SAT JUNE 3: Central Sparks 142-9 (A Jones 45, Dean 3-27) beat Southern Vipers 135-8 (Wyatt 68, Ellis 4-29, Burns 3-26) by seven runs
CENTRAL Sparks retained their slender hopes of Charlotte Edwards Cup qualification with a thrilling seven-run victory win over Southern Vipers at Edgbaston. Vipers looked well set to strengthen their qualification bid when they restricted their hosts to 142-9.
Amy Jones scored a fluent 45 off 34 balls but no-one else stayed beyond the cameo stage against a disciplined attack led by the skilful off-spin of Charlie Dean, who took 3-27, including a T20 rar...