2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
| Dates | 20 April 2024 – 21 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | 50-over cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knock-out finals |
| Champions | Sunrisers (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 59 |
| Most runs | Alice Davidson-Richards (650) |
| Most wickets | Phoebe Turner (23) |
| Official website | Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy |
The 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was the fifth, and final,[1] edition of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition, which took place between 20 April and 21 September 2024.[2][3] It featured eight teams playing in a double round-robin group stage, followed by a knock-out round. It ran alongside the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Southern Vipers were the defending champions.[4]
Sunrisers won their maiden Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title, beating South East Stars in the rain affected final by 27 runs (DLS method).[5][6]
Format
[edit]Teams played each other twice in a group of eight, with the top four qualifying for the knock-out stage. This represented the addition of a semi-finals stage compared to the previous edition, which had one play-off between second and third place. The final was held at Grace Road, Leicester.[3]
Teams
[edit]The teams that competed in the tournament are listed below.[3]
- 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
[edit]Teams received 4 points for a win. A bonus point was given where the winning team's run rate was 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers were 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 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 0.097 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0.246 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.534 |
| 4 | Sunrisers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | −0.122 |
| 5 | The Blaze | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | −0.176 |
| 6 | North West Thunder | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | −0.013 |
| 7 | Central Sparks | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | −0.299 |
| 8 | Western Storm | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | −0.211 |
Source: England and Wales Cricket Board[7]
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Source:[8]
Central Sparks
213/9 (50 overs) |
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The Blaze
135 (41 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, The Blaze 0
North West Thunder
165 (43.1 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
166/1 (34.3 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Southern Vipers
273/9 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
274/6 (49.3 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm
114 (30.4 overs) |
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Sunrisers
116/2 (33.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Western Storm 0
Northern Diamonds
275/9 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
265 (49.2 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks
172/9 (50 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
173/3 (38.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Central Sparks 0
The Blaze
126 (42 overs) |
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South East Stars
127/2 (23.3 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, The Blaze 0
North West Thunder
292/5 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
150 (40.1 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
268 (49.4 overs) |
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Central Sparks
119/6 (30 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Central Sparks innings curtailed at 30 overs due to rain; target was 191.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Central Sparks 0
Southern Vipers
287/9 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
162/7 (30 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Northern Diamonds innings curtailed at 30 overs due to rain; target was 233.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Northern Diamonds 0
The Blaze
87 (31.3 overs) |
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Sunrisers
91/3 (20.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, The Blaze 0
Western Storm
252/6 (50 overs) |
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North West Thunder
186 (42.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 5, North West Thunder 0
Central Sparks
213 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
214/5 (39.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Central Sparks 0
Northern Diamonds
188 (47.4 overs) |
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The Blaze
189/8 (49.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Northern Diamonds 0
North West Thunder
206/9 (50 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
208/7 (43.3 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, North West Thunder 0
South East Stars
298/5 (44 overs) |
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Western Storm
236/5 (36 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match reduced to 44 overs per side due to rain.
- Western Storm innings curtailed at 36 overs due to rain; target was 229.
- Points: Western Storm 4, South East Stars 0
Northern Diamonds
216 (49.2 overs) |
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Central Sparks
215 (50 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Central Sparks 0
Sunrisers
222/9 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
223/5 (47.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers
295/5 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
291/9 (50 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
The Blaze
174 (46.4 overs) |
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North West Thunder
176/9 (44.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, The Blaze 0
Northern Diamonds
311/9 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
308/9 (50 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, South East Stars 0
Southern Vipers
211/9 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
212/7 (49.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm
275 (48.1 overs) |
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The Blaze
276/6 (48 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Western Storm 0
North West Thunder
284/7 (50 overs) |
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Central Sparks
287/7 (49.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0
Central Sparks
239/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
242/6 (44 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Central Sparks 0
The Blaze
318/8 (44 overs) |
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South East Stars
185 (32 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match reduced to 44 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: The Blaze 5, South East Stars 0
Western Storm
156 (37 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
157/3 (29.4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers
253 (47.3 overs) |
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North West Thunder
224 (45.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
- North West Thunder target adjusted to 255 runs from 48 overs.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, North West Thunder 0
The Blaze
278 (47.2 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
281/6 (49.2 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, The Blaze 0
Central Sparks
27/0 (6.3 overs) |
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Evelyn Jones 14* (17)
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- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Points: Central Sparks 2, Sunrisers 2
South East Stars
283 (49.4 overs) |
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North West Thunder
201 (42.3 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
Western Storm
200/5 (30 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
199/4 (26.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Western Storm innings reduced to 30 overs due to rain.
- Northern Diamonds innings reduced to 29 overs due to rain; target was 199.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks
144 (42.4 overs) |
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North West Thunder
147/2 (29 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Central Sparks 0
Sunrisers
109 (30.5 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
111/6 (24.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
120 (40.3 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
121/3 (22.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
Western Storm
217 (46.5 overs) |
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The Blaze
220/5 (42.3 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Western Storm 0
Western Storm
284 (49.5 overs) |
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Central Sparks
102 (25 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Central Sparks 0
South East Stars
258 (49.5 overs) |
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Sunrisers
214 (47.5 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Sunrisers 0
Northern Diamonds
188/8 (26 overs) |
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- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match reduced to 30 overs per side due to rain.
- No further play possible due to rain.
- Points: The Blaze 2, Northern Diamonds 2
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- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: North West Thunder 2, Southern Vipers 2
North West Thunder
250/8 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
130 (36.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, South East Stars 0
The Blaze
208 (49.5 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
188 (44 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Southern Vipers 0
Northern Diamonds
188/9 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
189/7 (38 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Sunrisers 5, Northern Diamonds 0
Central Sparks
297/3 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
152 (33 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Western Storm 0
Southern Vipers
183 (48.4 overs) |
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Central Sparks
184/3 (39.2 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm
282/8 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
283/5 (47.2 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers
245 (49.4 overs) |
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The Blaze
249/4 (43.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Sunrisers 0
Northern Diamonds
290/6 (50 overs) |
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North West Thunder
204 (38 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Southern Vipers
240/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
241/9 (50 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm
180 (45.5 overs) |
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Sunrisers
150 (39.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
270 (49.5 overs) |
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Central Sparks
250/9 (50 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0
The Blaze
197 (47 overs) |
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North West Thunder
173 (45.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: The Blaze 4, North West Thunder 0
The Blaze
166 (46.5 overs) |
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Central Sparks
170/5 (41.2 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, The Blaze 0
South East Stars
275/8 (50 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
119 (36.1 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Northern Diamonds 0
Sunrisers
281 (50 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
88/8 (10 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Southern Vipers innings reduced to 10 overs due to rain; target was 94.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Southern Vipers 0
North West Thunder
216/9 (50 overs) |
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Western Storm
69/2 (20 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Western Storm innings curtailed at 20 overs due to rain; target was 72.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Western Storm 0
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Northern Diamonds | 232/8 (50 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Sunrisers | 234/3 (43.4 overs) | |||||||
| SF1 | Sunrisers | 121/3 (25 overs) | |||||||
| SF2 | South East Stars | 212 (46.2 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | South East Stars | 221/7 (48.5 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Southern Vipers | 219/9 (50 overs) | |||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Northern Diamonds
232/8 (50 overs) |
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Sunrisers
234/3 (43.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Southern Vipers
219/9 (50 overs) |
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South East Stars
221/7 (48.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
[edit]South East Stars
212 (46.2 overs) |
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Sunrisers
123/3 (25 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Statistics
[edit]- Highest score by a team: The Blaze – 318/8 (44 overs) v South East Stars (30 June).[9]
- Top score by an individual: Evelyn Jones – 136* (148) v North West Thunder (8 May).[10]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Phoebe Turner – 6/20 (9.0 overs) v North West Thunder (1 September).[11]
Most runs
[edit]| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Davidson-Richards | South East Stars | 16 | 15 | 650 | 46.42 | 93 | 0 | 7 |
| Evelyn Jones | Central Sparks/North West Thunder | 15 | 15 | 556 | 42.76 | 136* | 2 | 3 |
| Grace Scrivens | Sunrisers | 16 | 15 | 553 | 50.27 | 118* | 1 | 4 |
| Seren Smale | North West Thunder | 13 | 13 | 515 | 39.61 | 99 | 0 | 4 |
| Fran Wilson | Western Storm | 14 | 14 | 500 | 41.66 | 81 | 0 | 5 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[12]
Most wickets
[edit]| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoebe Turner | Northern Diamonds | 110.0 | 23 | 23.39 | 6/20 | 1 |
| Sophie Munro | The Blaze/Sunrisers | 77.0 | 22 | 14.63 | 5/25 | 1 |
| Hannah Jones | North West Thunder | 102.3 | 22 | 20.90 | 4/50 | 0 |
| Ryana MacDonald-Gay | South East Stars | 72.2 | 21 | 16.71 | 5/31 | 1 |
| Georgia Adams | Southern Vipers | 106.1 | 21 | 20.23 | 4/30 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's teams to enter 2025 Blast and One-Day Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Schedule for 2023 domestic season announced". Sky Sports. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 fixtures". ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Windsor ties knot on Southern Vipers domestic double". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Coppack, Griffith star as Sunrisers claim maiden silverware". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Sunrisers beat Stars to lift Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) - the Official Website of the ECB".
- ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2024 fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024/Highest Totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024/Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024/Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2024.