Gloucestershire women vs Yorkshire (White Roses) women – (match 31, League two) – at Bristol, Seat Unique Stadium on Saturday 16 August 2025 (10h30)
Yorkshire White Roses women are on-track as the fourth team destined to qualify for the semi-finals. Their ‘crucial encounter’ made top-scorer [undefeated with 98 runs] Ami Campbell – pictured ‘happy and relived.’ Yorks women batter Olivia Thomas’ match-winning partnership with Ami Campbell added 78 runs, ending just after Campbell chalked-up her ‘fifty’ from 36 balls with four ‘fours’ and two ’sixes.’ Olivia Thomas also took a match-winning 3-fer (taking 3 wickets/conceding 30 runs.) Separately, Yorks opener Amelia Oliver posted a career-best 61. By comparison, Gloucestershire women ‘made a good start’ with scores were level-pegging by mid-way, and four Glos women batters posting double-figures. Thereafter, all six Yorks women bowlers took at least one wicket on a ‘turning pitch,’ to win by a wide-margin. Yorks women have won four matches and lost three, whereas Gloucester women have won three and lost four (at time of writing). Commentators were: Ed ‘cricket’ Seabourne (BBC Radios Bristol & Glos) with Carol Camino (with support from Glos County cricket partner HerGameToo.) Weather: ‘Hazy’ sunshine, mainly cool, around 15C
Yorkshire (White Roses) women wearing light blue splash over dark blue with dark pads, *skipper Maddie Ward *[Katie Jones keeping wicket for Gloucestershire;] *Hannah Rainey (Scotland International) *Yorkshire academy players Ines Blackwell & Amelia Oliver *without international player Sterre Kalis & Lauren Winfield-Hill (both playing women’s The Hundred); *Erin Thomas was caught from an ‘outside-edge’ (upon commentators’ analysis, rather than a ‘leading-edge’ to ‘cover’ as reported elsewhere) at ‘extra-cover’ by Chloe Skelton, from Alice Bird; *After ten overs power-play: 52/1; *Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth was caught at ‘mid-off’ by Caitlin Belcher, from Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels; *By mid-way (25 ov) 105/2; *Posting a career-best 61, Amelia Oliver was caught behind by keeper Katie Jones, from Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels; *Maddie Ward went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Alice Hill; *Mis-timing a ‘pull’ Olivia ‘Liv’ Thomas went ‘leg-before’ to Bea Willis; *Ria Fackrell was caught at ‘cover’ by Chloe Skelton, from Alice Bird; *Ines Blackwell was caught at ‘short-fine’ by Alice Bird, from Caitlin Belcher; Yorkshire women batting: Ami Campbell 98*not out(61), Amelia Oliver61(95), Olivia Thomas33(36), Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth15(36), Maddie Ward14(30), Ines Blackwell11(12); Gloucestershire women bowling: Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels 2/40, Alice Bird 2/62, Caitlin Belcher 1/25, Bea Willis 1/48, Alice Hill 1/59;
Gloucestershire women wearing yellow bibs over black with yellow shoulder stripes; *Skipper Olivia ‘Liv’ Daniels *[Maddie Ward keeping wicket for Yorkshire;] *Meg Ahearne (Scotland international) *with Meg Austin (Warwickshire/Bears loan) *with Katie Jones & Chloe Skelton (Somerset loans), *without Melissa Story; *Meg Ahearne was bowled ’through-the-gate’ (top-of-off’) by Hannah Rainey; *After ten overs power-play: 39/1 (vs 52/1); *Prarthana Reddy was caught behind by keeper Maddie Ward, from Olivia Thomas; *Katie Jones was caught (at second attempt) at ‘mid-wicket’ by Olivia Thomas, from Claudie Cooper; *Becca Halliday was ‘run-out’ by Hannah Rainey’s throw from ‘mid-off’ to rolling keeper Maddie Ward receiving at the striker’s end; *By mid-way (25 ov) 104/4 (vs 105/2); *Izzy Patel was caught low-down at ‘cover’ (elsewhere ‘extra cover’) by Ami Campbell, from Ines Blackwell; *Bea Willis was caught at ‘short-fine’ by Amelia Oliver from Ria Fackrell; *Mis-timing a ‘sweep’ Chloe Skelton was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Olivia Thomas’ ‘full-toss;’ *Alice Hill went ‘leg-before’ (middle-and-off) to Olivia Thomas for a tenth-ball ‘duck;’ *Mis-timing a ‘pull,’ Caitlin Belcher was caught at ‘mid-off’ by substitute (fielder Amelia Love), from Jess Woolston; *Alice Bird was caught by Jess Woolston, from Ria Fackrell; Gloucestershire batting: Becca Halliday33(52), Prarthana Reddy23(33), Chloe Skelton20(35), Izzy Patel20(35); Yorkshire women bowling: Olivia Thomas 3/30, Ria Fackrell 2/19, Ines Blackwell 1/15, Jess Woolston 1/16, Hannah Rainey 1/19; Claudie Cooper 1/20;
Match result: Yorkshire (White Roses) women 281/7 (@5.6 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs) beat Gloucestershire women 131 ‘All out’ (3.7@ r-p-o from 35.2 overs/ target 282 from 50/50 ov.) by 150 runs with 88 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m5ba45686-941f-4483-b083-3c8c23bb30af
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225606 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/gloucestershire-women-v-yorkshire-women/scorecard/54340b36-5972-59e1-9b0c-b62fad818b6f
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Glos Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [03h30m09s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEebJ9x009Q
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