Essex women vs Durham Cricket women – (match 27) at Chelmsford, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground on Wednesday 14 May 2025 (10h30)
Durham Cricket women made a ‘fine effort’ to chase down the hosts target score of 178 that was ‘never going to be enough’ (for Essex to defend.) By comparison, Essex openers had been ahead after ten overs ‘power-play,’ but lost seven wickets cheaply. Match-advantage swung when Durham Cricket ‘DC’ replied, losing their openers for relatively low scores. Commentators came alive vociferously, for the prospect of an unlikely home-team win. Following a match-winning century partnership between Mia Rogers, partnered by Mady Villiers:- batting against their old ‘Sunrisers’ team-mates at Essex; Durham Cricket was nudged back into a winning position. Separately, Mia Rogers chalked-up her highest ‘A-List’ score upon her second appearance for DC. Left with little to do, Bess Heath (pictured) struck the winning ‘four.’ Commentary by cricket writer Dan Whiting (@Themiddlestump) with Toby Reynolds (Sports Journalist.) Weather was hot and sunny with clear blue sky 20-25C.
Essex women wearing mauve splash over dark blue; Skipper Grace Scrivens (‘England ‘A’); *[Bess Heath keeping wicket for Durham]; *Debutantes Ariana Dowse and Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones; *Without Cordelia Griffith or Jodi Grewcock; *Lissy MacLeod was caught from a leg-side glance straight into keepers gloves by by Bess Heath, from Grace Thompson; *By 10 overs ‘power-play’ *62/1 *Left-handed Grace Scrivens was caught from a ‘fine outside edge’ by keeper Bess Heath, from Grace Thompson; *During the 25th over Sophia Smale reverse-swept, caught at ‘gully’ by Katherine Fraser from Mady Villiers; Drinks taken two balls early; 120/3 (vs 111/3) by mid-way; *Hesitating over a second run, Amara Carr was ‘run out,’ from Grace Thompson’s throw to keeper with quick glove-work by Bess Heath at striker’s end, from Phoebe Turner; *Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Phoebe Turner; *Two balls later Jo Gardner was caught from an ‘outside edge’ by Bess Heath, from Phoebe Turner, for a second-ball ‘duck;’ *Eva Gray was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Suzie Bates roll, from Phoebe Turner; *Esmae Macgregor went plumb ‘leg before’ to Katie Levick; *Kate Coppack was bowled by Mady Villiers; *Two balls later Abtaha Maqsood was caught by Suzie Bates from Mady Villiers for a second-ball ‘duck;’ Ariana Dowse was ’not out,’ seven runs short of ‘fifty;’Essex women batting: Ariana Dowse43*not out(79), Lissy Macleod32(29), Sophia Smale 27(51), Grace Scrivens 25(34), Kate Coppack 13(13); Durham Cricket women bowling: Mady Villiers 3/28, Katie Levick 2/28, Grace Thompson 2/28, Phoebe Turner 2/40;
Durham Cricket women wearing sheer-patterned shades-of-blue; *Skipper Hollie Armitage *[Amara Carr keeping wicket for Essex]; *With international player Suzie Bates NZ; *’Unchanged’ side; *’Crucial’ wicket when Suzie Bates was caught by keeper Amara Carr, from Eva Gray’s third ball; *Cursed by commentators as ‘ticking along nicely,’ Hollie Armitage offered a defensive shot, but was bowled ‘top-of-off-stump’ by Esmae MacGregor’s seam; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 55/2 (vs 62/1); *Diving Emma Marlow was ‘run out’ by Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones throw from ‘deep square’ to Amara Carr, from Esmae MacGregor; *By mid-way 25overs) 111/3; *Mady Villiers was caught by Eva Gray (avoiding a collision with the skipper) from Esmae MacGregor; *Mia Rogers hit an undefeated ‘fifty.’ Durham Cricket women batting: Mia Rogers66*not out(88), Mady Villiers46(76), Emma Marlow30(32), Hollie Armitage14(17), Bess Heath13*not out (12); Essex women bowling: Esmae MacGregor 2/45 Eva Gray 1/16;
*Match result: Durham Cricket women 182/4 (@4.7 runs-per-over from 38.2overs, target 179 from/50 ov) beat Essex women 178/10 (4.3 r-p-o from 40.5/50 ov) by six wickets
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m488010ba-f1a7-4c68-82dd-4e940fbdd63c
BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225542 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/essex-women-v-durham-women/scorecard/b2a63ccb-0288-53a2-b6dd-9ab3fd9f5a62
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Essex Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [05h37m46s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDJ3EFH7y8c
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