Lancashire women vs Durham women – (match 31)- Blackpool, Stanley Park on 19 May 2025 (10h30)
Northern derby described by commentators as a ‘fantastic’ match, albeit low-scoring: between second-placed Lancashire women and fifth-placed Durham Cricket women. A remarkable juggling catch by international player Katie MacK left Durham Cricket women thirty-five runs short of their third back-to-back win. Left-armer Sophie Morris took her maiden five wicket haul in List-A cricket: 5-fer [conceding 33 runs] as Lancashire women’s top bowler. Please see link below to view her post-match interview. England’s Emma Lamb made match-winning top-score with 84 runs (from 94 balls); and NZ international player Suzie Bates 63(90) passed ‘fifty’ for Durham Cricket women. Commentators sat inside a pitch-side tent were Polly Starkie (Social media co-host ‘Noughtie Child Podcast’ and ‘HerGameToo’ cricket ambassador) with Allyson Byrne (Women’s Cricket Chat, ex Lancs & Cheshire women.) Chilly weather with cloud cover for most part, ’needing to wear five layers of clothing’ 12C
Lancashire women wearing rose-red *skipper Ellie Threlkeld; *[Bess Heath keeping wicket for Durham Cricket ]; *International player Katie MacK (Australia ‘A’); With & Mahika Gaur (UAE/England) *With debutante Tilly Kesteven for Eve Jones; *Tara Norris for Fi Morris *By 10 overs ‘power-play’ 47/0; *Left-hander Tilly Kesteven was caught ‘at mid-off’ (to the left-hander – misreported elsewhere as ‘mid-on’) by Suzie Bates, from Mady Villiers; *Katie MacK was stumped behind by keeper Bess Heath from Mady Villiers; *Drinks taken early on 99/2 after 22.5 overs; *By mid-way 109/2; *’Building a platform’ Emma Lamb was bowled by Katie Levick; *Ellie Threlkeld was caught behind by keeper Bess Heath from Grace Thompson; *Sophie Ecclestone was caught behind by keeper Bess Heath from Grace Thompson; *Seren Smale was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Grace Thompson from Mady Villiers; *Kate Cross was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Grace Thompson from Phoebe Turner; *Tara Norris was caught behind by keeper Bess Heath from Phoebe Turner; *Grace Potts was caught aerial at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Grace Thompson from Phoebe Turner; *Sophie Morris was bowled by Katherine Fraser; Lancashire women batting: Emma Lamb84(94), Seren Smale37(51), Kate Cross24(30), Tilly Kesteven17(44), Tara Norris15(20), Ellie Threlkeld12(19); Durham Cricket women bowling: Mady Villiers, 3/39, Phoebe Turner 3/41, Grace Thompson 2/43, Katherine Fraser 1/36, Katie Levick 1/46;
Durham Cricket women wearing sheer-patterned shades-of-blue; *Skipper Hollie Armitage *[Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Lancashire]; *With international player Suzie Bates NZ; & Katherine Fraser, Scotland *’Unchanged’ side; *Emma Marlow was caught behind by Ellie Threlkeld for a fourth-ball ‘duck,’ from Mahika Gaur; *By 10 overs ‘power-play’ 34/1 (vs 47/0); *Hollie Armitage was caught by Kate Cross, from Grace Potts; *Mady Villiers was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Sophie Ecclestone from Sophie Morris; *Mia Rogers was caught aerial by Emma Lamb at ‘backward point,’ from Sophie Morris; *Bess Heath was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Kate Cross, from left-armer Mahika Gaur; *By mid-way 94/4 (vs 109/2) *Mis-timing a ‘swipe’ Suzie Bates was bowled ‘middle-and-off,’ by Sophie Morris; *Katherine Fraser lobbed a ‘dolly,’ caught-and-bowled by left-armer Sophie Morris; *Mis-timing an upward ‘sweep,’ Phoebe Turner was bowled by Sophie Morris; *Grace Thompson was caught aerial ‘in the covers’ by Grace Potts, from Kate Cross; *As mentioned above, catch from Sophia Turner was juggled by Katie MacK, from Kate Cross; Durham Cricket women batting: Suzie Bates63(90), Hollie Armitage47(55), Bess Heath45(44), Phoebe Turner16(12); Lancashire women bowling: Sophie Morris 5/33, Mahika Gaur 2/41, Kate Cross 2/49, Grace Potts 1/32;
Match result: Lancashire women 239/10 (@4.8 runs-per-over, from 49.4/50 overs) beat Durham Cricket women 204 (@4.5 runs-per-over, from 45.1/50 overs) by 35 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m84ea230d-ba0c-485c-a2e4-29c8d00efb95
BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225547 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/lancashire-women-v-durham-women/scorecard/bec07511-8790-5946-9a70-34b524aa27b7
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Lancs TV (nv play) via YouTube [06h49m14s] @url:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngV72gP1z10 & Edited highlights via YouTube [09m49s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkJfZ7QjIas
‘Post match interview: Sophie Morris reacts to maiden List-A 5-fer’ courtesy of Lancs TV@url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcfuEFCogK8
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