Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Derbyshire Falcons (women) (match 12-L2 stand alone fixture) at Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground Wantage Road on Sunday 15 June
Local Midlands Derby won by Falcons who carried 20-30 runs advantage throughout the low-scoring match. Speaking post-match for Steelbacks, Anisha Patel – pictured mentioned that the spinner’s wicket was ‘used earlier in the week;’ and that ‘Falcons got off to a good start:’ Please see link below. Separately, both teams fielded at least three academy players. Playing for Falcons, Academy debutante Maria Andrews took a match-winning 5-fer: [taking five wickets/ conceding 17 runs] with her left-armed spin. Match drew to a climax with Steelbacks tail-enders given too much to do, requiring 26 runs from their last six balls.
Falcons women wearing dark blue with light-blue leg stripes and blue helmets; *skipper Adrianna Darlow (Poppy Smart keeping wicket for Steelbacks) *with debutante *Maria Andrews also *Lara Shaw (Blaze academy loans) & *Ellie Nightingale (Yorks academy loan);*Lara Shaw was bowled with ‘off-stump-bail’ sent flying by Lenny Sims coming round-the-wicket; *Power-play (6 overs) score 48/1; *Megan Pittman was caught aerial at ‘backward square’ by Bella Howarth, from Lenny Sims coming round-the-wicket; *Jessica Couser was caught horizontally level at ‘point’ by Anisha Patel from Lenny Sims, coming round-the-wicket; By ‘mid-way’ (10 overs) 65/3; *Reverse-sweeping, Ellie Nightingale was ‘run-out’ by Beth Ascott’s throw from ‘point’ to Anisha Patel, at the non-striker’s end; *Driving hard next ball, Ella Porter was caught-and-bowled by Anisha Patel; *Sweeping across-the-line, Rhianna Knowling-Davies was bowled by Mabel Reid; *Adrianna Darlow was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Gemma Marriott, from Mabel Reid; *Next ball, Francesca Clarke was caught-and-bowled aerial by Mabel Reid for a ‘golden duck;’ Falcons women batting Jess Couser31(29), Lara Shaw17(14), Rhianna Knowling-Davies11(14), Adrianna Darlow10(15), Gemma Porter10(15); Steelbacks women bowling: Mabel Reid 3/11, Lenny Sims 3/21, Anisha Patel 1/16;
Steelbacks women wearing purple with light-blue splash over dark blue with dark helmets; *skipper Gemma Marriott (20ov); (Megan Pittman keeping wicket for Falcons) *Michaela Kirk (Blaze loan) *Abby Butcher, *(Mabel Reid (Essex loans); *Gemma Marriott, was caught at ‘point’ by Harriett Parkin, from left-armed spinner Maria Andrews; *Michaela Kirk went ‘leg-before’ to Maria Andrews; *Bella Howarth was caught by keeper Megan Pittman, from Caitlin McDonald; Mis-timing a ‘swipe’ Martha Reid was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Adrianna Darlow; After 6 overs power-play 23/4 (vs 48/1); *Beth Ascott chopped-on, and bowled by Rhianna Knowling-Davies; *Mid-way 39/5 (vs 65/3); *Mis-timing a ‘swipe’ Alicia Presland was bowled by Maria Andrews; *Mis-timing a ‘swipe,’ Lenny Sims was bowled by Maria Andrews; *Abby Butcher was stumped by keeper Megan Pittman, from Adrianna Darlow; *Poppy Smart was stumped by keeper Megan Pittman, from Maria Andrews; Steelbacks women batting: Abby Butcher47(45), Anisha Patel16*not out(11), Poppy Smart10(14) Falcons women bowling: Maria Andrews 5/17, Adrianna Darlow 2/21, Caitlin McDonald 1/20, Rhianna Knowling-Davies 1/24;
Match result: Derbyshire Falcons (women) 118/8 (@5.9 runs-per-over, 20/20 overs) beat Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) 101/9 (@5 runs-per-over from 20 overs/target 119 from 20/20 ov.) by 17 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mead143c5-3327-47a8-8735-b7438da47f7d
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225361 & SKY @url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/northamptonshire-steelbacks-women-v-derbyshire-falcons-women/scorecard/06afe828-e5de-599a-8bb4-6f3bff3b2c22
*Full match free-to-air, without commentary, courtesy of Steelbacks TV, Northampton CCC (nv play) [03h34m05s] via YouTube @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuCvN0tBKkM
*Post-match interview ‘Anisha Patel Reflects On A Disappointing Defeat Against Derbyshire Women’ courtesy of Steelbacks TV, Northampton CCC [01m06s] via YouTube @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phuG7IX7sy8
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