Striking Second Consecutive ‘Fifty,’ Jemimah Rodrigues Is Still ‘The Hundred’s’ Top Run-Scorer
Trent Rockets Women v Northern Superchargers Women at Trent Bridge on 26 July (8)
Awarding Jemimah Rodrigues ‘Hero Of The Match’ for a second time, by Mark Butcher told TV viewers: ‘There was no stopping her!’ Jemimah explained that she’d played her innings ‘with perseverance;’ and Mumbai wickets ‘helped her to play spin.’ For new readers, Jemimah has accumulated 150 runs from two innings. At the time of writing, her next nearest rivals both play for ‘Invincibles’: skipper Dane van Niekerk from South Africa (85 runs); and ‘phenomenal’ newbie 16 y.o. Alice Capsey (63 runs)
‘The Hundred’s’ seventh match was broadcast live (commentators included Mark Butcher and Australian Mel Jones) from SKY Sports TV; plus cricket social media (Alan Gardner and Andrew Miller for epsn-cric-info.) Before the match, commentators reminded viewers that ‘both sides had yet to win’ and two points were at stake. ‘Superchargers’ skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill (33 from 29) elected to bat
* Jemimah Rodrigues (60 from 40) escaped an early reprieve from pacer Katherine Brunt, that ‘Rockets’ skipper Natalie Sciver decided ‘not to’ review ‘leg before.’ Both openers persevered from a low strike rate until ‘Superchargers’ reached the mid-way point (58-0 that was below-par when compared to ‘Rockets’ who were 71-2.)
*Beyond half-way, Australian Laura Kimmince played a short-lived cameo, walloping Sarah Glenn’s spin for five ‘fours,’ lifting the score to 133/2. Australian Sammy-Jo Johnson fought back for ‘Rockets’ snatching three wickets from her final five balls
*Trent Rockets’ reply followed much the same pattern as their first match. Previously, they were unable to chase down 134 on the same ground. This time Sarah Glenn played a short-lived cameo swiping Elizabeth Russell for ten. Next over, Sarah Glenn came down the wicket to Katie Levick and was promptly stumped by Keeper Lauren Winfield-Hill
*With Katherine Brunt unable to pierce any gaps between fielders, ‘Rockets’ hit one solitary ‘four’ during their last five overs
*In summary, ‘Superchargers’ got off to a slower start than ‘Rockets’, but lost fewer wickets. ‘Superchargers’ big hitting opening pair were still standing at the crease at the half-way point. ‘Rockets’ suffered seven more non-scoring ‘dot balls’ than their opponents (40 ‘dots’ compared to 33.) Needing 33 runs from the final five balls, commentators pointed out that the local supporters had gone quiet; and ‘You could hear a pin drop!’
Result: Northern Superchargers (Women) 149/7 (20 ov) beat Trent Rockets (Women) 122-7 (20 ov) by 27 runs
‘Northern Superchargers W’ (NS-W) 149/7: Jemimah Rodrigues 60 runs (from 40 balls), Lauren Winfield-Hill 33(29), Laura Kimmince 31(13); ‘Rockets’ bowling: Sammy-Jo Johnson 4/15, Heather Graham 1/21 Katherine Brunt 1/28 Sarah Glenn 1/39; Fow: 1-64, 2-69, 3-133, 4-134, 5-134, 6-138, 7-149
Result: ‘Trent Rockets W’ (TR-W) 122/7: Katherine Brunt 43*runs (from 36 balls), Natalie Sciver 33(23) Sammy-Jo Johnson 13(9); Superchargers bowling Katie Levick 20/2, Alice Davidson-Richards 35/2, Linsey Smith 12/1, Hollie Armitage 17/1, Elizabeth Russell 25/1; Fow: 1-5, 2-36 , 3-73, 4-84, 5-101, 6-111, 7-116
Scorecard https://www.espn.com/cricket/series/19663/scorecard/1252706/trent-rockets-women-vs-northern-superchargers-women-7th-match-the-hundred-womens-competition-2021
