Sunrisers vs Thunder at Chelmsford (The Cloud County Ground, Essex) on 30 June 2024 at 10h30
Sophie Munro
Playing her first 50-overs match for Sunrisers this season, debutante All Rounder Sophie Munro put in a match-winning performance, both with bat-and-ball. When batting, Sophie Munro scored a run-a-ball 20 during a 32-run batting partnership with tail-ender Kate Coppack. When bowling, Sophie Munro took three decisive wickets during one single over. That assured Sunrisers of victory, having reduced Thunder’s score from 220/6 to 221/9 with 34 runs still needed but with only one wicket remaining. Commentators lauded Sophie Munro for taking a ‘magnificent’ 5-fer once Sunrisers’ skipper took the match-winning catch from (what turned out to be) Sophie Munro’s final ball. Remarkably, Sunrisers’ 30-run winning margin over Thunder equated to Sophie Munro’s last-wicket stand, as mentioned above. Sunrisers gained their unprecedented fifth win to share top-position with Diamonds and Vipers (as defending champions) after seven rounds. After the match, Sunrisers head coach Andy Tennant spoke about a welcome turn-around of events for a team that recently collected their fourth consecutive wooden spoon at 20 overs – please see below. Commentators: Kevin Hand – unannounced (Sports journalist) with Danni Warren (Middx regional director of women’s cricket, for Sunrisers) Adverse weather caused 55 minutes delay during the 10th over. Each innings was reduced to 48 overs when play resumed.
*Sunrisers’ innings: skipper Grace Scrivens (ECB Development Squad & England ‘A’) Mady Villiers (England ‘A’), Jodi Grewcock (England u19s), Eva Gray & Sophie Munro (ECB Development Squad) *Plus Kate Coppack & Cordelia Griffith; *Without Nicola ’Nic’ Hancock (Australia big-bash) & Amu Surenkumar; [Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Thunder] *Scoring a skipper’s ‘fifty’ Grace Scrivens was stumped by Ellie Threlkeld from Fi Morris coming around-the-wicket to the left-hander; *Mid-way drinks taken on 129/1 after 23.5 overs; *Top-scorer Jo Gardner 63(78) went aerial, was caught at ‘deep-mid-wicket’ by Katie Mack from Fi Morris *Jodi Grewcock was unfortunately ‘run-out’ at the non-striker’s end, when Cordelia Griffith’s strike was deflected by Fi Morris’ hand; *Attempting to sweep, Cordelia Griffith went ‘leg-before‘ to left-armer Sophie Morris; *Lissy MacLeod was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Emma Lamb from Sophie Morris; *Attempting square-cut, Florence ‘Flo’ Miller went ‘leg-before‘ to left-arm spinner Hannah Jones; *Amara Carr went for a carbon-copy dismissal, ‘leg-before‘ to Hannah Jones; *Mady Villiers 35(26), was bowled with bails sent flying by Hannah Jones; *Eva Gray went for a carbon-copy dismissal, with bails sent flying by Hannah Jones; *Sophie Munro was caught ‘in-the-deep’ by Hannah Jones, from Phoebe Graham; *Sunrisers’ batting: Jo Gardner 63(78), Mady Villiers 35(26), Grace Scrivens 51(54), Sophie Munro 20(21), Jodi Grewcock 17(31), Florence ‘Flo’ Miller 10(16); *Thunder’s bowling: Hannah Jones 4/50, Sophie Morris 2/38, Fi Morris 2/47, Phoebe Graham 1/46;
*Thunder’s innings: skipper skipper Eleanor ‘Ellie’ Threlkeld; with Emma Lamb (England), Seren Smale (England ‘A’), *Also with Katie Mack (Australia big-bash); *With Danni Collins, Hannah Jones & Sophie Morris; *Without Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone (England call-up); *Without Mahika Gaur (England ‘A’) or Ailsa Lister (Scotland), Liberty ‘Libby’ Heap; [*Amara Carr keeping wicket for Sunrisers] *Taken as a ‘superb’ catch, when diving forward, Seren Smale was caught by Mady Villiers (initially gaffed as Sophie Munro) from Jodi Grewcock; *Emma Lamb was caught at ‘square’ by Lissy MacLeod from Jodi Grewcock’s ‘full-toss;’ *Fi Morris (dismissed batter initially gaffed as Katie Mack, despite the batter seen wearing ‘orange shoes’) was caught aerial in-the-deep by Mady Villiers, from Sophie Munro; *Mid-way drinks taken on 133/3 (vs 129/1) after 23.5 overs; *Following a series of ‘pace-off’ dot-ball deliveries, Katie Mack went ‘leg-before‘ to Eva Gray’s ‘quicker’ ball; *Ellie Threlkeld was ‘run-out’ by Cordelia Griffiths throw to keeper Amara Carr, from ‘mid-wicket, from Mady Villiers coming around-the-wicket to the left-hander; *Coming over-the-wicket to the left-hander, Dani Collins dived but was ’run-out’ by Jodi Grewcock’s throw to Jo Gardner receiving at the non-strikers’s end; *Tara Norris was caught by Jo Gardner sliding on her knees from ‘long-on,’ from Sophie Munro coming around-the-wicket to the left-hander; *Phoebe Graham went aerial was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Cordelia Griffith, from Sophie Munro; *Naomi Dattani swept into the keeper’s gloves, caught by keeper Amara Carr, from Sophie Munro coming around-the-wicket to the left-hander; *Hannah Jones was caught by Grace Scrivens from Sophie Munro; *Thunder’s batting: Emma Lamb 48(42), Naomi Dattani 36(49), Katie Mack 33(42), Seren Smale 32(44), Ellie Threlkeld 22(36), Tara Norris 17(31), Dani Collins 12(13); *Sunrisers’ bowling: Sophie Munro 5/25, Jodi Grewcock 2/38, Eva Gray 1/42;
*Match result: Sunrisers 253/10 (@5.3 runs-per-over from 47.3/48 overs) beat Lancashire Thunder 224/10 (@4.9 rpo from 45.2/48 overs; target 254 from 48 overs) by 30 runs (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern DLS method)
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*Edited highlights free-to-air courtesy of Sunrisers Cricket (via NV Play) on YouTube<10m20s> @url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ncMMyiVKM
*Full match free-to-air courtesy of Sunrisers Cricket (via NV Play) on YouTube<7h42m40s> @url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iQghmfZGZ0
*Interview with Sunrisers Head Coach Andy Tennant <3m08>@url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svSAiVHsokM
*Updated fixtures and results @url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/05/12/updated-rachael-heyhoe-flint-trophy-fixtures-and-results/
