Kent (Horses) (women) vs Middlesex (women) (match 19, L2) at The Spitfire Ground St Lawrence, Canterbury on Sunday, 26 July 2026
With ‘remarkable effort,’ Horses beat an ‘incredibly strong’ Middx womens’ team, who remain top-of-table with one solitary defeat. Batting first, Middx posted three ‘fifties’ from Saskia Horley 63(56); and Riva Pindoria 60(72) whose third wicket partnership of 129 wha followed by Artemis Downer 67*not out(56) and Abi Whybrow 48(36) whose sixth-wicket partnership added 89. Turning to Horses run-chase, wicket-keeper-batter Rachel King scored her maiden competition A-list ’ton’ from Horses’ third-and-fourth wicket partnerships with Maddy Blinkhorn-Jones 44(32); and Elsa Barnfather 51(65) – with a century partnership. Commentators were especially impressed by Izzy James 16(12) whose cameo nudged Horses into a winning position; and Genevieve ‘Gen’ Jeer 40*n(40) who chalked-up an undoubtedly ‘historic win.’ Commentators: Cam Ponsonby (BBC Sport) with Nick Dillam (Kent Cricket News) and Katya Witney (Wisden.) Weather: cloudless continuing ‘heatwave’ 29C.
Middlesex women wearing navy-blue split with lilac fronts, underarm splash and navy pads, skipper Saskia Horley, also Scottish international; [Rachel King keeping wicket for Horses women]; *debutante Siya Nanavati; *with Pippa Sporoul (Scots international); *Short of a ‘single,’ diving non-striker Pippa Sproul was ‘run-out’ by Hollie Young’s throw to keeper Rachel King; *Score 42/1 after 10 overs power-play; *Left-handed batter Scarlett Hughes was caught aerial at ‘mid-on’ by Coco Streets, from Hollie Young; *Drinks taken mid-way, on 131/2; *Riva Pindoria was caught aerial at ‘backward-point’ by Hollie Young, from Hannah Hardwick; *Short of an ‘overthrow,’ Saskia Horley was ‘run-out’ by Sydney Gorham’s throw to Rachel King receiving at the striker’s-end; *Finty Trussler was caught leg-side by keeper Rachel King, from Gen Jeer; *Mis-timing a ‘sweep,’ Abi Whybrow edged to keeper Rachel King, from Sydney Gorham; *Short of a second-run, Issy Routledge was ‘run-out’ by Kelly Castle’s throw to Sydney Gorham receiving at the non-striker’s end; Middx women batting: Artemis Downer 67*n(56); Saskia Horley 63(56); Riva Pindoria 60(72); Abi Whybrow 48(36); Pippa Sproul 21(32); Scarlett Hughes 15(28); Finty Trussler 13(15); Horses bowling: Sydney Gorham 1/45(10); Gen Jeer 1/47(8); Hannah Hardwick 1/52(10); Hollie Young 1/69(10);
Kent (Horses) women wearing pale blue tops with red-and-black neck chevrons and dark blue joggers, pads and horses logo caps; *skipper Megan Belt *[Scarlett Hughes keeping wicket for Middx women]; *with Genevieve ‘Gen’ Jeer (England Women U19 Tri-Series Squad 2026) *Coco Streets was bowled, with her ‘middle-stump’ flattened by Layla Judge; *Kelly Castle went for a ‘carbon-copy’ dismissal, also bowled by Layla Judge; *Score 55/2 (vs 42/1) after 10 overs power-play; *Maddy Blinkhorn-Jones was caught behind by keeper Scarlett Hughes, from Saskia Horley; *Drinks taken mid-way, on 144/3 (vs131/2); *Elsa Barnfather was caught at ‘long-on’ by Hannah Davis, from Issy Routledge; *Mis-timing a ‘slog,’ Rachel King was ‘clean-bowled’ top-of-middle by Saskia Horley; *Missing a ‘drive’ Hannah Hardwick was caught at ‘deep extra-cover’ by Riva Pindoria, from Siya Nanavati; *Hollie Young was stumped by Scarlett Hughes, from Saskia Horley; *Isabella ‘Izzy’ James steepled catch to ‘extra cover,’ caught by Saskia Horley, from Issy Routledge; Horses batting: Rachel King 106(84); Elsa Barnfather 51(65); Maddy Blinkhorn-Jones 44(32); Genevieve ‘Gen’ Jeer 40*n(40); Coco Streets 20(24); Isabella ‘Izzy’ James 16(12); Hollie Young 10(6); Middx women bowling: Saskia Horley 3/55(9.2); Layla Judge 2/51(10); Issy Routledge 2/67(10);
Kent (Horses) (women) 309/8 (@6.3 runs-per-over from 48.2/50 overs; beat Middlesex (women) 306/7 (@6.1 r-p-o from 50 overs) by two wickets with 10 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mc5520000-6664-a623-3c8d-08de2dc24edc
*Upcoming League two fixtures 50ov (2026) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/04/25/metro-bank-one-day-cup-womens-tournament-for-50-overs-league-two-may-update-2026/
*Top ten 20ov ‘league one’ best batters and bowlers (2026) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/07/28/womens-vitality-blast-league-one-top-ten-for-2026/
*Top ten 20ov ‘league two’ best batters and bowlers (2026) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/07/30/womens-vitality-blast-league-two-top-ten-for-2026/
