Derbyshire Falcons (women) vs Glamorgan (women) – match 9 – League Two – at Duffield Cricket Club (Derbys), on Monday, 4 May 2026
Top-of-league-two-table Glamorgan women produced two stand-out batters Bethan ‘Bea ‘BL’ Ellis [75runs (from 108 balls) and skipper Lauren Parfitt 71(92). During the match, no other batter (on either side) scored more than twenty runs. Turning to Falcons women, Rhiannon Knowling-Davies [5 wickets/conceding 36runs] bagged her maiden ‘5-fer.’ Set a ‘half-decent’ score to chase-down, Falcons batters struggled to score. Glamorgan bowlers Eve Jackson (pictured) paired with Charlotte Lambert peppered Falcons batters with an extraordinary 65 ‘dot’ balls from their first 72 deliveries; after ten overs ‘power-play:’ 21/1 (vs 51/1.) Thirty-runs deficit became a cautious 71/3 (vs 128/1) by mid-way. Glamorgan women’s best bowler Gemma Porter went on to take a 4-fer (4/19.) By the time Falcons women ran out of wickets, 106 runs separated each team. Weather: cloudy with showers forecast for later, 17C.
Glamorgan women wearing yellow-splash shirts with black collars, black joggers and daffodil logos; skipper Lauren Parfitt; *[Matilda Atherton-Gater keeping wicket for Falcons]; *Charlotte Lambert (Surrey loan); *Daisy Mullan (Lancs loan);*Megan Sturge (Hants Academy graduate loan); *Daisy Jeanes was caught aerial at ‘mid-wicket’ by Rhiannon Knowling-Davies, from Beth Slater; *Scores 51/1 after 10 overs power-play; & 128/1 by mid-way (after 25 ov.); *Lauren Parfitt was caught ‘uppish’ at ‘cover’ by Adrianna Darlow, from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; *Megan Sturge went for a ‘carbon-copy’ dismissal, caught by Adrianna Darlow from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies for a ‘golden-duck;’ *Mis-timing to ‘square,’ Bethan Bea ‘BL’ Ellis, wafer-edged to keeper Matilda Atherton-Gater, from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; *Megan McColl was ’run-out’ from ‘backward-point’ by Frances Lonsdale’s direct-hit to the non-striker’s end, from Ria Fackrell; *Bethan Gammon, was caught ‘uppish’ at ‘cover’ by Adrianna Darlow, from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; *Gemma Porter, was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Rhiannon Knowling-Davies for a ‘golden-duck;’ *Batting lower-order, Daisy Mullan went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Lauren Kenvyn; Glamorgan women batting: Bethan ‘Bea ‘BL’ Ellis 75(108); Lauren Parfitt 71(92); Charlotte Lambert 20*not out(18) Bethan ‘Beth’ Gammon 16(27); Daisy Mullan 14(24); Daisy Jeanes 13(12); Falcons women bowling: Rhiannon Knowling-Davies 5/36(10); Beth Slater 1/31(4); Lauren Kenvyn 1/36(8);
Derbyshire Falcons women wearing dark-blue with light-blue leg stripes and blue helmets and blue numbers; *skipper Adrianna Darlow *[Megan Sturge keeping wicket for Glamorgan]; *with Yorks loans from league one: Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth (batter) & Ria Fackrell (bowler); *Emily Hughes was run-out’ from ‘mid-wicket’ by Megan McColl’s direct-hit to the striker’s-end, from Eve Jackson; *Score 21/1 (vs 51/1) after 10 overs power-play; *Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth was bowled through-the-gate’ by Gemma Porter; *Malisha Tennakoon was caught aerial at ‘deep-mid-wicket’ by Charlotte Lambert, from Gemma Porter; *Drinks taken mid-way, on 71/3 (vs 128/1): *Mis-timing a ‘drive,’ Frances Lonsdale was caught at ‘deep-mid-on’ by Daisy Jeanes, from Bea ‘BL’ Ellis; *Ria Fackrell, was caught at ‘cover’ by Eve Jackson from Megan McColl; *Lauren Kenvyn ’steepled’ a top-edge to ‘deep extra cover, ’ caught by Daisy Mullan, from Bea ‘BL’ Ellis; *Matilda Atherton-Gater returned a ‘dolly’ to bowler Bea ‘BL’ Ellis; *Rhiannon Knowling-Davies ’slog-swept uppishly’ to ‘deep-mid-wicket,’ caught by Charlotte Lambert, from Gemma Porter; *Adrianna Darlow, was caught ‘outside-off’ by keeper Megan Sturge, from Eve Jackson; *Finally, Francesca Clarke, was caught aerial at ‘mid-on’ by Daisy Jeanes, from Gemma Porter; Falcons women batting: Frances Lonsdale 17(49); Adrianna Darlow 16(24); Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth 14(65); Francesca Clarke 11(14); Emily Hughes 11(17); Ria Fackrell 10(13); Rhiannon Knowling-Davies 10(13); Malisha Tennakoon 10(17); Glamorgan women bowling: Gemma Porter 4/19(9.5); Bethan Bea ‘BL’ Ellis 3/30(7); Eve Jackson 1/24(9); Megan McColl 1/11(4);
Match result: Glamorgan (women) 238/8 (@4.7 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs; ) beat Derbyshire Falcons (women) 132 ‘All out’ (@ 3.1 r-p-o from 41.5/50) ov., by 106 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m02437a8a-e182-4c15-9240-e69ac0c961d5
*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/
