England ‘A’ New Zealand ‘A’ – Second ODI Derby Flora Devonshire took England to the wire in a thrilling second ODI. First, the team changes: England – Hannah Baker replaced Alexa Stonehouse. NZ – Polly Inglis replaced Izzy Gaze with the gloves; Nensi Patel for Emma Black. Grace Scrivens chose to bat first again, but
Sussex Sharks (women) vs Kent Horses (women) – match 16 – L2 double-header at 1st Central County Ground Hove on Sunday 22 June Sussex Sharks women out-performed their close rivals, limiting two Kent Horses women batters to reach double-figures. Sharks top-scorer Rachel King made a match-winning ‘fifty’ from twenty-eight balls. Between innings, commentators considered whether
Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Derbyshire Falcons (women) (match 12-L2 stand alone fixture) at Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground Wantage Road on Sunday 15 June Local Midlands Derby won by Falcons who carried 20-30 runs advantage throughout the low-scoring match. Speaking post-match for Steelbacks, Anisha Patel – pictured mentioned that the spinner’s wicket was ‘used earlier in the week;’ and that
Gloucestershire (women) v Kent Horses (women) (match 12-L2) – stand alone fixture at Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol on Sunday 15 June Horses women openers banked 62 runs in their first six-and-a-half overs. By comparison beyond mid-way, Spitfires’ 27-run advantage was retained, as a winning margin. Both teams suffered unfortunate dismissals (Amy Gordon for Horses, and
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is inviting applications for state schools to enter the Barclays Knight-Stokes Cup, inspired by two of England’s greatest state school players Starting in 2026, there will be an annual girls’ and boys’ finals to be hosted on the Main Ground at Lord’s New competition part of MCC, Barclays’ and English cricket’s
Ahead of this summer’s highly anticipated England Women vs India Women series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has teamed up with award-winning British-Indian director, Gurinder Chadha, the mastermind behind Bend It Like Beckham, to create a blockbuster trailer celebrating the upcoming series Chadha’s first women’s sports film in more than 20 years, the
Middlesex vs Gloucester (women) – match 16, L2 – At Radlett, Brunton Memorial Ground (Herts) on Sunday 22 June 2025 (10h30) An entertaining match dominated by Middlesex women batters Finty Trussler and Issy Routledge who rewrote the record book. Before the match, players held a minute’s silence to mark respect for the passing of David
Derby This match showed the 50-over version of the game at its best. England made a tentative start, Grace Scrivens edging Bree Illing’s first ball just past the keeper. Seren Smale went early, lbw playing across Illing’s left-arm swinger. Davina Perrin celebrated the 50 coming up in the 12th over with a quite magnificent cover
The Blaze (women) vs Lancashire Thunder (women) (match 30, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at the Uptonsteel County Ground Leicester on 19 June (14h30) Scoring the highest individual score for Thunder ‘for this year,’ Scots International Ailsa Lister [79 runs (from 38 balls)] hit nine ‘fours’ and three ‘sixes.’ No other batter hit a ’six.’
Durham Cricket (women) vs Essex (women) (match 32, league one – ‘double-header’ fixture) at Banks Homes Riverside Chester-le-Street on Friday 20 June (14h30) Essex women chalked-up their third win in a match where only three Durham Cricket women batters reached double-figures. Essex seamers Esmae MacGregor and Kate Coppack took two wickets each during their first two
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