Sussex Sharks Women vs Yorkshire Women at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on Saturday 26 April 2025 (10h30)
Yorkshire women chalked-up their first win, following their shock opening match defeat. By contrast, commentators felt that as before, Sharks ‘never really got going’ and were said to be ‘disappointed’ with failing to muster a defendable score. This one-sided match was accounted for by an extraordinary number of non-scoring ‘dot’ balls (80%) delivered by ‘clinical’ Yorks bowlers. Maddie Ward took a ‘3-fer’ (3 wickets for five runs.) Only Jasmine ‘Jazz’ Westley offered resistance by making Sharks top-score [20 runs (from 34 balls)]; one of two batters to reach double-figures. Match was ‘taken away’ from the hosts when Yorks skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill [47*not out (43)] partnered by Olivia Thomas, 25(31) opening partnership banked 74 runs, fast approaching a resounding win. Following their second defeat, Sharks need to turn things around to become more competitive. Commentators were Nikki Chaudrhuri (Sports journalist, BBC Sound, Radio Sussex) with Gemma Green (Hursley Park Ladies.) Weather: Cloudy 13C
Sharks women: wearing pink over black with black chevron *Skipper Chiara Green *[Lauren Winfield-Hill keeper for Yorks] *with Mollie Adams from Vipers Academy (six counties); *Mollie Adams was caught-and-bowled one-handed by Claudie Cooper; *Phoebe Wilkinson was caught behind by keeper Lauren Winfield-Hill, from Beth Langston; *Lucy Western was ‘trapped’ ‘leg-before’ to Beth Langston; *After ten overs power-play 25/3; *Sweeping across-the-line, Rachel King lost her bails, bowled by Amelia Love; *Chiara Green went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Claudie Cooper; *Daisy Gibb was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Maddie Ward, from Olivia Thomas; *Talitha ‘Tia’ Stanley was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Ami Campbell, for an eighth-ball duck from Maddie Ward; *Score 63/7 with drinks taken at midway (25overs); *Offering resistance, Jasmine ‘Jazz’ Westley was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Beth Langston, from Maddie Ward’s ‘full toss’; *Eve O’Neill was caught at ‘deep square’ by Ria Fackrell, from Maddie Ward; *Finally, Anna Buckle went ‘leg-before’ to Grace Hall; Sharks batting: Jazz Westley20(34), Mollie Adams11(26); Yorkshire women bowling: Maddie Ward 3/5, BethLangston 2/8, Claudie Cooper 2/15, Grace Hall 1/10;
Yorkshire women: wearing sheer diamond-patterned deep blue*Skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill [*Mollie Adams keeping wicket for Sharks) *After ten overs power-play 59/0 (vs25/3); *One wicket lost when Erin Thomas hit-wicket; Yorkshire women: batting: Lauren Winfield-Hill 47*not out(43), Olivia Thomas 25(31); Sharks bowling: Kali-Ann Doherty 1/16;
*Match result: Yorkshire Women 80/1 (@6.6 runs-per-over from 12.4/50 overs target 78); beat Sharks Women 77/10 (@2.3 r-p-o, from 33/50 overs); by nine wickets
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via NV Play at URL: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m9dbd50d2-367b-437d-ad03-d11b1ec53dd5 & Also BBC Sport at URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225583 & SKY Sports @url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/sussex-sharks-women-v-yorkshire-women/scorecard/f603efbf-837a-59d7-a358-fc43e173cdda
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