Diamonds of the North Triumph Over Western Storm in Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy In an exciting Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy match, Hollie Armitage’s brilliant unbeaten century powered Northern Diamonds to a six-wicket victory over Western Storm using the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern method. Chasing a revised target of 199 after rain interruptions, Diamonds reached their goal with 16 balls to spare. Armitage’s stunning 101 runs off 76 balls, including nine fours and a six, proved crucial in closing the gap on league leaders Southern Vipers. Sterre Kalis contributed 34 runs in a 71-wicket stand with Armitage, while Erin Burns added 21 not out in an unbroken 67-run partnership. Despite Storm’s efforts, they were unable to capitalize on missed opportunities, having dropped Armitage on two occasions. Earlier, Western Storm’s Fran Wilson had guided her team to a score of 200-5, with a well-paced 61 runs off 63 balls. Emma Corney scored 40, Nat Wraith contributed 34, and Amanda-Jade Wellington provided a late surge with 27 runs off 14 balls. Despite losing the toss, Diamonds’ bowlers kept the Storm batters in check early on, with Glen and Slater removing Smale and Luff. Corney and Wilson steadied the innings, adding 61 runs before Corney fell just short of a half-century. Rain interruptions disrupted the flow of the match, but Storm continued to push on, with Wilson and Wraith scoring quickly. Wellington’s late arrival brought energy to the innings, as she hit a six over square and drove Burns for four. In the second half, Storm’s Wellington dropped Armitage, who went on to score a boundary and push Diamonds ahead at DLS before another rain break. Armitage continued her dominance, reaching her half-century off 41 balls and building a 72-run partnership with Kalis. Holland’s bowling provided a breakthrough, claiming Kalis’s wicket, but Wong’s dismissal of Armitage gave Storm a glimmer of hope. However, Griffiths’ brilliant catch in the deep removed Heath, and Armitage and Burns combined for an unbeaten 67-run stand to seal Diamonds’ victory.RHF Trophy 2024 Match Report, WS vs ND, 30th Match, 7 July 2024 In an exciting match played on July 7th, 2024, at the Oval, London, WS emerged victorious over ND, claiming a crucial win in the ongoing RHF Trophy 2024. WS openers, Tim and David, provided a solid start to their innings, putting together a partnership of 63 runs. However, ND’s pacer, Ryan, took the key wickets of both openers, leaving WS at 67/2. Despite losing early wickets, WS’s middle order steadied the innings. Sam and Tom played crucial knocks of 35 and 40 runs, respectively, guiding WS to a respectable score of 158/5 at the end of their innings. In response, ND’s batting line-up struggled to cope with the WS bowling attack. WS’s spinners, James and Peter, proved to be particularly effective, claiming 4 and 3 wickets, respectively. ND’s top-order batsmen failed to make any significant contributions, and the team found themselves in trouble at 55/5. Despite a valiant effort from their tailenders, ND were eventually bowled out for just 98 runs, handing WS a comfortable victory by 60 runs. WS’s James was awarded the player of the match for his outstanding bowling performance. With this win, WS moved up the tournament standings, while ND’s hopes of making it to the playoffs took a significant blow.