Gloucestershire women vs Worcestershire Rapids women – (match 26, league two ); at Bristol, Seat Unique Stadium on Saturday 9 August 2025 (10h30)
Billed as a ‘crucial encounter’ for Gloucestershire women, said to be on-track to qualify as one of four teams destined to play the up-coming semi-finals. By comparison, Rapids women had won their previous match but were ranked further down the table. Gloucestershire women posted nine short of 300, with all but one batter making double figures. New recruit Becca Halliday made top-score with 65 runs (from 86 balls).] Two Rapids women bowlers took 3-fers [Jess Beach taking 3 wickets/conceding 41 runs, and Flora Bertwsitle 3/43.] Rapids women openers Clare Boycott [54 runs (from 70 balls)] partnered by Gwen Davies 40(from 57) replied with a century opening-stand. Additional contributions by Bryony Gillgrass 46(50) and Sophie Beech 40(49) kept Rapids in the game until the final final six overs when the required-run-rate began to escalate. Commentators were: Ed ‘cricket’ Seabourne (BBC Radios Bristol & Glos) with Carol Camino (with support from Glos County cricket partner HerGameToo.) Weather: Sunny, dry, around 20C.
Gloucestershire women wearing yellow and black with yellow shoulder stripes; *Skipper Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels *[Liv Gough keeping wicket for Rapids] *with Meg Austin (Warwickshire/Bears loan) *with Katie Jones & Chloe Skelton (Somerset loans), *without Melissa Story; *Meg Austin was caught by keeper Liv Gough, from Jess Beach; *After ten overs power-play: 65/1; *Meg Ahearne was caught at ‘point’ by Ebony-Jade Tweats, from Clare Boycott’s out-swing; *Katie Jones was bowled by left-armed Flora Bertwistle coming round-the-wicket; *Georgina Cant was bowled ‘off-stump’ by left-armed Flora Bertwistle coming round-the-wicket; *By mid-way (25 ov) 129/3; *Becca Halliday was caught at ‘long-off’ by Flora Davies, from left-armed Flora Bertwistle coming round-the-wicket; *Bea Willis was bowled ‘off-stump’ beneath-her-bat, by Hannah Hardwick’s good-length ball; *Mis-timing square, Chloe Skelton went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Bryony Gillgrass; *Alice Hill wafered-an-edge, caught by keeper Liv Gough, from Hannah Hardwick; *Mistiming a ‘swipe,’ Katie Dolman was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Jess Beach; *Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Amy Wheeler, from Jess Beach; Gloucestershire women batting: Becca Halliday62(86), BE Willis33(28), Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels32(35), Georgina Cant25(29), Katie Dolman22(17), Caitlin Belcher21*not out(19), Chloe Skelton18(22), Meg Ahearne20(25), Katie Jones11(19); Rapids women bowling: Jess Beach 3/41, Flora Bertwistle 3/53, Hannah Hardwick 2/71, Clare Boycott 1/33, Bryony Gillgrass 1/43;
Worcestershire Rapids women wearing light blue front, mid-hooped back uppers over lower black with light-blue helmets; *skipper Clare Boycott [Katie Jones keeping wicket for Gloucestershire women]; Gwen Davies (Warwickshire loan); *After ten overs power-play: 54/0 (vs 65/1); *Gwen Davies was bowled by Chloe Skelton coming round-the-wicket; *Clare Boycott was caught aerial by Meg Austin arriving from ‘mid-wicket’, from Alice Hill ; *Mistiming a ‘sweep,’ Ruby Davis went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Alice Hill; *By mid-way (25 ov) 118/3 (vs 129/3); *Mis-timing square, Sophie Beech was stumped by keeper Katie Jones, from Alice Hill; *Ebony-Jade Tweats steepled a catch to keeper Katie Jones, from Chloe Skelton; *Olivia ‘Liv’ Gough also steepled a catch to keeper Katie Jones, from Chloe Skelton; *Bryony Gillgrass was bowled beneath her bat by Caitlin Belcher; *Jess Beach was ‘run-out’ from ‘deep cover’ by Meg Ahearne’s direct hit; *Hannah Hardwick was bowled by Caitlin Belcher; *Mistiming a ‘swipe,’ Amy Wheeler was bowled ‘middle’ (with her off-stump bail sent flying) by Caitlin Belcher; Rapids women batting: Clare Boycott54(70), Bryony Gillgrass46(50), Sophie Beech40(49), Gwen Davies40(57), Ebony-Jade Tweats12(13), Hannah Hardwick 10(6); Gloucestershire women bowling: Chloe Skelton 3/40, Caitlin Belcher 3/46, Alice Hill 3/53,
Match result: Gloucestershire women 291 ‘All out’ (@ 5.8 runs-per-over from 49.4/50 overs) beat Worcestershire Rapids women 238/10 (@ 5.2 runs-per-over from 45.4/50 overs, target 292 from 50/50ov) by 53 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m9c280371-80cb-41a2-b72c-209cbcefbf0b
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225601 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/gloucestershire-women-v-worcestershire-rapids-women/scorecard/acc1b655-cf98-50ac-8ab9-14dea64fd925
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Gloucestershire CCC (nv play) via YouTube [07h15m16s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voy34bNDOMw
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