Glamorgan (women) vs Leicestershire Foxes (women) – (match 21, league two) – at Neath CC, Neath (South Wales) on Saturday 2 August 2025 (10h30)
Both teams had much in common as beaten semi-finalists from the 20 overs contest, whereas second-placed Glamorgan women are playing a series of ‘must-win’ matches to qualify as semi-finalists from at 50 overs. Foxes women by comparison are languishing in eighth place. Glamorgan women came beefed-up with their resident Wales internationals plus two debutante professional players loaned from league-one. Warwickshire loan Abbey Freeborn – pictured 108*not out (127) ’took the game away’ by scoring ten fours and carried her bat. Resident batter Beth Gammon 29(25) was Glamorgan women’s next best batter and was the only player to score ‘six.’ Flora Davies and Ellen Watson were the Foxes women’s top-scorers, with three other batters scoring into double-figures. Glamorgan women’s best bowler was Gemma Porter who took 3/25. Glamorgan women won by a comfortable margin-of-safety, bowling-out Foxes women with more than fifteen overs remaining.
Glamorgan women wearing daffodil yellow over dark-blue *skipper Lauren Parfitt [Scarlett Hughes keeping wicket for Foxes] *with debutante Abbey Freeborn (Warwickshire loan) *Bethan Ellis (Warwickshire loan) *also with debutante (for 50ov) Ellie Anderson (Somerset loan), *without Daisy Jeanes (Somerset loan), *plus Rose Evans Beth Gammon, Lauren Parfitt (Wales internationals); *After ten overs power-play: 35/0; *Lauren Parfitt was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Emma Thatcher, from Holly Whitfield; *Bethan Ellis lobbed a return-dolly, caught-and-bowled by D’Nica Roff; *By mid-way (25 ov) 131/2; *Diving Beth Gammon was ‘run-out’ by April Herathge throw from ‘square’ to keeper Scarlett Hughes receiving at the striker’s end; *Rose Evans was caught aerial at ‘point’ by Francesca Sweet, from Aimee Colquhoun; *Gemma Porter was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Emma Thatcher; Glamorgan women batting: Abbey Freeborn108*not out (127), Beth Gammon29(25), Bethan Ellis28(34), Rose Evans28(40), Lauren Parfitt28(45), Gemma Porter12(20); Foxes women bowling: Holly Whitfield 1/17, Emma Thatcher 1/31, D’Nica Roff 1/38, Aimee Colquhoun 1/46;
Foxes women wearing red-with-green-splash *skipper Rebecca ‘Becki’ Brooker; [Georgia Parfitt keeping wicket for Glamorgan] *with Ellen Watson (Scotland international), *also with D’Nica Roff (Blaze Academy/RSA) *without Lucy Higham (Blaze); *Francesca Sweet was caught by keeper Georgia Parfitt from Ellie Anderson; *Mis-timing a ‘sweep’ Scarlett Hughes was bowled by Gemma Porter coming round-the-wicket; *Rebecca ‘Becky’ Brooker was caught at ’slip’ by Abbey Freeborn, from Ellie Anderson; *After ten overs power-play: 42/3 (vs 35/0) *Flora Davies was bowled ‘middle-and-leg’ with bails sent flying, by Nicole Reid; *Taking a ‘huge heave,’ Aimee Colquhoun was stumped by keeper Georgia Parfitt, from Nicole Reid; *Ellen Watson was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Bethan Ellis; *Ellie Phillips was caught at ‘point’ by Poppy Walker from Bethan Ellis; *By mid-way (25ov) 99/7 (vs131/2); *Holly Whitfield, was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Rose Evans from Poppy Walker; *April Herathge was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Nicole Reid from Gemma Porter; *Mis-timing a ‘sweep’ D’Nica Roff was caught at ‘deep-square’ by Bethan Ellis from Gemma Porter; Foxes women batting: Flora Davies 23(37), Ellen Watson 23(49), D’Nica Roff 22(27), April Herathge 11(27), Aimee Colquhoun 10(18); Glamorgan women bowling: Gemma Porter 3/25, Bethan Ellis 2/19, Nicole Reid 2/22, Ellie Anderson 2/25, Poppy Walker 1/23;
Match result: Glamorgan (women) 261/5 (@ 5.2 runs-per-over, from 50/50 overs) beat Leicestershire Foxes (women) 136 ‘All out’ (@3.9 runs-per-over, from 34.1/50 overs/target 307 from 50/50ov.) by 125 runs with 95 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m28443a43-6cde-4762-a1ee-749a32873e16 & https://glamorgancricket.com/glamorgan-women-leicestershire-foxes-women-020825/scorecard
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225597 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/glamorgan-women-v-leicestershire-foxes-women/scorecard/d0f6b53f-6512-5013-b61d-45e3a5ec70ac
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