Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Yorkshire (White Rose) (women) (match 35, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on 5 July 2026
White Rose unexpectedly scored ’back-to-back’ wins – their second win this season at t20, since arriving in ‘league one.’ Billed by commentators as a ‘must-win’ match for Bears to qualify for the ‘knock-outs’ beyond the group stage, much attention focused upon Bears’ top-scorer Abbey Freeborn [65 runs (from 49 balls.) Aaron Viles’ ‘cartwheel’ analysis showed that one-third of her scoring shots were backward of the leg-side quadrant. As the match unfolded, ‘White Rose’ gained twenty-runs advantage from their ‘power-play’ by batters ‘running hard’, and ‘picking their gaps’ to eliminate ‘dot’ balls. Guest Australian Jess Jonassen 65(40) made top-score. That placed pressure on Bears bowlers who ‘dragged it back’ when both ‘guest internationals’ wickets fell within five balls. Former England players saw ‘White Rose’ home. Once Lauren Winfield-Hill 42(35) went short of ‘fifty,’ Sarah Glenn – pictured replaced her effectively for the next three overs. Match reached its climax when Sarah Glenn scored the winning ‘four’ with three balls remaining. Commentators for Bears TV Livestream were Melinda Farrell (The Blaze TV & SKY TV); Adam Bridge (co-host); and Aaron Viles (Cricketfanaticsmag.com). Weather: clouds lifted for fine afternoon 22C.
Bears women wearing ’sky’ blue diamond cheque with yellow trim over dark blue; with yellow helmets and black caps; *skipper Georgia Davis *[Lauren Winfield-Hill keeping wicket for White Rose women] *with international player Georgia Redmayne (Australia WBBL); *without Issy Wong (England IT20 World-Cup call-up); *Mis-timing a ‘huge heave,’ Katie George overstepped and was ‘stumped’ by Lauren Winfield-Hill, from spinner Holly Garton; *After 6 overs ‘power-play 39/1; *Drifting leg-side, Nat Wraith was ‘stumped’ by Lauren Winfield-Hill, from left-armed spinner Jess Jonassen; *Score 66/2 by ‘mid-way (after 10 overs); *Abbey Freeborn ‘wafered-an-edge’ to keeper Lauren Winfield-Hill, from Jess Woolston; Bears women batting: Abbey Freeborn 65(49); Georgia Redmayne 52*not out(36); Nat Wraith 24(21); Em Arlott 15*not out(9);White Rose women bowling: Jess Woolston 1/17(3); Jess Jonassen 1/34(4); Holly Garton 1/33(4);
Yorkshire (White Rose) women wearing black with yellow batting pads, and white numbering; *Skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill [Nat Wraith keeping wicket for Bears]; *with Alice Clarke (Lancs loan); *With guest internationals Jess Jonassen (Australia WBBL) & Sterre Kalis (NL) *Clipping upright bat,’ Erin Thomas was caught aerial at ‘short-fine’ by keeper Nat Wraith running round, from seamer Em Arlott’s short delivery; *Ami Campbell was caught aerial at ‘mid-off’ by Georgia Davis, from Em Arlott coming over-the-wicket; *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 52/2 (vs39/1); *Score 92/2 (vs 66/2) by ‘mid-way (after 10 overs); *Jess Jonassen was ‘stumped’ by keeper Nat Wraith, from spinner Millie Taylor; *Sterre Kalis steepled aerial from a thick-edge, caught-and-bowled by Amu Surenkumar; *Mis-timing ‘reverse-sweep,’ Lauren Winfield-Hill was caught outside the ring at ‘point,’ by Georgia Redmayne, from Millie Taylor; White Rose women batting: Jess Jonassen 65(40); Lauren Winfield-Hill 42(35); Sarah Glenn 21*not out(11); Alice Clarke 15*not out(18); Ami Campbell 10(8); Bears women bowling: Em Arlott 2/27(3.3); Millie Taylor 2/29(4); Amu Surenkumar 1/19(3);
*Match result: Yorkshire (White Rose) (women)165/5 (@8.4 runs-per-over/target 162 from 19.3/20ov.) beat Warwickshire Bears (women) 161/3 (@8 r-p-o from 20ov.) by five wickets
*Video scorecard, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#me5e80000-9b94-4272-49aa-08de2c26e349
*Upcoming League one ‘Vitality Blast’ (20ov.) fixtures @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/12/17/vitality-blast-league-one-fixtures-for-2026-3-of-4/
*Upcoming League one ‘MetroBank’ (50ov.) fixtures with mid-term results @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#me5e80000-9b94-4272-bf7b-08de2c26e211
