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Darren Stevens: Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy ends regional era

It was a funny old way to bring down the curtain on women’s regional cricket on Saturday at Grace Road in the 50-over final.
Darren Stevens:

Darren Stevens

It was a funny old way to bring down the curtain on women’s regional cricket on Saturday at Grace Road in the 50-over final.
The ground was empty ground as the rain lashed down as hard as I’ve ever seen it (and that includes the monsoons I witnessed with Texas Rangers in Miami last year).
It was just after lunch, the floodlights were on, and it was dark as night.
Sadly for my Stars girls, who I’ve been coaching for more than two years now, that was the game gone, with Sunrisers well ahead on DLS by the time the clouds burst.
End of an era
I’ve never seen so many women cry at...

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