A year ago, Kirstie Gordon was in tears after her side, The Blaze, broke their perfect run in the group stages of the Charlotte Edwards Cup by falling at the last hurdle, suffering a seven-wicket defeat to Southern Vipers in the tournament final. Three months later, they were again beaten into second place by the Vipers in the 50-over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
On Saturday at Derby, Gordon finally avenged those defeats by leading her side to an historic seven-wicket win in the last final of the Charlotte Edwards Cup. If it was not quite poetic justice – their win came not against the Vipers but against the South East Stars, after Stars saw off reigning champions Vipers in their earlier semi-final – it was, nonetheless, the sweet taste of first-time silverware, and it tasted pretty good.
