Middlesex women vs Derbyshire Falcons women (match 28, league two) at Northwood, Merchant Taylors’ School Ground (Greater London) on Saturday 9 August 2025 (10h30)
Middlesex women stay top-of-table, unbeaten and assured of a ‘top-four finish’ to qualify for the semi-finals, with a convincing eight wickets win over Falcons women. Falcons lost their first wicket from the first ball of the match, with four ‘ducks’ and only two batters reaching double-figures. Middlesex women’s ‘off-break’ bowler Anaya Patel took a 4-fer (4 wickets/conceding 17 runs) and told interviewer that it was ‘her best season ever’ – please see interview below. Turning to Middlesex womens’ reply, openers Issy Routledge [38*not out(28)] carried her bat, partnered by Natasha Miles 30(from 30) who chalked-up their ‘fifty’ opening partnership. Separately, before the match, Natasha Miles had announced that she’d retired after 15 years playing for Middx women – please see interview below. Finally, Issy Routledge scored the winning ‘four’ also bagging an incidental bonus point for Middlesex women winning by a wide margin: within the allotted first ten overs of their ’power-play.’
Falcons women wearing dark-blue with light-blue leg stripes and blue helmets and blue numbers; *skipper Adrianna Darlow *[Pippa Sproul keeping wicket for Middlesex] *with Scotland international Ella Porter, *Maria Andrews & Lara Shaw (Blaze academy loans) *also with Ellie Nightingale (Yorkshire academy loan); Debutante Millie Gray; *Ellie Nightingale was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Lauren Turner for a first-ball ‘golden duck;’ *Natasha ‘Tash’ Allen was caught aerial at ‘cover’ by Natasha Miles from Layla Judge; *Ella Porter was caught aerial at ‘cover’ by Natasha Miles from Lauren Turner; *After ten overs power-play: 19/3; *Mis-timing a ‘swipe,’ Megan Pittman was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Riva Pindoria from Anaya Patel; *Mis-timing a ‘sweep,’ Millie Gray was bowled by Anaya Patel; *Short of a run, Sophie McCollum was ‘run-out’ byGeorgia Irving’s throw from ‘point’ to keeper Pippa Sproul for a fifth-ball ‘duck ’from AnayaPatel *Mis-timing a ‘swipe,’ *Mis-timing a ‘sweep,’ Adrianna Darlow went ‘leg-before’ to Anaya Patel; *Francesca Clarke was caught aerial at ‘square’ by Anaya Patel from Lauren Turner, for a ninth-ball ‘duck;’ *By mid-way (25ov.) 47/8; *Gemma Rose was bowled beneath her bat, by Anaya Patel; *Pagan Hardwick was run-out by Riva Pindoria’s direct-hit from ’square’ for a second-ball ‘duck;’ Falcons women batting: Harriet Parkin 25*not out (27), Megan Pittman 18(31); Middlesex women bowling: Anaya Patel 4/17, Lauren Turner 3/13, Layla Judge 1/15;
Middlesex women wearing navy-blue with pink underarm splash with dark-blue pads and white numbers,*skipper Saskia Horley *[Ellie Nightingale (i.e.: not Megan Pittman) keeping wicket for Falcons;] *debutante Layla Judge *without Artemis Downer; *Mis-timing ‘slog-sweep’, Natasha Miles was bowled by Gemma Rose; *Mis-timing a ‘pull,’ Finty Trussler was caught at ‘backward square’ by Millie Gray from Gemma Rose; Middlesex women batting: Issy Routledge 38*not out(28), Natasha Miles 30(30), Saskia Horley 6*not out(5); Falcons women bowling: Gemma Rose 2/22;
Match result: Middlesex women 79/2 (@ 8 runs-per-over from 9.5/50 overs, target 77 from 50/50ov) beat Derbyshire Falcons women 76 ‘All out’ (@ 2.6 r-p-o from 29.1/50 ov) by eight wickets with 241 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m95cb92d5-c398-4af1-bffa-9ef3ce364c89
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225603 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/middlesex-women-v-derbyshire-falcons-women/scorecard/b555a590-2339-59d3-afd7-54b55d928125
*Full match free-to-air without commentary, courtesy of Middlesex Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [03h01m45s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0OP2G7ZKRM&t=6s & Highlights via YouTube [09m13s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWoJwrh1_is
*Chat at Close with Anaya Patel courtesy of Middlesex Cricket via YouTube [01m52s] @url: https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2025/08/chat-at-the-close-anaya-patel
*Interview with Natasha Miles upon her retirement from domestic women’s cricket courtesy of MiddlesexCricket via YouTube [04m59s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSfJMvabOWo
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