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Katie Levick has paid tribute to a host of trailblazing former Yorkshire women’s players who are returning to Headingley tomorrow to watch the Northern Diamonds in action.

Ottis Gibson likes what he’s seen of Conor McKerr - even if Yorkshire fans didn’t get to see it from the big Surrey quick on debut at Edgbaston last night.

Yorkshire were hurt by a costly batting collapse from 77-1 to 122-8 as they posted only 145 all out and were beaten by four wickets against Birmingham Bears.

Hollie Armitage grabbed her second fifty of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and passed 200 runs for the tournament on her 27th birthday, but couldn’t prevent Northern Diamonds having their slim Finals Day hopes ended by champions Southern Vipers, who won by five wickets with seven balls to spare. 

Ahead of our second and final T20 double header of the season, pre-match guide includes all the information spectators will need.  

When Helen Plimmer arrives at Headingley on Sunday, the former Yorkshire women’s County Championship winner - also an ex-England World Cup champion - will get an instant reminder of her achievements with bat in hand.

Dawid Malan is not getting too carried away with Yorkshire’s impressive start to this season’s Vitality Blast, but the former champion admits the early signs are certainly encouraging.

Yorkshire and England star Joe Root has been awarded an MBE after the former Test captain played an integral role in England's 2019 ODI World Cup victory.

With the Charlotte Edwards Cup getting under way this month, it's time to vote for your Sportsbreak.com Player of the Month. There are four stand-out candidates who have led the way for the Diamonds.

There is no hiding away from it, the Northern Diamonds are unlikely to qualify for Finals Day in the Charlotte Edwards Cup having only won one of their seven games so far. But the players and coaches are still placing significant importance on their final three fixtures.

The weather, again, brought a halt to the game with Yorkshire in a good position to gain their 3rd victory in the North Group.