Charlotte Edwards Cup: Issy Wong shines as Central Sparks beat defending champion South East Stars | cricket news

England hopefuls Issy Wong and Lauren Bell impress with wins for Central Sparks and Southern Vipers; teenage Grace Scriven fires Maiden Fifty and takes four wickets, but she can’t prevent the Sunrisers’ last-gasp loss to Western Storm; Thunder beat Northern Diamonds in clash between Pennine

Issy Wong smashed 48 of 25 balls in a pinch-hit role at the top of the Central Sparks order

England hopeful Issy Wong starred with bat and ball as Central Sparks beat champions South East Stars by 34 runs in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.

Wong, best known for her fast pitches, excelled in the pinch-hitter role when she squashed 45 of 28 balls leading off the bat.

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Well supported by England goalkeeper Amy Jones (40 for 28), Sparks amassed an imposing score of 170-6 in his 20 overs after being put up to bat.

Wong then claimed an economical 1-14 from her four overs, before handing over to Sparks twins Hannah Baker (2-19) and Sarah Glenn (2-22), with Grace Potts (4-36) wiping the tail in fine. fashion as Stars finished well below 136 overall.

Elsewhere, Lauren Bell underscored her own England credentials with a fascinating 3-12 as southern vipers crushed Flash of lightning apart by 31 runs.

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Lauren Bell, photographed in action for Southern Brave during The Hundred last year, has been promoted for an England call-up.

Bell, the towering bowler with the right arm, is considered one of the favorites to replace the internationally retired Anya Shrubsole and make her debut for Lisa Keightley’s team this summer. Here she held a new ball clinic to claim 2-2 from her first two overs, on her way to returning to career best T20 bowling figures of her own.

Meanwhile, Maia Bouchier continued her strong start to the season going 41-for-34 from the ball as the Vipers posted a 155-5 score, before the Lightning babbled 124-8 in response thanks to Bell’s heroics on the ball.

The Vipers now have two complete wins from two in this year’s tournament, while the Lightning is yet to secure a point in two seasons.

Ultimately, teenage Grace Scrivens’ exploits with the bat and ball proved fruitless when she was handed a last-gasp takedown. western storm a dramatic victory over sunrises.

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Grace Scrivens broke a maiden fifty for Sunrisers and claimed four wickets with the ball in a losing cause

The 18-year-old hit her first Sunrisers half-century on 56-for-42 balls, anchoring her team’s total of 160-5, the highest since the tournament launched last year.

Scrivens’ turnaround then seemed to have spoiled Storm’s response as she fired Danielle Gibson and England captain Heather Knight in the space of three deliveries, finishing with 4-33 figures.

However, on the final wicket of Storm, Alex Griffiths and debutant Sophia Smale, needing three of the final ball, scored an incredible victory when the long serve sailed over the head of desperate goalkeeper Scarlett Hughes and went into the air. the fence

Thunder survived a lower-order manic breakdown to win a heart-pounding clash between Pennine with north diamonds for 56 runs.

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After half a century for Thunder starters Emma Lamb (50-for-41) and Georgie Boyce (65-for-56), both sides suffered major hitting problems thereafter in a field that offered signs of lopsided rebounding.

The pair made an entertaining 95 inside 13 overs, but from 136-1 in the 18th, the Thunder ultimately recorded 148-7, Katie Levick (4-22) taking three wickets on three legitimate balls.

The Diamonds, however, were about to undo all their good work as, including losing England star Nat Sciver by two, they collapsed at 33-6 in the seventh of their reply. They were unable to recover and were ultimately eliminated by 92.

Left arm spinner Hannah Jones claimed an excellent 3-23 from four overs as the Thunder claimed all five points on offer for an extra point win.