A season that began for Charlotte Edwards with the loss of the England captaincy and global retirement ended in triumph at Chelmsford on Sunday when her Southern Vipers won the first Kia women’s Super League title.
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The first year of Super League has been a qualified success, with the majority of the best overseas players in the game, like Bates, taking part and reasonable attendances but no television coverage.
Hendy Kia and the cricket stars of the Southern Vipers, have helped a group of Southampton youngsters to a fun training session ahead of the inaugural Kia Super League Finals Day.
Bates took 2-37 with her medium pacers.
Storm’s total of 140 for five had been built around a canny half century from their New Zealand wicketkeeper Rachel Priest.
Semi final: Loughborough Lightning 124-7 (20 overs), Western Storm 128-5 (19.3 overs).
When Knight picked out Sonia Odedra for no further addition, Storm still needed one to win off four balls but Georgia Hennessy wasted little time sealing victory by striking the very next delivery, a Devine full toss, for four.
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But the Storm, formed last winter by a ground breaking partnership between Somerset, Gloucestershire and the University of Exeter, stayed cool to seal a five-wicket win with three balls to spare and secure a meeting with the Southern Vipers in the final later this afternoon.
