The Blaze vs Hampshire women – (match 16) – at Nottingham, Trent Bridge on Sunday 4 May 2025 (10h30)
Summarising what became a one-sided match, Home team commentators Sam Dalling (Sports Journalist) with James Carr thought the ‘mainstay’ of Hampshire’s batting was Ella McCaughan who made top-score with 57 runs [from 77 balls)] ‘on the back of’ her 133*not out (match 9); and another fifty (match 8.) Previously Hampshire women had beaten Lancashire, and Lancashire women had beaten The Blaze. Home team victory was sealed by a match-winning run-a-ball partnership of 159 runs between stand-in skipper Tammy Beaumont [112*not out (from 113 balls] and new recruit Georgia Elwiss 58(75) Commentators added that it was ‘perfect weather’ for watching cricket. Sunny with clear blue sky, 17C
Hampshire women wearing black with yellow batting pads, with white numbering; *Skipper Georgia Adams *[Sarah Bryce keeping wicket for The Blaze]; *With international player Charli Knott (Australia ‘A’); with Daisy Gibb and Megan Sturge; without Mary Taylor (injured finger) or Freya Kemp; *During the ninth over, Maia Bouchier ‘chopped-on’ to her stumps, bowled by Grace Ballinger; *By 10 overs ‘power-play’ 41/1; *Gaffed by commentators as Ella McCaughan, Charli Knott was bowled ‘leg-stump’ by Sarah Glenn (gaffed as ‘off-stump); *Following changed field settings, Georgia Adams went ‘leg before’ to Sarah Glenn; *During the twenty-fourth over, Rhianna Southby was bowled ‘middle stump’ by Sarah Glenn; *Drinks then taken mid-way, 91/4; *Scoring fifty, Ella McCaughan was caught at ‘backward point’ by Charley Phillips, from Josie Groves; *Abi Norgrove was caught ‘at deep square’ by Kathryn Bryce, from Charley Phillips; *Nancy Harman went plumb ‘leg before’ to Charley Phillips; Hampshire women batting: Ella McCaughan 57(77), Freya Davies25*not out(42), Nancy Harman19(40), Poppy Tulloch 18*not out(32), Abi Norgrove17(27), Maia Bouchier14(25), Georgia Adams13(26); The Blaze women bowling: Sarah Glenn 3/36, Charley Phillips 2/50, Grace Ballinger 1/36, Josie Groves 1/43;
The Blaze wearing orange with vertical stripes over black with half-white stripes; *skipper Tammy Beaumont *[Rhianna Southby keeping wicket for Hampshire]; *with international player Orla Prendergast (Rep. of Ireland ROI); *with Charley Phillips without Kirstie Gordon (injured) or Michaela Kirk; *’Breakthrough’ when Amy Jones was caught at ‘mid-off’ by Lauren Bell, from Freya Davies; *Kathryn Bryce was caught at ‘backward point’ by Abi Norgrove, from Lauren Bell – now running from a ’straight-angled run-up; *Level-pegging by 10 overs ‘power-play’ 41/2 *vs41/1); *With skipper Adams arriving at ‘slip,’ Sarah Bryce wascaught aerial by Poppy Tulloch running round from ’square-leg’, from Lauren Bell; *No further wickets fell; *Hitting the winning ‘four’ Tammy Beaumont was 112*not out(113); *Following a 150+ run partnership, Georgia Elwiss was 58*not out(75); The Blaze women batting: Tammy Beaumont112*not out(113), Georgia Elwiss 58*not out(75); Hampshire women bowling: Lauren Bell 2/36, Freya Davies 1/38;
*Match result: The Blaze women 192/3 (@5.2 runs-per-over, /target 190 from 36.5/50 overs) beat Hampshire women 189/7 (@3.7 r-p-o from 50/50 overs) by seven wickets
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m7c64bc0f-5d32-4852-9e4a-9e3dbb2f9e2e
BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225532 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/the-blaze-v-hampshire-women/scorecard/8c28fdda-07e9-55d1-876a-3ed7c8ad3666
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of The Blaze (nv play) [05h39m38s] via YouTube @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUcw6pU5thE
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Footnote: incorrect full match video caption misstated as ‘3rd May’
