The Blaze (women) vs Lancashire (women) – league one, match 57 – at Trent Bridge Nottingham, on Tuesday 16 September 2025
Lancashire Women triumphed over The Blaze, in the absence of three players missing from both sides for England call-up. Lancs womens’ skipper Ellie Threlkeld – pictured wearing ‘England A’ [92runs (from 108 balls)] partnered by Ailsa Lister [96(from 91 balls)] placed Lancs women in a competitive position, following their a crucial 166 runs partnership after an early ‘wobble.’ When bowling, Lancs seamer Grace Potts showed remarkable resilience, when continuing to bowl despite painful injury, also returning to close-down a last-ball thriller. Commentators described ‘one of the most thrilling matches this season’ when Grace Potts took two Blaze wickets from the final over, expectant for a ‘hat trick.’ Three balls later, Lancs women qualified for the final, versus Hants women at the Utilita Bowl on Sunday. Top Blaze batter was centurion Kathryn Bryce [124 runs (from 142 balls).] Commentators: James Carr as visiting Regional Director of Women’s Cricket for (part of the) North of England, with Polly Starkie (‘HerGameToo’ regional cricket champion & social media co-host ‘Noughtie Child Podcast.’) Weather described as ‘clear until 8pm.’
Lancashire (women) wearing navy blue with embroidered ‘red-rose’ motifs and white numbers; *skipper Ellie Threlkeld *[Sarah Bryce keeping wicket for The Blaze women] *International player Gaby Lewis (Republic of Ireland) *Scotland international Ailsa Lister *with Kate Cross and Mahika Gaur; *without Sophie Ecclestone or Emma Lamb (England call-up), also without Eve Jones or Tara Norris (injured); *Gaby Lewis was bowled by Cassidy McCarthy’s in-swing to her ‘off-stump;’ *Seren Smale was caught at ‘backward-square’ by Michaela Kirk, from Cassidy McCarthy; *Fi Morris was caught, edged behind to keeper Sarah Bryce, from Grace Ballinger, for a fourth-ball ‘duck;’ *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 33/3; *Alice Clarke, was caught at ‘backward-square’ by Cassidy McCarthy, from Orla Prendergast; *After 25overs 80/4; *Ailsa Lister was stumped by Sarah Bryce from Kirstie Gordon; *Next over Ellie Threlkeld was ‘run-out’ by Cassidy McCarthy’s throw from ‘backward point’ to keeper Sarah Bryce receiving at the striker’s end; Lancashire (women) batting: Ailsa Lister 96(91), Ellie Threlkeld 92(128), Alice Clarke17(41), Kate Cross 11*not out(9); Blaze (women) bowling: Cassidy McCarthy 2/29, Orla Prendergast 1/26, Kirstie Gordon 1/48, Grace Ballinger 1/63;
Blaze women wearing orange with vertical ‘paper tiger’ stripes over black, plus leg-joggers with half-white stripes and gold numbers; *skipper Kirstie Gordon *International player Orla Prendergast (Republic of Ireland) *with Scotland Internationals Kathryn & Sarah Bryce, *also with Georgia Elwiss, Lucy Higham & Michaela Kirk; *without Tammy Beaumont, Sarah Glenn or Nat Sciver-Brunt (England call-up) *Sarah Bryce was bowled by Mahika Gaur; *Georgie Boyce was caught-and- bowled by Kate Cross; *Orla Prendergast went ‘leg-before’ to Kate Cross; *Level-pegging after 10 overs ‘power-play’ 37/3 (vs 33/3); *After 25overs 101/3 (vs 80/4); *Georgia Elwiss was caught at ‘backward-point’ by Hannah Jones from Fi Morris; *Marie Kelly ,was caught at ‘mid-off’by Ailsa Lister from Grace Potts; *Mis-timing a ‘reverse-sweep,’ Michaeka Kirk went ‘leg-before’ to Fi Morris; *Mis-timing a ‘front-foot-flick,’ Lucy Higham went ‘leg-before’ to Kate Cross; *Kathryn Bryce was caught at ‘long-off’ by Ailsa Lister from Grace Potts; *Mis-timing a ‘slog,’ Cassidy McCarthy was bowled ‘off-stump’ by Grace Potts for a ‘golden duck;’ Blaze (women) batting: Kathryn Bryce124(142), Georgia Elwiss55(86), Kirstie Gordon14*not out(12), Georgie Boyce14(26); Lancashire (women) bowling: Grace Potts 3/32, Kate Cross 3/47, Fi Morris 2/40, Mahika Gaur 1/53;
Match result: Lancashire women 241/6 (@4.8 runs-per-over from 47.1 overs) beat The Blaze 236/7 (@4.7 r-p-o from 50/50 overs, target 242 from 50 ov.) by 5 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#m4b9cbf27-0a61-4723-bdae-2a48f8681852
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225574 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/the-blaze-v-lancashire-women/scorecard/237c1394-de85-5994-89f6-6b45dec7ae03
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of The Blaze Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [07h10m20s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNP8gJSdIwg & Lancs CCC@url: https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2025-news/live-the-blaze-v-lancashire-women-metro-bank-one-day-cup-semi-final/
*League one results @url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/05/22/metro-bank-league-one-fixtures-and-results-up-to-may-2025/
*League two results @url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/09/15/womens-league-two-results-for-summer-2025/
