Yorkshire (women) vs Hampshire (women) – League One – at York Cricket Club, Clifton Park York on 13 May 2026
Second-placed Hants women chalked-up back-to-back wins, last year’s finalists having only been beaten by the defending champions – to date. Seventh-placed Yorks women left with back-to-back losses. Opener Ella McCaughan 51(68) made top-score. Approaching thirty overs between adverse weather stoppages, Hants women banked another 78 runs toward their winning score. Playing her ‘trade-mark’ innings scoring five ‘fours,’ Amanda-Jade Wellington – pictured [41*not out( from 27 balls)] match-winning partnership added 72 runs from 42 balls; partnered by Francesca Sweet 50(55) who scored her maiden ‘League-One’ ‘fifty.’ Bowling her ‘death’ over,’ skipper Georgia Adams secured Hants women’s victory (by 16 runs: ‘Duckworth-Lewis-Stern’ DLS’ method.) Yorks women were said to have ‘come back strongly,’ with three key partnerships, until their required-run-rate escalated beyond ‘mid-way’. Commentators for Yorks Cricket Live Stream were Mike McCann (Sports journalist) with Aaron Viles (Cricketfanaticsmag.com) and guest Dr Jane Powell (Performance Manager England Disability Cricket at ECB; & President at Yorkshire CCC) Weather: ‘overcast’ with rain interruption 14-16C.
Hants women wearing dark blue tops with yellow hoops, side-stripes and yellow batting pads; *returning skipper Georgia Adams; *[Lauren Winfield-Hill keeping wicket for Yorks women] *with guest international player Amanda-Jade Wellington (Australia Women’s Big Bash League WBBL); *Score 49/0 after 9 overs power-play; *Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby was caught at ‘deep-backward-square’ Beth Langston, from Ines Blackwell; *Abi Norgrove was caught-and-bowled by Jess Jonassen ; *Georgia Adams was caught at ‘short-mid-wicket’ by Ami Campbell, from Jess Jonassen; *Naomi Dattani was caught by keeper Lauren Winfield-Hill from Jess Jonassen ; *Mid-way, 79/3 after 19 overs (107/4 after 25 ov.); *Ella McCaughan was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Ami Campbell from Maddie Ward; *During lunch, match was reduced (a second reduction) to 38 overs. *Scoring her maiden ‘fifty’ for Hants, Francesca Sweet was caught by keeper Lauren Winfield-Hill, from Beth Langston; *Four balls later, Megan Sturge fell short of a second-run, ‘run-out’ by Sterre Kalis’s throw to Beth Langston receiving at the non-striker’s end; Hants women batting: Ella McCaughan 51(68); Francesca Sweet 50(59); Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby 31(36); Amanda-Jade Wellington 41*not out(27); Yorks women bowling: Jess Jonassen 3/24(8); Maddie Ward 1/18(3); Beth Langston 1/39(6); Ines Blackwell 1/39(8);
Yorks women wearing blue watercolour shades; *skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill; [Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby keeping wicket for Hants women]; *with guest internationals Sterre Kalis (NL); & Jess Jonassen (Australia); *Score 32/0 after 7 overs power-play;*Mis-timing a full-length ball, Georgie Boyce was caught by keeper Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby, from Naomi Dattani; *Mis-timing a ‘drive’ outside-off, Lauren Winfield-Hill was stumped by Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby, from Amanda-Jade Wellington; *Jess Jonassen was caught at ‘mid-off’ by Amanda-Jade Wellington, from Poppy Tulloch; *Mid-way scores 82/3 (vs 79/3) after 19 overs (113/4 vs 107/4 after 25 ov.) *Ami Campbell was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Naomi Dattani, from Georgia Adams; *Ines Blackwell was caught at ‘extra cover’ by Naomi Dattani, from Bex Tyson; *Four balls later, Sterre Kalis was bowled ‘middle-and-off,’ by Naomi Dattani; *Maddie Ward was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Georgia Adams from Bex Tyson; *Claudia Cooper was ‘run-out’ from ‘deep-square’ by Ella McCaughan’s throw to Bex Tyson receiving at the non-striker’s end; Yorks women batting: Sterre Kalis 46(60); Lauren Winfield-Hill 35(38); Beth Langston 26*not out(21); Georgie Boyce 22(42); Grace Hall 21*not out(15); Ines Blackwell 11(26); Hants women bowling: Naomi Dattani 2/35(6); Bex Tyson 2/41(8); Poppy Tulloch 1/15(3); Amanda-Jade Wellington 1/31(8); Georgia Adams 1/36(6);
Match result: Hampshire (women) 205/7(@5.3 runs-per-over from 38/38 ov.) beat Yorkshire (women) 196/8 (@5.1 r-p-o target 213 runs from 38/38 ov.) by 16 runs (DLS method)
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mc5520000-6664-a623-a06b-08de2dc24a12
*Upcoming League one fixtures @url: https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4408104/metro-bank-one-day-cup-womens-competition-fixtures-2026
*Footnote for clarity: Francesca Sweet scored one ‘ton’ and two ‘fifties’ when playing in ‘League Two’ for Foxes women (2025).’ Hence ‘maiden ‘fifty’ meaning refers to ‘League One,’ when playing for Hampshire women.
