Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Yorkshire (women) (match 23-L2) at Peterborough Town Ground, Peterborough Cricket Club on Sunday 29 June
Yorkshire women wrapped-up a comfortable five-wicket win with two overs to spare. Top-of-table with three games-in-hand, they’re the first team to book their place at Finals Day at Northampton on July 26. Post-match, Head women’s coach Rick Pyrah told reporters it was ’Nice to get some reward (for Yorkshire women) to play in a Finals Day.’ Key to success was bowler Ria Fackrell (pictured) who took a 4-fer (taking four wickets/conceding 17 runs), said by reporters to ‘restrict Steelbacks total.’ By comparison, Steelbacks women’s own off-spinner Ella Phillips (4/34) took four Yorkshire wickets, assisted by stand-in keeper Erica Turner taking two catches and one stumping. Following Lauren Winfield-Hill double-par strike-rate: scoring 32 runs from 16 balls, winning contributions by skipper Maddie Ward [34 runs (from 30 balls)] partnered by Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth 21*not out nudged Yorkshire women within twenty runs of what became a ‘controlled’ victory.
Steelbacks women wearing purple with light-blue splash over dark blue with dark helmets; *skipper Gemma Marriott (20ov); *[Maddie Ward keeping wicket for Yorks] *Debutantes Katherine Speed (Essex loan) *Michaela Kirk (Blaze loan); *Gemma Marriott was bowled ‘top-of-off,’ by Rachel Slater; *After 6 overs power-play 59/1; *Amelia Kemp was caught aerial at ‘deep-square’ by Jess Woolston, from Ria Fackrell; *Mistiming a ‘leg-side sweep’ Martha Reid was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Ria Fackrell; *Katherine Speed ‘feathered-an-edge,’ caught behind by keeper, from Ria Fackrell; *By ‘mid-way’ (10 overs) 76/4; *Abby Butcher was caught at ’backward-point’ by Becca Duckworth, from Claudie Cooper; *’Dangerous’ Michaela Kirk was caught aerial at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Claudie Cooper, from Ria Fackrell; *Three balls later Ella Phillips was ‘run-out’ from ‘point’ by Sterre Kalis’ throw to bowler Ria Fackrell receiving at the non-striker’s end; *Alicia Presland steepled to ‘extra cover,’ caught by Sterre Kalis running round, from Rachel Slater; *Anisha Patel was caught aerial at ‘mid-off’ by Claudie Cooper, from Rachel Slater’s final innings ball; Steelbacks women batting: Michaela Kirk35(28), Amelia Kemp30(25), Alicia Presland22(21), Martha Reid19(17), Erica Turner 10*not out(10); Yorkshire women bowling: Ria Fackrell 4/17, Rachel Slater 3/35, Claudie Cooper 1/30;
Yorkshire women wearing sheer diamond-patterned light blue over dark blue; *skipper Maddie Ward (England u19s) *[Erica Turner keeping wicket for Steelbacks] with *Sterre Kalis (Netherlands International), *Rachel Slater (Scotland international); *Lauren Winfield-Hill was caught behind by keeper Erica Turner from Ella Phillips; *Sterre Kalis went ‘leg-before’ to Ella Phillips; *Level-pegging after 6 overs power-play 61/2 (vs 59/1); *Georgie Boyce was caught behind by keeper Erica Turner from Ella Phillips; *Ami Campbell was bowled by Ella Phillips; *By ‘mid-way’ (10 overs) 84/4 (vs 76/4) *Maddie Ward stumped by keeper Erica Turner, from Anisha Patel; Yorkshire women batting: Maddie Ward 34(30), Lauren Winfield-Hill 32(16), Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth 21*not out, Olivia ‘Liv’ Thomas 16*not out(8), Georgie Boyce 16(21); Steelbacks women bowling: Ella Phillips 4/34, Anisha Patel 1/40;
Match result: Yorkshire (women) 151/5 (@8.3 runs-per-over, 18/20 overs, target 151 from 20/20 ov.) beat Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) 150/9 (@7.5 runs-per-over from 20/20 overs) by five wickets with 12 balls remaining
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*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225371 SKY @url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/northamptonshire-steelbacks-women-v-yorkshire-women/scorecard/1a72730c-7f65-5937-862a-b7c1caf3d5a5
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Footnote: Venue may be mis-stated elsewhere, as the match was originally booked for Northampton (Wantage Road)
