The Blaze Women vs Lancashire Women at Nottingham, Trent Bridge on Wednesday 23 April 2025 (10h30)
Top-tier of the women’s domestic season got under way with a resounding win by Lancashire, who chased down The Blaze’s half-decent score. England Head Women’s coach Charlotte Edwards was looking-on. The Blaze forged one big batting partnership between Kathryn Bryce and Georgia Elwiss that banked 82 runs. The pair’s combined scores were later exceeded by Emma Lamb’s mammoth reply, riding her luck from three dropped catches, [scoring 130 runs *not out(from 140 balls).] Emma Lamb passed her ‘fifty’ partnered by Australian Katie MacK and passed her fifth ‘A-list’ ton’ partnered by Seren Smale. With scores tied, Emma Lamb hit the winning ’single.’ Before the match, Georgia Elwiss received her cap from injured skipper Kirstie Gordon, Elwiss marking her return to the Midlands, after five years playing for Vipers – please see video link below. Commentators included Sam Dalling (Sports journalist) with James Carr. Floodlights were illuminated approaching half-way, during play before the interval between each innings. Weather was overcast and grey 12C.
The Blaze women wearing orange-over-black
*Stand-in Skipper Tammy Beaumont; *[Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Lancashire] *International player Orla Prendergast (Rep Of Ireland), & Kathryn Bryce (Scotland);*Tammy Beaumont was caught from an outside-edge by Sophie Morris at ’short third,’ from Mahika Gaur; *After ten overs power-play, 37/1; *Pitching an ‘under-powered’ shot to ‘long-off,’ Amy Jones, was caught by Eve Jones, from Sophie Morris; By mid-way, 117/2. *’Needing to see the partnership broken’, upon commentator’s cue: ‘Georgia Elwiss, departed one run short of ‘fifty,’ after losing her her ‘leg-stump’ to Hannah Jones’s spin;’ *Chipping to ‘mid-off’ top-scorer Kathryn Bryce was caught by Kate Cross, from Mahika Gaur; Given a life-line when dropped at ‘backward point’, Orla Prendergast was caught at ’cover’ by Mahika Gaur, from Emma Lamb’s spin; *Ella Claridge was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Katie MacK; *Georgie Boyce was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Sophie Morris, from Hannah Jones; *Sarah Glenn was bowled ‘middle-stump’ by Hannah Jones; *During the final over Josie Groves ‘who’d played a cameo’ was bowled by Emma Lamb dislodging her off-side bail; *Also, Charley Phillips was run out by Kate Cross; The Blaze women batting: Kathryn Bryce 70(90), Georgia Elwiss 49(23), Amy Jones 30(35), Josie Groves 21(20), Georgie Boyce 20(29), Orla Prendergast 13(19); Lancashire women bowling: Emma Lamb 3/42, Hannah Jones 3/38, Mahika Gaur 2/49, Sophie Morris 1/40;
Lancashire women wearing bright red
*Skipper Ellie Threlkeld ; *[Amy Jones keeping wicket for Lancashire] *International player Katie MacK (Australia) *Eve Jones was caught-and-bowled by Kathryn Bryce; *Level-pegging after ten overs power-play, 40/1 (vs 37/1); By mid-way, 119/1 (vs 117/2.) *Katie MacK was bowled by Sarah Glenn, Emma Lamb scored an unbeaten 130*not out from 140 balls partnered by Seren Smale; Lancashire women batting: Emma Lamb 130*not out (140), Katie MacK 44(62), Seren Smale 38*not out (43), Eve Jones 13(25); *The Blaze bowling: Kathryn Bryce 1/43, Sarah Glenn 1/48 ;
*Match result: Lancashire Women 235/2 (@5.2 runs-per-over, target 235 from 45/50 overs) beat The Blaze 234/10 (@4.6 r-p-o from 50/50 overs); by eight wickets
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mebbd3975-0b98-4eab-857e-739684a4ee2d & Also BBC Sport at url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225519;
*Sky Sports @url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/the-blaze-v-lancashire-women/scorecard/9aa5f36b-08a4-5bfe-a39d-476b4325ee20
*Full match free-to-air without commentary, courtesy of A) Lancs Cricket Livestream (nv play) via YouTube; [starting from 14m20/05h16:44s] @url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpVvnPM7laE and continuing with same commentators but slight overlap: B) from The Blaze Livestream [01h04m40s] @url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjI7smQ02U8
*Georgia Elwiss’ post-match interview courtesy of The Blaze <1m51s>via YouTube @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpt7bjfONpg
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