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Surrey flex muscles for Blast glory amid broader significance

NICK FRIEND AT THE KIA OVAL: There is still some way to go, but this season has provided proof of concept – both on and off the field – for Project Darwin's ambitions; Surrey, stacked throughout their lineup, were inevitable, irrepressible winners

Issy Wong's second-coming peaks with all-round burst to haul Bears into Blast final

NICK FRIEND AT THE KIA OVAL: After a half century with the bat, Wong claimed four wickets with the ball to drag underdogs Bears past The Blaze with the sort of performance that first served notice of a huge talent

Laura Harris: "The way I play cricket is the way that I love playing cricket"

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: Unashamedly true to herself, Harris is the leading six-hitter in the inaugural women's T20 Blast and has scored her runs at a faster rate than anyone else, playing in a manner that has carved out a trailblazing career

Warwickshire allrounder suffers foot stress fracture

Charis Pavely, who has played for England against New Zealand A during the ongoing series, will miss the upcoming Bears match through injury

Essex Women evade the rain to continue their season turnaround

OSCAR RESS AT CHELMSFORD: Despite a poor start to the One-Day Cup, Essex won their second consecutive T20 Blast match, thanks to a huge, rain-interrupted 154 for 4, which proved too much for Bears, who fell 19 runs short

Issy Wong comes up trumps at the death

JAMES COYNE AT TRENT BRIDGE: Few would have bet against The Blaze with both Bryces in the middle, but a see-sawing game saw Issy Wong have the last word

Bears run out of steam as Surrey are let off the hook

NICK HOWSON AT TAUNTON: A nail-biting first semi-final - bookended by a super display from Alexa Stonehouse - is decided in the final over

Bears Women sign Australian batter for T20 Blast to add "proven experience"

Laura Harris, who has played 123 Women's Big Bash matches as well as stints with three teams in The Hundred, will be available for the entirety of the club's T20 campaign

Bears Women's record List A run-chase shows "how much talent there is in domestic cricket"

NICK FRIEND AT BECKENHAM: During the second innings, Surrey were handed a five-run penalty for what the umpires considered to be a dangerous throw, in keeping with new regulations around "throwing the ball at or a near a player"

The Blaze brains trust fights off Bears

MELINDA FARRELL AT EGDBASTON: Kathryn Bryce's five-wicket haul helped turn a contest which looked set to be won by the hosts, the way of the visitors

Remodelled and rejuvenated: Introducing Issy Wong 2.0

GEORGE DOBELL - INTERVIEW: With the help of Chris Liddle, Wong has rebuilt her game, adding consistency and skill to the sharp pace which first caught the eye

Shared frailties set up thrilling opener between Hampshire and Warwickshire

OSCAR RESS AT EDGBASTON: Maia Bouchier's direct hit on the final ball of the match to run Warwickshire captain Georgia Davis out with the scores level meant the team's opening One-Day Cup match ended in a dramatic tie

Katie George: "The day that I don't want to bowl quick is the day I retire"

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: George's call-up by England for the tour of Ireland last September was a significant, full-circle moment for a player who grew up on a central contract, only to be simultaneously consumed by injury

"It's pretty special for me to be captain here": Georgia Davis helped by sense of perspective

The new Bears Women leader speaks to GEORGE DOBELL about how three years in the police helped her cricket career, captaining one of the quickest bowling attacks in the country and her ambitions to earn an England recall