Essex (women) vs Durham (women) (match 55 – league one) at the Chelmsford Ambassador Cruise Line County Ground (Essex) on Friday 18 July 2025 (at 18h00 with floodlights)
Guest Australian Maddie Penna opened with Essex women’s skipper Scrivens, their partnership added 63 runs from 52 balls. Their second-wicket partnership added 66 (from 44) between skipper Grace Scrivens 48(39) partnered by Cordelia Griffith [60runs (from 35 balls).] Durham Cricket women bowlers ‘finished strongly.’ Visitors ‘kept the scoreboard ticking’ with both openers batting through their power-play, as had their hosts. Durham Cricket women were ‘kept in contention’ Bess Heath 24(18) partnered by Mady Villiers 28(22). Essex spinners Sophia Smale and Abtaha Maqsood ‘squeezed the visitors’ leaving Maddie Penna ‘to close the game out’ during the final over ‘finale.’ Maddie Penna’s ‘death’ over bagged three Essex wickets, two of which were match-winning ‘stumpings’ by returning keeper Amara Carr – pictured. Commentators were Toby Reynolds (Sports Gazette’s cricket editor) with Guy Swindells (Sports journalist.) Post-match, Toby Reynolds interviewed POTM Cordelia Griffith, who made top-score for Essex women – please see below.
Essex women wearing full-fronted red, full-backed mauve over sleeveless navy blue; *skipper Grace Scrivens (‘England ‘A’); *[Mia Rogers keeping wicket for Durham Cricket]; *with international player Madeline ‘Maddie’ Penna (Australia); *without Lauren Winfield-Hill (recalled to Yorkshire for ‘league-two’); *Power-play (6 overs) score 45/0; *Maddie Penna went ‘leg-before’ off-stump, to Katherine Fraser; *Mid-way (10 overs) 67/1; *Mis-timing a reverse-paddle, left-handed Grace Scrivens was caught at ’short third’ by Phoebe Turner from Sophia Turner; *Cordelia Griffith was caught at ‘backward point’ by Emily Windsor from Katie Levick;Essex women batting Cordelia Griffith60(35), Grace Scrivens48(39), Maddie Penna25(29), Jodi Grewcock12*not out(9) Jo Gardner10*not out(8); Durham Cricket women bowling: Katie Levick 1/24, Sophia Turner 1/37, Katherine Fraser 1/38;
Durham Cricket women wearing yellow with blue trim over blue, with yellow pads; *Skipper Hollie Armitage *[Amara Carr keeping wicket for Essex); *With Suzie Bates (NZ international); Katherine Fraser(Scottish International); without Rachel Slater; *Power-play (6 overs) score 48/0 (vs45/0); *Emma Marlow was caught aerial at ‘extra cover’ by Jodi Grewcock, from Sophia Smale; *Mid-way (10 overs) score 82/1 (vs 67/1); *Suzie Bates was caught aerial at ‘long-on,’ by Sophia Smale, from Abtaha Maqsood; *Mis-timing a ‘reverse-sweep’, Hollie Armitage was bowled ‘middle-and-off,’ by Abtaha Maqsood; *Mady Villiers was caught aerial at ‘long-on,’ by Jo Gardner, from Sophia Smale; *Mis-timing a ‘reverse-sweep’, Bess Heath went ‘leg-before’ ‘middle-and-off’ to Eva Gray; *Mia Rogers was stumped by fellow keeper Amara Carr from Maddy Penna; *Katherine Fraser was ‘run out’ by Kate Coppack’s throw to keeper Amara Carr receiving at the striker’s end; *Two balls later Phoebe Turner was stumped by Amara Carr from Maddy Penna’s penultimate ball; Durham Cricket women batting: Suzie Bates45(39), Mady Villiers28(22), Emma Marlow 25(23), Bess Heath 24(18); Essex women bowling: Abtaha Maqsood 2/26, Maddy Penna 2/26, Sophia Smale 2/26, Eva Gray 1/36;
Match result: Essex (women) 164/3 (@8.2 runs-per-over from 20/20 overs) beat Durham Cricket (women) 155/8 (@7.7 runs-per-over, from 20/20 overs/target 165 from 20/20 ov.) by 9 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m10d5030a-8ba0-4427-a038-c61a12c7e10e
*BBC Sport @url :https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225342 SKY Sports @url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/essex-women-v-durham-women/scorecard/abe7fc01-87db-5189-a09b-834ccc4fc6ea
*Edited Highlights courtesy of ECB & Essex cricket/nv play via YouTube [09m38s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p6QWKxceD0
*Cordelia Griffith post-match interview courtesy of ECB & Essex cricket/nv play – item 2 [01m06s] @url: https://essexcricket.org.uk/2025/07/18/match-report-essex-women-v-durham-women-2/
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