Middlesex (women) vs Derbyshire Falcons(women) (match 20, league two -‘stand-alone’ fixture); at Merchant Taylors’ School (Northwood, Middx) on 7 June 2026
Defending t20 league-two champions Middx women put on an exhibition match versus Falcons, who lie second-bottom among nine competing teams (at time of writing.) Batting first, Pippa Sproul carried her bat with top-score [83*not out(from 57 balls)]; having opened with Finty Trussler – pictured 33(55) – the pair’s first-wicket banking 85 runs toward Middx womens’ challenging score. When Falcons women replied, only two batters made double-figures, with a trio of ‘ducks’ appearing on their scorecard. The match reached its climax during Falcons womens’ eighteenth over from Hannah Davis (3/10), when Falcons lost three wickets. That included a ‘run-out.’ Without any score-board pressure, Falcons top-scorer Lauren Kenvyn 52*not out (61) showed ’spirited resistance,’ striking defiant ‘fours’ from both remaining ’overs’ to bring-up her ‘fifty.’ Middx women claimed their decisive victory by a comfortable margin of 64 runs. Weather fine as elsewhere, but blustery 17C.
Middlesex women wearing new colours for 20 overs: two-tone vertical striped pink shirts with black trim over black joggers; skipper Saskia Horley (Scots international and Australia’s WBBL); *[Matilda Atherton-Gater keeping wicket for Falcons women]; *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 40/0; & 78/0 by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Finty Trussler was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Lauren Kenvyn, from Ria Fackrell; *Saskia Horley was caught at ‘cover’ by diving Adrianna Darlow, from Prisha Bedi; *Gaia Gole wafered an edge to keeper Matilda Atherton-Gater, from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; Middlesex women batting Pippa Sproul 83*not out(57); Finty Trussler 33(35); Georgia Irving 18*not out(13); Falcons women bowling: Ria Fackrell 1/25(4); Prisha Bedi 1/19(4); Rhiannon Knowling-Davies 1/39(4);
Falcons women wearing dark-blue with light-blue leg stripes and blue helmets and blue numbers; *skipper Adrianna Darlow *[Pippa Sproul keeping wicket for Middx women]; Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth & Ria Fackrell (Yorks loans); *Jess Couser was ‘run-out’ by Gaia Gole at the non-striker’s end; *Ria Fackrell was caught at ‘backward point’ by Riva Pindoria from Lauren Turner; *Next ball, driving across-the-line, Frances Lonsdale was bowled ‘top-of-off’ by Lauren Turner for a ‘golden-duck;’ *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 28/3 (vs40/0); *Notably without foot movement, Becca Duckworth was caught-and-bowled by Rachana Cambampaty; *Malisha Tennakoon was stumped by Pippa Sproul, from Hannah Davis; *46/5 (vs78/0) by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Adrianna Darlow was caught by keeper Pippa Sproul, from Alice Whitmore; *Matilda Atherton-Gater was ‘run-out’ from ‘deep extra-cover’ by Lauren Turner’s direct-hit; *Three balls later, Prisha Bedi was caught by Alice Whitmore from Hannah Davis for a second-ball ‘duck;’ *Next ball Rhiannon Knowling-Davies, was bowled by Hannah Davis for a ‘golden-duck;’ No further wickets fell; Falcons women batting: LaurenKenvyn 52*not out (61); Ria Fackrell 16(17); Middlesex women bowling: Hannah Davis 3/10(4); Lauren Turner 2/17(4); Rachana Cambampaty 1/14(4); Alice Whitmore 1/12(2);
Match result: Middlesex (women) 154/3 (@7.7 runs-per-over from 20 overs) beat Derbyshire Falcons (women) 90/9 (@4.5 r-p-o; target 155 from 20/20ov.) by 64 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#me5e80000-9b94-4272-713e-08de2c26e644
*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/
