Yorkshire (White Rose) (women) vs Somerset 37 (women) (match 37, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Leeds Headingley Emerald Stadium, on 3 July 2026
White Rose women chalked-up their first ‘league-one’ competition win this season at t20. Their mammoth winning score made this season’s top-score (to-date): second-only to Surrey’s inaugural record 213/4 (match 10 vs Hawks on June 5, 2025.) Foundations were laid by a record fourth-wicket partnership of 167 runs between skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill – pictured wearing ‘Invincibles’ [99 runs(from 55 balls) her best t20 score- ‘list A’] – partnered by guest international Sterre Kalis [84*not out (from 50).] Match reached its climax when guest Australian Anika Learoyd [103*not out(from 49 balls)] bagged her consolation ‘ton’ from fellow Australian Jess Jonassen’s final ‘over.’ That reduced Somerset womens’ deficit to 11 runs, placing their ‘finals-day’ aspirations ‘on-hold.’ Commentators were Mike McCann (Sports journalist); with Dr Jane Powell (President Yorks CCC and ECB’s Disabilities Performance Manager); and Kumar Bansal (Executive Assistant to Dr Powell.) Weather: Sunny cloudless 22C
Yorkshire (White Rose) women wearing black with yellow batting pads, and white numbering; *Skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill [Jess Hazell keeping wicket for Somerset]; *with Alice Clarke (Lancs loan); *With guest internationals Jess Jonassen (Australia WBBL) & Sterre Kalis (NL); *Erin Thomas steepled from a ‘top-edge,’ caught-and-bowled to Alex Griffiths; *Ami Campbell was caught at ‘cover’ by Anika Learoyd, from Maddie Russell; *Jess Jonassen was caught at ‘point’ by Niamh Holland from Maddie Russell; *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ *Score 82/3 by ‘mid-way (after 10 overs); *One short of a ‘ton,’ Lauren Winfield-Hill was caught at ‘backward-point’ by Sophie Luff, from Maddie Russell; White Rose (women) batting: Lauren Winfield-Hill 99(55); Sterre Kalis 84*not out (50); Somerset (women) bowling: Maddie Russell 3/43; Alex Griffiths 1/34(4);
Somerset women wearing all-black with plum helmets and black caps; *skipper Sophie Luff; *[Lauren Winfield-Hill keeping wicket for White Rose women] *with international player Anika Learoyd (Australia Womens’ Big Bash League); *without Charlie Dean, Dani Gibson, Heather Knight (England IT20 World-Cup call-up); *Sophie Luff was caught at ‘short-third’ by Sarah Glenn, from Jess Woolston; *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 61/1 (vs 42/3); *Mis-timing a ‘sweep,’ Bex Odgers went ‘leg-before’ to Sarah Glenn; *Score 92/2 (vs 82/3) by ‘mid-way (after 10 overs); *Mis-timing a ‘sweep,’ Niamh Holland was bowled ‘middle-stump,’ by Sarah Glenn; *With two overs remaining, Alex Griffiths ‘retired out’ on a ‘dot’ ball *Without foot-movement, Ruby Davis mis-timed to ‘mid-on,’ caught by Sterre Kalis, from Beth Langston; Somerset (women) batting: Anika Learoyd 103*not out (49); Bex Odgers, 39(26); Niamh Holland 25(19); Sophie Luff 13(12); White Rose (women) bowling: Sarah Glenn 2/30(4); Jess Woolston 1/31(4); Beth Langston 1/37(4);
*Match result: Yorkshire (White Rose) (women) 210/4 (@10.5 runs-per-over from 20ov.) beat Somerset (women) 199/5 (@9.9 runs-per-over/target 211 from 20ov.) by 11 runs
*Video scorecard, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#me5e80000-9b94-4272-606f-08de2c26e2f1
*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
