Kent (Horses) vs Yorkshire women – (match 43, league two) at The Spitfire Ground St Lawrence, Canterbury (Kent) on Saturday 30 August 2025 (10h30)
Match billed as a season’s finale during which Yorks women re-wrote the record books, in their last-ditch attempt to qualify for the semi-finals. They also quelled doubts about their automatic promotion to ‘league one,’ potentially without the prospect of winning any silverware. On the day, Horses were sent to a ‘very convincing’ defeat by Yorks women, whose winning margin bagged vital bonus points to secure their semi-final place. Double ‘Womens The Hundred’ winner Lauren Winfield-Hill – pictured scored a match-winning 194 (from 126 balls) – said to be her record ‘A-list’ score also a record all-comers record score at the Spitfire Ground. Yorks womens’ skipper Maddie Ward [69*not out (from 75 balls)] hit a last-ball ‘four.’ That set Horses the competition’s first ever target score beyond 400 runs. Home-team commentators: Liam Knight (for Kent Cricket, media & communications manager) with guest Kent player Mollie Davis (commentary.) Weather: mixed with noticeable breeze 18C.
Yorkshire (White roses) women wearing sheer diamond-patterned deep blue with blue pads, *skipper Maddie Ward *[Megan Sturge keeping wicket for Kent] *with Lauren Winfield-Hill, Ines Blackwell & Amelia Oliver (Yorkshire women’s academy), *without international player Sterre Kalis (NL); *Olivia ‘Liv’ Thomas was caught at ‘point’ by Amy Gordon from Amy Grant; *After ten overs power-play: 59/1; *Mistiming from a thick-edge, Erin Thomas was caught-and-bowled by Amy Gordon; *After 25overs: 208/2 *Mistiming to ‘square,’ Lauren Winfield-Hill was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Coco Streets, from Megan Belt; *Mistiming aerial, Ami Campbell was caught ‘in-the-covers’ by Isabella ‘Izzy’ James, from Zeena Bilal; *After Maddie Ward mistimed a ‘backward-scoop’ to ‘fine,’ Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth was ‘run-out’ by Megan Belt’s direct-hit, to the striker’s end; Yorkshire women batting: Lauren Winfield-Hill194(126), Maddie Ward69*not out (75); Kent (Horses) women bowling: Megan Belt 1/40, Zeena Bilal 1/56, Amy Gordon 1/60, Alice Grant 1/70;
Kent (Horses) women wearing ‘sky’-blue with white shoulder trim over dark blue *skipper Megan Belt *[Lauren Winfield-Hill keeping wicket for Yorks] with Megan Sturge (Hampshire loan); *After ten overs power-play: 43/1 (vs 59/1); *Attempting a ‘flick’ Ami Gordon went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Beth Langston; *After ten overs power-play: 43/1 (vs 59/1); *Megan Sturge was caught from a thick-edge at ‘cover’ by Erin Thomas, from Olivia ‘Liv’ Thomas; *Three balls later Elsa Barnfather was caught at ‘slip’ by Ami Campbell, from Olivia ‘Liv’ Thomas; *Mistiming to ‘square’ Ella Darlington went ‘leg-before’ to Claudie Cooper; *After 25overs 103/4 (vs 208/2); *Coco Streets was caught was caught at ‘backward-point’ by Claudie Cooper, from Ria Fackrell; *JA Hobson went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Claudie Cooper; *Mistiming a ‘backward-scoop,’ Megan Belt played on to her middle-stump, bowled by Jess Woolston; *Next over, Zeena Bilal went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Ria Fackrell; *Isabella ‘Izzy’ James was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Ria Fackrell, from Olivia ‘Liv’ Thomas; *Finally, Alice Grant was caught behind by Lauren Winfield-Hill, from Jess Woolston; Kent (Horses) women batting: Megan Sturge31(41), Elsa Barnfather19(31), Coco Streets17(34), Ella Darlington13(20), Megan Belt11(20), Amy Gordon10(22); Yorkshire women bowling: Olivia ‘Liv’ Thomas Thomas 3/22, Claudie Cooper 2/10, Jess Woolston 2/24, Ria Fackrell 2/27, Beth Langston 1/16;
Match result: Yorkshire (White roses) women 404/5 (@8 runs-per-over from 50/50overs) beat Kent (Horses) women 125 ‘All out’ (@ 3.5 r-p-o from 34.5/50overs target 405 from 50/50 ov.) by 279 runs with 91 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mfec4da29-fc44-49ea-9a70-a02909ac517c
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225618 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/kent-women-v-yorkshire-women/scorecard/52ad32dc-b943-5abc-8a66-c00d64e79ebe
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Kent Cricket (nv play) Cluberley-sponsored via YouTube [06h03m05s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElpEFez_TCU
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