Middlesex women vs Gloucester women – match 17, L2 – At Radlett, Brunton Memorial Ground (Herts) on Thursday 15 May 2025 (10h30)
Middlesex women remain unbeaten, after a ‘hefty’ double-century win, during which two batters scored their maiden ‘A-list’ centuries during their double-century second wicket partnership of 242 runs. Separately, Middx seamer Gayatri Gole bagged a 5-fer (taking 5 Glos wickets, conceding 27 runs.) A product of Charlotte Edwards’ Vipers academy, Finty Trussler (pictured) scored her maiden century [137*not out (from 118 balls)] That surpassed her previous highest-score (’ fifty’ on the same ground versus Kent women on 5 May.) During the partnership, Artemis Downer also bagged her maiden ‘A-list’ century [108*not out(133). Gloucester women’s stand-out player was Katie Dolman who took three wickets (3/52) – the only Glos bowler to do so. Bowler-turned-batter Katie Dolman also scored into double-figures [28*not out (76)] – one of three Glos batters to do so, faced with a ‘nightmare’ match. Weather was cool with cloud cover 15C.
Middlesex women wearing navy-blue with pink underarm splash *Skipper Saskia Horley *[Georgina Cant keeping wicket for GL] *with Rebecca ‘Bex’ Tyson (Hampshire loan), without Olivia Kibler; *Issy Routledge was caught at ‘backward point’ by Meg Austin, from seamer Katie Dolman; *After 10 overs power-play 49/1; & mid-way (25 overs) 106/1; *Finty Trussler was caught ‘in the covers’ by Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels from Katie Dolman; *Skipper Saskia Horley was bowled ‘off-stump,’ by Katie Dolman; *Centurion Artemis Downer partnered by Riva Pindoria were ‘not out;’ Middlesex women batting: Finty Trussler137(118), Artemis Downer108*not out(133), Issy Routledge23(31), Saskia Horley13(9), Riva Pindoria 25*not out(15); Gloucester women bowling: Katie Dolman 3/52;
Gloucestershire women wearing yellow and black with yellow shoulder stripes; *Skipper Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels *[Riva Pindoria keeping wicket for Middx] *Meg Austin was caught-and-bowled low-down by seamer Gayatri Gole for a first ball ‘duck;’ *Professional Beeb cricket broadcaster Melissa Story m’s-timed a ‘swipe,’ bowled by Bex Tyson for an eleventh ball ‘duck;’ *Izzy Patel was bowled ‘top-of-leg-stump’ with bails-sent-flying by Gayatri Gole; *Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels was caught-and-bowled by Gayatri Gole diving-and-rolling across the pitch; *Bea Willis was bowled with her ‘off-stump bail’ sent flying by Gayatri Gole; *Georgina Cant was caught at ‘cover’ by Saskia Horley, also chalking-up Gayatri Gole’s 5-fer; *Emily Geach was caught-and-bowled by Anisha Dissanayake’s googlie; *Charlie Phillips was bowled ‘off stump’ by Sonali Patel; *Six wicket advantage by mid-way (25 overs) 80/7 (vs106/1); *Alice Bird was caught by Lauren Turner, from Issy Routledge; *Mis-timing ‘reverse-sweep,’ Bhoomika Bhat went ‘leg-before’ from Issy Routledge for an tenth ball ‘duck;’ *Katie Dolman stayed undefeated with top-score; Gloucester women batting: Emily Geach32(56), Katie Dolman28*not out(76), Charlie Phillips22(42); Middlesex women bowling: Gayatri Gole 5/27;
*Match result: Middlesex women 336/3 (@6.3 runs-per-over, 50/50 overs) beat Gloucester women 128/10 (@4.3 runs-per-over, target 337 from 41.1/50 overs) by 208 runs
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