Lancashire women vs Hampshire women – (match 9) at Southport, Birkdale (Trafalgar Road) on Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30)
The hosts staged an impressive opening partnership of 185 between Eve Jones 107 runs (from 134 balls) and Emma Lamb: on a ‘batter’s wicket’ with ‘little on offer’ for bowlers. Once Emma Lamb departed, three batters went for sixteen runs in a sudden ‘middle-order’ collapse, as visitors’ keeper Rhianna Southby bagged two bonus stumpings to add to Emma Lamb’s prized dismissal. Commentators have their opinion that Lancashir’s middle-order batters should have scored another ‘forty or fifty runs,’ rather than allow Hampshire ‘back into the game.’ Hampshire’s openers replied with 136 without loss, losing Maia Bouchier to stumping just before mid-way [139/1 (vs133/0).] Ella McCaughan scored her unbeaten maiden ‘A-List ‘ton’ and carried her bat [133*not out (from 141 balls).] Skipper Georgia Adams struck the winning ‘four’ to chase-down the visitors target leaving three overs to spare. Commentators were Michael ‘Mike’ Perkins with Polly Starkie (Social media co-host ‘Noughtie Child Podcast’ and ‘HerGameToo’ cricket ambassador.) Jointly with BBC Sound commentary: Scott Read (Radios Lancashire & Manchester); plus Kevan James (Radio Solent.) Weather was hot and sunny 20C.
Lancashire women wearing rose-red *Skipper Ellie Threlkeld ; *[Rhianna Southby keeping wicket for Hampshire] *With international player Katie MacK (Australia) *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 49/0 (10ov); and 133/0 by mid-way (25ov) for drinks; *Drifting ‘outside-off,’ Emma Lamb was stumped by keeper Rhianna Southby, from Nancy Harman; *Katie MacK ‘kept the score going nicely’ until caught at ‘deep-mid-wicket’ by Daisy Gibb, from Georgia Adams; *Seren Smale went ‘leg-before’ to Charli Knott; *Fi Morris was stumped by keeper Rhianna Southby, from Charli Knott;*’Needing to score,’ Ellie Threlkeld was stumped by fellow keeper Rhianna Southby, from Georgia Adams; *Centurion Eve Jones was caught aerial at ‘deep square’ to the left-hander by Maia Bouchier, from Linsey Smith; *Danni Collins and Kate Cross both remained ‘not out;’ Lancashire women batting: Eve Jones107(134), Emma Lamb86(94), Katie MacK35(28), Danielle ‘Danni’ Collins14 *not out (13), Kate Cross was 11* not out (8); Hampshire women bowling: Charli Knott 2/42, Georgia Adams 2/52, Nancy Harman 1/18, Linsey Smith 1/62;
Hampshire women wearing black with yellow batting pads, with white numbering; *Skipper Georgia Adams *[Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Lancashire] *Maia Bouchier was stumped by keeper Ellie Threlkeld from Fi Morris; *Level-pegging 50/1 (vs49/0) after 10overs ‘power-play;’ & 139/1 (vs133/0) (25ov); *Charli Knott went ‘leg before’ to Emma Lamb; *Scoring a ‘ton,’ opener Ella McCaughan carried her bat; Skipper Georgia Adams hit the winning ‘four’; Hampshire women batting: Ella McCaughan133*not out (141), Maia Bouchier77(69), Charli Knott47(54), Georgia Adams20*not out; Lancashire women bowling: Fi Morris 1/53 ; Emma Lamb 1/59;
*Match result: Hampshire women 295/2 (@6.2 runs-per-over from 47 overs, target 293 from/50 overs)beat Lancashire women 292/6 (@5.8 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#m338a9653-40a1-4139-8c96-f8ac7bf1d4c6 *BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225525 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/lancashire-women-v-hampshire-women/scorecard/fe3287af-fd2f-5f7e-b647-487a73343881
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