NORTH ROUND-UP
NORTHERN DIAMONDS v CENTRAL SPARKS
KATHERINE Brunt ripped through the Central Sparks lineup to get her belated summer under way in stunning fashion.
Sixteen years have passed since Brunt made her England debut but the 35-year-old hasn’t lost her zip, taking 5-20 to help Northern Diamonds dismiss the Sparks for 144 at Edgbaston.
Brunt made the early breakthrough to dismiss captain Evelyn Jones but her latter spell proved the most potent, bagging four wickets in 15 balls as the Sparks collapsed from 108-3.
First she bowled international team-mate Sarah Gle...