Essex women vs Hampshire Hawks women (match 20, league one – ‘double-header’) Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford on Thursday, 12 June 2025
Leading run-scorer Ella McCaughan [106 runs (from 60 balls)] made history at least three times: firstly becoming the first women to score a ‘Vitality Blast T20 century.’ Secondly Ella McCaughan partnered by Charli Knott (pictured) [72*not out (from 55)] shared a record second-wicket stand of 173 runs – Thirdly, the pair set the highest partnership for any wicket. Essex women replied with level-pegging until their ‘power-play’ (46/0 vs 50/1.) Essex women’s run-chase was hampered by ‘excellent Hampshire bowling.’ Skipper Georgia Adams’s spin took 4 wickets (conceding 26 runs); and Mary Taylor’s seam took 2/16. Sophia Smale’s cameo scored above par 24(16), by which time Essex women found themselves some way short. Speaking post-match, Essex women’s head coach Andy Tennant felt that Hawks women’s score could have been attainable had more opportunities been taken in the field – please see below. Commentators (unannounced) were believed to be Kevin Hand with with Dan Whiting (@Themiddlestump) Weather was overcast 14C
Hawks women wearing full-backed and half-fronted striped yellow tops and yellow batting pads over navy blue; *skipper Georgia Adams *[LWH keeping wicket for Essex]; *with Daisy Gibb, Freya Kemp, Ava Lee, Mary Taylor & Bex Tyson; *without Lauren Bell & Linsey Smith (England call-up); *also with Charli Knott (Australia ‘A’); *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 50/1; & 77/1 by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Maia Bouchier was caught rom a ‘leading edge at ‘mid-on’ by Maddie Penna, from Grace Scrivens; *Ella McCaughan, who’d earlier scored a ‘ton’ was caught short of ‘long-on’ by Sophia Smale, from Grace Scrivens’s bowling; *Charli Knott who’d scored ‘fifty’ was undefeated 72 ‘not out;’ Hawks women batting: Ella McCaughan106(60), Charlie Knott72*not out(55); Essex women bowling: Grace Scrivens 2/32;
Essex women wearing full-fronted red, full-backed mauve over sleeveless navy blue; *skipper Grace Scrivens (‘England ‘A’); *[Rhianna Southby keeping wicket for Hampshire]; *with international player Madeline ‘Maddie’ Penna (Australia); *with Cordelia Griffith & Esmae MacGregor, *without Jodi Grewcock, Flo Miller or Abtaha Maqsood; *Playing outside ‘off,’ Lauren Winfield-Hill was caught at ‘cover’ Charli Knott, from Daisy Gibb; *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 46/0 (vs 50/1); *Grace Scrivens looped aerial to ‘backward point’ (to the left-hander) caught by Georgia Adams, from seamer Mary Taylor; *Mis-timing a sweep,’ Cordelia Griffith was ‘nicely taken,’ caught inside the boundary at ‘backward-square’ (may have been misreported elsewhere as ‘deep mid-off’) by Charli Knott, from Georgia Adams; *Mis-timing a ‘square-cut,’ Madeline ‘Maddie’ Penna went ‘leg-before’ to Mary Taylor’s ‘full-toss’ – said to be a harsh decision; *Lissy MacLeod was ‘run-out’ from ‘deep mid-off’ by Freya Davies’s direct hit to the non-striker’s end; Mis-timing a ‘reverse sweep’, Sophia Smale went ‘leg-before’ to Georgia Adams; *Jo Gardner was caught aerial: a ‘fantastic’ catch inside the boundary at ’long-off’ by rolling Freya Kemp, from Georgia Adams; Eva Gray was caught at ‘extra cover’ by Daisy Gibb, from Georgia Adams; *By mid-way (10 overs) 70/2 (vs 77/1); Essex women batting: Lissy MacLeod30(18), Grace Scrivens29(28), Sophia Smale24(16), Lauren Winfield-Hill18(18), Jo Gardner18(13), Kate Coppack10*not out(7); Hawks women bowling: Georgia Adams 4/26, Mary Taylor 2/16, Daisy Gibb 1/30;
Match result: Hawks (Women) 195/2 (@9.7 runs-per-over, from 20/20 overs) beat Essex (Women) 153/8 (@7.6 r-p-o from 20/20ov /target 196 from 20/20 overs) by 42 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mcad6f24b-4a3d-484b-b186-114d5008f9ce
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225309 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/essex-women-v-hampshire-hawks-women/scorecard/d79db8fc-813d-5709-aabe-ccc43d3a24ce
*Highlights via Hampshire Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [09m37s] @url: https://essexcricket.org.uk/2025/06/12/match-report-essex-women-v-hampshire-hawks-women/
*Pre match interview: ‘Everyone Backs Each Other’ Essex Women’s Jo Gardner ahead of the match against Hampshire Hawks courtesy of Essex Cricket (Vertu)<03m00> @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6RpRieQEDo
*Post match interview ‘We dust ourselves off ready to go again Andy Tennant… game’ courtesy of Essex Cricket (Vertu)<02m12> @url: https://essexcricket.org.uk/2025/06/15/match-report-essex-women-v-surrey-women-2/
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