Glamorgan women vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks women (match 42, league two) at Sophia Gardens Cardiff, on Saturday 30 August 2025 (10h30)
Rain-affected semi-final ‘dress-rehearsal’ that was washed-out mid-way, without result. Star batter Michaela Kirk [54 runs (from 71 balls) made top-score for Steelbacks women, with three Glamorgan womens’ bowlers taking two wickets each: Katy Cobb 2/18; Ellie Anderson 2/21 and Nicole Reid 2/38. Heavy rain stopped play at-the-stroke of 1pm. Allowing for ninety minutes after lunch (i.e.: until 3:30pm) with intermittent heavy showers, Umpires had no appetite to continue. Play was called-off for adverse weather with no result. Considering that Glamorgan women had finished their group stage second only to Middx, they played their semi-final fixture at home – on Saturday 6 September. Commentators Ashleigh Crowter (commentator, BBC Wales & lecturer in Journalism at Cardiff University) and guest Alan Wilkins (President Glamorgan CC, broadcaster, former player) both thought that was advantageous to the Glamorgan women’s team – Head Coach Rachel Priest – pictured.Weather: rain stopped play 18C.
Steelbacks women wearing purple with light-blue splash over dark blue with dark helmets; skipper Anisha Patel (50ov.) *[Georgia Parfitt keeping wicket for Glamorgan wearing ‘pastel-blue’ gloves;] *with Chloe Hill (formerly of Rapids), *with Michaela Kirk *(Blaze loan) *with Alicia Presland, *without Beth Ascott; *Amelia Kemp was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Ellie Anderson’s in-swing; *Carbon-copy dismissal when Bella Howarth was also bowled ‘through-the-gate,’ by Ellie Anderson’s in-swing; *After ten overs power-play: 30/2; *Mistiming ‘reverse sweep,’ Michaela Kirk went ‘leg-before’ to Nicole Reid; *After 25ov 87/3; *Playing forward, Gemma Marriott went ‘leg-before’ to Nicole Reid; *Chloe Hill went aerial, caught at ‘backward-square’ by Gemma Porter, from Katy Cobb; *Lenny Sims was caught aerial at ‘mid-wicket’ by Abbey Freeborn, from Katie Cobb; *Ella Phillips, was caught at ‘mid-on’ by Gemma Porter, from Eve Jackson; Steelbacks women batting: Michaela Kirk54(71), Chloe Hill26(72), Alicia Prestland16*not out(29), Lenny Sims16(36); Glamorgan women bowling: Katy Cobb 2/18, Ellie Anderson 2/21, Nicole Reid 2/38, Gemma Porter 1/48;
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 150/7 (from 44/50ov.) Glamorgan women did not bat. When fielding, wearing daffodil yellow over dark-blue with yellow helmets; *skipper Lauren Parfitt *with Beth Gammon, Lauren Parfitt (Wales internationals), plus Abbey Freeborn & Bethan Ellis (Warwickshire loans) *Also with Ellie Anderson & Niamh Holland (Somerset loans);
No match result.
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m7d003ead-0b73-4bcd-9f84-67c579ccd74f
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225617 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/glamorgan-women-v-northamptonshire-steelbacks-women/scorecard/1bad1585-0e60-5a00-b186-fb490c30e97c
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Glamorgan Cricket TV (nv play) via YouTube [05h17m37s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHqnCPFAPbk
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