Surrey (women) vs Lancashire (women) – league one, match 47) – at the County Ground, Beckenham (Kent) on Sunday on 7 September 2025 at 10h30
Second-placed Lancs women arrived beefed-up with recent signing Gaby Lewis (Republic Of Ireland skipper) to ‘keep up the pressure’ on their nearest rivals. Surrey women lost early wickets until Kalea Moore ’steadied the ship’ with career-best score [67 runs(from 78 balls)] that included one ’six;’ partnered by Phoebe Franklin 25(32.) Occasional opener Alexa Stonehouse 48(54) scored Surrey women’s second ’six,’ toward Surrey’s defendable score. Lancs women were said to ‘take their time’ to build ‘solid’ partnerships. Opening partnership between Emma Lamb 59(72) and Gaby Lewis39(58) – who scored two ’sixes’ – banked 74 runs. Lancs women’s stand-out batter was Seren Smale – pictured who made top-score with 67*not out from 70 balls. Kate Cross struck the winning ‘four’ from her second ball, leaving four overs to spare. Commentators were Mark Church & Cam Ponsonby (Sports journalists) with Kirstie White (former Surrey & South-East Stars women) and Georgie Heath (Women’s cricket chat on social media.) Weather was sunny with noticeable breeze 18C.
Surrey women wearing black with white county logos and light blue neck-trim with black caps and helmets (not brown as described elsewhere); skipper Bryony Smith; *[Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Lancs] *without Danni Wyatt or Sophia Dunkley; *Bryony Smith was caught-and-bowled knee-height by Grace Potts; *Kira Chathli, was caught at ‘backward point’ by Seren Smale, from Kate Cross; *After 10 overs power-play, 40/2 *Looking for a run from left-armed spinner Hannah Jones, Alice Capsey was ‘run out’ from ‘square’ by Fi Morris throw to keeper Ellie Threlkeld) receiving at the striker’s end; *Paige Scholfield was bowled with her leg-stump flattened by Hannah Jones;*Alice Davidson-Richards was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Kate Cross, from Hannah Jones; *After 25 overs 101/5; *Phoebe Franklin top-edged, caught at ‘backward point’ by Emma Lamb, from Phoebe Graham; *Alice Monaghan snicked an edge, caught behind by keeper Ellie Threlkeld, from Fi Morris; *Mis-timing to ‘square,’ Kalea Moore went plumb ’leg-before’ to Fi Morris; *Alexa Stonehouse was caught aerial at ‘long-on’ by Phoebe Graham, from Grace Potts; *Dani Gregory, was caught at ‘long-off’ by Phoebe Graham, from Grace Potts; Surrey women batting: Kalea Moore 67(78), Alexa Stonehouse 48(54), Phoebe Franklin 25(32), Alice Davidson-Richards 20(24), Danni Gregory 18(25), Kira Chathli 17(27), Bryony Smith 14(21); Lancashire women bowling: Grace Potts 3/31, Hannah Jones 2/33, Fi Morris 3/37, Phoebe Graham 1/48, Kate Cross 1/50;
Lancashire women wearing navy blue with embroidered ‘red-rose’ motifs and white numbers; *skipper Ellie Threlkeld *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey women] *Debutante international player Gaby Lewis (Republic of Ireland) *Scotland international Ailsa Lister *with Emma Lamb and Kate Cross, without Mahika Gaur or Tara Norris; *Level pegging after 10 overs power-play, 40/0 (vs 40/2); *Gaby Lewis, was caught behind by keeper Kira Chathli, from Alice Monaghan; *Emma Lamb, was caught at ‘point’ by Phoebe Franklin, from Alexa Stonehouse; *After 25 overs 121/2 (vs 101/5); *Fi Morris, was caught aerial at ‘mid-wicket’ by Paige Scholfield, from Alexa Stonehouse; *Ellie Threlkeld, was caught aerial at ‘deep mid-off’ by Bryony Smith, from Kalea Moore; *Ailsa Lister, was caught at caught aerial at ‘deep mid-off’ by Bryony Smith, from Alexa Stonehouse; *Danni Collins, was caught aerial at ‘third’ by Tilly Corteen-Coleman, from Phoebe Franklin; Lancashire women batting: Seren Smale 67*not out (70), Emma Lamb 59(72), Gaby Lewis39(58), Ailsa Lister 23(34), Ellie Threlkeld21(33); Surrey women bowling: Alexa Stonehouse 3/34, Kalea Moore 1/23, Alice Monaghan 1/34, Phoebe Franklin 1/45;
Match result: Lancashire (women) 227/6 (@4.9 runs-per-over from 46/50 overs, target 226 from 50 ov.); beat Surrey (women) 225 ‘All out’ (@4.5 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs) by four wickets with 24 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mdd4df304-931a-4362-ac6b-aafe0a7b7e7e
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225563 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/surrey-women-v-lancashire-women/scorecard/ecd4834a-8afe-569a-b27b-b8f75ce3b8d9
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Surrey CCC (nv play) via YouTube [x03h13m24s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un7r_q39PVc check livestream
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