Essex (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 51 – league one) at the Chelmsford Ambassador Cruise Line County Ground on Wednesday 16 July 2025
Penultimate match, gaffed by commentator believing that Thunder’s women were ‘still in the contest.’ Keeping her composure before TV-cameras, Thunder skipper Ellie Threlkeld – pictured wearing England colours insisted that Thunder women were ‘unfortunately out,’ (of this year’s t20 contest.) Upon taking to the field, Ellie Threlkeld took four sensational catches from behind the stumps, dismissing both Essex women openers with keeper’s catches during Mahika Gaur’s first over. Having lost their big-hitters, Essex women put a ‘half-decent’ 100 runs on the board. Essex women’s hopes were raised for a ‘hat-trick’ when guest Australian Maddie Penna took two Thunder women’s wickets in two balls. Eve Jones held her nerve until the penultimate ball, leaving Tara Norris to see Thunder women across-the-line for a memorable victory. Commentators were Toby Reynolds (Sports Gazette’s cricket editor) with Guy Swindells (Sports journalist.)
Essex women wearing full-fronted red, full-backed mauve over sleeveless navy blue; *skipper Eva Gray; *[Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Thunder]; *with international player Madeline ‘Maddie’ Penna (Australia); *without Amara Carr; *Shock dismissal when Lauren Winfield-Hill, was caught by fellow keeper Ellie Threlkeld from Mahika Gaur for a ‘golden duck;’*Another shock when skipper Grace Scrivens was caught by keeper Ellie Threlkeld from Mahika Gaur for a third-ball ‘duck;’ *Jodi Grewcock was also caught by keeper Ellie Threlkeld from Mahika Gaur; *Power-play (6 overs) 43/3; *Cordelia Griffith was caught by keeper Ellie Threlkeld, from Tara Norris; *Mid-way (10 overs) 65/4; *Maddie Penna was was caught by Tara Norris from Alana King; *Lissy MacLeod was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Darcie Carter, from Tara Norris; *Eva Gray was stumped by Ellie Threlkeld, from Darcie Carter; *Jo Gardner was caught aerial at ‘long-on’ by Tara Norris from Alana King; *Kate Coppack was ‘run-out’ by Darcie Carter’s throw to keeper Ellie Threlkeld receiving at the striker’s end; *Abtaha Maqsood was ‘run-out’ by Sophie Morris’ throw to keeper Ellie Threlkeld receiving at the striker’s end;Essex women batting: Lissy MacLeod23(19), Maddie Penna22(27), Cordelia Griffith 15(12), Sophia Smale 10*not out(8); Thunder women bowling: Mahika Garr 3/22, Alana King 2/17, Tara Norris 2/22, Darcie Carter 1/25;
Thunder women wearing rose-red with thin dark blue shards; *skipper Ellie Threlkeld; *[Lauren Winfield-Hill keeping wicket for Essex]; *International player Alana King (Australia); *with Ailsa Lister & Darcey Carter (Scottish Internationals) *with Mahika Gaur, without Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Emma Lamb or Grace Potts (England international call-up); *Sophia Smale was caught at ‘backward-point’ by Jodi Grewcock from Eva Gray; *Power-play (6 overs) score 26/1 (vs43/3); *Tilly Kesteven was bowled ‘off-stump’ by Grace Scrivens; *Ailsa Lister was stumped by Lauren Winfield-Hill, from Jo Gardner; *Mid-way (10 overs) score 51/3 (vs 65/4); *Ellie Threlkeld was bowled ‘middle-stump’ by Maddie Penna; *Fi Morris was caught behind by Lauren Winfield-Hill from Maddy Penna for a ‘golden duck;’ *Scoring ‘fifty’, Eve Jones was stumped by Lauren Winfield-Hill from Sophia Smale; Thunder women batting: Eve Jones59(58), Ellie Threlkeld20(24); Essex women bowling: Maddie Penna 2/11, Jo Gardner 1/13, Eva Gray 1/14, Sophia Smale 1/16, Grace Scrivens 1/23;
Match result: Lancashire Thunder (women) 108/6 (@5.4 runs-per-over from 19.5/20 overs /target 108 from 20/20 ov) beat Essex (women) 107/10 (@5.8 runs-per-over, 18.2/20 overs) by four wickets with one ball remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m51d2934c-035f-40f1-b77a-30d5064f3890
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225340 & SKY Sports @url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/essex-women-v-lancashire-thunder/scorecard/39a4334e-51b9-5679-9a3b-432ad0204790
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Durham Cricket/nv play via YouTube [03h40m57s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80eog3CslB4
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