Gloucestershire (women) vs Kent (Horses) (women) – (match 29, L2) at Cheltenham College on Sunday, 16 August 2026
Celebrating the second ‘middle’ week of the Towergate Cheltenham cricket festival, on which occasion, Kent (Horses) women bowled-out Gloucestershire women before mid-way to ‘book their place’ in the competition’s semi-finals. Previously, both teams got through to June’s 20-overs semis. Commentators lauded Isabella James, whose exceptional ’slow trajectory’ leg-spin had ‘lots of flight’ and bagged her a match-winning 5-fer (taking 5 wickets/conceding 18 runs.) When batting, openers Kelly Castle and Coco Street took no chances with Horses’ semi-final qualification hopes, scoring 33/0 (vs 72/4) after 10 overs power-play. Post-match, Fran Wilson (Gloucestershire womens’ Head Coach) expressed ‘frustration’ via social media at Gloucs women ending their semi-final chances with a disappointing ‘home defeat.’ Commentators were Ed Seabourne (BBC Sport Online & Radio 5 SX/SX2) with Ian Randall (BBC Sport, the voice of Radio Gloucs.) Weather: mainly cloudy, hot, with occasional sunny spells 26C.
Gloucestershire women wearing black with heraldic county logos and black joggers; skipper Liv Daniels; *[Rachel King keeping wicket for Horses]; *without Chloe Brewer (Warwicks loan); *Ameile Munday was caught at ‘cover’ by Hollie Young, from Sydney Gorham; *Georgina Start went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Hannah Hardwick; *Izzy Storrar was bowled top-of-middle’ with bails sent flying by Sydney Gorham; *Indira ‘Izzy’ Patel was caught by keeper Rachel King, from Genevieve Jeer; *Liv Daniels was caught at ‘deep mid-on’ by Megan Belt, from Isabella James; *Score 72/4 after 10 overs power-play; *Emily Geach was caught-and-bowled by Isabella James; *Char E Phillips was caught aerial at ‘backward-point’ by Elsa Barnfather, from Isabella James; *Alice Hill chipped aerial to ’deep-square,’ caught by Coco Streets, from Isabella James; *Charlotte R ‘Charlie’ Phillips was bowled top-of-middle’ with bails sent flying by Megan Belt; *Caitlin Belcher mis-timed aerial, caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Hannah Hardwick, from Isabella James; Gloucs women batting: Emily Geach 28(33); Indira ‘Izzy’ Patel 13(15); Caitlin Belcher 12(27); Izzy Storrar 11(10); Kent (Horses) women bowling: Isabella James 5/18(7); Sydney Gorham 2/23(6); Genevieve Jeer 1/12(2); Hannah Hardwick 1/37(3);
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 *[Georgina Start keeping wicket for Gloucs women]; *with Genevieve ‘Gen’ Jeer (England Women U19 Tri-Series Squad 2026); *Score 33/0 (vs 72/4) after 10 overs power-play; *Coco Streets was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Alice Bird, from Liv Daniels; *Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Liv Daniels; Horses women batting: Kelly Castle 57*not out(71); Elsa Barnfather 28*n(22); Coco Streets 20(44); Gloucestershire women bowling: Liv Daniels 2/31(7);
Match result: Kent (Horses) (women) 110/2 (@4.7 runs-per-over /target 107 from 23.2/50 overs.) beat Gloucestershire (women) 106 ‘All out’ (@4.4 r-p-o from 24/50 ov.) by eight wickets with 156 balls remaining
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