Tag: Edgbaston
Vitality Blast: Somerset triumph on Finals Day with 14-run win over Essex in final at Edgbaston
Somerset edged out Essex by 14 runs to win the 2023 Vitality Blast, their first triumph in the competition for 18 years following their Finals Day win in 2005. Somerset twice defended modest totals, of 142-7 against Surrey in the second semi-final and 145 all out in the final, with an inspired bowling effort from…
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Women’s Ashes: England backed by bumper Edgbaston crowd as must-win white-ball series begins
England will play in front of a bumper crowd of around 20,000 at Edgbaston on Saturday night as they begin the must-win white-ball leg of the Women’s Ashes. An 89-run defeat to Australia in the one-off Test at Trent Bridge leaves the hosts 4-0 down and needing to win five of the six limited-overs games…
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