Glamorgan (women) vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) – (match 21, L2) at Colwyn Bay Cricket Club, Rhos-On-Sea on Sunday, 2 August 2026
Top-of-table Glamorgan women chalked-up a ‘comprehensive’ 99-runs win over Steelbacks, with ten overs’ margin-of-safety. Loaned players Abbey Freeborn – pictured wearing Glamorgan colours [124 runs (from 123 balls)]; partnered by Megan Sturge 52(67) posted a century third-wicket stand to bolster Glamorgan women’s score shy of 300. Earlier, resident opener Daisy Jeanes 40(29) added 73 runs for their second wicket, with top strike-rate. Loaned player Michaela Kirk 84(57) was equally prominent when Steelbacks women replied. Michaela Kirk staged five substantive partnerships that added 30 runs when partnered by Amelia Kemp; 20 with Beth Ascott; 28 with Ava Clive; 20 with Mabel Reid; and 35 with Ria Fackrell. Glamorgan’s standout bowler was leg-spinner Poppy Walker who created mounting scoreboard pressure after taking a 5-fer [taking five Steelbacks women wickets/conceding 41 runs.] Weather: overcast 19C
Glamorgan women wearing yellow-splash shirts with black collars, black joggers and daffodil logos; skipper Lauren Parfitt; *[Chloe Hill keeping wicket for Steelbacks women] *with Megan McColl (Scottish international); *with Abbey Freeborn & Beth Gammon (Warwickshire loans); Megan Sturge (Hants Academy graduate loan); *Lauren Parfitt was bowled by Mabel Reid for a fourth-ball ‘duck;’ *Daisy Jeanes was caught by keeper Chloe Hill, from Ria Fackrell; *Score 74/2 after 10 overs power-play; Mid-way after 25 overs, vs 153/2; *Megan Sturge was bowled by Mabel Reid; *Bethan L Ellis was caught by Beth Ascott, from Gemma Marriott; *Megan McColl went ‘leg-before’ to Anisha Patel; *Eve Jackson was bowled by Ilenia ‘Lenny’ Sims; *Mis-timing ‘reverse-sweep,’ Abbey Freeborn was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Ria Fackrell; *Gemma Porter was caught at ‘cover’ by Ava Clive, from Ria Fackrell; Glamorgan women batting: Abbey Freeborn 124(123); Megan Sturge 52(67); Daisy Jeanes 40(29); Gemma Porter, 31(24); Eve Jackson 20(34); Steelbacks women bowling: Ria Fackrell 3/51(8); Mabel Reid 2/61(10); Anisha Patel 1/36(10); Gemma Marriott 1/44(9); Ilenia ‘Lenny’ Sims 1/58(10);
Steelbacks women wearing pale blue tops with black joggers and pads; skipper (50ov) Anisha Patel *[Abbey Freeborn keeping wicket for Glamorgan women]; *with Michaela Kirk (Blaze loan); *with Ria Fackrell (Yorks loan); *Chloe Hill was caught by Megan McColl from Anna-Mae Shearn; *Amelia Kemp was caught by diving keeper Abbey Freeborn from Anna-Mae Shearn; *Score 40/2 (vs 74/2) after 10 overs power-play; *Beth Ascott was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ stump by Poppy Walker; *Ava Clive was bowled ‘top-of-off-stump’ by Poppy Walker; *Gemma Marriott, stumped by Abbey Freeborn, from Poppy Walker; *Lenny Sims was bowled ‘middle-stump’ knocked back by Poppy Walker; *Mabel Reid was bowled by Poppy Walker; *Michaela Kirk was caught ‘outside-off’ by keeper Abbey Freeborn, from Bethan L Ellis; *Mid-way after 25 overs, on 145/8(vs 153/2); *Ria Fackrell was caught aerial at ‘long-on’ by Daisy Jeanes, from Gemma Porter; *Anisha Patel, caught-and-bowled by Eve Jackson for a fourth-ball ‘duck;’ Steelbacks women batting: Michaela Kirk 84(57); Ria Fackrell 38(49); Amelia Kemp 21(38); Clara Thakar 15(46); Glamorgan women bowling: Poppy Walker 5/41(10); Anna-Mae Shearn 2/62(5); Bethan L Ellis 1/23(5); Gemma Porter 1/37(6); Eve Jackson 1/27(6.3)
Match result: Glamorgan (women) 291/8 (@5.8 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs;) beat Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) 192 ‘All out’ (@5.1 r-p-o from 37.3/50 ov.,) by 99 runs with 75 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#c651dae65-9bfe-4f8a-897d-180550441e01_mdd5c9d53-c316-49b9-a245-b8630e51f919
*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/
