Alex Hartley, the North West Thunder captain, inspired her side to a comprehensive win on a pitch at Liverpool which offered the spinners more as the game went on. Hartley finished with figures of four for eight as Thunder won by 71 runs.
It was their second win over Lightning in as many games during the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as their game plan was played to perfection....
There were times during the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match at Edgbaston where North West Thunder looked dead and buried. But although Central Sparks won by four wickets with six overs to spare, it felt much closer.
It was a tough day for the batters on both sides, on a well-used but decent looking pitch. Thunder were struggling from the very first ball when Laura Marshall could...
