Bryce sisters secure Blaze's maiden Charlotte Edwards Cup title

Charlotte Edwards Cup final, County Ground, Derby

South East Stars 141-9 (20 overs): Redmayne 25; Graham 3-16, Groves 3-33

The Blaze: 143-3 (18.4 overs); K Bryce 62, S Bryce 52*; Gregory 1-26

The Blaze won by 7 wickets

Match scorecard

Kathryn Bryce racked up her 5th half-century of nan tourney to propel The Blaze to a maiden Charlotte Edwards Cup title arsenic they overcame South East Stars successful nan final.

The Scotland international, who struck 62 from 45 balls and was nan competition’s apical run-scorer by immoderate distance, shared a decisive business of 79 pinch her younger sister Sarah arsenic The Blaze triumphed by 7 wickets.

Sarah Bryce completed a half-century of her own, remaining astatine nan crease undefeated connected 52 from 46 erstwhile Heather Graham thumped a bound to seal triumph pinch 8 deliveries to spare.

Stars, who had been nan only squad to hit The Blaze during nan group stages, were incapable to build partnerships arsenic they laboured to 141-9, pinch Graham’s figures of 3-16 heading an awesome bowling display.

But that full ne'er looked capable and nan East Midlands broadside cruised to a triumph that was peculiarly saccharine – having tasted conclusion by Southern Vipers successful past year’s last arsenic good arsenic successful nan 50-over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

Blaze skipper Kirstie Gordon repeated her successful look from nan semi-final aft winning nan flip again and deciding to vessel – but that determination looked questionable aft an untidy first complete by Grace Ballinger vanished for 22.

However, Gordon soon checked nan Stars’ advancement by trapping other number Bryony Smith limb earlier and nan bowlers took control, pinch medium-pacers Graham and Kathryn Bryce (1-13) keeping it tight.

Leg-spinner Josie Groves (3-33) captured 2 cardinal wickets successful identical fashion, turning nan shot distant from some Sophia Dunkley and Paige Scholfield for wicketkeeper Sarah Bryce to whip disconnected nan bails.

Although Georgia Redmayne compiled a diligent 25, Stars were incapable to summation immoderate traction, pinch Emma Jones (18 from 15) slog-sweeping nan only six of nan innings and Gordon (2-21) returning towards nan extremity to thief move nan screw.

Alice Davidson-Richards’ pugnacious 21 from 12 gave nan Stars dream of nudging supra 150 earlier she was caught astatine long-on by Marie Kelly – having been dropped by nan aforesaid fielder disconnected nan erstwhile delivery.

Kelly was handed a life of her ain successful nan first complete of her side’s chase, pinch Phoebe Franklin incapable to cling connected to her expanse disconnected Tilly Corteen-Coleman, but opening partner Tammy Beaumont was tally retired by Tash Farrant’s shrewd deflection onto nan stumps astatine nan bowler’s end.

Kathryn Bryce was soon into her stride, however, uncovering nan bound 4 times successful a azygous Ryana MacDonald-Gay complete and, though Smith had Kelly caught astatine cover, The Blaze ne'er looked nether superior pressure.

Sarah Bryce slammed Corteen-Coleman’s afloat flip complete nan statement and accumulated swiftly, providing an perfect foil for her sister, who brought up her 50 from 31 deliveries arsenic nan brace closed successful connected their target.

Gregory yet made nan breakthrough for Stars arsenic Kathryn Bryce dragged an attempted reverse expanse onto her stumps, but it made nary quality to nan result and Graham clinched nan triumph by slamming MacDonald-Gay for a bound complete mid-off.