Somerset (women) vs Warwickshire (women) – match 44 – League One – at The Maer Ground Queen Drive, Exmouth on 17 June 2026
Somerset women staged a ‘dramatic fight-back’ that ended a poor run of six defeats at 50 overs. Bears women looked set for a half-decent score, reaching 146/2 by mid-way; but went on to lose their remainingeight wickets for nine runs in only 43 deliveries. Bagging career-best ‘List-A’ 4-fers, Somerset spinners Liv Barnes took 4 wickets /conceding 24 runs and Lola Harris took 4/32. When Somerset replied, guest Australian Anika Learoyd [70*not out (58)] made top-score and struck the winning ‘four’ for a bonus point, in what turned out to be a one-sided match. Livestream commentators: Charlie Taylor BBC Sport (Somerset) with reserve players Mollie Robbins and Emma Corney. Weather: cloud cover lifted for fine sunny afternoon 18C.
Warwickshire Bears (women) wearing dark blue stripes, with ‘bear’ logo and yellow numbers; skipper Georgia Davis *[Katie Jones keeping wicket for Somerset women]; *with guest international player Georgia Redmayne (Australia Women’s Big Bash League WBBL); *Left-handed batter Georgia Redmayne was bowled ‘middle-and-leg’ (bail dislodged) by Liv Barnes; *Score 70/1 after 10 overs power-play; *Playing across-the-line, Meg Austin went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Niamh Holland; *Mid-way 146/2 after 25ov (drinks); *Amu Surenkumar was caught low-down’ short-of-square’ by Ellie Anderson from Lola Harris, for a third-ball ‘duck’; *Left-handed batter Charis Pavely was stumped by Katie Jones, from Lola Harris; *Katie George was bowled ‘middle-and-off,’ by Liv Barnes; *Mis-timing ‘reverse-sweep,’ Abbey Freeborn was bowled ‘top-of-middle,’ by Lola Harris; *Three balls later, Mary Taylor was ‘run-out’ by keeper Katie Jones remote direct-hit to the striker’s-end, for a second-ball ‘duck’; *Georgia Davis was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Alex Griffiths, from Liv Barnes; *Alexa Stonehouse was caught low-down at ‘extra-cover’ by Bex Odgers, from Lola Harris for a third-ball ‘duck’; *Hannah Baker was bowled ’top-of-middle’ by Liv Barnes, for a seventh-ball ‘duck’; Warwicks women batting: Amu Surenkumar 58(72); Georgia Redmayne 32(32); Katie George 31(33); Meg Austin 17(32); Somerset women bowling: Liv Barnes 4/24(8.3); Lola Harris 4/32(9); Niamh Holland 1/23(4);
Somerset women wearing black with large white logos and plum helmets; *acting skipper Niamh Holland; *[Georgia Redmayne keeping wicket for Warwicks women]; *guest international Anika Learoyd; (Australia Women’s Big Bash League WBBL); *Bex Odgers was ‘run-out’ from ‘mid-wicket’ by Charis Pavely’s throw to keeper Georgia Redmayne receiving, to break the striker’s-end wicket; *Mis-timing a slog, Sophie Luff was caught aerial at ‘backward-point’ by Abbey Freeborn, from Alexa Stonehouse; *Score 68/2(vs70/1) after 10 overs power-play; *Niamh Holland was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Katie George, from Georgia Davis;Somerset women batting: Anika Learoyd 70*not out (58); Sophie Luff 34(32); Jess Hazell 32*not out (25); Niamh Holland 13(12); Warwicks women bowling: Alexa Stonehouse 1/32(6); Georgia Davis 1/31(4);
Match result: Somerset (women) 161/3 (target 161 from 21.4/50 overs@7.4 runs-per-over) beat Warwickshire Bears (women) 160 ‘All out’ (@4.7 r-p-o from 33.3/50 ov.) by seven wickets with 170balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#c43d251c2-5e06-43de-826f-47d67a843862_md86cf52a-5dfd-43f8-a2a0-89accd08d466
*Mid-term results with upcoming League one fixtures @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/05/17/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-one-women/
