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Fitting finale paves the way for latest women's domestic revamp

NICK FRIEND - THE CRICKETER'S REVIEW OF 2024: Sunrisers and The Blaze claim the final pieces of silverware of the regional era which ends with much excitement, and a degree of uncertainty, ahead of the tiered system beginning next summer

Salary changes announced ahead of domestic revamp

From next season, the starting salaries across men's and women's professional cricket will be equalised as part of the ECB's domestic restructuring

"We hit a low, and you have to rebuild from there": How Sunrisers' nadir paved way to glory

NICK FRIEND AT LEICESTER: Sunrisers' lowest ebb was a one-wicket defeat by Western Storm, when – defending three off the last ball – they contrived to concede four overthrows; that felt worlds away on Saturday, as they completed a fairytale title win

As the sun sets on the regional era, it finally rises for the team that simply couldn't win

NICK FRIEND AT GRACE ROAD: Sunrisers were perfect winners of the last Heyhoe Flint Trophy, the team that could only lose signing off as the team that learnt how to win; they have the silverware to prove it

Alice Davidson-Richards to be fuelled by more than just a tilt at history during grand finale

NICK HOWSON: The South East Stars and England all-rounder will be holding the memory of her father, who died last November after suffering from dementia, close during the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final

"It has taken time, it has been a process": How Sunrisers, perennially last, came out the other side

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: Sunrisers won one of their first 32 matches and had never qualified for the latter stages of either domestic competition, but as the regional era comes to an end, perhaps it's fitting that they have a shot at silverware

Southern Vipers dethroned again as South East Stars prevail in undersold semi-final

NICK HOWSON AT BECKENHAM: Vipers see another title defence end at the penultimate hurdle as Stars set up a meeting at Grace Road against Sunrisers, two sides looking to put an exclamation point on the regional era

Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Charlotte Edwards Cup renamed for 2025

The tier-one teams will play in the Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competitions from next summer

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy roundup: Rock-bottom Central Sparks stun depleted Southern Vipers

The table-toppers are beaten for the second time in a week after four wickets apiece for Emily Arlott and Charis Pavely

The Blaze bring in Ireland star to fill Nadine de Klerk void

Orla Prendergast has emerged as an exciting allrounder for Ireland; she is available for the remainder of the Heyhoe Flint Trophy

Bears Women launch team with first three signings

They have signed Hannah Baker, Katie George, and Charis Pavely ahead of their first season as a Tier One side in 2025

Central Sparks and Thunder deliver another Old Trafford classic

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY AT EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD: After Emma Lamb's first innings century, a Thunder victory felt like a foregone conclusion. But Sparks captain Eve Jones had other plans

Seventh-wicket fireworks put Western Storm on path to victory

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY AT EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD: Twenty-five minutes of madness flipped Western Storm's meeting with Thunder on its head, with Sophie Luff and Amanda-Jade Wellington adding 56 runs off just 33 balls

Fi Morris and Katie Mack turn poor start into record-breaking day for Thunder

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY AT EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD: Morris and Mack, who played a range of inventive strokes en route to 100, put on 191 for the third wicket, setting the platform for Thunder to post a match-winning 292 for 5 - their highest 50-over total

Chris Guest: "I remember the day that England Women went professional, and that wasn't a lifetime ago"

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: The Blaze's head coach holds the same role with England Women Under-19, whom he led to the inaugural World Cup last year, and has been coaching in the women's game for almost two decades