Yorkshire (women) vs The Blaze (women) (match 54, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Leeds, Headingley Stadium on 12 July 2026
Convincing win for The Blaze – already qualified for Finals day on 17 July, underscored by guest Australian Charli Knott – pictured 84*not out(57) who ‘scored half-the-runs’ with career-best top-score. Batting first, White Rose were bowled-out ‘below-par.’ Blaze seamers Grace Ballinger 3/31 & Charley N Phillips 3/18 took three wickets each. By comparison, White Rose were ahead both after their power-play (44/2 vs 31/4); also by mid-way (69/2 vs 52/5.) Key Blaze sixth-wicket partnership of 75 runs between skipper Kirstie Gordon 24(30); partnered by Charli Knott who took Blaze across-the-line. Charli Knott scored the winning ‘four’ with five balls to spare. Commentators added that previously, White Rose had turned around a disappointing run, ending their first ‘league one’ t20 campaign with three recent wins. Commentators for Yorks Cricket Livestream were Mike McCann (Sports journalist); with Dr Jane Powell (President Yorks CCC and ECB’s Disabilities Performance Manager); Aaron Viles (Cricketfanaticsmag.com) plus guest Gill Smith (World-cup winner, former England womens’ international left-arm seamer and author.) Weather: ‘very hot’ (continuing heat wave) 29C.
Yorkshire (White Rose) women wearing wearing black with yellow batting pads, and white numbering; *skipper Lauren Winfield-Hill *[Sarah Bryce keeping wicket for Blaze women] *with international player Georgia Redmayne (Australia WBBL) & Sterre Kalis (NL); *with Lancs loan Alice Clarke; *Ami Campbell was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Georgia Elwiss from Charley N Phillips; *Jess Jonassen was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Georgia Elwiss, from Kirstie Gordon; *After 6 overs ‘power-play 44/2;*Score 69/2 by ‘mid-way (after 10 overs); *Next ‘over,’ Erin Thomas was caught at ‘mid-off’ by Georgia Elwiss, from Grave Ballinger; *Lauren Winfield-Hill went ‘leg-before’ to Charli Knott; *Sarah Glenn was caught at ‘deep backward-square’ by Josie Groves, from Charley N Phillips; *Two balls later, Alice Clarke was ‘run-out’ by Charli Knott at the non-striker’s end, for a second-ball ‘duck;’ *Next ‘over,’ Beth Langston was caught by Georgia Elwiss, from Kirstie Gordon; *Sterre Kalis was bowled by Grace Ballinger; *Two balls later, Hannah Rainey, ‘run-out’ by Lucy Higham’s throw to keeper Sarah Bryce receiving at the ‘striker’s-end’; *Next ball Jess Woolston was clean-bowled by Grace Ballinger for a ‘golden duck;’ Yorks (White Rose) women batting: Lauren Winfield-Hill 29(22); Jess Jonassen 23(22); Erin Thomas 23(23); Sterre Kalis 23(24); Blaze women bowling: Charley N Phillips 3/18(3); Grace Ballinger 3/31(3.5); Kirstie Gordon 2/17(4); Charli Knott 1/19(4);
The Blaze women wearing orange stripe with over black with half-white vertical trouser stripe and black pads; *skipper Kirstie Gordon; [Lauren Winfield-Hill keeping wicket for Yorks women]; *With international player Charli Knott (Australia WBBL); *without Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tammy Beaumont or Amy Jones (England test match call-up); *Sarah Bryce was caught by Lauren Winfield-Hill, from Holly Garton for a ‘golden duck’; *Kathryn Bryce was bowled by Jess Jonassen; *Mistiming a ‘drive,’ Marie Kelly was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Beth Langston, from Holly Garton; *Georgia Elwiss went ‘leg-before’ to Sarah Glenn, for a fifth-ball ‘duck’; *After 6 overs ‘power-play 31/4 (vs44/2); *Emma Jones was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Jess Woolston; *Score 52/5 (vs 69/2) by ‘mid-way (after 10 overs); *Kirstie Gordon was caught aerial at ‘long-off’ by Sterre Kalis, from Jess Woolston; *Next ‘over,’ without foot-movement, Josie Groves was bowled by Beth Langston for a ‘golden duck’; Blaze women batting: Charli Knott 84*not out(57); Kirstie Gordon 24(30); Yorks (White Rose) women bowling: Holly Garton 2/17(4); Jess Woolston 2/26(4) Jess Jonassen 1/25(4); Beth Langston 1/17(3); Sarah Glenn 1/30(4);
Match result: The Blaze (women) 123/7(@6.3 runs-per-over, target 122 from 19.1/20 overs) beat Yorkshire (women) 122 ‘All out’ (@6.2 r-p-o from 19.5/20ov ) by three wickets with five balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#me5e80000-9b94-4272-2b9d-08de2c26e438
*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: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/05/17/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-one-women/
