Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Surrey (women) – match 4 – League One – at Birmingham, Edgbaston on Saturday 11 April 2026
Surrey women posted another mammoth record score of 389; beating last season’s previous best (348 vs Durham Cricket on 30 April 2025.) Key batters were Danni Wyatt-Hodge (pictured wearing England colours) who scored 124 runs (strike rate 155); sharing a century partnership with Alice Davidson-Richards who scored ‘fifty.’ Continuing beyond a half-decent score, Jemima Spence notched-up 79 (highest strike rate 164) when sharing ‘fifty’ partnership with Alice Monaghan. In contrast, Warwickshire women were impaired by Tilly Corteen-Coleman’s whose spin took 3 early wickets for 26 runs. Both teams remained on equal terms passing mid-way. Thereafter Em Arlott posted her second-best competition score (previously 130 vs Essex on 27 April 2025) with support from Issy Wong 45(47.) Bears fell short of their target by just fifty-two runs. Separately, Surrey women suffered a shock pre-season ‘friendly’ defeat to Essex just four days ago, but a similar margin. Commentators: Claire B Jenkins (Women’s cricket commentator, senior lecturer & former player for Derbyshire & Somerset women) with Mike Perkins and guest Dr Samara Afzal (Chair, Dudley Cricket & Sports Club & former player.) Weather: cool breezy with sunny spells 14C.
Surrey women wearing black with white county and sponsors logos with black caps and helmets (not brown as described elsewhere); acting skipper Kira Chathli; [Natalie ‘Nat’ Wraith keeping wicket for Warwicks] *international debutante Maitlan Brown (Australia ‘A’); *Mis-timing a ‘sweep,’ Paige Scholfield chopped-on to her stumps, from Mary Taylor’s pace; *Sophia Dunkley edged behind to keeper Nat Wraith, who collected a rolling catch, from Em Arlott; *Score 64/2 after 10 overs power-play; *With ‘pressure-off,’ Alice Capsey was caught by Davina Perrin, ‘pouched’ at backward point, from Mary Taylor; *Kira Chathli was caught with an athletic roll by Em Arlott, at’ deep mid-off,’ from Hannah Baker’s spin; *Commentator’s curse struck approaching mid-way when lauding Bears on 95/4: for taking wickets ‘at regular intervals;’ Mid-way score 144/4; *Complemented for her ‘brilliant role,’ during a century partnership, Alice Davidson-Richards was caught-and-bowled by Issy Wong; *Top-scorer Danni Wyatt-Hodge followed, caught aerial at ‘mid-off’ by Katie George from Amu Surenkumar; *Adding ‘fifty’ when partnered for five overs by Jemima Spence, Alice Monaghan went ‘leg-before;’ *Next over, Jemima Spence was caught aerial by Em Arlott, at ‘mid-off,’ from Mary Taylor; *Finally, Dani Gregory was bowled during Amu Surenkumar’s ‘death over;’ Surrey women batting: Danni Wyatt-Hodge 124(80); Jemima Spence 79(48); Alice Monaghan 23(22); Alice Davidson-Richards 57(75); Sophia Dunkley 31(18); Maitlan Brown 19*not out(10); Paige Scholfield 19(19); Warwickshire Bears women bowling: Mary Taylor 3/78(10); Amu Surenkumar 2/53(7); Issy Wong 2/64(7); Em Arlott 1/39(6); Hannah Baker 1/62(7);
Warwickshire Bears women wearing dark blue stripes, with ‘bear’ logo and yellow numbers; skipper Georgia Davis *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey] *debutante Mary Taylor; *Davina Perrin was ‘run out’ at the non-striker’s end by Alice Monaghan; *After 10 overs power-play 46/1 (vs64/2); *Re-introduced for her second spell, Tilly Corteen-Coleman took three wickets from nine deliveries; *Katie George went ‘leg-before;’ *Double wicket-maiden followed when both Charis Paveley and Chloe Brewer were both bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Tilly Corteen-Coleman; *Next over, Amu Surenkumar was ‘run out’ at the non-striker’s end by Alice Capsey; *By mid-way 138/5 (vs144/4); *Thereafter, bowler-turned-batter Em Arlott [90 runs (from 74 balls)] staged spirited resistance when partnered by two tail-enders; *Ten overs later, Nat Wraith was caught by Alice Monaghan from Maitlan Brown; *Twelve overs later, top-scorer Em Arlott snicked an edge to keeper Kira Chathli, from Alice Davidson-Richards; *Next over, Issy Wong was bowled short of ‘fifty,’ by debutante Maitlan Brown; *Finally, Mary Taylor was bowled during Alice Capsey’s ‘death over; Warwickshire Bears women batting: Em Arlott 90(74); Amu Surenkumar 59(63); Issy Wong 45(47); Katie George 41(35); Mary Taylor 30(20); Nat Wraith 22(25); Georgia Davis 24*not out (15); Surrey women bowling: Tilly Corteen-Coleman 3/43(10); Maitlan Brown 2/61(10); Alice Davidson-Richards 1/67(8); Alice Capsey 1/66(9);
Match result: Surrey (women) 389/9 (@7.7 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs) beat Warwickshire (women) 337/9 target 390 from 50 ov (@ 6.7 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs) by 52 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mc5520000-6664-a623-c4ee-08de2dc247db
*Upcoming League one fixtures @url: https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4408104/metro-bank-one-day-cup-womens-competition-fixtures-2026
