Glamorgan vs Kent (Horses)(match 17, league two -‘stand-alone’ fixture); at Spytty Park Newport (Wales) on 7 June 2026
Kent Horses women chased-down 92 runs to claim an eight-wicket shock victory over table-topping Glamorgan women. Key success factors were ’sharp fielding;’ ‘stump-to-stump’ bowling and fewer gifted ‘wides.’ By comparison, scores were level-pegging after six overs power-play (30/1 vs 33/0.) Either side of mid-way, Glamorgan women lost three hard-hitting batters including the skipper with top-score. Only two other batters chalked-up double-figures as their innings closed below-par on a barely defendable score. Three bowlers took two wickets each. Kent womens’ openers Coco Streets 27(34) and Amy Gordon 29(46) made no mistakes, banking 62 for the Horses’ first wicket. Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones 20(16) partnered by Rachel King 12(9) saw the Horses safely home. Weather as elsewhere, fine but blustery; following overnight rain 17C.
Glamorgan women wearing yellow-splash shirts with black collars, black joggers and daffodil logos; skipper Lauren Parfitt; *[Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones keeping wicket for Kent]; *with Aylish Cranstone (short-term Surrey loan); *also with Leah Dobson (Durham Cricket loan); *Mis-timing to ’square,’ Daisy Jeanes went ‘leg-before’ to Hollie Young; *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 30/1; *Leah Dobson was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Isabella James’ googly; *Lauren Parfitt was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Hollie Young, from Megan Belt; *49/3 by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Lobbing a return ‘dolly,’ Bethan Gammon was ‘caught-and-bowled’ by Isabella James; *Mis-timing a ‘scoop,’ left-handed batter Aylish Cranstone was ‘stumped’ by keeper Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones, from Zeena Bilal; *Playing across-the-line, Gemma Porter was bowled ‘top-of-middle by Megan Belt; *Eve Jackson was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Elsa Barnfather from Sydney Gorham; *Jasmine ‘Jazz’ Westley was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Hollie Young; Glamorgan women batting: Lauren Parfitt 25(29); Daisy Jeanes 15(16); Eve Jackson 10(14); Horses women bowling: Hollie Young 2/11(3); Isabella James 2/12(4); Megan Belt 2/13(4); Zeena Bilal 1/18(3); Sydney Gorham 1/20(4);
Kent (Horses) women wearing dark-blue shirts with light-blue shoulders and white numbers; *skipper Megan Belt *[Beth Gammon keeping wicket for Glamorgan women]; *Level-pegging after 6 overs ‘power-play’ 33/0 (vs30/1); *52/0 (vs49/3) by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Playing backward defence, Coco Streets was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Katie Cobb; *Mis-timing a ‘drive,’ Amy Gordon was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Daisy Jeanes, from Katy Cobb; Horses women batting: Amy Gordon 29(46); Coco Streets 27(34); Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones 20(16); Rachel King 12(9); Glamorgan women bowling: Katy Cobb 2/28(4);
Match result: Kent (women) 95/2 (@5.4 runs-per-over from 17.3/target 92 from 20ov.) beat Glamorgan (women) 91/8 (@4.5 r-p-o from 20ov.) by eight wickets with 15 balls remaining
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*Upcoming League two fixtures 20ov (2026) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/12/17/vitality-blast-league-two-fixtures-for-season-2026-4-of-4/
*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/
