Leicestershire Foxes Women vs Worcestershire Rapids Women at Uppingham School (Upper field) Oakham – on Sunday 27 April 2025 (10h30)
Returning this season from two year’s absence All-rounder Clare Boycott (pictured) ‘anchored’ Rapids’ innings ‘superbly’ contributing top score with six ‘fours’ and also taking a wicket. Clare Boycott’s 75 set-up Rapid’s win by 63 runs; their second win from two matches played-to-date. Batting support from Bryony Gillgrass plundered 36 runs from 19 balls, followed by Amy Wheeler (70*not out from 44 balls) who hit eight fours to chalk-up Rapids defendable score 265/8. Foxes’ bowler Holly Whitfield took a ‘4-fer’ (4 wickets conceding 47 runs.) By contrast, Foxes’ run chase ‘never got going’ following avoidable dismissals. Foxes’ Becki Brooker played a skipper’s innings, by scoring her first competition ‘fifty,’ until caught when attempting to lift ‘aerial’ over ‘mid-on’. Laura Crofts went the same way for a ‘carbon copy dismissal’. Similarly, Francesca Sweet and Ellie Phillips had ‘carbon copy dismissals’ with both batter’s bails sent flying by Emily Churms (2/39.) Rapids best bowler was Amy Wheeler (3/42.) Weather cool 13C.
Worcestershire Rapids women wearing two-tone blue *Skipper Chloe Hill [with Sophie Bennett keeping wicket for Foxes]; *Left-handed Gwen Davies was bowled by Emma Thatcher’s left-arm seam; *After 10 overs power-play 23/1; *Chloe Hill was caught at ‘mid-on’ by April Herathge, from Holly Whitfield; *Ruby Davis was caught at ’square’ by Francesca Sweet, from Laura Crofts; After 25ov; 94/3; *Bryony Gillgrass lobbed a ‘dolly’ to ‘mid-on’ caught by Emma Thatcher, from Holly Whitfield; *Sophie Beech was caught behind by keeper Sophie Bennett, from Holly Whitfield; *Top-scorer Clare Boycott went aerial, caught at ‘mid-off’ by Rebecca ‘Becki’ Brooker, from Holly Whitfield; *Emily Churms, was caught-and-bowled by Ellie Phillips; *Phoebe Brett, was bowled, losing her off-stump bail to Ellie Phillips for a second-ball ‘duck;’ *Amy Wheeler was ‘not out’ with second-best score;’ Rapids women batting: Clare Boycott 75(138) Amy Wheeler 70*not out(44) Bryony Gillgrass, 36(19) Ruby Davis 25(27) Emily Churms 18(18); Foxes women bowling: Holly Whitfield 4/47, Ellie Phillips 2/48, Laura Crofts 1/24, Emma Thatcher 1/37;
Leicestershire Foxes women wearing red-with-green-splash *Skipper Rebecca ‘Becki’ Brooker; [Chloe Hill keeping wicket for Rapids] with Ellen Watson (Scotland) *Sophie Bennett went ‘leg before’ to Amy Wheeler’s seam; *After 10 overs power-play 11/1 (vs 23/1); After 25ov; 78/1 (vs 94/3); *Hayley Brown went plumb ‘leg before’, to Clare Boycott’s seam; *Ellen Watson was bowled ‘middle stump’ skittled by Amy Wheeler; *Rebecca ‘Becki’ Brooker went aerial, caught at ‘deep mid-on’ by Emily Beach, from Phoebe Brett; *Four balls later Francesca Sweet was bowled with both bails flying, by Emily Churms; *Ellie Phillips went for a ‘carbon copy’ dismissal by Emily Churms; *Laura Crofts went aerial, caught at ‘deep mid-on’ by Emily Beach, from Amy Wheeler; *Victory handed to Rapids leaving Aimee Colquhoun ‘not out;’ *Foxes women batting: Rebecca ‘Becki’ Brooker 57(117) Francesca Sweet 31(20), Hayley Brown 26(68), Laura Crofts 17(19), Aimee Colquhoun 14*not out(29),Ellen Watson 14(23); *Rapids women bowling: Amy Wheeler 3/42, Emily Churms 2/39, Clare Boycott 1/15, Brett 1/27;
*Match result: Worcestershire Rapids women 265/8 (@5.3 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs); beat Leicestershire Foxes women 202/7 (@4 r-p-o, from 50/target 266 from 50 overs); by 63 runs
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*Rapids match report courtesy of Rapids: ‘Boycott and Wheeler …. make it two from two’ @url https://wccc.co.uk/news/boycott-and-wheeler-star-as-worcestershire-rapids-women-make-it-two-from-two/
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