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Post by hariseldon on Jun 10, 2023 12:57:03 GMT
At the end of power play, Thunder is 50 for 2 (Liberty Heap just out for 15).
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Post by hariseldon on Jun 10, 2023 13:15:16 GMT
Deandra Dottin was caught in the Long On boundary area for 24.
10 overs gone. Thunder is 86 for 4.
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Post by man in the stand on Jun 10, 2023 13:53:07 GMT
Thunder did well to get to the Final but losing Emma Lanb, their leading scorer, made it a tough target. Thunder have lacked batting depth this season...
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Post by hariseldon on Jun 10, 2023 13:55:28 GMT
Good effect. Lost to the Charlotte Edwards Cup holders by 18 runs.
Lancashire Thunder 173 for 8 off 20 overs overs (Fi Morris 36, Georgia Adams 26 for 2 )
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Post by exile on Jun 10, 2023 15:52:38 GMT
Good effort with the bat chasing a score that was around 20 above par but too much uncharacteristically loose bowling from the Lancs girls - probably nerves. Also, as Lancs should know, it is nearly always best to bat first at New Road as the pitch tends to slow up.
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Post by hariseldon on Dec 2, 2023 6:07:03 GMT
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Post by hariseldon on Dec 2, 2023 6:13:41 GMT
Good effort with the bat chasing a score that was around 20 above par but too much uncharacteristically loose bowling from the Lancs girls - probably nerves. Also, as Lancs should know, it is nearly always best to bat first at New Road as the pitch tends to slow up. I know this reply is very late in the day. But one thing that Ellie Threlkeld did last season was that she lead a Lancashire team to the T20 final's day, and Liam Livingstone didn't. |
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Post by hariseldon on Dec 10, 2023 16:28:52 GMT
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Post by lancsdes on Dec 21, 2023 0:02:19 GMT
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Post by hariseldon on Feb 1, 2024 0:59:53 GMT
From the BBC:
ECB inviting counties to run top-tier women's sides from 2025
Up to £5m of extra yearly funding will be pumped into women's cricket as part of an overhaul of the domestic game.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) wants three tiers in the sport from 2025 onwards.
It has now invited applications to run professional sides, in a departure from the regional model introduced in 2020.
Since then eight centrally-funded teams have competed, but counties are being offered the chance to bid to take over and rebrand those teams from 2025.
As part of the plans the ECB has pledged to invest £4m to £5m per year into the women's professional game between 2025 and 2028, taking its annual investment to £16m.
Under the ECB scheme the existing eight regional teams will become tier one clubs, owned and run by one of the first-class counties or the MCC, and will compete in T20 and 50-over competitions.
The 18 counties and MCC have until March to submit their bids, with unsuccessful applicants and National Counties then invited to fill semi-professional and amateur slots in tiers two and three - a process expected to be complete by September ahead of the launch in 2025.
All three tiers will be closed with no promotion or relegation throughout the initial four season term.
The ECB says it wants to grow the depth and reach of the women's professional game.
"Since 2020, through the advent of the women's regional model, we have seen significant progress in the professionalisation of women's cricket, but we are still only just scratching the surface of its potential," CEO Richard Gould said.
"To continue moving forward, and to make cricket a gender-balanced sport, we need a change in the ownership model and governance structure underpinning the women's professional game.
"(This) will elevate the status of women's domestic cricket to enable it to go further, grow faster and reach its full potential."
ECB director of women's professional game Beth Barrett-Wild added: "We believe that the next chapter is less about the separate transformation of women's cricket and more about the whole game evolving together.
"The invitation to tender, expansion of the women's domestic competition structure and uplift in funding, represent crucial next steps in cricket evolving into the sport we want it to be - one with equality of opportunity for men and women, boys and girls."
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Post by hariseldon on Feb 3, 2024 23:34:12 GMT
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Post by chris on Feb 9, 2024 9:50:17 GMT
From the BBC: ECB inviting counties to run top-tier women's sides from 2025Up to £5m of extra yearly funding will be pumped into women's cricket as part of an overhaul of the domestic game. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) wants three tiers in the sport from 2025 onwards. It has now invited applications to run professional sides, in a departure from the regional model introduced in 2020. Since then eight centrally-funded teams have competed, but counties are being offered the chance to bid to take over and rebrand those teams from 2025. As part of the plans the ECB has pledged to invest £4m to £5m per year into the women's professional game between 2025 and 2028, taking its annual investment to £16m. Under the ECB scheme the existing eight regional teams will become tier one clubs, owned and run by one of the first-class counties or the MCC, and will compete in T20 and 50-over competitions. The 18 counties and MCC have until March to submit their bids, with unsuccessful applicants and National Counties then invited to fill semi-professional and amateur slots in tiers two and three - a process expected to be complete by September ahead of the launch in 2025. All three tiers will be closed with no promotion or relegation throughout the initial four season term. The ECB says it wants to grow the depth and reach of the women's professional game. "Since 2020, through the advent of the women's regional model, we have seen significant progress in the professionalisation of women's cricket, but we are still only just scratching the surface of its potential," CEO Richard Gould said. "To continue moving forward, and to make cricket a gender-balanced sport, we need a change in the ownership model and governance structure underpinning the women's professional game. "(This) will elevate the status of women's domestic cricket to enable it to go further, grow faster and reach its full potential." ECB director of women's professional game Beth Barrett-Wild added: "We believe that the next chapter is less about the separate transformation of women's cricket and more about the whole game evolving together. "The invitation to tender, expansion of the women's domestic competition structure and uplift in funding, represent crucial next steps in cricket evolving into the sport we want it to be - one with equality of opportunity for men and women, boys and girls."
www.thecricketer.com/Topics/womenscricket/hurried_process_flawed_document_inside_ecb_tier_one_invitation_tender.html
I would suggest other problems than those the cricketer mentions at many levels. But surely one possibility is that the ECB could invite tenders to play in the County Championship. They would not be forcing the smaller of the 18 fcc counties out of the CC but be able to spin the message that the counties themselves have chosen to drop out and so arrive at 8 Tier One counties (rather than 8 or 18 first class counties).
National Counties already play under the current CPA, I also wonder what CPA2 or 3 might hold for them.
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Post by hariseldon on Apr 19, 2024 9:59:58 GMT
From the BBC:
The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced the eight counties that will host professional women's teams as part of a major restructure of the domestic game from 2025.
Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey and Warwickshire have all been awarded Tier 1 status.
Glamorgan and Yorkshire join them in 2027 as part of an expansion.
The ECB also intends to add a further two teams in 2029.
In 2025, the eight selected counties will replace the regions that have competed in the Charlotte Edwards Cup and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in recent years.
The plans will see the creation of a three-tiered domestic competition structure which the ECB says could lead to an 80% increase in professional women's players in England and Wales by 2029.
There will be £8m of new funding every year for the women's domestic game by 2027, taking annual investment to about £19m.
Glamorgan and Yorkshire will receive additional funding from 2025 to run their own 'Tier 1 standard' talent pathways in preparation for joining the top tier in 2027.
The location of the two teams to be added in 2029 has not been decided.
"Through this process we've seen a huge appetite from first class counties to have a women's professional team, and a real commitment to growing women's and girls' cricket in this country," said ECB chief executive officer Richard Gould.
"More professional teams means more women able to make a career out of being a cricketer, more role models to inspire future generations, and more of the country having a women's professional team to follow nearby."
ECB director of women's professional game, Beth Barrett-Wild, added: "It's clear that the game is united in wanting to take the women's professional game forward, and in wanting to produce commercially vibrant teams and competitions that excite fans and showcase the quality of our professional players."
All 18 first-class counties and the MCC were invited to tender to become a women's Tier 1 club, with the "vast majority" submitting bids.
Counties not successful will be asked to be "in a process to determine the composition of Tier 2 and Tier 3" with the outcome to be confirmed by September 2024.
There will be no promotion or relegation between tiers from 2025 until 2028.
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Post by hariseldon on Apr 19, 2024 10:02:23 GMT
Now the fallout. Yorkshire, Leicestershire and Kent criticise ECB after missing out on Tier 1 status.
From the BBC:
Yorkshire said they are "surprised and disappointed" not to be among eight counties that will host professional women's cricket teams from 2025.
Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire and Surrey were awarded Tier 1 status by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Yorkshire and Glamorgan will join them in 2027 as part of an expansion.
Leicestershire, meanwhile, say they are "crestfallen" to have missed out altogether.
Despite their women's performance centre based in Beckenham, Kent also missed out, with the club's chair Simon Phillip describing the decision as "difficult to swallow".
Yorkshire, currently represented by the Northern Diamonds, expected to be included.
In a statement, the board of Yorkshire County Cricket Club added: "The news is especially frustrating and upsetting for the players and staff at the Northern Diamonds.
"They have been trying to deal with it whilst preparing for their first game of the season in two days. Our focus is on supporting them through this difficult period and gaining as much clarity on what the future looks like.
"Yorkshire has the largest active playing base of women and girls in the country, has produced many players that have gone on to represent England in the women's game, winning the County Championship 16 times, and Headingley has been successfully hosting the Northern Diamonds since 2020, so naturally the news has been tough to take.
"Yorkshire has a rich ethnicity mix and as part of our ongoing work to be the most welcoming and inclusive cricket club in the country, we use women's and girl's cricket as the cornerstone to creating real, tangible value in those communities that need it the most.
"We believe we hit all of the criteria set out as part of the tender, so we will be taking time to investigate and understand the detail behind the decision, assessing the best next steps for the club and most importantly ensuring we support the players and staff that are impacted."
The eight selected counties will replace the regions that have competed in the Charlotte Edwards Cup and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in recent years.
There will also be the creation of a three-tiered domestic competition structure, which the ECB says could lead to an 80% increase in professional women's players in England and Wales by 2029.
There will be £8m of new funding every year for the women's domestic game by 2027, taking annual investment to about £19m.
Glamorgan and Yorkshire will receive additional funding from 2025 to run their own 'Tier 1 standard' talent pathways in preparation for joining the top tier in 2027.
The ECB also intends to add a further two teams in 2029.
While Northern Diamonds have been a mainstay of the women's game, Leicestershire have not been represented by a major side since Lightning became The Blaze and relocated to Nottinghamshire before last season.
Leicestershire County Cricket Club nevertheless hoped to be part of the initial Tier 1 and in a statement described their omission as "a missed opportunity by the England and Wales Cricket Board, given the vast potential Leicestershire presents".
The statement added: "Whilst we emphatically disagree with the decision, the club remains fully committed to developing women and girls' cricket in Leicestershire."
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Post by lancsdes on Apr 19, 2024 10:13:43 GMT
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