Warwickshire (women) vs Surrey (women) – match 40 – League One – at Birmingham, Edgbaston Foundation Ground (Portland Road) on Wesnesday 30 July 2025 <CAPSEY>
Setting the scene, just three days ago Surrey women lifted the inaugural Vitality Blast trophy at their resident Kia Oval, defeating Warwickshire Bears in the final. In contrast, Warwickshire women came with five back-to-back defeats, in addition to Sunday’s defeat as ‘Bears;’ and were said to be ‘languishing’ in seventh place with five matches remaining. On the day, Surrey women seamers Alice Monaghan (3-fer: 3/48) and Ryana Macdonald-Gay (4fer: 4/47) reduced Warwicks women to 32/5 during their seventh over of ‘power—play.’ Davina Perrin [113runs (from 125 balls]] staged a century partnership recovery with Nat Wraith [47(from 49).] ‘Bears leading run-scorer’ Davina Perrin went on to score her maiden professional ‘list A’ century: please see highlights video below. Turning to Surrey women’s innings, top-scorer Alice Capsey – pictured [79 runs (from 73 balls)] batted through a century second-wicket partnership shared firstly with skipper Smith (until adversely affected by muscular strain after hitting ‘six’); followed by Paige Scholfield. Separately, Danni Wyatt-Hodge [43*not out(43)] partnered by bowler-turned-batter Ryana Macdonald-Gay [12*not out(11)] saw Surrey women win by a relatively ‘comfortable margin.’ Commentators were Aaron Viles (Host, The County Cricket podcast) with Sarah Ginn (West Midlands Women’s League.)
Warwickshire women wearing light-blue splash over dark blue; skipper Georgia Davis *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey] *debutante Sophie Beech, *international player Sterre Kalis (NL); *Mis-timing a ‘pull,’ Meg Austin was bowled with her middle-stump knocked back by Alice Monaghan; *Bethan Ellis was bowled with her leg-side bail sent flying by Ryana Macdonald-Gay; *With ‘mounting pressure’, Amu Surenkumar played-on with both bails sent flying by Ryana Macdonald-Gay, for a seventh-ball ‘duck;’ *Abbey Freeborn was bowled with her middle stump flattened by Alice Monaghan; *Sophie Beech was ‘run-out’ by Phoebe Franklin’s throw from ‘square’ to Alice Monaghan receiving at the non-striker’s end, for a golden duck; *After ten overs power-play: 57/5; & *By mid-way (25 ov) 148/5; *Following a ‘phenomenal’ century partnership with Davina Perrin (118 from 19 overs), Nat Wraith was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Alice Monaghan; *Issy Wong was caught aerial at ‘point’ by Danni Wyatt-Hodge, from Phoebe Franklin; *Maiden centurion Davina Perrin was caught at ‘long-off’ by Grace Harris, from Davina Gregory’s ‘full toss;’ *Georgia Davis was caught by Alice Monaghan, from Ryana Macdonald-Gay; *Phoebe Brett was caught at ‘long-on’ by Paige Scholfield, from Ryana Macdonald-Gay; Warwickshire women batting: Davina Perrin113(125), Natalie ‘Nat’ Wraith47(49), Issy Wong21(27), Millie Taylor 17*not out(20) Bethan Ellis10(9); Surrey women bowling: Ryana Macdonald-Gay 4/47, Alice Monaghan 3/48, Danni Gregory 1/36, Phoebe Franklin 1/48;
Surrey women wearing black with white county logos and light blue neck-trim with black caps and helmets (not brown as described elsewhere); skipper Bryony Smith; [Natalie ‘Nat’ Wraith keeping wicket for Warwickshire] *international player Grace Harris (Australia); *Kira Chathli went ‘leg before’ to Issy Wong, for a third-ball duck; *After ten overs power-play: 65/1 (vs 57/5); *As noted above, skipper Bryony Smith retired as ’not out’; *Mis-timing a ‘sweep,’ Paige Scholfield went ‘leg before’ to Georgia Davis; *Playing a short cameo, Grace Harris was bowled ‘middle-and-off,’ by Issy Wong; *By mid-way (25 ov) 170/3 (vs148/5); *Alice Capsey was stumped by Nat Wraith, from Phoebe Brett’s spin; *Mis-timing a ‘swipe’ Alice Monaghan was bowled by Millie Taylor; *Phoebe Franklin was caught aerial by Georgia Davis at ‘mid-off’, from Millie Taylor; *Kalea Moore was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Amu Surenkumar; Surrey women batting: AliceCapsey79(73), Danni Wyatt-Hodge 43*not out(43), Grace Harris22(15), Paige Scholfield17(18), Alice Monaghan 17(23), Ryana Macdonald-Gay 12*not out(11); Warwickshire women bowling: Issy Wong 2/45,Millie Taylor 2/48, Amu Surenkumar 1/37, Georgia Davis 1/38, Phoebe Brett 1/45;
Match result: Surrey (women) 240/7 (@6.5 runs-per-over from 36.4/50 overs/target 240 from 50/50 ov) beat Warwickshire (women) 239 ‘All out’ (@ 4.7 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs) by three wickets with 80 balls remaining (elsewhere mis-stated as 20)
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m19f6f20f-fac8-40e1-80c1-40480b35e694
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225556 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/warwickshire-women-v-surrey-women/scorecard/4509fb95-a429-57dd-836a-0e84fe0d7e82
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Warwickshire Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [05h26m57s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1rFM6pkINw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ATvDr4_O24
*Perrin hits first professional century | Warwickshire vs Surrey | One Day Cup Highlights free-to-air, courtesy of Warwickshire Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [09h48s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH4JSzwo0H4
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