Surrey (women) vs Somerset (women) – match 71, League One – at The Kia Oval, Kennington South London on Saturday 12 September 2026
Described by commentators as an ‘unbelievable crunch-match’ with ‘chaotic tension’ and a thrilling finish. That saw Surrey women bag third-place to qualify in the Eliminator to play Hants women at the Utilita Bowl on Wednesday (16th.) Commentators commended Somerset women who ‘fought hard’ posting two centuries: (A) by skipper Sophie Luff 108(119); and (B) top-scorer Niamh Holland 130(128); adding that ‘two centuries and a 5-fer’ (Alex Griffiths taking 5/45): was normally enough to win. An ‘extraordinary day’ unfolded as every Surrey players collectively could not believe ‘how they got’ (to win.) Drama struck repeatedly during the final two ‘overs:’ firstly with an injury; secondly with a misfield that scored ‘four;’ and thirdly as two ‘leg-byes’ levelled scores then decided the match. Gobsmacked commentators for Surrey Cricket Live Stream were Mark Church, Daniel Norcross (BBC Sport), Katya Witney (Wisden) and Andrew McKenna (Sports journalist.) Weather: initially sunny with clear blue sky, becoming cloudy later, 15-17C.
Somerset women wearing black with large ‘flag-of-Somerset’ logos and plum helmets; *skipper Sophie Luff; *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey women]; *without Charlie Dean or Dani Gibson (both England internationals); *Bex Odgers was clean-bowled ‘top-of-middle’ with bails sent flying by Suné Luus; *Score 41/1 after 10 overs power-play; *Emma Corney was clean-bowled with her ‘off-stump’ skittled by Alice Monaghan; *Mid-way score: 139/2; *Sophie Luff was caught at ’mid-off’ Sophia Dunkley, from Alice Monaghan; *Alex Griffiths was caught aerial at ’long-on’ Alice Davidson-Richards from Dani Gregory; *Jess Hazell steepled aerial, caught at ‘cover’ Kate Coppack, from Ryana Macdonald-Gay; *Three balls later (next ‘over’) Katie Jones steepled to ‘backward-point,’ caught by Suné Luus, from Kalea Moore; *Chloe Skelton swiped aerial and was ‘run-out’ from ‘long-on’ by Phoebe Franklin’s throw to Kalea Moore receiving at the non-striker’s end; Somerset women batting: Sophie Luff 108(119); Niamh Holland 130(128); Bex Odgers 19(23); Surrey women bowling: Suné Luus 1/39(10); Dani Gregory 1/41(7); Ryana Macdonald-Gay 1/54(8); Kalea Moore 1/58(8); Alice Monaghan 2/54(10);
Surrey women wearing black with white county and sponsors logos with black caps and helmets (not brown as often described elsewhere); *with stand-in skipper Kira Chathli; *[Katie Jones keeping wicket for Somerset women]; *with guest international player Suné Luus (Republic of South Africa); *with Kate Coppack (Essex loan); *without Alice Capsey or Danni Wyatt-Hodge (both England internationals); *Score 53/0(vs41/1) after 10 overs power-play; *Mis-timing a ‘scoop,’ across-the-line, Sophia Dunkley was clean-bowled by Alex Griffiths; *Rachel King went plumb ‘leg-before’ to left-armed spinner Liv Barnes; *Alice Monaghan was caught aerial at ‘deep square’ by Ellie Anderson, from Lola Harris; *Level-pegging mid-way: 141/3(vs139/2); *Alice Davidson-Richards was clean-bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Alex Griffiths; *Three balls later Suné Luus was caught ‘leg-side,’ by keeper Katie Jones, from Alex Griffiths; (mis captioned on video as Lola Harris); *Scoring ‘fifty,’ Kira Chathli was caught aerial at ‘square’ by Bex Odgers, from Chloe Skelton; *Ryana Macdonald-Gay went ‘leg-before’ to Chloe Skelton; *Play was interrupted with six balls remaining, when Kalea Moore was said to have ‘pulled a ham-string;’ *Amusingly, commentators ‘never got to see her ‘runner;’ *Next ball, Kalea Moore went ‘leg-before’ to Alex Griffiths; *As mentioned above, tail-enders levelled-scores and won; Surrey women batting: Suné Luus 54(52); Kira Chathli 51(57); Phoebe Franklin 46(49); Alice Monaghan 28(35); Kalea Moore 23(21); Rachel King 21(29); Sophia Dunkley 17(12); Kate Coppack 16*not out(13); Alice Davidson-Richards 13(24); Somerset women bowling: Alex Griffiths 5/45(10); Chloe Skelton 2/61(10); Lola Harris 1/53(10); Liv Barnes 1/55(10);
Match result: Surrey (women) 296/9 (@5.9 runs-per-over/ target 296 from 49.3/50 overs) beat Somerset (women) 295 ‘All out’ (@5.9 runs-per-over from 50 overs) by one wicket with three 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-b831-08de2dc24cff
*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/
