Sussex Sharks (women) vs Worcestershire Rapids (women) – match 8 – League Two – at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on Sunday, 19 April 2026
Sharks women chalked-up their highest competition score: 341 (previously 300 vs Kent Horses on 15 May 2025.) That included three partnerships (87 for 1st wicket; 183 (record) for 2nd wicket; & 71 for 4th wicket.) Also two maiden competition centuries. Nancy Harman – pictured (wearing Hants) [124*not out (from 94 balls)] scored the fastest ‘ton,’ from 76 balls. Izzy Collis 133 runs (136) also scored her maiden ‘ton.’ Turning to Rapids women, their main second-wicket partnership between Gwen Davies 52(56) and Caitlin Baker-Smith 28(44) added 68 runs. Sharks women bowled-out Rapids women with their last six wickets falling for forty runs. Sharks skipper Chiara Green bagged a maiden 4-fer (taking 4wickets, conceding just 25 runs from ten overs. Her previous competition best took 3/43 versus Foxes on 9 August 2025. Without Live Stream commentary. Weather: Gloriously sunny, becoming overcast by mid-to-late afternoon, around 15C.
Sharks women wearing pink with black joggers; skipper Chiara Green *[Liv Gough keeping wicket for Falcons]; *with Indigo Gentry (England Women U19s) *also with Ava Lee, Nancy Harman, Poppy Tulloch (Hants loans); *Score 38/0 after 10 overs power-play; *Phoebe Wilkinson was caught aerial at ‘long-off’ by Phoebe Brett, from Flora Bertwistle’s spin; *Drinks taken on 116/1, midway after 25 overs; *With some hesitation setting-off, Izzy Collis was ‘run-out’ by Megan Bishop’s throw to keeper Liv Gough at the striker’s end; *Next ball Bella Johnson ‘snicked-an-edge’ to keeper Liv Gough, for a ‘golden duck’ from Jess Beach; Sharks women batting: Izzy Collis 133(136); Nancy Harman 124*n(94); Chiara Green 29*n(15); Phoebe Wilkinson 26(56); Rapids Women bowling: Jess Beach 1/55 (9); Flora Bertwistle 1/75(1);
Rapids women wearing light blue front, mid-hooped back uppers over lower black with light-blue helmets; *skipper Clare Boycott [Georgina Pedley keeping wicket for Sharks] ; *Wales international Gwenan ‘Gwen’ Davies; *debutantes Megan Bishop & Lucy Harris; without Bryony Gilgrass (England U19s); *Clare Boycott wafered an edge to ’slip,’ caught by Bella Johnson, from Anna Buckle; *Score 41/1 (vs 38/0) after 10 overs power-play; *Caitlin Baker-Smith was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Izzy Collis, from Anna Lewis; *Left-handed Gwen Davies was caught aerial at ‘backward-square’ by Poppy Tulloch, from Anna Lewis; *Drinks taken on 128/3 (vs. 116/1) midway after 25 overs; *Ebony-Jade Tweats went ‘leg-before’ (middle-and-off) to Bella Johnson; *Megan Bishop was bowled ‘off-stump’ with bails sent flying by Bella Johnson; *Liv Gough went ‘leg-before’ (middle-and-leg yorker) to Chiara Green; *Playing forward-defence, Emily Churms edged to keeper Georgia Pedley, from Chiara Green; *Mis-timing ‘sweep,’ Phoebe Brett went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Chiara Green; *Lucy Harris was steepled to ‘mid-off’, caught’ by Poppy Tulloch, from Chiara Green; *Mis-timing ‘slog-sweep,’ Flora Bertwistle was bowled, her middle-stump flattened by Poppy Tulloch; Rapids Women batting: Gwen Davies 52(56); Ebony-Jade Tweats 28(44) Caitlin Baker-Smith 18(42); Liv Gough 17(28); Lola Harris 15(30); Sharks women bowling: Chiara Green 4/25(10); Bella Johnson 2/35(10); Anna Lewis 2/27(5); Poppy Tulloch 1/31(6.1); Anna Buckle 1/24(7);
Match result: Sussex Sharks (women) 341/3 (@6.8 runs-per-over from 50 overs) beat Worcestershire Rapids (women) 186 ‘All out’ (@4.1 r-p-o from 44.1ov/target 342 from 50 ov.) by 155 runs; with 35 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#mc5520000-6664-a623-ca3b-08de2dc24e17
*Upcoming League two fixtures 50ov (2026) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/12/17/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-two-fixtures-for-2026-2-of-4/
*Top ten ‘leagues one and two’ best 50ov batters (2025) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/03/30/inaugural-metrobank-one-day-cup-2025-womens-top-ten/
*Top ten ‘leagues one and two’ best 50ov bowlers (2025) http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/04/03/inaugural-metrobank-one-day-cup-2025-womens-top-ten-bowlers/
