2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
The 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy is the upcoming fourth edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition, which will take place between 4 April and 24 September 2023. It will feature eight teams playing in a double round-robin group stage, followed by a knock-out round. It will run alongside the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Northern Diamonds are the defending champions.[1]
| Dates | 22 April 2023 – 24 September 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | 50-over cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knock-out finals |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 58 |
| Official website | ECB |
Format
Teams play each other twice in a group of eight, with the top three qualifying for the knock-out stage. This represents a doubling of group stage matches from the previous season, which saw teams play each other once.[2] The second-placed team in the group plays the third-placed team in a play-off, with the winner advancing to play the first-placed team in the final. The final will be held at the County Ground, Northampton.[3]
Teams
The teams will be as listed below.[4] The Blaze changed their name prior to the 2023 season, having previously been known as Lightning.[5]
- Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
- 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)
- The Blaze (representing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
- Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)
Standings
Teams receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point will be given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers are 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 | Central Sparks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Northern Diamonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | North West Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | South East Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Southern Vipers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Sunrisers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | The Blaze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Western Storm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
advances to Final advances to the Semi-final
Fixtures
References
- "Northern Diamonds win Heyhoe Flint Trophy by two runs". the Cricketer. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Expanded women's fixture list at heart of 2023 English domestic schedule". ESPNcricinfo. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy fixtures in 2023 - all the matches in next year's tournament". Sky Sports. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "Trent Bridge - Based Women's Regional Team Announced as 'The Blaze'". Trent Bridge. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023/Tables". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 March 2023.