The Blaze (women) vs Yorkshire (women) – match 47 – League One – at Chesterfield Cricket Club, Queens Park, Chesterfield on 23 June 2026
The Blaze’s batters ‘always looked confident’ to win their run-chase. Yorks women ’struggled against spin’ and were bowled-out prematurely for 150. Yorks main sixthpartnership between Sarah Glenn and Becca Duckworth added 59 runs. In contrast, commentators lauded The Blaze’s skipper Marie Kelly – pictured [66 runs (from 87 balls)] for exerting ‘control’ over the match, making top-score from three partnerships. Her third ‘match-winning’ partnership with Prisha Thanawala that added 51 runs, took The Blaze within sight of victory by a wide margin-of-safety. Without any scoreboard pressure, Lucy Higham scored the winning ’single’ on a sweltering summer’s day. Best bowler was Charley N Phillips who took 3/29. Commentators were Melinda ‘Mel’ Farrell (The Blaze TV & SKY) and James Carr, as ECB’s visiting Regional Director of Women’s Cricket from the North-East (incorporating Yorkshire.) ‘Stunning’ weather: blue sky, wispy clouds, slight breeze 25C
Yorks women wearing blue watercolour shades; *skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill; [Ella Claridge keeping wicket for The Blaze]; *with guest international Jess Jonassen (Australia); *debutante Lucy Randle-Bissell (Yorks Academy); *with Ines Blackwell, (Academy) *without guest internationals Sterre Kalis (NL) or Rachel Slater (Scotland) – both t20 World-cup call-up); *Left-handed batter Ami Campbell was caught aerial at ‘point’ by Prisha Thanawala diving forward, from Charli Knott; *Lauren Winfield-Hill was caught-and-bowled from a ‘thick-edge’ by Charley N Phillips; *Left-handed batter Jess Jonassen was bowled ‘through-the-gate,’ by Charli Knott; *Score 40/3 after 10 overs power-play; *Erin Thomas went ‘leg-before’ to left-armed spinner Maria Andrews; *Short of a ‘single,’ Alice Clarke was ‘run-out’ by Prisha Thanawala’s throw from ‘point,’ to keeper Ella Claridge receiving at the striker’s end; *Mid-way 93/5 after 25ov (drinks); *Sarah Glenn was caught at ‘backward-point’ – a ‘great catch’ by Lucy Higham, from Charley N Phillips; *Mis-timing a ‘huge heave,’ Becca Duckworth was stumped by Ella Claridge, from Marie Andrews; *Beth Langston went plumb ’leg-before’ to Georgia Elwiss; *Playing forward, Ines Blackwell was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Georgia Elwiss; *Lucy Randle-Bissell was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Charley N Phillips; Yorks women batting: Sarah Glenn 30(41); Becca Duckworth 26(84); Erin Thomas 25(33); Ines Blackwell 17(30); Alice Clarke 15(25); Blaze women bowling: Charley N Phillips 3/29(8.3); Maria Andrews 2/20(10); Charli Knott 2/27(8); Georgia Elwiss 2/34(7);
The Blaze women wearing orange-and-black ‘paper tiger’ stripes with black joggers; *acting skipper Marie Kelly *[Lauren Winfield-Hill keeping wicket for Yorks women]; *with guest international Charli Knott (Australia WBBL); *without Kirstie Gordon, Kathryn & Sarah Bryce (Scotland t20 World-Cup call-up); *Tammy Beaumont went ‘leg-before’ Beth Langston; *Charli Knott also went ‘leg-before’ to Beth Langston; *Georgia Elwiss was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Beth Langston; *Score 59/3 (vs40/3); after 10 overs power-play; *Michaela Kirk waved-an-edge, caught by keeper Lauren Winfield-Hill, from Sarah Glenn; *Prisha Thanawala was ‘run-out’ from ‘mid-off’ by Beth Langston’s direct-hit to the non-striker’s end; *Mid-way 124/4 (vs93/5) after 25ov (drinks); *Scoring ‘fifty,’ Marie Kelly went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Ines Blackwell’s next ball; The Blaze women batting: Marie Kelly 66(87); Prisha Thanawala 30(36); Michaela Kirk 18(26); Charli Knott 12(14); Yorks women bowling: Beth Langston 3/43(8); Ines Blackwell 1/24(5.1); Sarah Glenn 1/38(6);
Match result: The Blaze (women) 151/6 ( target 151 from 30.1/50 overs@4.9 runs-per-over) beat Yorkshire (women) 150 All out (@3.5 r-p-o from 42.3/50 ov.) by four wickets with 119 balls 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_mc5520000-6664-a623-cb79-08de2dc24b0f
*Mid-term results with upcoming League one fixtures @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/05/17/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-one-women/
