Lancashire Thunder vs Surrey women (match 14 league one) at Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday, 7 June 2025
Top-of-table found their journey to Old Trafford was worthwhile, bagging their third win from three matches (played-to-date.) Before the match, Fraser Dainton interviewed Danni Wyatt-Hodge pitch side, who played tribute to Surrey as her new team and looked forward to a ’top-drawer’ match. Legendary Old Trafford rain reduced the match to eleven overs per side, following a late start. Playing in ‘tough conditions’ Thunder’s main partnership between skipper Ellie Threlkeld [29runs(from 25balls) and top-scorer Fi Morris [29(25)] added fifty runs. Commentators detected a loud cheer from the visitor’s dug-out when Paige Scholfield (pictured) [16*not out] struck what turned out to be the winning ’six’ with rain pouring down. Shortly afterwards, it became clear that Umpires had no appetite to continue and players were seen shaking hands. Commentators were Scott Reid (Sports journalist, for Lancs TV) co-commentator Faith Florence, a Thunder fan on twitter @thefaithflo and Fraser Dainton pitch-side for Lancs TV. Weather was overcast with intermittent rain 14C.
Thunder women wearing rose-red with thin dark blue shards; *skipper Ellie Threlkeld; *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey]; *Debutante international player Alana King (Australia); *with Ailsa Lister(Scotland) *without Kate Cross or Emma Lamb (England call-up) *with Tilly Kesteven for Eve Jones; *Taking a ‘swing-and-a-miss’ Tilly Kesteven was stumped by Kira Chathli, for a ‘golden duck’ from Kalea Moore’s first ball of the innings; *Next over, Seren Smale went ‘leg-before’ to Ryana MacDonald-Gay’s ‘nice delivery;’ *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 49/2; *Ellie Threlkeld was bowled with her middle-stump flattened by Dani Gregory; *Falling over, Ailsa Lister was stumped by Kira Chathli, from Kalea Moore; *Fi Morris was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Tilly Corteen-Coleman; *Left-hander Danni Collins was bowled ‘leg-tump’ by left-armer Tilly Corteen-Coleman,; *After 10 overs, 77/6; *Tara Norris and Alana King were ‘not out’; Thunder women batting: Fi Morris 29(25), Ellie Threlkeld 24(19); Surrey women bowling: Kalea Moore 2/14, Tilly Corteen-Coleman 2/21 , Ryana MacDonald-Gay 1/7, Dani Gregory 1/16;
Surrey women wearing light-blue tops over black with black helmets; *skipper Bryony Smith; *[Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Thunder] *International player Grace Harris (Australia); with Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Emma Jones and Ryana Macdonald-Gay; *without Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley or Alice Davidson-Richards (England call-ups), or Alice Monaghan (injured); *Bryony Smith was caught aerial at ‘backward point’ by Seren Smale, from Tara Norris; *Two balls later, Grace Harris was caught at ‘short-fine’ by Fi Morris from Tara Norris; *Next over, top-scorer Danni Wyatt-Hodge was caught aerial inside the ‘long-on’ boundary by Ailsa Lister, from Darcey Carter; *Level-pegging after 6 overs ‘power-play’ 48/3 (vs 49/2); *Seven balls later, Kira Chathli was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Alana King; *Paige Scholfield and Emma Jones were undefeated; Surrey women batting: Danni Wyatt-Hodge25(16), Paige Scholfield16*not out(14), Bryony Smith15(11); Thunder women bowling: Tara Norris 2/5 Darcey Carter 1/14, Alana King 1/14;
*Match result: Surrey( women) 62/4 (@7.7 runs-per-over from 8/11overs) beat Lancashire Thunder (women) 85/6 (@7.7 r-p-o from 11/11 overs) by 2 runs – Duckworth Lewis Stern ‘DLS’ method
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m62761820-40a6-4726-8a9d-bb98e02120d9
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225303 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/lancashire-thunder-v-surrey-women/scorecard/385aec90-2f34-51b4-8161-fdeeea6bf342
*Edited highlights free-to-air, courtesy of LancsTV (Vertu) via YouTube [06m57s]@url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z-4Q2Dv3bA
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