Worcestershire Rapids women vs Glamorgan women – (match 40, league two) at Astwood Bank CC Redditch, on BH Monday 25 August 2025 (10h30)
Glamorgan women sent Rapids to a ‘ruthless’ ten-wickets defeat, dashing their semi-final qualification aspirations to finish fourth. On the day, Glamorgan skipper Lauren Parfitt – pictured [66 runs(from 59 balls)] scored ten ‘fours’ plus the winning ‘six’ when chasing down a barely defendable target score, without loss. Fellow opener Abbey Freeborn also carried her bat, scoring 48(from 48) with nine ‘fours.’ Earlier, Rapids skipper Clare Boycott [55*runs, not out (75)] played a skipper’s innings, whilst her batting partners struggled against Glamorgan women’s bowling attack. At one point, Glamorgan took three wickets from seven deliveries for one run, as all five bowlers took wickets. Pick of the Glamorgan women bowlers were Ella Porter (3/24); and Eve Jackson (3//27 runs) both of whom took 3-fers. Glamorgan womens convincing win assures them of a semi-final fixture at home, safely assuming they finish the group stage in second-place – ceteris paribus (all other things being equal.) Weather: cloudless sky with light breeze 20C.
Rapids women wearing light blue front, mid-hooped back uppers over lower black with light-blue helmets; *skipper Clare Boycott [Abbey Freeborn keeping wicket for Glamorgan wearing ‘pastel-blue’ gloves];*Wales international Gwen Davies (& Warwickshire loan); *plus Bethan Ellis & Hannah Hardwick (Warwickshire loans) and Ruby Davis (Somerset loan); *Left-handed Gwen Davies went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Priyana Chatterji; *Ruby Davis went ‘leg-before’ ‘middle-and-off’ to Priyana Chatterji; *Poppy Davies went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Ella Porter; *Olivia ‘Liv’ Gough went aerial, caught by Niamh Holland running round from ‘slip,’ from Ella Porter; *After ten overs power-play: 45/4; *Caitlin Baker-Smith was caught behind by keeper Abbey Freeborn, from Nicole Reid; *Having scored ‘six,’ Hannah Hardwick was caught aerial at ‘long-on’ by Niamh Holland, from Eve Jackson; *Imogen Hill was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by left-arm spinner Katie Cobb; *Amy Wheeler went ‘leg-before’ to Eve Jackson for a second ball ‘duck’; *Jess Beach was caught-and-bowled aerial by Eve Jackson for a third ball ‘duck’; *After 25 overs 112/9; *Left-handed Flora Bertwistle was caught at ‘slip’ by Niamh Holland, from Ella Porter; Rapids women batting: Clare Boycott 55*not out(75), Hannah Hardwick 20(19), Ruby Davis 12(19); Glamorgan women bowling: Ella Porter 3/24, Eve Jackson 3/27, Priyana Chatterji 2/20, Nicole Reid 1/16, Katie Cobb 1/21;
Glamorgan women wearing daffodil yellow over dark-blue with yellow helmets; *skipper Lauren Parfitt (Wales International, skipper) *[Olivia ‘Liv’ Gough keeping wicket for Rapids women]; *with Beth Gammon, Nicole Reid, Charlotte Scarborough (Wales internationals), Priyanaz Chatterji (Scotland International & Surrey loan), *Abbey Freeborn (Warwickshire loan), *Niamh Holland (Somerset loan & England u-19s) who replaced Ellie Anderson (Somerset loan), *without resident keeper Georgia Parfitt; *After ten overs power-play: 55/0 (vs 45/4); Glamorgan women batting (without loss): Lauren Parfitt66*not out (59), Abbey Freeborn48*not out(48);
Match result: Glamorgan women 119/0 (6.8 runs-per-over from 17.3/50overs, target 117 from 50/50ov,) beat Worcestershire Rapids women 116 ‘All out’ (@ 4.4 r-p-o from 26.2/50overs) by ten wickets with 195 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#ma55b13d1-ee87-4958-9526-fc2ce5e1d897
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225615 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/worcestershire-rapids-women-v-glamorgan-women/scorecard/d4976c78-3c4d-51e4-8525-4ebd14f805c1
*Match report courtesy of Worcestershire Cricket @url: https://wccc.co.uk/news/rapids-women-blown-away-by-ruthless-glamorgan/
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