Essex women vs Warwickshire women at Chelmsford (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground) on Sunday 27 April 2025 (10h30)
‘Brilliant game’ unfolded with Essex ‘definitely on top’ as Warwickshire faced a ‘tricky start.’ Seamer Eva Gray dismissed all-but-one of Warwickshire’s top five batters. More than half of Eva Gray’s deliveries were non-scoring ‘dot’ balls. That chalked-up her first competition 5-fer for Essex [taking 5wickets (conceding 62 runs).] Faced by ‘deep trouble,’ bowler-turned-maiden-centurion batter Emily ‘Em’ Arlott (pictured) [130 runs (from 141 balls)] staged two century batting partnerships as the visitors recovered from 22/5 to 255/7. The first, added 101 runs in 19 overs with Chloe Brewer. A second century partnership with Charis Pavely added another 132. Essex openers Grace Scrivens 53(76) and Cordelia Griffith 72(76) both replied with fifties. Once the pair departed, a procession of Essex batters offered little in difficult conditions for batters. Chloe Brewer was ‘pick-of-the-bowlers’ taking 3/18 for Warwickshire adding to her earlier 44 runs with her bat. Commentator was Toby Reynolds (Sports Journalist, The Cricket Gazette) with James Paton? Weather ‘brilliant sunshine’ 22C
Warwickshire women wearing light blue splash over dark blue; *Skipper Georgia Davis; [Amara Carr keeping wicket for Essex] International player Street Kalis (NL); *During second over, Sterre Kalis went plumb ‘leg-before’ for a sixth-ball duck, from Kate Coppack; *Davina Perrin was caught by keeper Amara Carr tumbling toward slip, from Eva Gray; *Same over, following a ‘dot’ and two ‘wides,’ Katie George went for a second-ball duck, with bails sent flying; *Natasha ’Nat’ Wraith was caught at ‘slip’ by Alice ‘Lissy’ MacLeod from Eva Gray; *’Big wicket’ of Abbey Freeborn was bowled nipping-back to off-stump, from Eva Gray; *After 10 overs 40/5; & 100/5 by mid-way (25 overs); *Chloe Brewer went plumb ‘leg before’ to Jodi Grewcock; *Georgia Davis was ‘run out’ from midwicket by Flo Miller’s throw to Amara Carr receiving at the striker’s end; *Emily Em Arlott was bowled by Eva Gray; *Two balls later Charis Paveley was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Sophie Munro; *Finally Hannah Baker went aerial, was caught at ‘cover’ by Eva Gray, from Sophie Munro; *Issy Wong remained not out; Warwickshire women batting: Emily ‘Em’ Arlott 130(141), Chloe Brewer44(75), Charis Pavely 31(40), Issy Wong 29*not out(14); Essex women bowling: Eva Gray 5/62, Sophie Munro 2/65, Kate Coppack 1/38, Jodi Grewcock 1/40;
Essex women wearing mauve splash over dark blue; Skipper Grace Scrivens (‘England ‘A’); [Abbey Freeborn keeping wicket for Warwicks]; *Skipper Grace Scrivens *[Abbey Freeborn keeping wicket for Warwicks]; *Jo Gardner was bowled by Issy Wong; *Four wickets advantage after 10 overs 44/1 (vs 40/5); *Grace Scrivens snicked-an-edge to keeper Abbey Freeborn from Charis Pavely; *Jodi Grewcock was bowled by Georgia Davis coming over-the-wicket to the left-hander; *Mid-way (25 overs) 111/3 (vs100/5); *Flo Miller was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Chloe Brewer from Katie George; *Alice ‘Lissy’ MacLeod went aerial, was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Chloe Brewer from Katie George; *Sophia Smale was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Chloe Brewer from Katie George; *Next over Amara Carr was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Charis Pavely for a second-ball duck from Chloe Brewer; *Two balls later Eva Gray was bowled for a second-ball duck from Chloe Brewer; *Next ball Cordelia Griffith was caught by Charis Pavely from Georgia Davis; *Finally Sophie Munro went ‘leg before’ to Chloe Brewer; Essex women batting: Cordelia Griffith 72(76), Grace Scrivens 53(76), Jo Gardner 15 (23), Sophia Smale 14*not out(16); Warwickshire women bowling: Chloe Brewer 3/18, Katie George 3/38, Georgia Davis 2/21, Issy Wong 1/19;
*Match result: Warwickshire women 289/10 (@5.7 runs-per-over, from 50/50 overs) beat Essex women 181/10 (@4.6 r-p-o from 39 overs/target 290 from 50 overs); by 108 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#cd7e1a744-02e9-4425-a3a4-d603f624f346_m473c8a75-1530-4aa8-8c61-e768cd5320e9 &
BBC Sport at url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225522 & SKY sports @url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/essex-women-v-warwickshire-women/scorecard/284be443-9dfc-517c-81cc-540267c0966b
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Essex Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [06h39m33s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjNg_nCYm-I
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