Lancashire (women) vs Essex (women) – match 38 – League One – at Sedbergh School, Cumbria on Wednesday 30 July 2025
Lancashire women gave an ‘all-round great performance’ posting a ‘300’ score to beat Essex women by a sizeable margin. Commentators elsewhere have remarked on the total number of ‘300’ scores posted this season already exceeding the total for the last four years. Lancashire overtook Hampshire on net-red-rate (31 points) to go top-of-table. Lancashire womens’ openers Emma Lamb [142runs(from 109 balls)] partnered by Eve Jones [71(from 115 balls)] first wicket stand added 162 – around the same score as Essex women’s reply. Remaining Lancashire women batters ‘took the game away’. Batting for Essex women, Jodi Grewcock 52 (from 57) made top-score, with ‘fifty’ for Essex women. Commentators concluded that tail-enders ‘didn’t stand a chance’ in the face of ‘fearsome bowling and did well to reduce their run-deficit by half. Best Lancashire women bowler was Alana King who took a 4-fer [4 wickets/conceding 36 runs.] Commentators were Mike Perkins (Sports journalist, Lancs TV) with Allyson Byrne (Women’s Cricket Chat, ex Lancs & Cheshire women.)
Lancashire women wearing navy blue with embroidered ‘red-rose’ motifs and white numbers (50 ov); *[Amara Carr keeping wicket for Essex] *international player Alana King (Australia), *Scotland international Ailsa Lister; *without Sophia Ecclestone, *After ten overs power-play: 44/0; *By mid-way (25 ov) 122/0; *Left-hander Eve Jones, was caught at ‘cover’ by Kate Coppack, from left-armer Sophia Smale; *Mis-timing a ‘swipe,’ Emma Lamb, was caught at ‘deep-mid-wicket’ by Maddie Penna, from Grace Scrivens; *Mis-timing down-the-ground, Fi Morris, was caught-and-bowled by Grace Scrivens; *Slow to depart with disbelief, Seren Smale was ‘run-out’ by Cordelia Griffith’s direct-hit to the non-striker’s end; Lancashire women batting:Emma Lamb 142(109), Eve Jones 71(115) Seren Smale 31(44), Ellie Threlkeld 23*not out(22), Ailsa Lister 10*not out(3); Essex women bowling: Grace Scrivens 2/53 Sophia Smale 1/56;
Essex women wearing mauve splash over dark blue; skipper Grace Scrivens (‘England ‘A’); *[Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Lancashire] *international player Maddie Penna (Australia); *Grace Scrivens was caught behind by keeper Ellie Threlkeld, from Mahika Gaur; *Level-pegging after ten overs power-play: 41/1 (vs 44/0); *Cordelia Griffith edged-behind to keeper Ellie Threlkeld, from Grace Potts; *Sophia Smale, was caught aerial at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Grace Potts, from Alana King; *Maddie Penna was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Alana King; *By mid-way (25 ov) 116/4(vs 122/0); *Jo Gardner was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by diving Kate Cross, from Sophie Morris *Left-handed Jodi Grewcock was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Fi Morris, from left-armed bowler Mahika Gaur; *Amara Carr was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Ailsa Lister running round, from Mahika Gaur’s short ball – for a ‘golden duck;’ *Still needing 150 and short of a second run, Kate Coppack was ‘run-out’ by Fi Morris’ throw to bowler Alana King, receiving at the non-striker’s end; *Defending too-far forward, Esmae MacGregor was stumped by keeper Ellie Threlkeld, from Alana King; *Abtaha Maqsood was stumped by keeper Ellie Threlkeld, from Alana King for a ‘golden duck;’ Essex women batting: Jodi Grewcock52(57), Sophia Smale38(52), Eva Gray 25*not out(20), Maddie Penna15(20), Cordelia Griffith13(21); Lancashire women bowling: Alana King 4/36, Mahika Gaur 3/25, Sophie Morris 1/23, Grace Potts 1/28;
Match result: Lancashire (women) 306/4 (6.1@ runs-per-over, from 50/50 overs) beat Essex (women) 168 ‘All out’ (4.7@ runs-per-over, from 35.3/50 overs/target 307 from 50/50ov.) by 138 runs with 87 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mf57f58bb-f5b1-4cee-86ad-58da72e2ae5d
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225554 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/lancashire-women-v-essex-women/scorecard/9ae1ac3b-c250-5727-8691-b7cde7fed059
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Lancashire Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [06h37m11s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHqxAkevEGk
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