Yorkshire women vs Glamorgan women – (match 30, L2) at Weetwood Playing Fields, Leeds on Saturday 9 August 2025 (10h30)
Yorkshire women suffered their third defeat from six matches played-to-date, bowled-out for a second back-to-back defeat. Commentators became concerned that chances for a ‘top-four finish’ to qualify for the semi-finals were jeopardised with key Yorkshire women missing (playing for the Women’s ‘The Hundred,’ ). By comparison, Glamorgan women are best-placed to qualify, ‘beefed-up’ with Megan McColl (Scotland international) and two Durham Cricket loans to replace their loaned players from Hants and Somerset. On the day, Yorkshire women faced a one-sided match, finding Gemma Porter’s ‘off-spin’ adversely affected their ‘power-play’ score, mustering a meagre five runs from their second five overs. Lauren Parfitt (who was the only batter to score ’six’) played a ‘skipper’s innings’ for Glamorgan women with top-score [49 runs(from 87 balls)]; sharing a match-winning ‘fifty’ partnership with Beth Gammon. Lizzie Scott – pictured scored the winning single for Glamorgan. Commentators: Michael McCann (Sports commentator, presenter and journalist) with Aaron Viles (Host, The County Cricket podcast) and Dr Jane Powell (Performance Manager England Disability Cricket at ECB; President at Yorkshire Cricket & former player England & Yorks women) & Maroof Khan as Business Development Director at Yorkshire Cricket. Guest appearance by Rachel Priest, as Head Coach for Glamorgan Women. Weather: warm, noticeably breezy 18C.
Yorkshire women wearing light blue splash over dark blue with dark pads, *skipper Maddie Ward *[Georgia Parfitt keeping wicket for Glamorgan;] *debutante Megan McColl (Scotland International) *Yorkshire academy players Ines Blackwell & Amelia Oliver *without international player Sterre Kalis; *also without Lauren Winfield-Hill; *Erin Thomas was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Gemma Porter; *Amelia Oliver was ‘run-out’ by Eve Jackson’s throw from ‘cover’ to keeper Georgia Parfitt, intercepted over the stumps by Abbey Freeborn; *After ten overs power-play: 32/2; *Maddie Ward was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Nicole Reid; *Taking a ‘huge swipe,’ left-handed Ami Campbell ’hit-wicket,’ from Nicole Reid; *Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth was caught aerial at ‘cover’ by Bethan Gammon, from Nicole Reid; *Ines Blackwell was bowled beneath-her-bat by Poppy Walker; *By mid-way (25 ov) 103/6; *Mis-timing ‘reverse-sweep’, Megan McColl was caught behind by keeper Georgia Parfitt, from Poppy Walker; *Jess Woolston lobbed a ‘dolly,’ caught-and-bowled by Gemma Porter, for a sixth-ball ‘duck;’ *Claudie Cooper was caught at ‘point’ by Poppy Walker from Eve Jackson; *Hannah Rainey was bowled by Poppy Walker’s ‘jaffa’ that turned; Yorkshire women batting: Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth29(57), Claudie Cooper18(13), Hannah Rainey15(29), Ami Campbell14(6), Amelia Oliver13(22); Glamorgan women bowling: Poppy Walker 3/40, Nicole Reid 3/46, Gemma Porter 2/24, Eve Jackson 1/21;
Glamorgan women wearing daffodil yellow over dark-blue with yellow helmets; *skipper Lauren Parfitt [Maddie Ward keeping wicket for Yorkshire] *with Rose Evans, Beth Gammon, Lauren Parfitt (Wales internationals), plus Abbey Freeborn & Bethan Ellis (Warwickshire loans) *with debutantes Lizzie Scott & Emma Marlow (Durham loans); *After ten overs power-play: 47/0 (vs.32/2); *Abbey Freeborn was caught-and-bowled by Ria Fackrell; *Emma Marlow was caught by Jess Woolston, from Ria Fackrell; *By mid-way (25 ov) 117/2 (vs.103/6); *Beth Gammon was caught behind by keeper Maddie Ward, from Claudie Cooper; *Lauren Parfitt was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Jess Woolston, from Ria Fackrell; *Mis-timing ‘slog-sweep,’ Charlotte Scarborough was bowled by Ines Blackwell; *Eve Jackson was bowled by Claudie Cooper; Glamorgan women batting: Lauren Parfitt49(87), Beth Gammon34(41), Abbey Freeborn30(36), Lizzie Scott 12*not out (24), Charlotte Scarborough10(32); Yorkshire women bowling: Ria Fackrell 3/34, Claudie Cooper 2/26, Ines Blackwell 1/22;
Match result: Glamorgan women 173/6 (@ 3.7 runs-per-over from 45.5/50 overs, target 172 from 50/50ov) beat Yorkshire women 172 ‘All out’ (@ 4.3 r-p-o from 40/50 ov) by four wickets with 60 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m2c903e99-c748-4624-8fe8-ec31f8f49c3c
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225605 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/yorkshire-women-v-glamorgan-women/scorecard/602c2ffb-797b-5b41-adc1-337b24fb9cbb
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Yorkshire Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [03h30m09s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEebJ9x009Q
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Footnote: Commentators apologised for technical ‘wifi’ problems experienced during the ‘Vertu LiveStream’
