Hampshire (women) vs Surrey (women) – league one, match 58 – at The Utilita Bowl Stadium Southampton, on Wednesday 17 September 2025 .. floodlights
Victorious Hampshire women made a ‘fine performance’ in ‘miserable weather’ to qualify for the inaugural ‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup final at home to Lancs women on Sunday 21st. Commentators lauded both sides for a ‘game with ‘everything,’ played for the latter-part in light drizzle, under floodlights. Earlier, Surrey women were bowled-out for a defendable score, shy of 300. All six Hants women bowlers took wickets. Freya Davis took 4-fer (taking 4 wickets/conceding 39 runs.) Commentators added that Surrey women ‘let things slide,’ when dropping at least three catches. That put the Hants women well-ahead in case the match was prematurely curtailed for rain. Hampshire’s skipper Georgia Adams made match-winning top-score: [107*not out runs (from 101 balls)]; partnered by Mary Taylor [60*not out runs(from 64 balls)] who scored her maiden A-list ‘fifty.’ [Previously Georgia Adams scored 110*not out versus Essex during match 22 – 11 May.] Commentators: Amelie Clark (Suffolk women) with Phil Green (Hursley Park) via Livestream and BBC Sound – Radio Solent.
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; *[Rhianna Southby keeping wicket for Hants] *with Emma Jones & Jemima Spence; *without Alice Capsey, Danni Wyatt or Sophia Dunkley (England call-ups); *Bryony Smith was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Freya Davies; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 36/1; *Emma Jones was snicked-an-edge’ to keeper Rhianna Southby, from Mary Taylor; *Alice Monaghan was caught aerial at ‘long-on’ by Maia Bouchier, from Ava Lee; *After 25 overs 131/3; *Alice Davidson-Richards was bowled with her ‘off-stump’ flattened by Naomi Dattani; *Kira Chathli was caught aerial at ‘deep-mid-off’ by Georgia Adams from Bex Tyson; *Kalea Moore was bowled ‘middle-and-leg’ by Freya Davies; *Phoebe Franklin was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Freya Davies; *Jemima Spence was caught aerial at ‘long-on’ Maia Bouchier from Georgia Adams; *Alexa Stonehouse was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Bex Tyson; *Priya Chatterji was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Freya Davies; ‘All out’ with seven balls remaining; Surrey women batting: Kira Chathli81(76), Alice Monaghan55(68), Alice Davidson-Richards42(51), Emma Jones33(37), Phoebe Franklin23(22),Jemima Spence 14(9); Hants women bowling: Freya Davies 4/39, Bex Tyson 2/39, Ava Lee 1/40, Naomi Dattani 1/47, Mary Taylor1/49, Georgia Adams 1/68;
Hampshire (women) wearing navy blue, white neck-line with yellow batting pads and white numbering; *skipper Georgia Adams *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey] *without Lauren Bell (England call-up); *Rhianna Southby was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Emma Jones from Alexa Stonehouse; *Maia Bouchier was caught at ‘mid-off’ by Bryony Smith from Alice Monaghan; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 73/2 (vs 36/1); *Mis-timing a ‘swipe,’ Freya Kemp was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Kalea Moore; *Abi Norgrove was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Phoebe Franklin, from Kalea Moore; *Nancy Harman went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Phoebe Franklin; *Mid-way 153/5 (vs.131/3); *Naomi Dattani was caught by Alice Monaghan from Alice Davidson-Richards; *Partnered by Mary Taylor who scored her maiden ‘fifty,’ skipper Georgia Adams scored an undefeated ‘ton and ‘hit the winning ‘four;’ Hants women batting: Georgia Adams107*not out(101), Mary Taylor60*not out(64), Freya Kemp50(29), Naomi Dattani22(41), Rhianna Southby16(15), Nancy Harman13(23); Surrey women bowling: Kalea Moore 2/43, Alice Davidson-Richards 1/37, Alice Monaghan 1/46, Alexa Stonehouse 1/49, Phoebe Franklin 1/53;
Match result: Hampshire women 290/6 (6.1 @ runs-per-over from 47.1 overs, target 288 from 50 ov.) beat Surrey women 287 ‘All out’ (5.8 @ runs-per-over from 48.5/50 overs) by four wickets with 17 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#cd7e1a744-02e9-4425-a3a4-d603f624f346_m85803739-5d88-4edd-944f-e3349d9aa381
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225573 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/hampshire-women-v-surrey-women/scorecard/e65a3db9-4767-507c-ac9d-ac13dc1a2778
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Hampshire Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [07h59m09s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgQc9eYpxXg
*League one results @url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/05/22/metro-bank-league-one-fixtures-and-results-up-to-may-2025/
*League two results @url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/09/15/womens-league-two-results-for-summer-2025/
Footnote: actual match photo
