Sussex Sharks women vs Kent women – match 18, L2 – at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on Thursday 15 May 2025 (10h30)
Recovering from back-to-back losses, Sharks have turned-around-their-fortunes with back-to-back wins. Their ‘disciplined’ performance leaves Kent women with ‘more work’ to do. Sharks innings was built upon a century opening stand between Mollie Adams and Izzy Collis whose partnership banked 117 runs. Mollie Adams’ made top-score [76 runs (from 98 balls).] Sharks fifth-wicket partnership between skipper Chiara Green and Nancy Harman (Hants All-Rounder) bagged another 63. Although Kent’s second-wicket partnership between Alice Bird and Megan Sturge was substantive, commentators felt Kent batters ‘should have done more’ to get themselves back into the game. Instead, Sharks newly-recruited bowlers Mary Taylor (Hants seamer, pictured left) and her twin Milly Taylor (Warwick spinner, right) ‘applied the squeeze’ – especially beyond mid-way. Commentators were ex-England cricketer Nikki Chowdhury (BBC Sport) with Georgie Heath (HerGameToo social media co-host.) Weather: cool mainly with cloud cover and light breeze 13C.
Sharks women wearing pink over black with black chevron *skipper Chiara Green *[Molly Davis keeping wicket for Kent] *with Mollie Adams from Vipers Academy (six counties); With Nancy Harman & Mary Taylor (Hants loan) Millie Taylor (Warwicks loan); *After ten overs power-play 55/0; *Century opening partnership ended when Izzy Collis was ‘run out’ by Tilly Callaghan’s throw from ‘point’ to keeper Mollie Davis, from Megan Sturge; *Score 136/2 with drinks taken at midway (25overs); *Rachel King went plumb ‘leg before’ to Tilly Callaghan; *Mollie Adams was caught at ‘long-on’ by Matilda Callaghan, from Amy Gordon; *Mary Taylor top-edged from spin, caught-and-bowled by Isabella James; *Chiara Green was ‘run out,’ stranded mid-wicket by Grace Poole’s throw from ‘square’ to Megan Belt receiving at the non-striker’s end; *Nancy Harman was bowled by fellow Hampshire team-mate Megan Sturge; *Milly Taylor was caught ‘in the covers’ by Alice Bird, from Alice Grant *Tia Stanley was ‘run out’ by Coco Streets from ‘mid-off’ to Alice Grant receiving at the non-striker’s end; *Daisy Gibb played an undefeated cameo,’ Sharks women batting: Mollie Adams76(98), Nancy Harman41(29), Daisy Gibb40*not out (24), Izzy Collis39(54), Chiara Green35(47), Millie Taylor17(18), Mary Taylor16(17); Kent women bowling: Amy Gordon 1/30, Alice Grant 1/42, Megan Sturge 1/42, Tilly Callaghan 1/45, Isabella James 1/66,
Kent women wearing bright-blue with white shoulder trim over dark blue *Skipper Megan Belt *[Mollie Adams keeping wicket for Sharks] *with Megan Sturge loan from Hants; *Grace Poole was caught behind by keeper Mollie Adams from Daisy Gibb; *After ten overs power-play 35/1 (vs55/0); *Mis-timing a ‘hook,’ Jess Bird was caught-and-bowled by Tia Stanley *Score 122/2 (Vs 136/2) with drinks taken at midway (25overs); *Seven short of a ‘ton,’ Megan Sturge was caught at ‘point’ by Daisy Gibb, from Tia Stanley; *Tilly Callaghan went aerial, was caught-and-bowled leg-side by Chiara Green; *Mis-timing reverse-sweep, Elsa Barnfather was caught at ‘short third’ by Anna Buckle, from Eve O’Neill; *With 15 balls remaining, Mollie Davis was ‘run out’ by Mary Taylor’s direct-hit to the non-striker’s end, from Millie Taylor; *Coco Streets was undefeated, seven short of ‘fifty;’ Kent women batting: Megan Sturge93(96), Coco Streets43*not out(41), Jess Bird38(51), Tilly Callaghan17(35), Elsa Barnfather13(21), Grace Poole10(24); Sharks women bowling: Tia Stanley 2/23, Eve O’Neill 1/41, Daisy Gibb 1/29, Chiara Green 1/46;
Match result: Sussex Sharks women 300/8 (@6 runs-per-over, from 50/50 overs) beat Kent women 258/6 (@5.1 runs-per-over, from 50overs/target 301 from 50 overs) by 29 runs
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