By John Batham

May 18, County Ground, Chelmsford
Central Sparks 137 (A Jones 51, Castle 3-24, Villiers 3-28)
Sunrisers 114 (Griffith 53, Arlott 4-23) Sparks won by 23 runs
Toss: Sunrisers, who elected to field

A classy half-century from Amy Jones helped Central Sparks beat Sunrisers by 23 runs at Chelmsford in the opening game of the 2023 Charlotte Edwards Cup.
After opting to bowl first, Sunrisers got some early joy with Davina Perrin dismissed without scoring from the last ball of Kate Coppack’s opening over. Eve Jones then briefly threatened before she was bowled by Gr...