Hampshire women vs Surrey women at Southampton (The Utilita Bowl Stadium) on Sunday 27 April 2025 (11h00)
Previously, both teams met during their pre-season ‘dress rehearsal’ that Surrey narrowly won. New recruit Alice Monaghan retired undefeated with her bat. Most recently both teams historic first matches were decided by the final ball when Hampshire tied with Warwicks; and Surrey lost to Somerset. On the day, it was Hampshire who bagged their first competition win. The hosts banked 116 runs from their first-wicket partnership. Maia Bouchier [61 runs (from 69 balls)] partnered by Ella McCaughan 64(100).] Alice Capsey was Surrey’s best bowler taking 2/22. By comparison, Surrey’s top two batters were firstly Alice Capsey who mustered her first ‘fifty’ of the season and Alice Monaghan who scored a run-a-ball ‘forty.’ Hampshire spinner Linsey Smith took a 3-fer (3 wickets conceding 28 runs.) Commentary by Kevan James (BBC Sound, Radio Solent) with Charlotte Taylor (former Southern Vipers) Weather started with clear blue sky, with much cooler second-half as a towering cloud base lowered the temperature by 10C.
Hampshire women wearing navy blue sheen with yellow batting pads and white numbering; *Skipper Georgia Adams *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey]; *With international player Charli Knott (Australia ‘A’); without Mary Taylor (injured finger); *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 57/0; *Maia Bouchier was caught by keeper Kira Chathli, after feathering an edge to a lifting ball, from Alice Davidson-Richards; *Mid-way (25ov) 135/1; *Ella McCaughan was stumped by Kira Chathli, bowled ‘through-the-gate’ from Alice Capsey; *Missing a sweep, Charli Knott was bowled, with flying bails from Alice Capsey; *Georgia Adams went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Dani Gregory; *Rhianna Southby was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Danni Wyatt-Hodge, from Kalea Moore; *Cursed as having ‘fire-power’ and mis-timing a sweep, Nancy Harman was stumped by keeper Kira Chathli, from Kalea Moore; *Scooping to ‘deep-square’, Abi Norgrove was caught by sub fielder(Alexa Stonehouse) from Alice Monaghan; *Linsey Smith was ‘run out’ by Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s throw from ‘point’ to keeper Kira Chathli; Hampshire women batting: Ella McCaughan 64(100), Maia Bouchier61(69), Abi Norgrove26(32), Chari Knott24(30), Rhianna Southby23(32), Nancy Harman14(9); Surrey women bowling: Alice Capsey 2/22, Kalea Moore 2/48, Danni Gregory 1/32, Alice Monaghan 1/45, Alice Davidson-Richards 1/46;
Surrey women wearing black with white county logos and light blue neck-trim; *Skipper Bryony Smith; *[Rhianna Southby keeping wicket for Hampshire]; *Bryony Smith was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Rebecca Tyson from Lauren Bell *Next over Danni Wyatt-Hodge was caught by Rebecca Tyson from Freya Davies; *Sophia Dunkley was bowled by Lauren Bell; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 38/3 (vs 57/0); *Alice Davidson-Richards went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Linsey Smith; *Paige Scholfield set-off but was sent back by Alice Capsey and ‘run out’ by Linsey Smith, from Georgia Adams; *Mid-way (25ov) 93/5 (vs 135/1); *Alice Monaghan was caught-and-bowled by Linsey Smith; *Kira Chathli was caught-and-bowled by Linsey Smith; *Next over, having made top-score with ‘fifty,’ Alice Capsey was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Georgia Adams from Freya Davies; *Phoebe Franklin went ‘leg-before’ to Rebecca Tyson; *Dani Gregory was’ run out’ by Rebecca Tyson to win the match, leaving Kalea Moore ‘not out’; Surrey women batting: Alice Capsey57(96), Alice Monaghan40(42), Alice Davidson-Richards19(19), Kalea Moore 19*not out(19), Phobe Franklin15(13), Paige Scholfield15(23); Hampshire women bowling: Linsey Smith 3/28, Freya Davies 2/39, Lauren Bell 2/43, Rebecca Tyson 1/36;
*Match result: Hampshire women 259/8 (@5.1 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs); beat Surrey women 209/10 (@4.8 r-p-o, from 43.2/target 260 from 50 overs); by 50 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#cd7e1a744-02e9-4425-a3a4-d603f624f346_m46b12b77-fe48-461d-b084-e0fe24371986 &
BBC Sport@url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225523 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/hampshire-women-v-surrey-women/scorecard/d4ee26fe-c6ef-577a-bd12-b15f1924c02b
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Hampshire Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [06h49m35s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h0l-QMazKs
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