Essex (Eagles) (women) vs Surrey (women) – match 61, League One – at The Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford (Essex) on Sunday 06 September 2026
Surrey women posted their fifth-highest competition score overall, beating their previous season’s best – second only to scoring 389 vs Warwicks women on 11 April’26. Surrey womens’ qualification hopes stay alive, provided they win remaining matches; compared with Essex women who had already been knocked-out with insufficient points. Batting first, Surrey women staged three substantive partnerships: (A) 87 between Bryony Smith and Suné Luus (third-wicket); (B) 58 between Priyanaz ‘Priya’ Chatterji – pictured and Alice Monaghan (sixth-wicket); and (C) 103 between Priyanaz ‘Priya’ Chatterji and Phoebe Franklin. By comparison, Essex women mustered one ‘fifty’ partnership: between Jo Gardner and debutante Mollie Adams (recruited from ‘tier two’ team Sussex Sharks) the latter lauded by commentators and reporters for ‘hitting the best ’six’ of the day.’ In contrast, Essex women faced ‘pressure building’ (to score faster) and found themselves ‘squeezed-out’ as they fell short of their required-run-rate. Commentators: Guy Swindells with Isabelle ‘Issy’ Duncan (Cricket writer and broadcaster.) Weather: overcast, improved with white clouds and noticeable breeze 17C.
Surrey women wearing black with white county and sponsors logos with black caps and helmets (not brown as often described elsewhere); *with temporary skipper Alice Davidson-Richards – not Bryony Smith (match-fit at ‘short-notice’); *[Ella Claridge keeping wicket for Essex women]; *with guest international player Suné Luus (Republic of South Africa); *with Scotland international Priyanaz ‘Priya’ Chatterji; *Surrey academy debutantées Ivreen Dhaliwal & Izzy Sidhu; *Rachel King caught behind by Ella Claridge, from Esmae MacGregor; *Ivreen Dhaliwal was clean-bowled by Esmae MacGregor; *Score 55/2 after 10 overs power-play; *Bryony Smith was clean-bowled by Sophia Smale; *Alice Davidson-Richards was clean-bowled by Abtaha Maqsood; *Mid-way score: 150/4 after 25 overs; *Suné Luus was stumped by Ella Claridge, from Abtaha Maqsood; *Alice Monaghan was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Jo Gardner, from Grace Scrivens; *Priyanaz ‘Priya’ Chatterji was also caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Jo Gardner, from Grace Scrivens; Surrey women batting: Priyanaz ‘Priya’ Chatterji 77(70); Suné Luus 67(68); Bryony Smith 59(41); Alice Monaghan 32(33); Phoebe Franklin 43(34)*not out; Izzy Dhaliwal 10(16); Essex (Eagles) women bowling: Grace Scrivens 2/40(6); Abtaha Maqsood 2/41(10); Esmae MacGregor 2/49(10); Sophia Smale 1/78(10);
Essex (Eagles) women wearing mauve tops and blue batting pads; *skipper Grace Scrivens; *[Rachel King keeping wicket for Surrey women]; with Scotland international Abtaha Maqsood; *with debutanté Mollie Adams (Hants loan from Sharks) & Bryony Gillgrass (Warwicks loan from Rapids) (England u-19’s) *also with Ella Claridge (Blaze loan); *Bryony Gillgrass went ‘leg-before’ to Suné Luus; *Grace Scrivens was clean-bowled by Priyanaz ‘Priya’ Chatterji; *Score 38/2(vs55/2) after 10 overs power-play; *Sophia Smale was caught-and-bowled by Izzy Sidhu; *Lissy MacLeod was caught by Ivreen Dhaliwal, from Dani Gregory; *Mid-way score: 117/5 (vs150/4) after 25 overs; *Ella Claridge was caught behind by Rachel King, from Priyanaz ‘Priya’ Chatterji; *Mollie Adams was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Phoebe Franklin, from Izzy Sidhu; *Next ‘over,’ Jo Gardner went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Emily Burke’s slower ball; *Next ball, playing forward, Esmae MacGregor was clean-bowled by Emily Burke for a ‘golden duck;’ *Clara Thaker slog-swept, caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Bryony Smith, from Dani Gregory; *Abtaha Maqsood slog-swept, caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Phoebe Franklin, from Suné Luus, for a fifth-ball ‘duck;’ Essex (Eagles) women batting: Lissy MacLeod 40(42); Sophie Munro 38*not out(31); Jo Gardner 34(45); Mollie Adams 28(30); Grace Scrivens 24(36); Sophia Smale 19(23); Ella Claridge 16(26); Surrey women bowling: Priya Chatterji 2/21(5); Dani Gregory 2/30(9); Emily Burke 2/33(6); Izzy Sidhu 2/38(10); Suné Luus 2(52(8.5);
Match result: Surrey (women) 344/7 (@6.8 runs-per-over from 50 overs) beat Essex (Eagles)(women) 226 ‘All out’ (@4.9 r-p-o/target 345 from 45.5/50 overs) by 118 runs with 25 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#c43d251c2-5e06-43de-826f-47d67a843862_mc5520000-6664-a623-793f-08de2dc24c43
*Mid-term results with upcoming League one fixtures @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/05/17/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-one-women/
*Group-stage results with remaining League two fixtures @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/08/19/metro-bank-one-day-cup/
