Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) vs Derbyshire Falcons (women)(match 22 , league two -‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Horton House Cricket Club (Denton Road) Northampton on 14 June 2026
Midlands derby, in which third-placed Steelbacks women secured their second straight win. Strong bowling performance saw only three Falcons batters scoring into double-figures. Lauren Kenvyn [46* not-out(from 57 balls)] top-scored with seven ‘fours.’ When Steelbacks replied, skipper Gemma Marriott [49 runs (from 37 balls)] scored most runs to win the low-scoring match without any scoreboard-pressure. No other Steelbacks batter reached double-figures. Best Falcons womens bowler was Rhiannon Knowling-Davies who took a 3-fer [taking 3 wickets/conceding 15 runs.) Weather as elsewhere: fine day with blue sky, wispy clouds and slight breeze 20C.
Falcons women wearing dark-blue with light-blue leg stripes and blue helmets and blue numbers; *skipper Adrianna Darlow *[Chloe Hill keeping wicket for Steelbacks women]; *debutante Aamna Khan; *with Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth (Yorks loan); *without Ria Fackrell; *Jess Couser was bowled with her leg-stump skittled by Bethan Robinson, for a second-ball ‘duck;’ *Becca Duckworth was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Ella V Phillips; *Frances Lonsdale was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Ella V Phillips; *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 16/3 & 36/3 by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Mis-timing a ‘cut,’ Malisha Tennakoon top-edged, caught-and-bowled by Anisha Patel; *Aamna Khan was ‘run-out’ from ‘point’ by Lenny Sims’ throw to keeper Chloe Hill receiving at the ’non-striker’s end for a fourth-ball ‘duck’Falcons women batting: Lauren Kenvyn 46*not out(57);Malisha Tennakoon 16(27); Adrianna Darlow 10(17); Steelbacks women bowling: Ella V Phillips 2/8(4); Anisha Patel 1/9(4); Bethan Robinson 1/8(2);
Steelbacks women wearing plain pink shirts over dark blue joggers with dark blue pads; *skipper Gemma Marriott *[Matilda Atherton-Gater keeping wicket for Falcons women]; *debutante t20 Michaela Kirk (Blaze loan); *also with Mabel Reid (Essex Academy); Amelia Kemp (Yorks academy); *without Beth Ascott; *Mabel Reid was caught at ‘mid-off’ by leaping Rhiannon Knowling-Davies, from Adrianna Darlow for an eighth-ball ‘duck’ *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 43/1 (vs 16/3); *Missing a ‘drive,’ Amelia Kemp was bowled with her ‘off-stump’ flattened by Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; *58/2 (vs36/3) by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Mis-timing a ‘pull,’ Michaela Kirk was caught aerial at ‘fine’ by Jess Couser, from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; *Gemma Marriott was caught at ‘long off’ by Aamna Khan, from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; Steelbacks women batting: Gemma Marriott 49(37); Falcons women bowling: Rhiannon Knowling-Davies 3/15(4); Adrianna Darlow 1/17(2.2);
Match result: Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) 78/4 (@5.8 runs-per-over /target 78 from 13.2/20 ov) beat Derbyshire Falcons (women) 77/5 (@3.8 r-p-o from 20 ov) by six wickets with 40 balls remaining
*Video scorecard courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#ce0e985c4-4fca-44be-8960-46856a59f3b0_mb14269b0-b436-4080-906e-79b4576b0686
*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/
Footnote *Certain sources may have mis-reported that Aamna Khan was ‘run-out’ by Alicia Prestland
