102.3 | 22 | 20.90 | 4/50 | 0 |
| Ryana MacDonald-Gay | South East Stars | 72.2 | 21 | 16.71 | 5/31 | 1 |
| Georgia Adams | Southern Vipers | 106.1 | 21 | 20.23 | 4/30 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [13]
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