Surrey (women) vs Hampshire (women) – match 35 – League One – at Guildford, Woodbridge Road on Thursday 24 July 2025
Match played three days before Surrey women’s triumphant trophy win at 20-overs. Previously Hampshire women won ‘convincingly’ on 27 April (match 8) at 50 overs. On the day, commentators were astonished by Surrey women’s ‘massive win’ over top-of-table Hampshire women. Following rain interruption, Surrey women were set a new target with 19 overs docked, playing in ‘miserable’ conditions. Alice-Davidson-Richards ‘soldiered-on’ with an injured foot, taking guest Australian Grace Harris as her runner. Partnered by Alice Monaghan, the trio held their nerve when the match came down to the final over. Alice-Davidson-Richards produced a memorable finale, scoring ’six’ to tie and another ‘four’ from the next ball, to win the match with two balls remaining (reported elsewhere as ‘one’, when omitting Georgia Adams bowling a ‘wide.’) Commentators (unannounced) were Georgie Heath (Women’s cricket chat) with Toby Reynolds (Sports Gazette’s cricket editor.) Weather was overcast with intermittent light and heavy showers of rain.
Hampshire women wearing dark blue with yellow batting pads, with white numbering; *skipper Georgia Adams; *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey] *international player Ellyse Perry, Australia; *Mis-timing a sweep, Rhianna Southby played-on from an inside-edge, from Ryana Macdonald-Gay; *After ten overs power-play: 65/1; *Ellyse Perry was caught at ‘deep mid-off’ by Bryony Smith, from Phoebe Franklin *Maia Bouchier was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Phoebe Franklin, from Alice Davidson-Richards’s short-pitched ball; *By mid-way (25 ov) 130/3; *Georgia Adams was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by substitute fielder (Alexa Stonehouse), from Danni Gregory; *Abi Norgrove was caught at ‘backward-point’ by Danni Wyatt-Hodge, from Alice Davidson-Richards; *Short of a second run, diving Freya Kemp was ’run-out’ by Alice Monaghan’s throw from ‘point’ to keeper Kira Chathli receiving; *Freya Davies was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Phoebe Franklin; *Daisy Gibb was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Phoebe Franklin with bails sent flying for a ‘golden duck’; *Ava Lee was ’run-out’ from ‘long-on’ by Grace Harris’ throw to Alice Capsey receiving at the non-striker’s end; *Short of a second run from the final ball, Bex Tyson was ’run-out’ from backward-point by Ryana Macdonald-Gay’s throw to keeper Kira Chathli receiving at the striker’s end; Hampshire women batting: Freya Kemp 58(49), Maia Bouchier 51(52), Abi Norgrove 40(36), Nancy Harman 32*not out (42), Rhianna Southby 27(29), Georgia Adams 19(39), Ellyse Perry 11(20), Freya Davies 11(25); Surrey women bowling: Phoebe Franklin 3/43, Alice Davidson-Richards 2/32, Ryana Macdonald-Gay 1/35, Danni Gregory 1/49;
Surrey women wearing black-and-grey stripe pattern with white county logos and light blue neck-trim, black caps and helmets (not brown as described elsewhere); skipper Bryony Smith; *[Rhianna Southby keeping wicket for Hampshire] *international player Grace Harris (Australia); *Kira Chathli, was caught behind by keeper Rhianna Southby diving to ‘slip’, for a fourth ball duck from Freya Davies; *Bryony Smith was caught at ‘cover’ by Maia Bouchier, from Ellyse Perry’s delivery drifting ‘wide’; *After ten overs power-play: 57/2 (vs 65/1); *Alice Capsey was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Maia Bouchier, from Freya Davies; *Paige Scholfield was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Ava Lee; *Grace Harris was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Maia Bouchier, from Ellyse Perry; *By mid-way (25 ov) 145/5 (vs 130/3); *Danni Wyatt-Hodge was caught at ‘extra-cover’ by Georgia Adams, from Daisy Gibb; Play restarted after 90 minutes rain hiatus, when Surrey women’s target was reset to 214 from 31 overs; *Alice Davidson-Richards plus runner Grace Harris, partnered by Alice Monaghan; Surrey women batting: Alice Davidson-Richards 72*not out(61), Alice Capsey47(38), Bryony Smith24(27) Danni Wyatt-Hodge32(19), Alice Monaghan 15*not out(8), Grace Harris15(15); Hampshire women bowling: Ellyse Perry 2/32, Freya Davies 2/38, Daisy Gibb 1/38, Ava Lee 1/43;
Match result: Surrey women 217/6 (@7.0 runs-per-over from 30.4/31 overs/target 214 from 31 ov); beat Hampshire women 278 ‘All out’ (@5.5 r-p-o, from 50 overs); by four wickets (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) with two balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m9de6d471-40cf-420e-afb5-5ec526bba41a
*BBC Sport at URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225551 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/surrey-women-v-hampshire-women/scorecard/ecd8804e-9c9b-5382-8647-7df8595d535f
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Surrey Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [06h49m35s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h0l-QMazKs & Also after rain resumption via YouTube [20m12s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOp9UVvbijM
*Edited highlights, ADR & Monaghan charge to Surrey victory in final over | HIGHLIGHTS | courtesy of Surrey Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [09m54s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXTe-U1W1ZE
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Footnote: actual match photo
