Gloucestershire (women) vs Derbyshire Falcons (women) (match 22, L2) at Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol on Sunday, 2 August 2026
Gloucester women bounced back with a convincing win from a match curtailed by adverse weather following two downpours. Seventeen overs were docked per innings with three hours’ delayed start (10h14- 13h12.) Batting first, Gloucs women chalked-up six double-figure partnerships. Chloe Brewer [71 runs (from 72 balls)] made top-score with ‘fifty,’ adding 43 runs when partnered by Izzy Storrar; plus another 43 scored with Ameile Munday. Falcons replied with a slower ‘power-play’ score (24/1(vs 41/0) after 7 overs) and narrowed-the-gap by mid-way, yielding 82 runs from their last four wickets. They faced ‘uphill struggle’ with escalating required-run-rate approaching 10 runs-per-over, to close 19 runs short. Resident commentator: Ed Seabourne (Broadcaster) with Charlie Taylor (Sports journalist.) Weather: cloudy, improved 15-22C.
Gloucs women wearing black with heraldic county logos and black joggers; stand-in skipper Emily Geach;*[Matilda Atherton-Gater keeping wicket for Falcons]; *with Chloe Brewer (Warwicks loan); *Izzy Storrar was bowled top of ‘middle-and-leg’ by Lauren Kenvyn; *Score 41/0 after 7 overs power-play; *Prathana Reddy was caught at ‘point’ by Malisha Tennakoon, from Maria Andrews; *Meg Ahearne went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Prisha Bedi; *Ameile Munday was caught aerial at ‘long-on’ by Maria Andrews, from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; *Mid-way after 17 overs, on 79/3; *Chloe Brewer was caught at ‘cover’ by Prisha Bedi, from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; *Left-handed batter Emily Geach was caught at ‘point’ by Aamna Khan, from Rhiannon Knowling-Davies; Gloucs women batting: Chloe Brewer 71(72); Emily Geach 30(23); Izzy Patel 25*not out(23); Ameile Munday 18(29); Caitlin Belcher 14*not out(7); Izzy Storrar 14(20); Falcons women bowling: Rhiannon Knowling-Davies 3/48(7); Lauren Kenvyn 1/16(4); Prisha Bedi 1/23(5); Maria Andrews 1/34(7);
Derbyshire Falcons women wearing light-and-dark-blue with blue helmets and blue numbers; *skipper Adrianna Darlow [Meg Ahearne keeping wicket for Gloucs women]; *with Rebecca ‘Becca’ Duckworth (Yorks loan); *Lara Shaw went ‘leg-before’ to Caitlin Belcher; *Becca Duckworth was caught by keeper Meg Ahearne, from Alice Bird; *Score 24/1(vs 41/0) after 7 overs power-play; *Lauren Kenvyn was ‘clean-bowled’ by Charlotte R ‘Charlie’ Phillips; *Frances Lonsdale was caught at ‘extra-cover’ by Emily Geach, from Charlotte R ‘Charlie’ Phillips; *Maria Andrews was caught at ‘deep backward-square’ by Prathana Reddy, from Charlotte R ‘Charlie’ Phillips; *Three balls later, Malisha Tennakoon went ‘leg-before’ to Charlotte R ‘Charlie’ Phillips; *Mid-way after 17 overs, on 68/3 (vs 79/3); *Aamna Khan was was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Prathana Reddy, from Charlotte R ‘Charlie’ Phillips; *Adrianna Darlow was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ Ameile Munday, from Emily Geach; *Mis-timing a ‘drive,’ Rhiannon Knowling-Davies was caught at ‘cover’ by Izzy Patel, from Alice Bird; *Two balls later, Prisha Bedi was ‘run-out’ by Prathana Reddy’s throw to Caitlin Belcher receiving at the non-striker’s end; Falcons women batting: Frances Lonsdale 32(44); Lauren Kenvyn 26(29); Matilda Atherton-Gater 25(17); Aamna Khan 21(22); Adrianna Darlow 17(15); Becca Duckworth 11(26); Gloucs women bowling: Charlotte R ‘Charlie’ Phillips 4/38(7); Emily Geach 2/22(3); Alice Bird 2/22(6.3); Caitlin Belcher 1/41(7);
Match result: Gloucestershire (women) 196/6 (@5.9 runs-per-over from 33/33 ov.) beat Derbyshire Falcons (women) 177 ‘All out’ (@5.6 r-p-o from 31.3/33ov.) by 19 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#c651dae65-9bfe-4f8a-897d-180550441e01_mc5520000-6664-a623-a666-08de2dc24f11
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*Top ten 20ov ‘league one’ best batters and bowlers (2026) @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/07/28/womens-vitality-blast-league-one-top-ten-for-2026/
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