The Blaze to play at Chesterfield this Friday

The Blaze will host Northern Diamonds in the Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy at Queen’s Park, Chesterfield, on Friday 7 July (starting at 10.30am). 

The Blaze are currently unbeaten in their opening six games of the campaign, while the Diamonds are second in the table with four wins and two defeats.

Entry to the fixture, which is being delivered in partnership between The Blaze and Chesterfield Cricket Club, will be free, and supporters are advised to bring their own chairs or picnic blankets to sit on. Refreshments will be available, with a bar, tea hut and catering on site.

Ground address: Queen’s Park, Boythorpe Avenue, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2BF

Various public car parks will be open within walking distance of Queen’s Park.

Public Parking: 

• Holywell Cross pay and display car park; S40 1UT
• Saltergate multi-story car park; S40 1UT
• Pay and display sites – North and South either side of the ground; S40 2ND.
• Small Queen’s Park annex car park at Boythorpe Avenue / Park Road; S40 2QE. This is a pay and display car park.

England return to The Incora County Ground in 2023 for a huge Vitality IT20 against Sri Lanka on Wednesday 6 September (6pm).  

England have lost just once at Derby since 2017, with the ground becoming one of the premiere venues for women’s international cricket in the country, having hosted blockbuster clashes against India, West Indies, New Zealand and South Africa in recent years.