Hampshire women vs Warwickshire women – (match 30) – Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground on Monday 19 May 2025 (10h30)
Hampshire stay top-of-table, until the competition restarts (after the T20s) during late July. Spectators were wrong to expect a whitewash when the visitors lost four early wickets during their ‘power-play’ on 42/4. Warwickshire women’s batter Abbey Freeborn showed remarkable resilience as she batted undefeated, closing six short of a ‘ton’ [94*not out(from 129 balls).) Charis Pavely (England u-19s) made ’fifty’ 55(76.) When Hampshire women replied, their international star player Charli Knott (Australia ‘A’) made her competition top score-to-date 82(88) partnered by Georgia Adams who played a skippers innings 68(109). Warwickshire skipper Georgia Davis took a 3-fer (3/35) with best bowling figures for the day to add to her unbeaten 24 with her bat. Match reached its climax during Hampshire women’s final over when bowler-turned-batter Mary Taylor hit the winning ‘four,’ with four balls remaining. Weather: Sunny but cool 15C
Warwickshire women wearing light blue splash over dark blue; skipper Georgia Davis *[Rhianna Southby keeping wicket for Hampshire] *international player Sterre Kalis (NL); With Meg Austin & debutante Hannah Rainey (Scotland); *Without Emily ‘Em’ Arlott; *Meg Austin went plumb ‘leg-before’ to left armer Bex Tyson’s spin; *Sterre Kalis was bowled with her off-stump’ flattened by Freya Davies; *Davina Perrin was caught at ‘point’ by Abi Norgrove, from Freya Davies; *Katie George was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Mary Taylor; *Bethan Ellis was stumped by Rhianna Southby, from Georgia Adams; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 42/4; *Batting lower-order, Charis Pavely was stumped by keeper Rhianna Southby, from Georgia Adams; *Drinks on 104/6 at mid-way; *Nat Wraith was caught behind by Rhianna Southby, from Charli Knott, *Top-scorer Abbey Freeborn was ’not out’ six short of a ‘ton’; Warwickshire women batting: Abbey Freeborn 94*not out(129), Charis Pavely55(76), Georgia Davis24*not out (19), Nat Wraith 15(17), Bethan Ellis11(17); Hampshire women bowling: Georgia Adams 2/37, Freya Davies 2/54, Bex Tyson 1/36, Charli Knott 1/38, Mary Taylor 1/47;
Hampshire women wearing black with yellow batting pads, with white numbering; *Skipper Georgia Adams; *[Nat Wraith keeping wicket for Warwickshire] *With international player Charli Knott (Australia ‘A’); With Ava Lee, Mary Taylor (England u19s), without Freya Kemp & Linsey Smith; *Maia Bouchier ‘was caught by at ‘square’ by Hannah Rainey from Georgia Davis; *Mis-timing a ‘sweep’ Ella McCaughan went ‘leg-before’ to Georgia Davis coming around-the-wicket; By 10 overs ‘power-play’ 51/2 (vs 42/4); *Scoring ‘fifty,’ Charli Knott, was caught aerial at ‘square’ by Sterre Kalis, from Georgia Davis coming over-the-wicket; *By mid-way 124/2 (vs 104/6 ); *Mis-timing a ‘swipe’ Rhianna Southby, was bowled through-the-gate with flying bails, from left-armer Charis Pavely; *Mis-timing a ‘chip’ Georgia Adams went ‘leg-before’ to Hannah Baker; *Next over Abi Norgrove was caught at ‘point’ by Bethan Ellis from Charis Pavely; *Nancy Harman was bowled through-the-gate with flying bails, from Hannah Rainey; Hampshire women batting: Charli Knott82(88), Georgia Adams68(109), Mary Taylor 21*not out(18), Ella McCaughan 17(26), Maia Bouchier15(12), Nancy Harman 14(14); Warwickshire women bowling: Georgia Davis 3/35, Charis Pavely 2/49, Hannah Rainey 1/52, Hannah Baker 1/56;
Match result: Hampshire women 246/7 (@4.9 runs-per-over, target 244 from 49.2/50 overs) beat Warwickshire women 243/7 (@4.8 r-p-o from 50/50 overs) by three wickets with four balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights where available, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#m34c6e87b-2d53-44e9-ac16-dc8be9563c87
BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225546 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/hampshire-women-v-warwickshire-women/scorecard/a87f4eb2-9895-5451-9567-849de4ac4544
*Full match free-to-air, without commentary courtesy of Hampshire Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [05h59m03s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPE3isc6BmM & https://www.utilitabowl.com/cricket/fixtures-and-results/results/2025/hampshire-women-v-warwickshire-odc/
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Footnote: actual match photo
