Hampshire women vs Essex women – (match 22) – at Southampton, The Utilita Bowl Stadium on Sunday 11 May 2025 (10h30)
Commentators were impressed by Hampshire women who proved to be the ‘slightly stronger side.’ Both skippers scored centuries. Hampshire’s skipper Georgia Adams (pictured) made top-score: [110*not out runs (from 130 balls)]; adding 114 runs when partnered by Rhianna Southby who scored ‘fifty.’ Essex seamer Kate Coppack bagged two wickets. Essex’s skipper Grace Scrivens replied with her second ‘ton’ of the week [101 runs (from 120 balls)] adding 70 runs when partnered by Jo Gardner who also scored ‘fifty.’ Hants spinner Linsey Smith bagged a 4-fer (taking 4 wickets/conceding 33 runs.) Earlier, when trying to save ‘four’ that scored Adams’ ’ton,’ Cordelia Griffith who took a knock when diving and was substituted (unfit to bat). Having previously taken Georgia Adams wicket, bowler-turned-batter Sophia Smale [26*not out(26)] played anchor. Once fifty overs were bowled, Essex final deficit was reduced to seventeen runs, handing victory to Georgia Adams. Commentary by ex-England players Nikki Chowdhury (BBC Sport) with Amelie Clarke. Fine weather with blue sky overhead with evolving layered cloud-base and fresh breeze 20C
Hampshire women wearing black with yellow batting pads, with white numbering; *Skipper Georgia Adams *[Amara Carr keeping wicket for Essex]; *With international player Charli Knott (Australia ‘A’); without Freya Kemp of Mary Taylor (injured finger); *Ella McCaughan went ‘leg before’ to spinner Abtaha Maqsood; *Maia Bouchier was bowled by seamer Kate Coppack; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 50/2; *Charli Knott was caught behind by keeper Amara Carr, from Kate Coppack for a second ball duck; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 50/2; *Following a century partnership with her skipper, Rhianna Southby was bowled by spinner Sophia Smale; *128/3 by mid-way 25 overs; *Abi Norgrove was ‘run out’ by seamer Eva Gray; *Centurion Georgia Adams 110*not out runs (from 130 balls); *Nancy Harman was ’not out;’ Hampshire women batting: Georgia Adams110*not out(130), Rhianna Southby61(74), Ella McCaughan 44(59), Maia Bouchier 19(12), Abi Norgrove 16(15), Nancy Harman10*not out(8); Essex women bowling: Kate Coppack 2/44, Abtaha Maqsood 1/27, Sophia Smale 1/45;
Essex women wearing mauve splash over dark blue; Skipper Grace Scrivens (‘England ‘A’); *[Rhianna Southby keeping wicket for Hampshire]; *Concussion substitute Amu Surenkumar; *Left-hander Grace Scrivens was caught by Nancy Harman, from Linsey Smith; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 47/1 (vs 50/2); & 108/1 (vs 128/3) by mid-way; *Lissy MacLeod was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Linsey Smith; *Jo Gardner went aerial, caught at ‘deep square’ by Freya Davies, from Linsey Smith; *Left-hander Jodi Grewcock was caught ‘in the covers’ by Abi Norgrove, from Lauren Bell coming around-the-wicket; *Eva Gray was caught aerial deep of ‘mid-on’ by Charli Knott, from Bex Tyson; *Amara Carr was stumped by Rhianna Southby, from Linsey Smith; *Kate Coppack was caught aerial ‘in the covers’ by Abi Norgrove, from Lauren Bell; *Esmae Macgregor was caught-and-bowled by Freya Davies; *Sophia Smale & Abtaha Maqsood remained ‘not out after fifty overs;’ Essex women batting: Grace Scrivens101(120), Jodi Grewcock33(30), Sophia Smale 26*not out(26), Lissy MacLeod25(32), Jo Gardner23(52), Eva Gray11(12); Hampshire women bowling: Linsey Smith 4/33, Lauren Bell 2/56, Freya Davies 1/47, Bex Tyson 1/45;
*Match result: Hampshire women 273/5 (@5.4 runs-per-over, from 50/50 overs) beat Essex women 256/8 (@5.1 r-p-o /target 274 from 50/50 overs) by 17 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mce9883e1-bf1e-453b-bbee-8bbb8d2c7770
BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225538 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/hampshire-women-v-essex-women/scorecard/6199333a-5509-5b5e-ab77-df11486865c4
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Hampshire Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [07h03m45s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0LnDwlpIMU
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