Gloucestershire women vs Glamorgan women – match 13, L2 – at Seat Unique Stadium Bristol on Saturday 3 May 2025 (10h30)
Both teams started the season full of optimism, each bagging their historic first home team win (19 April); but weren’t so lucky when losing their second-round ties. On the day, Glamorgan women posted three hundred runs that included 24 (vs12) gifted ‘wides;’ whereas Gloucester women received the wooden spoon for setting a record low-score. Glamorgan women centurion Beth Gammon made top-score [129*not out (from 101 balls).] That included fifteen ‘fours’ and two crowd-pleasing ’sixes’. Daisy Jeans made ’fifty’ 59(82) during a partnership with Beth Gammon that banked 87 runs for Glamorgan’s third wicket. By comparison, Gloucester women suffered a ‘bad day at the office.’ Only three batters reached double-figures: (Emily Geach, Prarthana Reddy and Melissa Story (professional Beeb cricket broadcaster.) After stopping at mid-way for customary drinks, Gloucester women were sent to a ‘crushing’ defeat when Glamorgan women bowled them out five overs later. Commentators were Toby Reynolds (Cricket writer at Sports Gazette) and guest (for Glos Cricket.) Weather was cool with cloud cover 13C.
Glamorgan women wearing daffodil yellow over dark-blue *Skipper Laura Parfitt *[Megan ‘Meg’ Ahearne keeping wicket for Gloucester]; *Erin Vukusic extended loan from Somerset; Poppy Tullock loan from Hampshire; *Druing the match Liv Daniels failed concussion check, left the field as unable to continue. Her ‘concussion substitute’ for Gloucester’s innings was Alice Hill; *Bea Ellis ’snicked-an-edge’ to keeper Megan ‘Meg’ Ahearne, for a third-ball ‘duck’ from seamer Caitin Belcher; *After ten overs power-play 60/1 ;*Laura Parfitt was caught at ‘deep mid-off’ by Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels, from Issy Patel; *Mid-way (25 overs) 132/2; *Daisy Jeanes went aerial, caught ‘in the covers’ by Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels, from Melissa Story; *Poppy Tulloch snicked-an-edge’ to keeper Megan ‘Meg’ Ahearne, bowled by Issy Patel ; *Gemma Porter was caught at ‘cover’ by Alice Hill, from Issy Patel; *Georgia Parfitt was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Issy Patel; *Missing a ‘sweep’ Eve Jackson was bowled by Prarthana Reddy; *Sara Phillips was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Alice Bird, from Melissa Story; *Bethan ‘Beth’ Gammon was ‘not out’; Glamorgan women batting: Beth Gammon 129*no(101), Daisy Jeanes 59(82), Sara Phillips 19(22) Laura Parfitt 19(27), *Eve Jackson 13(24) Poppy Tulloch 13(19), Gemma Porter10(21); Gloucestershire women bowling: Issy Patel 4/39, Melissa Story 2/33, Prarthana Reddy 1/49, Caitlin Belcher 1/50;
Gloucestershire women wearing yellow and black with yellow shoulder stripes; *Skipper Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels *[Georgia Parfitt keeping wicket for Glamorgan] *Mis-timing a ’hook,’ Prarthana Reddy was caught behind by keeper Georgia Parfitt, from Poppy Tulloch; *Issy Patel was ‘yorked’ by Erin Vukusic; *Melissa Story was stumped by Georgia Parfitt, from Katy Cobb; *Mistiming a ’sweep,’ Emily Geach was bowled by Gemma Porter; *After 10 overs power-play 37/2 (vs60/1); *Caitlin Belcher was caught ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Eve Jackson, from Katy Cobb; *Georgina Cant went aerial, caught at ‘mid-off’ by skipper Laura Parfitt, from Gemma Porter for a 2nd ball duck; *Concussion substitute Alice Hill, was ‘run out’ by Gemma Porter’s throw from ‘square’ to Katy Cobb receiving at the non-striker’s end; *Megan ‘Meg’ Ahearne was caught at ‘cover’ by Daisy Jeanes, from Gemma Porter for a 2nd ball duck; *Taking a lavish swing, Charlotte Phillips was stumped by keeper Georgia Parfitt, from Sara Phillips; *By mid-way for drinks (25 overs) 72/8 (vs 132/2) *Finally Alice Bird was caught ‘in the covers’ by Bethan Ellis, from Sara Phillips; Gloucestershire women batting: Emily Geach11(19), Prarthana Reddy11(27), Melissa Story11(33); Glamorgan women bowling: Gemma Porter 3/14, Sara Phillips 2/3, Katy Cobb 2/20, Poppy Tulloch 1/20, Erin Vukusik 1/20;
*Match result: Glamorgan women 304/8 (@6 runs-per-over, from 50/50 overs) beat Gloucestershire women 77/10 (@2.5 runs-per-over, target 305 from 30/50 overs) by 227 runs (with 120 balls remaining)
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#c39cfaf83-ff45-4d8d-8ad8-682869d75201_ma7451ee3-8ab1-45e9-aa2f-b37a7a5055e1
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