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Leagues Played
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 28 Krikett 18 Charlotte Edwards Cup 17 Krikett 15
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Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 05/10 09:30 - The Blaze - nők v Western Storm - nők 209-23
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 05/06 09:30 - Northern Diamonds - nők v The Blaze - nők 62/10(18.1)-63/6(18.5)
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 05/01 09:30 - The Blaze - nők v Thunder - nők Abandoned
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 04/29 09:30 - Sunrisers - nők v The Blaze - nők 159/10(46)-160/7(35.2)
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 04/22 09:30 - The Blaze - nők v Central Sparks - nők 212/10(46.4)-153/10(48.2)
Krikett 09/17 09:30 - Lightning - nők v South East Stars - nők 169-281
Krikett 09/11 09:30 - Sunrisers - nők v Lightning - nők 160-230
Krikett 09/09 09:30 - Central Sparks - nők v Lightning - nők Postponed
Krikett 07/23 09:30 - Northern Diamonds - nők v Lightning - nők 200-199
Krikett 07/16 09:30 - Lightning - nők v Southern Vipers - nők 228-294
Krikett 07/09 09:30 - Lightning - nők v Thunder - nők 241-238
Krikett 07/02 09:30 - Lightning - nők v Western Storm - nők 166-260
Krikett 06/03 13:30 - Thunder - nők v Lightning - nők 104-103
Krikett 06/01 13:15 - Northern Diamonds - nők v Lightning - nők 145-140
Krikett 05/29 10:00 - Lightning - nők v Southern Vipers - nők 141-142
Krikett 05/21 13:30 - Lightning - nők v Thunder - nők 155-152
Krikett 05/18 17:30 - Southern Vipers - nők v Lightning - nők 155-124
Krikett 05/14 13:30 - Lightning - nők v Northern Diamonds - nők 138-177
Krikett 09/18 09:30 - Lightning - nők v Central Sparks - nők 320/6(50)-296/9(50)
Krikett 09/12 09:30 - Western Storm - nők v Lightning - nők 228/7(50)-166/10(41.2)
Krikett 09/10 09:00 - South East Stars - nők v Lightning - nők 293/9(50)-265/10(49.2)
Krikett 08/30 13:30 - Lightning - nők v Southern Vipers - nők 124/9(20)-125/3(20)
Krikett 08/28 13:30 - Central Sparks - nők v Lightning - nők 139/6(19.5)-136/8(20)
Krikett 08/25 13:30 - South East Stars - nők v Lightning - nők 175/6(20)-147/7(20)
Krikett 07/10 13:30 - Lightning - nők v Central Sparks - nők 81/10(19.1)-84/4(19)
Krikett 07/03 13:30 - Southern Vipers - nők v Lightning - nők 134/7(20)-88/10(19.5)
Krikett 06/26 10:00 - Lightning - nők v South East Stars - nők /()-108/4(13.1)
Krikett 06/12 09:30 - Lightning - nők v Sunrisers - nők 210/5(40.2)-206/9(50)
Krikett 06/06 09:30 - Thunder - nők v Lightning - nők 125/10(39.2)-259/5(50)
Krikett 05/31 09:30 - Lightning - nők v Northern Diamonds - nők 145/10(48.1)-151/10(45.5)

Wikipedia - The Blaze (women's cricket)

The Blaze, previously known as Lightning, are a women's cricket team that represent the East Midlands region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including Trent Bridge and Grace Road. They are captained by Kirstie Gordon and coached by Chris Guest. The team carries over many elements of the WCSL team Loughborough Lightning. They are partnered with Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

History

In 2020, women's cricket in England was restructured, creating eight new 'regional hub' teams, with the intention of playing both 50-over and 20-over cricket. The team, then known as Lightning, were one of the sides created under this structure, effectively replacing the Women's Cricket Super League team Loughborough Lightning and representing the East Midlands, partnering with Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, as well as Loughborough University. The side was to be captained by Kathryn Bryce and coached by Rob Taylor. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was truncated, and only 50-over cricket was played, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Lightning finished bottom of the North Group in the competition, winning two of their six matches. At the end of the season, five Lightning players were given full-time domestic contracts, the first of their kind in England: Kathryn Bryce, Sarah Bryce, Bethan Ellis, Lucy Higham and Abigail Freeborn.

The following season, 2021, Lightning competed in both the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the newly-formed Twenty20 competition, the Charlotte Edwards Cup. In the Charlotte Edwards Cup the side finished bottom of their group, losing all six of their matches. In the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, Lightning finished fourth in the group of eight, winning three of their seven matches. In the final match of the season, Lightning scored 320/6 in their victory over Central Sparks, with the Bryce sisters, Kathryn and Sarah, sharing a 207-run partnership, the highest across the competition. Lightning bowler Kirstie Gordon was the leading wicket-taker in the competition, with 16 wickets. Rob Taylor left his role as Head Coach at the end of the season, and was later replaced by Chris Guest.

Lightning again finished bottom of their group in the Charlotte Edwards Cup in 2022, but did win their first Twenty20 match, beating North West Thunder by 5 wickets. In September 2022, it was announced that Nottinghamshire CCC would become the new host of the team, replacing Loughborough University, and it was also announced that the name of the team would change. The side finished sixth out of eight in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

In November 2022, it was announced that the team had been renamed The Blaze. Kirstie Gordon was named as the side's new captain in April 2023. The side went unbeaten through the group stage of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, but lost in the final to Southern Vipers. They also qualified for the knockout stages in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, finishing second in the group, before defeating South East Stars in the play-off. However, they again lost to Southern Vipers in the final.