Gloucestershire (women) v Kent Horses (women) (match 12-L2) – stand alone fixture at Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol on Sunday 15 June
Horses women openers banked 62 runs in their first six-and-a-half overs. By comparison beyond mid-way, Spitfires’ 27-run advantage was retained, as a winning margin. Both teams suffered unfortunate dismissals (Amy Gordon for Horses, and Izzy Patel for Glos) where return-balls were deflected onto the non-striker’s stumps from bowler’s hand. Amy Gordon (pictured) made match-winning top-score [55 runs (from 32 balls)] for Horses, that included nine ‘fours’ and one ’six.’ In contrast, Bea Willis not only made ‘fifty’ [56*not out(from 59 balls)]; but also carried her bat. As fellow correspondent Bruce Perkins reported: It was hardly Willis’ fault that she couldn’t see her team over the line;’ please see below.
Horses women wearing wearing navy blue with light blue sleeves over black; *skipper Megan Belt *[Meg Ahearne keeping wicket for Glos] *Power-play (6 overs) score 60/0; *Mis-timing a ‘sweep,’ Grace Poole was stumped by keeper Meg Ahearne from Emily Geach; By ‘mid-way’ (10 overs) 91/1; *Tilly Callaghan was caught at ‘cover’ by Liv Daniels from Melissa Story; *Scoring ‘fifty,’ Amy Gordon was unfortunately ‘run-out’ by Charlie Phillips’ delivery to Elsa Barnfather deflected onto the non-striker’s stumps from bowler’s hand;
*Diving for a second run, Coco Streets was ‘run-out’ by Prarthana Reddy’s throw ‘from-the-covers’ to keeper Meg Ahearne at the striker’s end; *Isobel Kirby was ‘run-out’ by Prarthana Reddy’s throw ‘from-the-covers’ to keeper Meg Ahearne at the striker’s end; Horses women batting: Amy Gordon55(32), Elsa Barnfather42*not out(32), Grace Poole20(17), Coco Streets17(16), Tilly Callaghan14(15), Emily Thompson12*not out(8); Glos women bowling: Melissa Story 1/14, Emily Geach 1/38;
Glos women wearing yellow and black with yellow shoulder stripes; *Skipper Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels *[Emily Thompson keeping wicket for Spitfires] *With Melissa Story (BBC Professional Broadcaster);*Georgina Cant clipped an ‘inside-edge,’ bowled by seamer Zeena Bial; *Izzy Patel was unfortunately ‘run-out’ by Isabella James’ delivery to Bea Willis deflected onto the non-striker’s stumps from bowler’s hand; *Power-play (6 overs) score 37/2 (vs 60/0); *Mis-timing a ‘reverse-sweep,’ Emily Geach went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Isabella James; *By ‘mid-way’ (10 overs) 64/3 (vs 91/1); *Diving Melissa Story was ‘run-out’ by Megan Belt’s direct-hit from the covers at the non-striker’s end, from Grace Poole; *Prarthana Reddy was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Amy Gordon, from Megan Belt; *Mis-timing a ‘swipe,’ Caitlin Belcher was stumped by keeper Emily Thompson, from Zeena Bilal; Glos women batting: Bea Willis56*not out (59), Emily Geach18(14), Georgina Cant17(11), Melissa Story10(10), Emily Geach 1/38; Horses women bowling: Zeena Bilal 2/21, Megan Belt 1/19, Isabella James 1/19;
Match result: Kent Horses (women) 182/5 (@9.3x runs-per-over, 10.3/20 overs, target 96 from 20/20 ov.) beat Gloucestershire (women) 147/6 (@8.2x runs-per-over from 20 overs) by 35 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m828abcd4-b6ce-44cc-ac80-07caa5c1d01c
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225359 SKY @url:https://www.skysports.com/cricket/gloucestershire-women-v-kent-women/scorecard/24879230-42ca-5eec-b1f9-550feacc06d3
*Fellow correspondent Bruce Perkins’ match report: ‘The emphasis in this division is firmly on the development of the younger generation’ @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/06/15/gloucestershire-v-kent-vitality-blast-women-league-2/
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