Sussex Sharks (women) vs Kent (Horses) (women) – match 11 – League Two – at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on Sunday, 3 May 2026
Horses out-performed their close rivals on an unusual day with different weather conditions affecting each innings. Batting first in warm conditions, Sharks women staged two ‘fifty’ partnerships, with top-scorer Phoebe Wilkinson 74(98) as the only batter to score ‘fifty.’ Two Horses bowlers (Sydney Gorham -medium-fast seamer and Amy Gordon -off-spinner) took three wickets each. Replying in cooler conditions, Horses stand-out batter Coco Streets – pictured [104*not out(118)] scored the winning ‘single’ and carried her bat undefeated. Separately, Coco Streets became the second woman to achieve back-to-back competition ‘tons:’ also the first woman for ‘league two;’[ previously having scored 108(97) vs Falcons on 19 April]. Comment: by gifting 21`wides,’ Sharks inadvertenly discounted Horses’ run-chase target by ten percent, pointing to bowlers spending more time with net-practice between matches. Without Live Streamcommentary. Weather: Gloriously sunny, becoming overcast and cooler with marked temperature-drop between innings.
Sharks women wearing pink with black joggers; skipper Chiara Green *[Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones keeping wicket for Kent (Horses) former Surrey & Essex]; debutante Shristi Patil; with Poppy Tulloch (Hants loan; also played ‘league two’ for Glamorgan) *Score 33/0 after 10 overs power-play; *Izzy Collis was caught low-down by keeper Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones, from seamer Izzy Cloke; *Drinks taken mid-way, on 86/1; *Posting ‘fifty’ partnership, Mollie Adams was caught at ‘extra cover’ by Isabella James from spinner Megan Belt coming round-the-wicket; *Also posting ‘fifty’ partnership, Shristi Patil, was stumped by keeper Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones, from spinner Amy Gordon; *Phoebe Wilkinson was caught aerial at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Coco Streets, from Amy Gordon; *Bella Johnson lobbed a ‘dolly,’ caught-and-bowled by Amy Gordon; *Poppy Tulloch was caught aerial ‘in-the-covers’ by Hollie Young from Megan Belt; *Chiara Green was caught aerial at ‘deep-mid-off’ Amy Gordon, from Sydney Gorham; *Eve O’Neill, was caught at shoulder-height ‘off-side,’ by keeper Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones, from Sydney Gorham; *Anna Buckle was caught aerial at ‘square’ by Elsa Barnfather, from Sydney Gorham; *Kali-Ann Docherty was caught aerial at ‘backward-point’ by Isabella James, from Zeena Bilal; Sharks women batting: Phoebe Wilkinson 74(98); Mollie Adams 43(71); Shristi Patil 32(31); Chiara Green 15(13); Izzy Collis 14(27); Horses women bowling: Sydney Gorham 3/29(9); Amy Gordon 3/34(6); Megan Belt 2/52(10); Zeena Bilal 1/24(6.2); Izzy Cloke 1/37(7);
Kent (Horses) women wearing deep blue tops with red-and-black neck chevrons and dark blue joggers, caps and pads; skipper Megan Belt [Mollie Adams keeping wicket for Sharks]; debutante Hollie Young (former Sharks); *Score 21/0 (vs 33/0) after 10 overs power-play; *Posting 81-run opening partnership Izzy Cloke was stumped by keeper Mollie Adams, from Eve O’Neill; *Drinks taken on 96/1 (vs 86/1) midway after 25 overs; *Next over, Kelly Castle was caught aerial at ‘backward-square’ by Eve O’Neill, from Indigo Gentry; *Mis-timing ‘reverse sweep,’ Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones was caught aerial at ‘short-fine’ by keeper Mollie Adams collecting, from Bella Johnson; *Amy Gordon was bowled ‘leg-stump’ by Shristi Patil; Horses womenbatting: Coco Streets 104*not out(118); Izzy Cloke 33(73); Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones 24(46); Amy Gordon 17(26); Sharks women bowling: Eve O’Neill 1/33(10); Indigo Gentry 1/20(1); Bella Johnson 1/37(9); Shristi Patil 1/9(2);
Match result: Kent (Horses) (women) 218/4 (@4.8 runs-per-over from 45.2/50 overs; target 218 from 50 ov.) beat Sussex Sharks (women) 217 ‘All out’ (@ 4.3 r-p-o from 49.2/50ov.) by six wickets with 28 balls remaining.
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mc5520000-6664-a623-9bcf-08de2dc24e4d
*Upcoming League two fixtures 50ov (2026) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/04/25/metro-bank-one-day-cup-womens-tournament-for-50-overs-league-two-may-update-2026/
*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/
*Footnote: actual post-match photo
