Source: Julian Thompson

‘Metro Bank’ League One Fixtures and results up to May 2025

Metro Bank One Day Cup, Women’s (tournament for 50 overs) continues from 24 July Women’s fixtures and results arranged by venue for 2025 are listed below, with remaining matches marked in bold; *Arundel, Castle Cricket Ground (hosted by Hampshire CCC) Saturday 13 September @10h30: Hampshire v Lancashire – (match 55); 7 May, Hampshire women 193/3 beat

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Source: ECB

Hayley Matthews a lone hand again

England v West Indies – First T20 Canterbury The first England game of the summer and a new regime in charge. We waited to see how big an effect this would have on players who had massively underachieved in Australia. Against a West Indian side still far too dependent on one player, it proved an

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 32

The Blaze women vs Somerset women  – (match 32) – at Loughborough (University) Haslegrave Ground on Tuesday 20 May 2025 (10h30) The Blaze women made domestic women’s cricket history by chasing-down the second highest ‘List A’ run-chase, needing to score more than three hundred runs. Batting first, Somerset women set the challenge. Somerset women’s skipper

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 30

Hampshire women vs Warwickshire women – (match 30) – Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground on Monday 19 May 2025 (10h30)  Hampshire stay top-of-table, until the competition restarts (after the T20s) during late July. Spectators were wrong to expect a whitewash when the visitors lost four early wickets during their ‘power-play’ on 42/4. Warwickshire women’s batter Abbey

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 31

Lancashire women vs Durham women – (match 31)- Blackpool, Stanley Park on 19 May 2025 (10h30) Northern derby described by commentators as a ‘fantastic’ match, albeit  low-scoring: between second-placed Lancashire women and fifth-placed Durham Cricket women. A remarkable juggling catch by international player Katie MacK left Durham Cricket women thirty-five runs short of their third back-to-back win. Left-armer

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 29

Essex women vs Surrey women  – (match 29) – Chelmsford, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground  19 May 2025 (10h30) Remarkable all-round performance with both bat-and-ball by Ryana MacDonald-Gay (pictured) who scored her maiden ‘fifty,’ followed by taking a three-wicket haul of tail-enders, instrumental to winning the match. Commentators looked forward to their hosts passing 250 for

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Source: Surrey Cricket

Too much cricket?

The general picture plus Essex v Surrey There is so much cricket going in England it’s almost coming out of our ears. The players won’t be putting in for overtime rates, because this is what they’ve always wanted – cricket on a professional scale. But some are showing distinct signs of fatigue; this was a

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 28

Warwickshire women vs Lancashire women – (match 28)- at Birmingham, Edgbaston on Wednesday 14 May 2025 (10h30) Lancashire women won ‘convincingly’ by 100 runs. When batting a foundation was laid by three ‘fifties’ from Emma Lamb 88, Katie MacK 57 and Sophie Ecclestone 50. Warwickshire skipper Georgia Davis 3/45 was ‘pick of bowlers 3/45. Commentators

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 25

Somerset women vs Hampshire women – (match 25) at Taunton, The Cooper Associates County Ground  on Tuesday 13 May 2025 (10h30) Hampshire women won the match to go top-of-table, despite their fair share of bad luck when batting first. Firstly, skipper Georgia Adams was ‘run out’ when the ball cannoned onto her stumps from the

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 22

Hampshire women vs Essex women – (match 22) – at Southampton, The Utilita Bowl Stadium on Sunday 11 May 2025 (10h30) Commentators were impressed by Hampshire women who proved to be the ‘slightly stronger side.’ Both skippers scored centuries. Hampshire’s skipper Georgia Adams (pictured) made top-score: [110*not out runs (from 130 balls)]; adding 114 runs when

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