Middlesex women vs Kent women (match 6, league two) at Radlett Cricket Club (Brunton Memorial Ground) on Sunday 8 June 2025
Middlesex women stay undefeated with three back-to-back wins. Their key partnership between top-scorers Saskia Horley [63runs (from 45 balls) and Pippa Sproul 35(27) banked 76 runs. Kent women’s run-chase made a good start after six overs power-play 47/2(vs 27/3); and remained ahead by mid-way 68/3 (vs 50/4.) Their top-scorer was Tilly Callaghan 44(44.) Middlesex women used eight bowlers, although strike-bowlers Gayatri Gole and Katie Wolfe proved relatively expensive and bowled only one over each. Kent womens’ run-chase faltered when they needed to score double-figures but instead mustered only seven runs and lost one wicket. Commentators concluded it was a ‘pretty good’ victory’ for Middlesex women. Post-match, winning skipper and top-scorer Saskia Horley was interviewed by Sonia Twigg please see below. Commentators were Kevin Hand (Sports Journalist) with Sonia Twigg (Sports reporter, The Independent.) Weather was overcast with light breeze 14C.
Middlesex women wearing navy-blue and mauve-pattered over black; *skipper Saskia Horley *[Megan Sturge keeping wicket for Kent] *without Naomi Dattani; *Debutante Rachana Cambampaty; *Spinner Amy Gordon opened the bowling; *Issy Routledge was caught-and-bowled for a ‘golden duck’ from by Amy Gordon’s fourth ball; *Artemis Downer was caught low at ‘cover’ by Elsa Barnfather from the last ball of Amy Gordon’s second over; *During the fifth over, Gayatri Gole lobbed a ‘dolly’ back to Isabella James who caught-and-bowled; *After 6 overs power-play, 27/3; *Finty Trussler was caught at ’square’ by Isabella James, from Megan Belt; *By mid-way (10 overs) 50/4; *Mis-timing a ‘square-cut,’ Pippa Sproul went ‘leg-before’ to Alice Grant; *Three wickets fell during Alice Grant’s death over; *Firstly, Saskia Horley was caught at ‘cover’ by Megan Belt; *Secondly, Katie Wolfe was caught inside the boundary by Elsa Barnfather; *Finally Georgia Irving was ‘run-out’ by Amy Gordon’s throw to keeper at the striker’s end; Middlesex women batting Saskia Horley63(45), Pippa Sproul35(27), Gayatri Gole18(14), Finty Trussler10(15); Kent women bowling Alice Grant 3/21, Amy Gordon 2/31, Megan Belt 1/18, Isabella James 1/26 ;
Kent women wearing navy blue with light blue sleeves over black; *skipper Megan Belt [Pippa Sproul keeping wicket for Middx] Debutantes Laura Bailey & Sydney Gorham; *Amy Gordon went ‘leg-before’ to Lauren Turner; *Megan Sturge was stumped by Pippa Sproul, from Saskia Horley *After 6 overs power-play, 47/2(vs 27/3); *Ella Barnfather was caught at ‘deep-mid-wicket’ by Georgia Irving, from Saskia Horley; *By mid-way (10 overs) 68/3 (vs 50/4); *Coco Streets was caught at ‘backward point’ by Sonali Patel, from Rachana Cambampaty *Top-scorer Tilly Callaghan was caught high at ‘mid-off by Katie Wolfe, from Lauren Turner; *Isobel Kirby was ‘run-out’ by bowler Issy Routledge defecting her return delivery onto the non-striker’s stumps; Kent women batting Tilly Callaghan44(44), Amy Gordon26(18), Ella Barnfather12(11), Coco Streets10(13); Middlesex women bowling Lauren Turner 2/21, Saskia Horley 2/23, Rachana Cambampaty 1/18;
Match result: Middlesex (women) 140/8 (@7 runs-per-over from 20/20 overs); beat Kent (women) 122/6 (@6.1 r-p-o, from 20/20 overs, target 141); by 18 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#me3753d48-8536-4701-8345-ea375f1a6f12
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225353 SKY https://www.skysports.com/cricket/middlesex-women-v-kent-women/scorecard/3abbedc5-970d-5225-8fa1-74eb16049cb6
*Full match free-to-air, without commentary courtesy of Middlesex Cricket (vertu) [02h58m35s] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hstGPuMyHAA
*Chat at the Close with Saskia Horley courtesy of Middlesex Cricket via YouTube [04m10s] @url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_90ZHmgoQI
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