The 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was the fifth, and final, 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. 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.
Sunrisers won their maiden Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title, beating South East Stars in the rain affected final by 27 runs (DLS method).
Format 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.
Teams The teams that competed in the tournament are listed below. 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 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.
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures Group stage
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Highest score by a team: The Blaze – 318/8 (44 overs) v South East Stars (30 June). Top score by an individual: Evelyn Jones – 136* (148) v North West Thunder (8 May). Best bowling figures by an individual: Phoebe Turner – 6/20 (9.0 overs) v North West Thunder (1 September).
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sAlice Davidson-RichardsSouth East Stars161565046.429307Evelyn JonesCentral Sparks/North West Thunder151555642.76136*23Grace ScrivensSunrisers161555350.27118*14Seren SmaleNorth West Thunder131351539.619904Fran WilsonWestern Storm141450041.668105 Source: ESPNCricinfo
Most wickets Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5wPhoebe TurnerNorthern Diamonds110.02323.396/201Sophie MunroThe Blaze/Sunrisers77.02214.635/251Hannah JonesNorth West Thunder102.32220.904/500Ryana MacDonald-GaySouth East Stars72.22116.715/311Georgia AdamsSouthern Vipers106.12120.234/300 Source: ESPNCricinfo
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